This year Volcan will be hosting the Tierras Altas Flower Festival again! We went last year and it was a weekend full of flowers and fun! I highly encourage this event if you are in the area!
The activities for preparing for the Flower Festival have already started. The people are out preparing flowers for the sides of the road, painting trash cans, and putting the floats together. The events take place on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday of this week, and there is a full schedule (which you can see below or read the translation below).
See below for a full translation
Friday Aug. 31:
- 4:00 Stands open (sell café, strawberries, typical food, etc.)
- 4:00 Cultural presentations
- 6:00 Inauguration of the event
- 8:00 Dance with the Arco Iris group
Saturday Sep 1:
from 8:00 - 2:00 - receiving of the items covered in flowers to be judged
- 10:00 Opening of the stands
- 10:00 Cultural presentations
- 1:30 Nagua Ngabe-Bugle Parade
- 2:00 Hat, etc. competition
- 4:00 Prizes awarded
- 2:00 and after Talent competition
- 8:00 Dancing
- 9:00 Lion's Club dance with Ulpiano Vergara
Sunday Sep 2:
- 10:00 Stands open
- 10:00 Culture presentations
- 10:00 Parade of floats, bands, etc. Starting at the American Shop
- 8:00 Dancing
- 9:00 Lion's Club dance with Kenny Kiara
Monday Sep 3:
- 10:00 Opening of the stands
- 10:00 Culture presentations
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Last year, we attended the parade on Sunday as well as the booths at the local school. It was a lot of fun to spend time with neighbors and friends out in the town. The floats are pretty cool - think Rose Parade on a small scale! The marching bands are also really good! If you're in the area, it's worth checking this event out! Let's just hope it doesn't rain again like it did last year!
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