Five days of celebration with the bullfighting club Aficion Rodilhanais

The bullfighting club Aficion Rodilhanais has prepared a busy and varied program for its annual festival, which will bring the village to life from Wednesday 8 May to Sunday 12 May. Among the highlights: on Friday afternoon the Maihana, Cavallini and Nicollina herds will lead the League race to the arena, and on Saturday, led by the La Jimbalaya group, seven herds (Vinuesa, Labouraire, Didelot, Martini, Les Orgonens, Mayan, Les Baumelles ) will gather in the arenas of the Taus race.

Between the horse races, abrivados bandidos and friendly meals, these five days of free bullfighting lessons are filled with festive social moments. Program.

Wednesday, May 8 : At 19:00 and 21:00 abrivado bandido (La Vistrenque herd, six bulls, several passages), aperitif and evening at the Arènes bar-restaurant.

Thursday, May 9: at 11 a.m. – abrivado (brio manad, Du Levant); at 16:30 the bullfighting school race from Saumier to the arenas (free entry, Le Baumel, Briot, Du Levant herds), after the bandido races (Brio herd, Du Levant herd), aperitif and evening at the Arènes bar-restaurant.

Friday, May 10: at 16:30 league race in the arena (Mailhana, Cavallini and Nicollina herds), raceters nominated by the FFCC; after the races: abrivado-bandido (Laburaira herd, six bulls, several passages), aperitif and evening at the Arènes bar-restaurant.

Saturday, May 11 : Day organized by Jimbalaya group. At 9:30 lunch from J.B. Aubrac in the courtyard of the old school; at 11:30 abrivado-bandido (Des Orgonens herd, six bulls, several transitions), aperitif at the Arènes bar-restaurant; at 16:30 Tau racing (seven herds: Vinuesa, Labouraire, Didelot, Martini, De Orgonens, Mayan, Le Baumel) in the arenas (free entry); after the Abrivado-Bandido race (Orgonens herd, six bulls, several passages); at 19:30, aperitif and evening in the Arènes bar-restaurant.

Sunday, May 12: day organized by the Jimbalaya group. Abrivado (Briaux manades, Des Orgonens), an aperitif at the Arènes bar-restaurant; at 17:30 bandidos (herds of brios, Des Orgonens).

During the festival there are fair rides.

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