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Municipal festival poster unveilings

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Since late June 2026, Spanish and Italian municipalities have been formalising committees, commissioning posters and publishing ~~detailed~~ programmes for their annual patron‑saint and fair celebrations. ~~On 29 June,~~ San Esteban de Gormaz opened a competition for its September ~~festival poster, offering a €200 prize,~~ poster on 29 June, while Alzira released a full programme for its mid‑July Sant Bernat ~~festivities, budgeting €420 000 and booking acts such as Rafa Sánchez and La Fúmiga.~~ festivities. Ciudad Real unveiled the ~~official~~ Pandorga 2026 poster on 1 ~~July, accompanied by~~ July with a month‑long ~~programme that names the 2026 pandorgo and dulcinea and lists concerts, cultural tours and a beneficent PacoRock event.~~ programme. Italian towns progressed on 8 July: Paternò appointed a reduced‑size committee for its December Santa Barbara celebrations, and Barletta’s “Civitas Mariae” committee was urged to address citizen‑raised ~~shortcomings for its patron festivals.~~ shortcomings. Spanish towns continued to publish ~~schedules:~~ schedules, including Soto del Real (30 July‑4 August), Almagro (25‑26 July) and Puente la Reina (24‑29 ~~July) detailed mixed religious, musical and charitable activities. July~~ July). On 15 ~~saw~~ July Elda, Elche, Murcia and Cádiz each ~~unveil~~ unveiled official festival posters, followed by Málaga and ~~Hellín’s fair posters~~ Hellín on 21 July. Barcelona’s Mercè 2026 and Gandia’s Fira i Festes 2026 posters were reiterated on 30 ~~July, reinforcing the visual branding trend. Finally, on~~ July. On 3 August Ciudad Real announced ~~journalist~~ Laura Espinar Sánchez as ~~the~~ pregonera for its August fair, and San Roque presented its Feria Real 2026 poster. New additions include Argamasilla de Calatrava, which selected María Jesús Muñoz Muñoz’s “La Bienvenida” as its patron‑saint poster ~~by Camino Viñayo.~~ for the September celebrations, and San Sebastián de La Solana, which released a detailed August schedule featuring nightly Masses, a foam‑party for children and a DJ‑driven evening programme. These coordinated efforts underscore a regional emphasis on visual identity, structured committees and comprehensive programming to promote cultural heritage and attract visitors throughout the summer and early‑autumn festival season.

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