Game Fair: countdown to the 2012 edition which for the sixth consecutive year will take place in the splendid location of Tarquinia (VT) from 1 to 3 June 2012.
The twenty-second Italian edition of the Game Fair is coming which for the sixth consecutive year will take place in the splendid location of the medieval town of Tarquinia, within the magnificent estate in Spinicci with its over 80 hectares and access to the sea available for the event . In Italy the fair event reaches its twenty-second edition while at the international level the Game Fair was born in England in 1950 by the "Country Landowners Association", an organization of country gentlemen who wanted to enhance that type of culture and tradition, periodically bringing together all lovers of hunting, dogs, horses, fishing and country life.
With the latest editions of Tarquinia, the presence of nature in its entirety has made it possible to make the event even more rooted in its natural environment; the presence of the sea has also made it possible to give greater visibility to fishing, thus developing all the initiatives in the water.
The Game Fair, the only example of a country festival in Italy, attracts tens of thousands of visitors from all over the country and abroad every year; a success confirmed already in the 2011 edition with 55.000 visitors for 159 exhibitors, hundreds of shows and thousands of daily seats for restaurateurs.
Also the 2012 edition of the Game Fair presents a program full of shows and initiatives of all kinds related to the hunting world and rural culture. Shows with dogs, horses, falconers, skeet shooting, hunting courses, soft air, compressed air shooting, but also bow and slingshot, saddle baptisms for horse riding, demonstrations and fishing trials even at sea, diving for diving and much more; new this year the splendid adventure of Indiana Park with the crossing of the Cazzanello canal on the Tibetan bridge.
The event is structured to give the public, now stabilized with half of the participants of fans and the other half of families and supporters, many reasons to spend some pleasant days with a series of recreational initiatives for the family and children; a good opportunity to take a holiday in a location with multiple possibilities of a cultural and historical tourist character.
Game Fair 2012 represents an unmissable opportunity to access a static and dynamic fair, with the presence of all the most important arms manufacturers in Italy, producers of articles for hunting, shooting, fishing, dogs, horses and all the realities that today represent living in the open air and rural life.
To give further depth and prestige to the event will be the presence of the representatives of the associations and federations of the various areas of interest involved as well as the representatives of the institutions both locally and nationally for the sectors of competence.
To give a general presentation of the major peculiarities of the event, it is first of all necessary to start from the same location where the event is located on dozens of hectares that allow you to fully immerse yourself in nature, passing in a few hundred meters from the countryside to the Mediterranean scrub, from the maritime pine forest to the sea; a path along which all the activities and initiatives of the Game Fair 2012 will meet.
The presence of hunting and sport shooting is the very origin of the Game Fair. The most prestigious Italian gun manufacturers will exhibit their novelties in terms of weapons and accessories, also allowing visitors to try weapons and visit the shooting ranges. There will be demonstrations by the champions of these sports.
An important presence is that of dogs at the Game Fair where an exhibition village will be set up entirely dedicated to our four-legged friends, with accessories, breeding, food and much more.
At the Game Fair, the presence of horses and their extraordinary trainers and handlers is an unavoidable constant. There will be specimens of different races engaged in entertainment and work, many rural activities will be reproduced, from those of the cowboys to the carriages; the Agricultural University of Tarquinia will take care of the reproduction of a buttero village according to ancient traditions and from the last edition, there will also be the Horse Exchange which will involve numerous breeders.
There will be numerous appointments and initiatives dedicated to fishing in the Game Fair. The presence of the sea and a long beach will allow the carrying out of practical fishing demonstrations, as well as a dedicated area will allow you to follow freshwater fishing with various techniques, as well as numerous other activities.
Falconry, one of the oldest hunting arts, has always found an ideal terrain in the Game Fair; different types of birds of prey in action and Italian falconers will accompany the public in the discovery of these splendid animals and their characteristics.
Many followers of the lifestyle according to the old traditions in a rural context, the so-called Country Style; at the Game Fair on display clothing, furnishings, homes and food for living according to the Country Style. At the Game Fair the hall of taste, a village where you can taste and buy typical products linked to the rural and peasant tradition.
Even this year Caccia Passione will not miss this important appointment with the hunting and rural world and will be present at the Game Fair 2012 for all friends who want to visit us.
For information:
Organization: Expogeo - Events and Fairs
Via Mecenate, 76 int. 22 | 20138 Milan
tel. 02/89697856, fax 02/89697857
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The events may undergo changes, therefore it is advisable to check the event by contacting the organizing bodies directly. Caccia Passione is not responsible for any changes to the dates of individual events.