El 44st Gamonéu Cheese Contest, Festival of Regional Tourist Interest, returns to Benia de Onis el Sunday October 27 of 2024.
SATURDAY 19 October 2024
9:00 a.m. GREAT OCTOBER FAIR. All kinds of livestock.
10:00 a.m. to 14:00 p.m. XNUMXTH CANTABRIAN GOAT COMPETITION. LOCATION: Vallín Complex (Benia).
Friday 25 October 2024
19:00 h. DOCUMENTARY SCREENING 'XALDA: EXPERIENCES OF A RACE'.
After the screening, FREE TASTING OF CORDERU XALDO GUISAU.
LOCATION: Multipurpose Center. Álvarez Marcos-Tullidi Brothers (Benia).
SATURDAY 26 October 2024
From 17:00h. EXHIBITION OF XALDAS SHEEP AND COMPETITION. LOCATION: Recinto del Vallín (Benia).
16:30 to 18:30h. ARCHERY EXHIBITION. Asturceltas Archers Club. LOCATION: Santolaya Church (Benia).
19:00h. “Güeyos” CONCERT LOCATION: Cuevona de Avín.
SUNDAY 27 October 2024
From 10:00 a.m. XLIV GAMONÉU CHEESE COMPETITION (Festival of Regional Tourist Interest)
Tasting at 12.00:100h of Gamonéu cheese and XNUMX% Onís local products for all visitors (Casa Pedro collaboration)
Children's activities with Vacabreya. LOCATION: Sports court (Benia)
10:00 a.m. NATIONAL OVEYA XALDA COMPETITION.
10:30 a.m. JURY TASTING and open to the public of the CHEESES PARTICIPATING in the XLIV Gamonéu Cheese Competition. LOCATION: Sports court (Benia).
11:00 a.m. FOLKLORE PERFORMANCE BY THE ONÍS BAGPIPE BAND AND THE PICOS DE EUROPA FOLKLORE ASSOCIATION.
12:00 h. EXHIBITION OF HANDICRAFTS WITH WOOL. Vallín (Benia).
13.00 h. DEMONSTRATION OF WORKING WITH SHEEPDOGS. LOCATION: Vallín Area (Benia).
13:00 h. PREACHING OF GAMONÉU CHEESE 2024 (Mr. Vicente Prado 'El Pravianu') AWARD CEREMONY OF GAMONÉU 2024 and the XLIV Gamonéu Cheese Competition.
13.30 h. AUCTION. The proceeds will be donated to the Association of ALS Patients in Asturias.
13.30 h. TASTING OF LAMB XALDU ON THE STAKE. LOCATION: Vallín area (Benia).