Bulls: Garzón, happy along with his first April Fair: “It has personality and is faithful to the La Maestranza category” | Culture | EUROtoday

“It is a good April Fair, with its own personality, in which the greatest figures and the commitment to young bullfighters and opportunities for bullfighters with projection are combined. We have sought to combine experience and renewal in the interest of the fan. There are very finished posters of the Sevillian taste.”

This is how comfortable the businessman from the Plaza de La Maestranza in Seville, José María Garzón, was this morning in a public look to judge the official posters for the Seville 2026 bullfighting season, the primary organized by his firm Lances de Futuro.

“The objective has been to design a finished season, attractive and faithful to the category and responsibility that the Seville plaza demands,” he added.

Garzón highlighted the hassle made to shut the programming in a brief time frame, and added that in future editions “planning will begin further in advance, because we have only been in charge of the management of La Maestranza for 40 days.”

Asked concerning the three afternoons contracted by Talavante and Manzanares, he identified that “in Seville you have to have the highest figures, because if not, people won’t come. You have to please everyone.”

Garzón addressed the absences of sure names from the ranks. In the case of the bullfighter Diego Ventura, he defined that his absence is because of a monetary disagreement, and concerning Marco Pérez he indicated that the bullfighter didn’t settle for the provide that was made to him. He additionally specified that there had been no contacts with Sebastián Castella, nor with El Fandi.

Regarding tv, Garzón identified that he’s negotiating with tv stations for a attainable settlement to broadcast some bullfights of the 2026 season in Seville. “In no case,” he specified, “the entire fair will be offered.” And he made it clear that “no bullfighter has refused television, although it is true that some like it more and others less.”

Garzón reiterated that “in the first year we cannot do everything; our project has just begun, we have done many things in a short time.”

In relation to the livestock part, Garzón introduced that “the presentation of the bull in this season’s bullfights will be raised a notch.”

Finally, the Sevillian businessman recalled that “in this new stage we are betting on subscriptions with different advantages, such as a 10% discount on subscriptions, a 50% discount also for tickets to the nighttime bullfights without horses; free access to the Antequera Sale, and other experiences, such as visits to the countryside or the practical amateur course.” He additionally introduced a particular season ticket for younger folks, though he specified that there is no such thing as a actual variety of season tickets, though there may very well be round 400 season tickets which might be allotted to younger folks for a value of 350 euros.