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Alicante Carnival
31st January to 10 February
 
31st 10pm fireworks
 
1st February
21:30 Giants
22:00 Fiesta 
23:00 Contest, Show
23:45 Orchestra
 
2nd February
 
18:00 Activities for Children
18:30 Activities for Children
20:00 Orchestra
22:00 Orchestra
22:00 Orchestra
23:00 Orchestra
 
3rd February
12 mid day Childen's show's

 
5th February
9pm show
 
6th February
9pm Fiesta
11pm show
 
 
10th February
 
12:00 Shows for Children
14:30 Food, beer, wine tasting

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1st February

21:30 "Nanos in Gegants Carnavalers." Departure from the Rambla de Mendez Nunez, at the height of the House of Festa, "Duke running for Zaragoza, Avenue of the Constitution, Alfonso the Wise and Calderon de la Barca.
22:00 Pregón Carnival, in the Market Square, selected in the XIV contest indictments Carnival 2008, "The more-expensive", represented by the Foguera Portazgo Florida.
Carnival is the world upside down, the reigning denial of the everyday, suspending taboos and prohibitions, and will allow all excesses. The symbols and erotic sex are associated with frequent and folkloric events that take place during this period. Costumes and masks are essential components of this feast.
"The More-Face," is based on a story whose resemblance to reality is pure imagination of the reader or viewer…
Narra (The Narrator), which at the time of the Middle Ages, visited the Villa Alicantina their majestades… then King and Queen, of course. The Kings came to this Villa to convene the contest crafts in which to reward the more-Face, the best artwork to be awarded during the night of Dance Masks, the one character who was popularly elected by nobles and commoners on the day around backwards…
Magno The event would be organized by the Bufona Court of Alicante, with various performances of the town, especially the Choir Works Molestas; artisans create their masks to compete, and the people elect the bearer of the Over - Cara, a piece of incalculable value that become part of the Treasury of the Crown.
A well-known craftsman of the village, which had commissioned the project of a Convention Center, decided to submit his work. Both work ended with his inspiration, and five Hadas he appeared at dusk to stimulate their creations… Each of them contributed the most prominent of his person, and among all got the craftsman won the contest.
Las Hadas each had their preferred candidate to bear More-Face, and on the night of the Dance of Masks, the people decided…
The day already had everything upside down and the Chosen Over-Face…
El Pregonero of the Court, gave the new sound began… Carnival.
23:00 X contest Charangas Carnavaleras the streets Calderon avenue of Alfonso the Wise Avenue of the Constitution, Duke of Zaragoza, Rambla de Mendez Nunez and Altamira, to the City Hall Square, where expire. Arribada of MoMo. The lackey Don Carnal arrives at the City wrapped by the irreverent "mob" to jumpstart the rampage.
23:45-verbena concert of divendres of pregó, in the plaza of San Cristobal.

2nd February

18:00 passacaglia child, which will start from the bullring in the street and discurrirá Calderon, Alfonso the Wise Avenue of the Constitution, Duke of Zaragoza and Piazza San Cristobal, accompanied by bands.
18:30 in the plaza of San Cristobal, pregón child.
20:00 in the plaza of the Cats (Central Market), Verbena Rock.
22:00 in the Plaza de Sant Cristofol, Verbena Carnival.
22:00 Verbena Carnival Mestizo, in the Plaza de Ruperto Chapí.
23:00 Verbena Ramblero from Saturday, the Rambla de Mendez Nunez., Brightened by the orchestras' Platinum, "" Scorpio "," Tropical-show "and" Nine drinks.

5th February

21:00 in the plaza of San Cristobal, "Jui d'en Carnestoltes", and then "Processó of Pelele" with the following schedule: Piazza San Cristobal, Santos Doctors, Cienfuegos, Plaza del Carmen, Bethlehem Square Quijano, Maldonado, Villavieja, Lonja de Caballeros, The Nuns and St. Augustine, to the Plaza de Santa Faz, where we will proceed to the manteo Pelele. Back to Piazza San Cristobal in the streets and Mayor Labradores.
Then: Dance Carnival Tuesday, in the plaza of San Cristobal, with the performance of a group live.

6th February

21:00 "Velatorio and Procession of the Sardine". Itinerary of the procession: Plaza Calvo Sotelo, Plaza de la Montanyeta, Bergé Felipe, San Ildefonso, Brown, Ruperto Chapí, Duke of Zaragoza, Rambla, Mayor Street, Labradores, Santos Medical Virgin of Bethlehem, San Pascual, St. Augustine and Plaza de Santa Faz, and ends at the City Hall Square, which will incinerate the traditional rite of the Sardine.
23:00 Great Black Dance, in front of the Santa Faz, animated by a live band.

10th February

12:00 in the City Hall Square, Verbena child, animation, and games for children piñata.
14:30 in front of the Our Lady of Remedy, "Olleta carnavalera."
18:00 "Greater Veterans Dance" with costumes, in the Social Center of the island of Cuba with the performance of an orchestra.
Contests dance:
* Single Category.
* Category couples.
* Category Groups.