XVII Menorcan Partridge Fair

This weekend the XVII Menorcan Partridge Fair will be held in the old barracks in Es Mercadal, organised by the Town Council of Mercadal, the Balearic and the Spanish Hunting Federation, and the Partridge Society of Menorca.

The events will start on Saturday, January 31 at 3.30 p.m. with an exhibition of falconry and an exhibition of sling throwing open to the public, amongst other activities.

On Sunday 1, there will be the traditional partridge contest and the demonstration of hunting with a male decoy. On that day, as usual there will also be an exhibition of hunting dogs and paella competition. Throughout Sunday morning there will also be a fair, as well as the exhibition by artists from Mercadal and Fornells, installed in the old barracks since January 17, Sant Antoni's day.

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Datum: 28/01/2004

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