The Seville Spring fair, is one of the most popular and well known fairs, visited by people from all over the world. It started as a cattle fair sometime back in the ninth century. It took its present shape in 1847 when it began on the banks of the river Guadalquiver where the colorful and exciting tents are put up. Within a year it was patronized by the royalty and continues as a full colorful well attended festival.

The Seville spring fair begins normally two weeks after Easter after the Semana santa festival. Thousands of tents dot the area where thousands of people in colorful dresses enjoy themselves. It is held for two weeks, each week’s festivities beginning on a Tuesday midnight and going up to the following Sunday. It begins with a parade of elites of Seville coming in carriages making their way to the bull ring. The fair is held in the fairgrounds on the banks of the river Guadalquiver and has hundreds and thousands of tents made by well known people. There is feasting and merry making in the streets till late evening and then up to the early hours of the morning in the tents.
The Seville fair has become very popular. Men dressed in traditional dresses and women in colorful flamenco dresses arrive in all their finery.

La Feria de Savilla has become more colorful since 1973. Horse carriages go up and down the street during the fair and colorful paper decorations on the streets give it a festive look. People dressed in their best finery, eat and drink and make merry. There is a lot of food for the visitors to taste and relish. Spanish delights, mouthwatering sweets and different kinds of Sherries and wines are plenty. The April fair begins with the lighting ceremony where thousands of lamps are lit. The whole area is a replica of Seville and looks like a fairyland. People are very friendly and invite even total strangers to join in the festivities. Fried fish and wine or sherry is taken to cool in the hot days as it is normally quite warm in April. Families take their children for treats and to have some joy rides. It is a happy occasion for families and friends and even acquaintances and strangers.

The whole crowd makes its way to the bullring for the bullfight, the tradition of Spain. All the important people of Seville and nearby places, all the invitees and the tourists gather in the bullring. They enjoy the bullfights and then continue with the merriment which continues all night. Food, wine, dancing and singing continues as Spanish people like to enjoy themselves.
After the dancing and singing goes on till the wee hours of the morning, the people have cups of hot chocolate with some snacks like churros and then rest for a few hours till the afternoon when again the whole thing is repeated. This goes on for the two weeks and has become a national feast.