The grace and peculiarity of this fair is that it is not medieval, as it is usual in other towns, whether or not they are from medieval Inception in Colmenar Viejo the market is Baroque. This is the ultimate event for pomp and pageantry enthusiasts. This weekend wigs, frufru, petticoats and ribbons will take the streets of this town in the north of the Community of Madrid.
Starting tomorrow, Friday, June 21, at 5:00 pm: 30 h the baroque market will come to life in the town square and around the basilica, and activities for the whole family will be added. As explained on the website of the City Council, Rocío Cámara Pellón, fourth deputy mayor and councilor of Culture and Tourism, says: “This weekend the square will be filled with hustle and bustle, music, theater, masked dances, walks with period costumes and party, within what was a traditional market in the Baroque, with its vendors, innkeepers and cooks, who will offer their rich viands of the time.”
The Marquise Margarita and her court, the Baroness of Puente Viejo and the offspring of the court of Colmenareña are some of the characters that will stroll among stalls of artisans and food. There will also be “recruiting” and “swearing” to add epicness to the celebration.
Baroque market times: 🕒 Time
Friday from 17:30 to 22.30 h
Saturday from 11.00 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. and from 5.30 p.m. to 10.30 p.m
Sunday from 11.00 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. and from 5.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m
In addition to the baroque market
Colmenar Viejo is closely linked to a neighboring town, Manzanares el Real known for its castle, since both towns were under the rule of the Mendoza family.
But one of the reasons why Colmenar is known is because of the Vaquilla festival, which is celebrated on January 2. In which no animal is involved, but several people are dressed with horns attached to a square box from which hang handkerchiefs and shawls. It is a very old festival, which could even be linked to the time of the Roman conquest and fertility rituals.
Also, as in the neighborhood of La Latina, here is celebrated the Madrid festival of Las Mayas may 2.