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Murcia neighborhoods and districts celebrate Christmas with 500 activities and light, opera, circus and art shows, which will run from tomorrow until January 6.
The big kick-off will be this Saturday, with an air theater show 40 meters high in Belluga, at 6 pm, and the subsequent inauguration of the La Glorieta Christmas Market, with brands of young creators and foodtrucks.
The nativity scene, symbol of Murcian Christmas, stars in a program of own events in Puente Tocinos, Monteagudo, El Raal, Alquerías, Puente Bacon, Casillas, Rincon de Seca, La Alberca, Llano de Brujas, El Puntal, Santa Cruz and Santiago and Zaraiche
The mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, accompanied by the Councilor for Sustainable Mobility and Youth, Rebeca Pérez, and the Councilor for Culture and Heritage Recovery, Jesús Pacheco, presented this morning at La Glorieta de España the program of 'Sueña.
La Navidad de Murcia ', whose kick-off will take place this Saturday, with the inauguration of the La Glorieta Christmas Market and the premiere of the Christmas Story, an unprecedented show for the whole family, with live music and 3D effects on The facade of the City Hall.
“About 500 events make up the program for our Christmas, with workshops and shows for the whole family, which are complemented by hundreds of light, opera and circus events, which will take place in Murcia neighborhoods and districts, from tomorrow until January 6, â€said the mayor of Murcia.
José Ballesta said that “this Saturday the Murcia Christmas Market will open in La Glorieta, where the Christmas Story will be revealed, with live music, in a show in which we will have a group of recognized prestige and with the white voices of the choir of the Villa Pilar school â€.
Acrobatic dance, 3D and music this Saturday, at La Glorieta
The shows on Saturday afternoon will start with the air theater company 'Puja!', Which will perform an acrobatic dance at 40 meters high in Belluga Square, at 6 pm.
The artists will represent 'Asteroid B-612', a bet inspired by the classic 'The Little Prince', by Antoine de Saint-Exupery.
Subsequently, the opening of the Christmas Market will take place at 7:15 p.m.
The Christmas Story will be screened on the facade of the Murcia Town Hall, with live music, starring the Murcian artist Crimson, winner of the latest edition of CreaMurcia in the form of author song, in collaboration with the choir of the Villa Pilar educational center .
In addition, a company of recognized prestige, which fuses the musical theater format with the traditional concert, will perform a surprise show, inviting all attendees to dance.
Christmas story: the history of the Town Hall clock
The Christmas Story will be screened every day, at 7 pm and 10 pm, on the facade of the Town Hall.
His story takes place in the Murcian Consistory, and has a watchmaker as the protagonist, who after almost 800 years taking care of the Town Hall clock, wastes time just before Christmas begins.
The full plot of this story, which combines fantasy and Christmas themes, will be unveiled on the day of the inauguration.
Julio Navarro and Clara Morata put the voices to the characters.
Christmas market
The Market, consisting of 20 wooden booths, will remain open until January 3, from 11 am to 11 pm.
Creativity, music and activities will be the protagonists of this Christmas enclave, through which more than 40 brands of young creators will pass to showcase their products.
In addition, it will have four 'foodtrucks'.
More than 40 decorative elements make up the Market, among lights, Christmas figures, firs, etc.
The central point will be the circular stage, through which 16 groups that have participated in the CreaMurcia will pass to put rhythm to Christmas.
As for the Christmas Market programming, on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve there will be a snack with performances.
The Christmas Market has the collaboration of Transportes de Murcia, Tram of Murcia, Ferrovial Services and Estrella de Levante.
A ferris wheel for the little ones
On this occasion the Market will have a new attraction for children, in the children's area, a ferris wheel that reaches 4 meters high.
This space will also house Santa's sleigh and Lili's workshops, the EcoElfa of Christmas, who will raise awareness and teach children the importance of the three 'erres': reduce, recycle and reuse.
The workshops will be held from December 13 to January 3.
A circus, opera and 'Octantis festival.
