Two weeks ago the big party was postponed due to bad weather: the most awaited event of the year in Burcei, by tourists and gourmets, however, has not been missed. “Cerexa fest” will take place on Saturday and Sunday.
The initiative is of the Municipality with the patronage of the Region and the Sardinia Foundation. A guided tour of the churches of Santa Maria and Santa Barbara is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at 9.30, organized by the second classes of the Burcei secondary school. On Saturday at 4.30 pm a new fitness area and swings will be inaugurated, installed in the municipal park. At 6 pm, conference on "Sa cerexa: past, present and future", debate on the sector and in particular on the local production of cherries which - explains Mayor Simone Monni - «for this year, will certainly not be the protagonists but will remain forever an indelible symbol of our Municipality that we want to make known also for our hospitality and for the extraordinary beauty of the area and the goodness of the cuisine too. There are many refreshment points that will be proposed for this occasion».
At 21.30 live music with "The clan of markets and servants".
Sunday 18 June, at 9.30, "Ajo a su parcu", visit to the stands in Piazza Marcia. At 10, exhibition on the work of Burcei secondary school children. At 12.30, "Andaus at lunch". At 4.30 pm, "Divertibimbi" with games, baby dance and entertainment. At 17.30 futsal tournament. At 18, appointment with the Dj Set with Davide Quarto. At 8.30 pm, “Andaus at dinner”. At 9.30 pm the grand finale with the “Cala scraffingiu”: eagerly awaited appointment with Alessandro Pili, the mayor of Scraffingiu. On Sunday it will also be possible to taste typical local products.