Jerez de la Frontera celebrates its grape harvest with the Autumn Festival when the worlds of the horse and of flamenco celebrate the new wine, and thus bring together the city's three best-known resources.
From the 8th to 23rd September, the city is buzzing with a programme of leisure, gastronomy and cultural events that fill the streets with people and a true party atmosphere.
The Autumn Festival begins at 10.00 p.m. on Friday 8th September with the grape treading on the Alameda Vieja, after the grapes have been blessed in the cathedral. That marks the start of a festival where flamenco, wine and the world of the horse leave their normal hallowed grounds and join the general public in the streets.
Events not to be missed are the Buleria Flamenco Festival, the equestrian displays, horse parade, cavalcade and, of course, the tapas washed down with a glass of sherry. Sherry is a part of the economy, culture and history of this city that exported over 60 million litres last year.
The Autumn Festival started out as the Harvest Festival, which was the first of its kind in Spain, organised by the Association of Sherry Exporters, in Jerez in 1948. Horses and flamenco are gradually playing an increasingly important role in this sherry festival.
One of the Festival’s most important events is the horse procession on Sunday 17th, which will begin at midday with the equestrian institutions, the breeders and enthusiasts decked out for the parade through the centre of the city, with the most valuable horses being led by hand, followed by others pulling carriages and coaches from down through the ages.
The Yeguada de la Cartuja stud farm and the Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art will host their respective equestrian shows on Thursday 14th and Saturday 16th.
The cavalcade will bring the festival to an end on Sunday 23rd September. The procession featuring the three pillars of the festival will make its way through the city after two weeks of shows and activities for the young and old alike in the old city centre.
The flamenco performances throughout the festival are particularly noteworthy. From Tuesday 19th to Thursday 21st, flamenco featuring singing, dancing and guitars will be performed in the Plaza de la Asunción square from 9.00 to 11.00 p.m. The Buleria Flamenco Festival
The Flamenco highlight is undoubtedly the Buleria Flamenco Festival that will be held in the Chapín Stadium at 10.00 p.m on September 9th. It promises to be yet again another spectacular event.
El Cigala, La Macanita, Capullo de Jerez and Joaquín Grilo are just some of the artists taking part in this homage to the buleria, which is the flamenco singing par excellence of the city's flamenco culture.
The Cuadro Flamenco de Los Méndez will be the first on stage and their performance will be dedicated to the late La Paquera de Jerez.
Buleria is flamenco singing with a ballad, usually consisting of three or four eight-syllable verses. The songs are festive and joyful and the term may come from burla meaning jesting in Spanish, hence burleria and buleria.
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Jerez de la Frontera celebrates its grape harvest with the Autumn Festival when the worlds of the horse and of flamenco celebrate the new wine, and thus bring together the city's three best-known resources. 
One of the Festival’s most important events is the horse procession on Sunday 17th, which will begin at midday with the equestrian institutions, the breeders and enthusiasts decked out for the parade through the centre of the city, with the most valuable horses being led by hand, followed by others pulling carriages and coaches from down through the ages.
Buleria is flamenco singing with a ballad, usually consisting of three or four eight-syllable verses. The songs are festive and joyful and the term may come from burla meaning jesting in Spanish, hence burleria and buleria.