Calatayud's Exhibition Center will host, from 11:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., a wide-ranging program combining information and resources of interest to older people with workshops, physical activity, dancing, music, well-being initiatives and new technologies. Admission will be free until capacity is reached. The fair will open its doors at 11:00 a.m., with the official inauguration taking place at 11:15 a.m. on the main stage.
The program will offer simultaneous activities, including a jota recital by the Calatayud Seniors' Home group. There will also be a talk on cybersecurity with the Calatayud Local Police and a workshop titled ‘The Well-Being Kitchen’, led by La Bezindalla.
Music and memory will come together in the musical quiz ‘Put Rhythm to Your Memories’, organized by Fundación Rey Ardid, while sports instructor and trainer Irache Sádaba will lead a physical activity session. The morning program will conclude with a dance performance by the Los Bailarines de Calatayud Cultural Association of Retirees.
Between 2:00 and 3:00 p.m., there will be a break to share a communal vermouth, along with a gift raffle. The afternoon program will resume at 4:00 p.m. with a laughter therapy workshop led by the En Clave de Humor Association. The musical duo ReyMi, from Galaxia Espectáculos, will provide the music and lead the dancing, bringing the fair to a close at 6:30 p.m.
STANDS WITH INFORMATION AND DEMONSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY
Throughout the day, the Exhibition Center will feature a large exhibition area showcasing organizations, companies and resources related to the well-being, independence, health, care, training and leisure of older people.
Participants will include ACA-Centro Audioprotésico Aragón, Agencia Seguros Álvarez Belloso-MAPFRE, Arquisocial, Bunbury & Asociados, Cáritas Diocesana de Tarazona, Centro de Día y Hogar de Calatayud, CPEPA Marco Valerio Marcial, Fundación Desarrollo Social, Fundación Rey Ardid, Gambito Golf Club, Inrobics Social Robotics, Ortopedia Llorens, Servicios Sociales de Calatayud and Viajes Experience.
Alongside the information provided by these organizations, there will also be a range of practical activities. The Calatayud Seniors' Home will display a photography exhibition and works created by its users; Ortopedia Llorens will offer blood pressure and glucose measurements; and Inrobics Social Robotics will hold a demonstration of robotics and social artificial intelligence applied to supporting older people.
Centro Audioprotésico Aragón, meanwhile, will offer a hearing self-test, while Cáritas Diocesana de Tarazona will present ‘A tu vera’, its project supporting older people experiencing unwanted loneliness. Gambito Golf Club will also demonstrate the benefits that playing golf can provide.
Between 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., the fair will also offer a particularly participatory activity: visitors can look for the camera installed at the venue, take a photograph and take home an original portrait as a memento of the day.
