Liberia Civic
Festival Begins Feb. 12
(InfoWebPress) – The 2009 Liberia Civic Festival will offer a wide
array of activities, beginning on Thursday, Feb. 12 at 5 a.m. with
the traditional bombas, or improvised popular poems. Events will go
on until Sunday, Feb. 22.
The first day of the festivities, at 7 p.m., the festival’s queen
will be crowned, with the coronation ball following at 8 p.m. at the
Mario Cañas Ruiz Park featuring the Cédula 5 Band in a show called
“A Big Party Night.”
Other cultural activities include presentations by the Sergio
Garrido Musical Group and Pastel de Gente, in addition to a
traditional parade, horsemen parade (with a special parade for young
riders).
Other traditional activities include a pasacalles (parade) with
cimarrona band and masquerade, which is a way the Liberia Festival
seeks to offer fun for the whole family — integrating entertainment,
music, folklore, and recovery of Guanacaste traditions.
Theater will also be part of the festivities, with the play “Chico
Loco” and the second part of comedian Marcia Saborio’s popular show.
Wednesday the 18th will be a great day for music lovers, as there
will be a dance at 8 p.m. featuring Victor Kapusta of the band
Abracadabra and the group Gaviota. The following day, at the same
time, there will be a dance with Via Libre band. On Friday the 20th,
the special guest will be Los Hicsos group, and Saturday the 12th
will offer a concert with the Big Band Orchestra.
Every day of the festival, at 5 p.m., early birds will be able to
enjoy the traditional dianas, and every night there will be
fireworks. Folkloric dance groups will showcase their talent every
night of the festival, while Costa Rican-style bull fighting and
bull riding featuring several cattle ranches from Guanacate will
also be on tap. A bull parade will take place on Sunday the 22nd.
On the last day of the festival there will be a presentation by the
Liberia National Band — plus an international concert by an artist
yet to be announced. The traditional Paseo de la Burra will take
place at 8 p.m.
Organizers are expecting large attendance this year, as the public
comes out to enjoy this time of summer, beach and sun in Guanacaste.
The beginning of the year sees a number of celebrations in
Guanacaste. The Coco Beach Festival was held Jan. 22-26, and Santa
Cruz also organized festivities Jan. 17-25.
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