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This year, more than 110 free public concerts, activities and side programmes will take place during the fair, including a classic car show, a community dog walk, a bicycle parade, a street art display, food and craft markets, folk music and dance performances, and orchestral events. The central attraction, however, is undoubtedly the Desfile de Silleteros, or Parade of the Silleteros. A now-defunct way of transporting people and goods in the region’s mountains, traditional silletas were big wooden seats with handles that farmers carried on their backs. This eventually became a common method for transporting flowers to market in Medellín, and by the early 20th century, silletero came to refer to someone who sold flowers in the streets. Today, silletas and their carriers make an appearance in this impressive parade – officially recognised as part of the cultural heritage of Colombia – featuring hundreds of men, women and children processing through the streets wearing silletas decorated with stunning, elaborate flower arrangements, as well as scenes and messages made of flowers.