From Cinderella to Sleeping Beauty. From Snow White to Beauty and the Beast. And then the Wizard of Oz, the Sword in the Stone and many other fantastic characters. A ‘Fairytale Castle’ is the theme chosen this year for the itinerant Carnival of Castelfiorentino scheduled for Sunday 23 February in the streets and squares of the historic centre (participation is free)
A Carnival that will start, as in the past, from Piazza Kennedy at 3.00 p.m., and that with its figures will travel through the main streets and squares of the Natural Shopping Centre (Via Bovio, Via Volontari del Sangue, Via Garibaldi, Arco della Costa, Via Testaferrata, Corso Matteotti) scattered with no less than eight interactive stations, where children will be able to watch the performances of the characters (inspired by the world of Disney, but not only) and perhaps try out some ‘theme’ games. At each station, children will also be able to deposit one of their drawings to take part in a final draw.
At the end, the parade will converge with all the characters from the various stations in Piazza Gramsci, where a large team game will take place, the festive war with confetti and streamers (only prohibition: use of gas canisters) and the drawing extraction, with a gift for the luckiest.
‘Carnival,’ observes the Councillor for Culture/Events, Franco Spina, ’is a pleasant tradition with very ancient origins, which brings its charge of merriment and is a great celebration for children every year, for whom even the mere act of dressing up and identifying themselves with a fantastic character already represents a way to have fun. If this is then done in an atmosphere of sharing with their peers and the complicity of their parents, it becomes an unmissable opportunity for families, and a chance to liven up our town centre. So, welcome to this ‘Castle of Fables’ in Castelfiorentino, for which I thank all the associations and volunteers who, for various reasons, have collaborated in its organisation’.
A “Fairytale Castle” is organised by the associations Prociv Arci, Trivia APS, Amici di Castello, Avis, Auser, Fratres, the Castelfiorentino Unicoop Firenze Members Section, the CCN Tre Piazze association, with the patronage of the Municipality of Castelfiorentino and the contribution of Ente Cambiano Scpa. In the event of bad weather, the Carnival will be postponed to the following Sunday with the same programme. Any communications and/or real time updates will be disseminated via social networks.
