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X Encuentro de Encaje de Bolillos “Villa de Candàs” (Carreño, Asturias)
Organizers:  la Asociación de antiguos/as alumnos/as del Aula de Adultos de Candás
Ayuntamiento de Carreño
Date: Saturday, June 6, 2015
Time:  10:00 to 19:30  (times from last year)
Place:  Antigua Fábrica de Conservas Ortíz
Website:   http://tinyurl.com/p2xfaax
Information and Registration: turismo@ayto-carreno.es, 985 88 48 88
Registrations due by May 25, 2015, 13:00.  The two forms shown below are slightly different, not sure why.

XVII Encuentro de Encajeras, el Barrio de San Antonio de Palencia (Tierra de Campos, Palencia, Castile and León)
Organizers:  Encajeras “Memorial Carmina San Emeterio”
Asociación de Vecinos, Centro Social José Mª Fernández Nieto y la Universidad Popular de Palencia
Date: Saturday, June 6, 2015
Time:  17:00 to 20:00
Place: Parque Carcavilla (transfer to the Centro Social José Ma Fernández Nieto in case of rain).
Website: http://tinyurl.com/nka65o6
Information and Registration:  Fede 639 390 021
Marina 699 526 291

This event attracts over 500 participants.  This is part of the Fiestas de San Antonio in the Barrio de San Antonio, which runs from June 5-11, 2015

Encuentro Encaje de Bolillos, Villamalea (Albacete, Castile-La Mancha)
Sponsor: Grupo de Bolilleras y Amas de Casa, Villamalea
Date: Saturday, June 6, 2016
Phone:  Ramona 639 655 597
Website:  http://tinyurl.com/kyeyhn2

This is one of the Encuentros that Province of Albacete advertises for 2015. Unfortunately I haven’t been able to find any more information for this particular event.

XIX Encuentro Nacional de Encajeras, Almagro (Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha)
Organizers:  Excmo. Ayuntamiento de Almagro, Concejalía de Cultura
Collaborators:  PResencia, Coats Fabra, Coca-Cola, Supermercad Coviran
Date: Saturday June 6.  The Museo del Encaje is having an open house on Sunday the 7th.
Time: see Agenda
Place: Los Jardines del Paseo de la Estación
Website: http://tinyurl.com/oa6sjl6
Information and Registration:  The registration period is from May 1-30, 2015. There is a maximum of 350 people. Email: cultura@almagro.es.  Inscripcion 2015

Agenda:
11:00  Floral offering at the Lacemaker monument in Ejido de Calatrava
11:30  Welcome by the Mayor of Almagro.
Opening of the Encuentro.  Refreshments and gifts will be provided to the participants.
17:00 Guided tour of the city
19:00 Corral de Comedias, theatrical tour
21:00
June 8, 2104
Open day at the lace museum.

Almagro is an extremely important Spanish lacemaking center, and home of the Museo del Encaje la Blonda de Almagro.

XIV Trobada de Brodadores i Randeres, Banyalbufar (Majorca, Balearic Islands)
Organizers:  la asociación Cultural de Banyalbufar
Date: Saturday, June 6, 2015
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.

XI Encuentro Nacional de Encajeras de Bolillos “Guadalajara 2015” (La Alcarria, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha)
Organizers:  Asociación de Encajeras y Encajeros de la Ciudad y Provincia de Guadalajara
Date: Saturday, June 6, 2015
Time: 10:00 to 14:00
Place: el Palacio del Infantado
Website2: http://tinyurl.com/o3cslrv (needs updating)
Information:  628631497
encajerasdeguadalajaral@gmail.com  (this didn’t work when I tried it, but is the only one I know.

VIII Encuentro Nacional de Encajaras de Bolillos, Villafranca de los Barros (Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha)
Organizer: la Asociación de Encajeras de Bolillos de Villafranca
Collaborators: Ayto. de Villafranca de los Barros
Date: Saturday, June 6, 2015
Time:  Events begin at 9:30
Place: Pabellόn de la Casa de la Juventud de Villafranca de los Barros
Website: http://tinyurl.com/pw8tm82
Information:  Ayuntamiento – 948 84 50 06, info@villafranca.es

More than 300 lacemakers are expected.