One more Easter, thread will become art at the XXXV Camariñas Lace Exhibition 

The City Council of Camariñas today released a preview of the program of the XXXV Camariñas Lace Exhibition of the Provincial Council of A Coruña, which will be held from Wednesday 1 to Sunday 5 April and which, with the motto 'Where thread becomes art', seeks to highlight the municipality as the point where the heart of craftsmanship beats most strongly in Galicia. 

This intention has already been captured in the promotional poster, designed by the brothers Pedro and Estefanía Orgaz, the latest winners of the Mostra's New Designers competition. The piece represents the map of Galicia woven with Camariñas lace, using the colors of our flag to give even more meaning to the idea. 

One of the main novelties of this edition is the holding of an extraordinary plenary session of the municipal corporation in the Mostra itself. It will be on Wednesday, April 1 at 3:15 p.m., before the official opening, and will serve to ratify the change of name of Avenida Ambrosio Feijoo to Avenida das Palilleiras.

The fashion shows of this thirty-third edition will be: Great Designers, some already consolidated and other new; New Designers; Artencaixe artisans 'ArtEncaixe'; the International Delegations; the PequeEncaixe, and the Senior Lacemakers. 

Calendar of the XXXV Lace Show

The opening of the thirty-fifth edition of the Mostra will take place on Wednesday, April 1st at 3 p.m., at which time the traditional meeting of lacemakers and lacemakers from the Costa da Morte will begin, in which students from municipal nursery schools will also participate. The opening ceremony with the authorities will be at 4:30 p.m. Then, from 6 pm, the first fashion shows will begin: the youngest of the 'PequEncaixe' will be in charge of stepping on the catwalk for the first time, followed by the Great Designers. In between, will enliven the catwalk with a performance by Moon in the Lubre. 

During the five days the signatures of the category of 'Great Designers', which will be revealed in the coming days, They will take to the catwalks at the Mostra to show off their lace creations. 

The 'ArtEncaixe' parade, which continues to gain ground in the programming, will premiere on Thursday, April 2, starting at 12:45 p.m. The artisans, who will also be getting to know each other in the coming days, will arrive from different parts of Galicia to demonstrate that lace is versatile and can be adapted to different materials. 

That same Thursday, April 2, the participants in the XXXII New Designers Competition in which a total of 4,500 euros in prizes will be distributed and a total of 34 young people who are taking their first steps in the world of fashion will participate. On Friday the 3rd at 8:40 pm, the meeting between great and new designers will be held and on Sunday the 5th, from 4:30 pm, the jury's decision will be announced. 

Another novelty of this edition will be the show of live sewing with Andalusian designer José Perea. It can be seen on Thursday, April 2, from 12:45 pm in the morning parade block and the media personality José Perea, who is participating for the first time in the Great Designers' catwalk, will show his technique for making live costumes in record time.

Once again, international delegations will return to the Mostra. On Thursday the 2nd at 6:00 p.m., the first fashion show will take place. 'International lacemakers' delegations'. They will repeat on Friday the 3rd at 4:45 pm and Saturday the 4th at 6:00 pm. 

One of the most anticipated moments of the Festival are the fashion shows. 'Small box'. The girls and boys from the Municipal Schools create their own lace throughout the course to later design the dresses and parade in the Mostra. They become dressmakers, designers and models. They will be on Wednesday 1 at 6 pm, Thursday 2 at 12:45 pm, Saturday 4 at 12:30 pm and Sunday 5 at the closing ceremony from 7 pm.

The same thing happens in the parade of 'Senior Lacemakers of Camariñas' which will take place on Sunday the 20th at 7:00 p.m. during the closing ceremony of the event and in which residents of the municipality show the public the creations they have made throughout the year. 

Luar na Lubre, Antía Muíño, Sebastián Allones Dans, Marta Doviro, Carmen Méndez, Ledicia Sola and other outstanding actions in the program

This year attendees will be able to enjoy the music of Luar na Lubre (Wednesday 1st at 6:00 p.m. during the inaugural parade of the Mostra); the concert of the young man from Camelle, Sebastián Martínez Dans, winner of the talent contest 'Da rúa á lúa' of the TVG program 'Quen anda aí' (Saturday 4th at 12:30 p.m.) or the performance of 'Fíos de Salitre' by Mascarada O Cansorriño (Sunday 5th at 7 p.m.). The closing concert of the Exhibition (Sunday 5 at 7:30 p.m.) will be performed by Antía Muíno. 

Furthermore, continuing the tradition of recent years, they will be able to laugh out loud with Marta Doviro, Carmen Méndez and Ledicia Sola and his monologue 'Without Restrictions' which will take place on Saturday, April 4, at 8:30 pm on the catwalk itself. On Thursday, April 2, at 8:30 pm there will be a theatrical performance by the Aantena company entitled 'Threads of Memory'. Also on Friday, April 3, at 8:30 p.m., the company, laughter is guaranteed with Camelle's company monologue 'Dead with laughter'‘.

During the five days, the folklore of the villages will be heard in the pavilions of the Mostra, mixed with the sound of chopsticks. groups Abrindo Rejo, Golpe de Mar, Con toda en banda, Vaiche Boa, Mar Devalado de Camelle Association and As Cansorriñas AssociationAlso the IX Choir Meeting in which the San Roque Polyphonic Choir of Vigo, the San Salvador Choir of Pazos de Ponteceso and the Brisas do Mar Choir of Camariñas will participate (Sunday 20th at 12:15 p.m.).

The event will be used for presentation of books and publications such as 'Punto de aranha' by Nerea Pallares (Thursday 2 at 12 noon); 'A princesa dourada' by Anxo Mouzo (Thursday 2 at 12:20 p.m.); 'Ángeles accusadores' by Diego Garrote (Friday 3 at 12:00 p.m.); 'Ardentía 1854' by María D.López-Menéndez Sánchez (Friday 3 at 12:20 p.m.); '1898 – El padre ausente', the last part of the trilogy of 'El Cementerio de los Ingleses' by Alfonso de Sas (Saturday 4 at 11:40 a.m.); and the presentation of '‘The Costa da Morte, naturally unique'’ by Xan Fernández Carrera and Antonio Fernández which will be conducted by Pepe Formoso (Saturday 4 at 12:00).

The closing ceremony of the XXXV Camariñas Lace Exhibition will take place on Sunday, April 5 at 7:00 p.m.

The City Council will repeat this year at the XXXV Camariñas Lace Fair of the Provincial Council of A Coruña the 'Gourmet among laces', a space dedicated to the food sector in which sales stands to the public can be installed.

This new area, which will also house the Mostra bar, will have a special environmental decoration and will have a space with tables and chairs so that the public attending the Mostra can taste the products they buy right there.

Throughout the exhibition there will also be gastronomic tastings of powder, by Frigoríficos de Camariñas (Friday, April 3 at 7:30 p.m.) and turbot, by Stolt Sea Farm (Saturday, April 4 at 2 p.m.).

There will also be craft demonstrations and parents will be able to leave the little ones in the Children's Park with qualified monitors.