Fiestas

Fiestas and Festivals 2011 (PROVISIONAL DATES)

JANUARY

5th : MORAIRA, TEULADA & ALICANTE
Three Kings Parade: 5pm in Moraira and 6.30pm in Teulada

16th - 31st: BENISSA & TEULADA
Sant Antoni Festivites: Traditional music and bonfires in old town

FEBRUARY

3rd : TEULADA
Festivity in honor of of San Blas: Afternoon “Dama” cake eating

MARCH

5th/6th : Weekend before Lent : MORAIRA & TEULADA
Carnival : Fancy dress parade and party

15 - 19th : FALLAS HOLIDAY

APRIL

21st : MORAIRA
Procession of the Silence : Maundy Thursday

22nd: GOOD FRIDAY HOLIDAY
Saint Burial procession in TEULADA

24th : TEULADA
Encontre Procession : Easter Sunday morning

25th : EASTER MONDAY HOLIDAY

22nd to 1st May : BENISSA
Fiestas Patronales in Honor of La Purisma Xiqueta
Bull running, street parties, processions, fireworks

MAY

1st : HOLIDAY

2nd : TEULADA (HOLIDAY ON ??th)
Sant Vicent Ferrer Festivities : Processions, paella, music, bull-running, large firework display on ??th

JUNE

2nd : MORAIRA & TEULADA
Corpus Christi : Communions in Moriaria, procession in Teulada

16th to 19th : MORAIRA
Moors and Christians
Re-enactment on the Moors landing on the beach, the Christians reconquest of the castle. Various small parades, firing of the blunderbusses. On Sunday 13th around 7pm large parade through Moraira of the Filas followed by fireworks at the castle

23rd : MORAIRA, TEULADA & BENISSA
Night of San Juan : Bonfires and Music in the town hall square in Teulada and on the beach in Moraira

23rd to 27th : BENISSA
Moors & Christians

JULY

2nd / 3rd : MORAIRA
Font Sant Hermitage : Open air dance, bull-running

8th to 17th : MORAIRA (14th HOLIDAY)
The Feast of the Patron Saints of Moraira “Mare de Déu dels Desamparats / Mare de Déu del Carme. Open air dancing, bull-running, concerts, traditional games. On 15th Procession and fireworks, on 16th Maritime procession and fireworks.

23rd / 24th : BENIMARCO
Sant Jaume Festivities : Open air dance, bull running and fireworks

28th to Aug 4th : TEULADA
Els Sants de la Pedra Festivities: Dinner in the(Calvo Sotelo) street, bull-running and fireworks

AUGUST

5th to 7th : TEULADA
Medieval festivity and market: music, jugglers, theatre, handicrafts and medieval atmosphere.

SEPTEMBER

3rd : TEULADA
Moscatell Festivity : Muscatell wine and grapes tasting on Av. Las Palmas with live music and folk dancing.

24th / 25th : TEULADA
Divina Pastora Festivity : Dances and traditional music in old town

OCTOBER

8th / 11th : HOLIDAY

NOVEMBER

1st : HOLIDAY

26th / 27th : TEULADA
Santa Catalina Festivity : Activities on Saturday, procession on Sunday evening

DECEMBER

6th : HOLIDAY

8th : HOLIDAY

18th : TEULADA
Christmas Market

25th : HOLIDAY