After Caudiel, it is the turn of Zarra. This Valencian town, in the interior of Valencia, will host next weekend the III Cherry Market. On June 7 and 8, the municipality of just 386 inhabitants will celebrate the harvesting season of this fruit with a program of activities for all ages.
The event will begin on Saturday, June 7 at 10:30 am with the opening of the market and the children’s play area, a schedule that will be repeated on Sunday, June 8 as well.
During the market, gastronomy will have its space with a culinary workshop with cherries in the Casa de la Cultura at 12:45 pm (with a cost of 2 euros) and gastronomic tastings at 2 pm both days.
The afternoons will be enlivened by music and djs, and the traditional cherry stone throwing contest will be held on Sunday at 16:30 hours as closing
Full program Zarra Cherry Fair 2025
This is the program of the III Zarra Cherry Market 2025:
Saturday 7th June
- 10:30 h: Market opening
- 10:30 h to 20:00 h: Playground area for children
- 11:30 h: Inauguration of the fair and parade in charge of U.M. Santa Ana
- 11:45 h: Demonstration of works of hemp by the association La Gramaera
- 12:00 h to 17:00 h: Opening of the Church
- 12:45 h: Gastronomic workshop with cherries (Casa la Cultura). Tickets 2€.
- 13:30 h: Cofrentinas Bailaoras (Dancing Cofrentinas)
- 14:00 h: Gastronomic tasting.
- 15:00 h: Performance of the Xaranga “El Valle”.
- 15:30 h: Performance of Bazarraktu. Batucada
- 15:45 h: Drawing of the Arroba de Cerezas (Route mystery of the Sickle)
- 16:00 h: Evening with DJ and bouncy balls.
- 17:00 h: Cherry stone throwing contest.
- 18:00 h: Demonstration of the elaboration of the works of the wood of the hackberry. Tickets 3€.
- 19:30 h: Guided tour, Art Route (Departure from the square)
- 20:00 h: Great show by EME Urban Dance
Sunday June 8th
- 10:00 h: Route Mystery of the Sickle (Sweet detail in the Tourist Office)
- 10:30 h: Opening of the Cherry Market
- 12:00 h: Performance of the Choir “La Hoz de Zarra”.
- 12:30 h: Gastronomic workshop with cherries (Casa la Cultura). Tickets 2€.
- 13:00 h: Regional dances “Ira Chacha”.
- 13:30 h: Performance by “Grupo de Mujeres Estupendas Rurales”.
- 14:00 h: Tasting of gastronomy
- 15:30 h: Musical performance by Nerea Martí
- 16:00 h: Afternoon with music and bouncing balls.
- 16:30 h: Cherry stone throwing contest.
In parallel to this market, on the same Saturday, June 7, the village of La Carroja, in the Vall de Gallinera (Alicante), will hold its cherry fair with activities and a craft market to convey the problems of cherry cultivation in the area, which for the third consecutive year has been disastrous.