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 XIII Trobada de Boixets, Alboraya (Horta Nord, Valencia, Valencian Community)
Organizers:  Assoiació Dones Actives d’Alboraia
Ajuntament d’Alboraya
Date: Sunday, June 8, 2014
Time: See agenda
Place: Ciutat de l’Esport d’Alboraya
c/ San Isidro Labrador, s/n
Website:  http://tinyurl.com/p2jw45r
Information:  691303345

Agenda:
10:00 Registration of the lacemakers
11:00 Breakfast with horchata
11:30  Official receiption
13:00 Dance exhibiton
14:30  Dinner with a giant paella
17:00 Closing

XI Trobada d’Encaixeres i Artesanes del Fil, Guardamar del Segura
(Baix Segura, Alicante, Valencian Community)
Organizers:  La Associació Artesanes del Fil de Guardamar del Segura
Asociació d’Encaixeres de Guardamar
la Concejalía de Cultura Guardamar del Segura
Date: Sunday, June 8, 2014
Time: 10:00 to 14:00
Place: el Parque Reina Sofía
Website:  http://tinyurl.com/qhwe4lw   http://tinyurl.com/ouc98o7
Information and Registration:  Please register by May 31, 2014.
Mª Ángeles, 96 672 63 35

There isn’t much information on this year’s event, so I’m taking some from the 2013 announcement.

VIII Encuentro de Bolillos en Biota (Zaragoza, Aragon)
Organizers:  la Asociación Grupo Encajeras de Biota
Date: Sunday, June 8, 2014
Time: starts at 10:00
Place: la Plaza de España
Website:  http://tinyurl.com/nmgfsrf
Information and Registration:  Pilar Bailo  976 670031, 653 63 70 10
Anabel Gil  976 670044, 649 55 31 79.  10.00 EUR registration fee.

Agenda:
10:00 Reception and start of the Encuentro
11:00 Break for a snack and drink
14:30 Fellowship meal in La Pista de Baile

V Encontro de Bolillos e Labores Artesanais Milladoiro,  Ames
(A Coruña, Galicia)
Organizers:  Asociación Cultural A Silva
el Concello de Ames y la Diputación Provincial de A Coruña
Date: Sunday, June 8, 2014
Time: 10:00 to 14:00 and 16:00 to 19:00
Place: el Pabellón Polideportivo do Milladoiro en Ames
Website: http://tinyurl.com/ofr88am http://tinyurl.com/mnu9uze
Information and Registration:  asociacionasilva@gmail.com,
Marieta, 607 769 830  Estrella, 881 972 586
Admission is free.

The event includes craft workshops, exhibitions and vendors.  A gift will be presented to each particpant and there will be a prize drawing for visitors.  Over 400 participants are registered.

XIII Trobada de Brodadores i Randeres, Banyalbufar (Majorca, Balearic Islands)
Organizers:  la asociación Cultural de Banyalbufar
Date: Saturday, June 7, 2014
Place: la Plaza de la Iglesia
Website:  http://tinyurl.com/n7nza6r
Photos from past events:  http://tinyurl.com/p2v4oyr

There’s very little information available about this year’s event.  It has been held since 2001 and represents thirteen local municipalities.  It ends with a traditional meal of bread and olive oil.

Encuentro Encaje de Bolillos, Madrigueras (Albacete, Castile-La Mancha)
Sponsor: Asociación Cultural y Etnológica “El Bolillero”
Ayntamiento de Madrigueras
Date: Saturday, March 29, 2014
Time:  18:00  (not sure about this)
Place: el Parque Municipal  (from past events)
Phone:  Ma Angeles 661832921
Website:  http://tinyurl.com/mye8wfx

Every year the Province of Albacete produces a list of Encuentros for the coming year. In 2014 they list 18 meetings, of which athe Madrigueras event is one. Unfortunately there isn’t much more information.

IV Encuentro de Bolillos en Villajoyosa (Marina Baixa, Alicante, Valencian Community)
Organizers:  la Concejalía de Mujer Josema Arlandis
las Asociación de Amas de Casa y Consumidores,
la Asociación Cultural de Actividades Diversas, Ajuntament de la Vila Joiosa
Date: Saturday, June 7, 2014
Time: 10:00 to 14:00
Place: en la zona de las pérgolas de la Finca La Barbera dels Aragonés
Website: http://tinyurl.com/qhlo3my
Information:  667006803, 965892241

14èna Trobada Puntaires de Montcada i Reixac (Vallès Occidental, Barcelona, Catalonia)
Organizers:  Puntaires a Montcada i Reixac
Ajuntament de Montcada I Reixac
Date: Saturday, June 7, 2014
Time: Starts at 11:00
Place: Carrer Major
Website: http://tinyurl.com/o5u4wro
Information and Registration:  935651122

This is one of the events in the Festa Major, Montcada i Reixac, which runs from June 6-9, 2104.

VII Encuentro Nacional de Encajeras de Bolillos de Villafranca de los Barros (Tierra de Barros, Badajoz, Extremadura)
Organizers:  la Asociación de Encajeras de Bolillos de Villafrance de los Barros
Excmo. Ayuntamiento de Villafranca de los Barros
Date: Saturday, June 7, 2014
Time: 9:30 to 14:00
Place: el Pabellón Casa de la Juventud
Pabellón  La Rana
Website:  http://tinyurl.com/o4wqfol http://tinyurl.com/m397vxa
Information and Registration:  Please register by May 26th. Space is limited to 300 participants.   bolillerasvillafrancadelosbarros@hotmail.com,
655 138 591, 615 832 841, 675 511 644, 637 184 856

Agenda:
9:30  Reception, get tickets for breakfast
10:00 to 11:00  Breakfast for participants, start of the Encuentro
11:00 Commence demonstrations and presentation of work13:30  Closing of the Encuentro
14:00  Meal at the restaurant La Gran Familia

XVI Encuentro de Encajeras, el Barrio de San Antonio de Palencia (Tierra de Campos, Palencia, Castile and León)
Organizers:  Encajeras “Carmina San Emeterio”
Asociación de Vecinos, Centro Social José Mª Fernández Nieto y la Universidad Popular de Palencia
Date: Saturday, June 7, 2014
Time:  Begins at 17:00
Place: Parque Carcavilla
In case of rain, move to el Centro Social José Maria Fernández Nieto, c/ Camino de los Hoyos No 5 (this happened last year)
Website: http://tinyurl.com/qblbc9o
Information and Registration:  639 39 00 21 (Fide)

This event attracts over 500 participants.  This appears to be part of the III Edition of the “Carcavillarte”, and arts and crafts festival in the Barrio de San Antonio.