The Star of the South '
Among the activities of 'Dream.
The Christmas of Murcia ', which brings together more than 350 activities in the neighborhoods and districts, which add to the more than 120 workshops and shows of the Great Tree, highlights the Circus Festival' Murcia at Christmas', which will begin tomorrow Thursday and will conclude on Sunday, and will take place simultaneously in different enclaves of the city, such as the Plaza de Santiago Apóstol, the Plaza de los Patos and the Artillery Barracks.
As a novelty, 'Octantis.
The star of the South ', the old water tank of the Artillery Barracks, will offer a light and sound show every afternoon, at 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., except for the day of its inauguration, which will take place this Friday , at 6:30 p.m.
Also, the Christmas Sones will put rhythm to Christmas, with concerts that will be held from December 22 to 30 in the Belluga Square, and that will bring to Murcia fragments of operas and international songs of all time.
This same enclave will host an audiovisual show with laser technology, on January 3 and 4, at 7 pm and 8 pm.
Specifically, the hashtag of this program on social networks is #laNavidaddeMurcia.
Most activities that make up 'Dream.
Murcia Christmas' are free.
About thirty nativity scenes scattered around Murcia and its districts
Also, 'Dream.
The Christmas of Murcia 'is complemented by the celebration of thirty nativity scenes, distributed by Murcia and its districts, as in El Raal, Alquerías, Monteagudo, Puente Tocinos, Casillas, Rincón de Seca, La Alberca, Llano de Brujas, El Puntal , Santa Cruz, Santiago and Zaraiche, as well as in the neighborhoods of Santiago el Mayor and El Carmen.
Likewise, Murcia will also host their respective nativity scenes, such as the Salzillo Museum, the City Museum, the San Esteban Palace, the Las Claras cultural center, where the Playmobil Monumental Bethlehem will be displayed with more than 3,000 pieces and 350 square meters of exhibition, and the Episcopal Palace, among other locations.
3,000 portions of Roscón and a show on the river promenade 'Murcia Río' to welcome 2020
Belluga Square will celebrate the arrival of Santa Claus to Murcia on December 21, at 6:00 p.m., in which a parade will be held until Basabé Street, where its official booth will open, whose schedule runs from 11 to 13:30 and from 17 to 20 hours.
The Grand Parade of Santa Claus will take place on December 24, at 12 noon.
It will begin on Proclamation Street and end on Santa Clara Street.
For its part, the Three Kings' Cavalcade will take place on January 5, at 6 pm.
It will leave on San Juan de la Cruz Avenue, and will end on Avenida de la Constitución.
Upon completion, a symbolic offering will be made in the municipal Bethlehem.
Previously, 3,000 portions of Roscón will be distributed at the roundabout at 10 am.
In addition, the 'Murcia Río' river walk will host an audiovisual show on January 1, at 7:00 p.m., to welcome the year 2020.
Also, this Friday the Creativity Route will take place, starting at 5:30 p.m., in which numerous artists will participate, who will exhibit their works in a tour of Murcia, which will take place from the Plaza de la Merced to the Barracks of Artillery, passing through Santo Domingo, Belluga Square, Plano de San Francisco and the Museum of Science.
The enclaves of Murcian Christmas
The Great Tree, in the Circular Plaza;
the promenade of Alfonso X El Sabio, where the XXXV Christmas Crafts Exhibition will take place, from 11 am to 2 pm, and from 5 pm to 9 pm;
Belluga Square, where Christmas Sones will be celebrated;
and the municipal Bethlehem, in the Episcopal Palace and the Christmas Market, in the Glorieta de España, are some of the locations in which this program is developed.
Other important enclaves of 'Dream.
Christmas in Murcia 'will be the Artillery Barracks, where' Octantis, the star of the South 'is located, as well as the Garden of the Magi, in the garden of La Seda, where the little ones will find the Royal Postman and hold workshops .
Likewise, the Segura river will host boat trips every day, from 11 am to 2 pm and from 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm, from December 27 to January 5.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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