Desk
Fiestas and Food
Local festivals, harvests and what is on the table.
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| 14:20 | Consuegra confirms its saffron festival for late October, under the windmills of La ManchaThe 64th Fiesta de la Rosa del Azafrán has its main days from 23 to 25 October, with a crafts fair and the traditional saffron-picking contests. | Fiestas and Food | Castilla-La Mancha | 2 min |
| 13:05 | Zaragoza gets ready for nine days of Fiestas del Pilar, with firefighters reading the opening speechThe city expects its usual crowds from 10 to 18 October. New stages, a fourth fireworks show and almost 100,000 people registered for the Flower Offering. | Fiestas and Food | Aragón | 2 min |
| 19:00 | Rioja closes the earliest grape harvest in its history, up almost half on last yearHeat brought picking forward by weeks. The regulator counted 333.8 million kilos at the official close, and late loads have since pushed the total past 358 million. | Fiestas and Food | La Rioja | 2 min |