Feria de Sevilla

A Feria Poster from 1968
Every year, just after Easter, theFeria de Sevilletakes place. It's hard to describe what this fair is. It's not an agricultural fair. It's not like Mardi Gras. It simply is an opportunity for the gentry in Andelucia (the province in southern Spain where Seville is located), to see and be seen.
People dress in traditional costumes — not only on the fairground but in the city as well. It's wonderful and bizarre to see woman in 18th century costumes shopping in downtown Seville. They also ride their horses through town, and parade in elegant horse drawn carriages.
The fairground on the edge of town is filled with hundred of tents which offer hospitality to those invited. These tented pavilions are presented by families, social groups, companies and other organizations. From 11am through the night till 5am each day there is much partying.
This small photo essay was done while I was on vacation in Seville in late April, 2004. It is not any sort of attempt to...