The official presentation of the 2018 Carnival took place this Saturday. Figures and representatives from all the comparsas, as well as members of the Pequeños Duendes Carnival, added color to a presentation set to the rhythm of samba, anticipating an edition that promises to be the best of all. Before media and representatives of carnivals from other cities participating in the 1st Litoral Carnival Symposium, held at the Convention Center, Mayor Enrique Cresto stated that "the Carnival is an activity that boosts the entire city".
"The Concordia Carnival has been growing and has no ceiling," indicated the mayor during the presentation of a new edition that is already in countdown. "The decision is to continue working in this way, coordinating with the comparsas, so that this very important celebration continues to grow and professionalize without losing its essence, which is the passion, the popular and social meaning it has in every neighborhood," said Cresto. "Concordia has a Carnival that is inclusive, with everything that the Pequeños Duendes Carnival signifies, and a unique celebration that is experienced every Saturday at the Corsódromo," he maintained.
The mayor, accompanied by his wife Leticia Ponzinibio, together with the President of the Carnival Entity Matias Soto, the Secretary of Tourism Alfredo Francolini, the vice president of Emcontur Miguel Guitar, the competition coordinator Sonia Albornos and councilman Sebastián Cuberli, presented special awards to the participants of the Symposium and also to the Concordia creators of the greatest summer festival.
Also present were the Secretary of Government Marcelo Benedetto, the Secretary of Public Works and Services Jorge Mendieta, the Director of EDOS Mireya López Bernis, the heads of Comparsa Ráfaga "Chiqui" Duimovich and Comparsa Imperio "Chiquito" Timón, among other authorities.
The 2017 Carnival Queen, Valentina Alanis, highlighted the effort made by each of the comparsas and pointed out that "I have no doubt that the 2018 Carnival will be much better than this year's". The first parade will be on Saturday, January 20, and tickets are already on sale online on the official website of the Municipality of Concordia www.concordia.gob.ar