Most looks at the beginning of the Caldes Festival they were centered in the ropes of the area of the river del Engordany bridge. A tightrope walker showed off his skills in not losing his balance while the nearly 800 people attending the show looked on with mixture of amazement and fascination. It was the activity with which the festival was kicked off, as well as one of the great enticements of a third edition that is wanted consolidate and continue to growwith the aim of beating last year’s figure of 5,000 attendees.
A moment of the balancing act.
Activities and workshops for the little ones also marked the first hours of the festival, in addition to the captive balloon flight at the Plaça de la Creu Blancawhich had to be delayed as a precaution due to drafts. “We see atmosphere, the weather is good, the offer is very varied and we expect a weekend full of atmosphere in this high area and with a benefit for all of Escaldes as well”, stressed the Consul Major of Escaldes-Engordany, Rosa Giliat the opening of the event. Yesterday’s day closed at nine in the evening with the concert by Ramon Mirabet. Today’s outstanding musical proposals are the central concert of the pianist and composer Laura Andréswhich presents Zeroas well as the performance of Júlia Sart and Eugenia Correia.
“The offer is very varied and we look forward to a weekend full of atmosphere”
The aim of this appointment is to energize especially this part of the parish and the new spaces acquired by the commonwith a program distributed in places such as Plaça de l’Església, Paseo del Rio, the bath area, Madriu square, the viewpoint or the Borda Gabriel gardenin addition to the Plaça de la Creu Blanca. In this sense, Gili he pointed out that “we think that the spaces also accompany, they have this magic. We hope that nothing goes wrong”, he added.
The positive outlook of the corporation is based on the fact that it is already one consolidated festival and, that, according to Gilialso makes it easier for word of mouth to have its effect. “It makes us think that we will have even more assistance”, replied the consul, who in any case prefers to wait until the closing to make a more conclusive assessment. The municipality has allocated around 70,000 euros to the event, 10,000 more than in 2025.
