Entertainment in Spain
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| CALLOSA D'EN SARRIÁ Religious. April Description Festival of the Passion, includes a re-enactment. CALLOSA D'EN SARRIÁ Local. July 25 to 27 Description The fiesta of St James, and the 'Dances of St James' take place for three nights at midnight. During the day greasy-pole games are organized. CALLOSA D'EN SARRIÁ Major celebration, Moors and Christians. October Starts: 9 In honour of the Virgin de las Injurias and with a Moors and Christians pageant. Held on the second Sunday of October. CALLOSA DE SEGURA January Starts: 5 CALLOSA DE SEGURA Religious. January 1 Dawn songs of the early morning, including a repertoire of 18-century ballads (annual meeting of the 'Auroros'). CALLOSA DE SEGURA March CALLOSA DE SEGURA Religious. April A traditional and popular Passion Play celebrated on Good Friday. CALLOSA DE SEGURA Religious. April Festival of St Vincent Ferrer. CALLOSA DE SEGURA May 3rd CALLOSA DE SEGURA June CALLOSA DE SEGURA August 5th CALLOSA DE SEGURA Major celebration, Moors and Christians. August 11 to 16 Festival in honour of St Roch, with a Moors and Christians pageant. CALLOSA DE SEGURA Pilgrimage, Religious. October 12th Pilgrimage of the Virgin of the Pillar. CALPE/CALP Carnival, Cultural. February International Carnival and Folklore Festival. CALPE/CALP Fallas. March 19th Fallas for the festival of St Joseph. CALPE/CALP Hogueras (San Juan bonfire Festival). June 24th Hogueras for the festival of St John. CASTELL DE CASTELLS Local. September 7 to 8 Popular fiestas held in the Petracos district. These are ancient fiestas, recently resumed, to celebrate the end of the inhabitants stay on farms in the Petracos district. CASTELL DE GUADALEST, EL Local. June Festival of Youth, held during the first week of the month. CASTELL DE GUADALEST, EL Major celebration. August 16 to 17 Ascension Day Festival. CATRAL Pilgrimage, Religious. February Pilgrimage of St Agatha, a great tradition throughout the Vega Baja. CATRAL April 1 CATRAL Major celebration. June 1 Festival dedicated to the patron saint, St John. COCENTAINA Twelfth Night. January 5th A parade of the Three Kings. COCENTAINA Local. March Festa dels Nanos: this is a street festival with a display of grotesque figures criticizing the government, or various neighbourhoods. Held on the third Sunday of Lent. COCENTAINA April 16th Easter- Holly Week COCENTAINA Religious. April 21st Festival of the Virgin of the Miracle, a very popular event. CREVILLENT Religious. August 7th Festival of the patron saint, St Cayetano. CREVILLENT Major celebration, Moors and Christians. October In honour of St Francis of Assisi, with Moors and Christians pageants, lasting from the end of September to COX Religious. September 8th Festival of Our Lady of Virtue. CREVILLENT Twelfth Night. January Living Nativity Scene (takes place at the end of December and beginning of January). CREVILLENT Holy Week. March Holy Week, with processions of Mariano Benlliure effigies (pasos) and choirs (dates vary). | Ascension Day Festival. CONFRIDES Festivity: Major celebration. August Festival in honour of St Joseph and the Virgin of Sorrows. Held during the last weekend of the month. CONFRIDES Festivity: Local. August 22-23 CALPE/CALP Religious. July 16th Festival of the Virgin del Carmen (the patron saint of sailors) - a festival at sea - with a procession, open-air celebrations, fireworks, street bands and Fiesta de Gracia (bullfights with young bulls). CALPE/CALP Religious. August 5th Festival of Our Lady, the Madonna of the Snows, with processions, open-air celebrations, fireworks, street bands and Fiesta de Gracia (bullfights with young bulls). CALPE/CALP Religious, Moors and Christians. October 22nd Festival of the Blessed Christ del Sudor, with Moors and Christians pageants, a landing, speeches, parades, open-air celebrations and fireworks. CALPE/CALP Popular. October5 to 12 Spanish-German Festival. CAMPELLO, EL Religious. July 16th Festival of the Virgin del Carmen (patron saint of sailors), with a marine procession featuring the local fishing fleet. CAMPELLO, EL Major celebration, Moors and Christians. October11th Festival dedicated to St Teresa, held around the 15th of October. Moors and Christians pageants featuring a landing. CAMPO DE MIRRA /CAMP DE MIRRA, EL Major celebration, Moors and Christians. August 22 to 26 Festival in honour of St Bartholomew. CAMPO DE MIRRA /CAMP DE MIRRA, EL Picturesque. December 26th 'Els Fols' (fancy dress and street dances). CAÑADA Local, Religious. January 6 to 7 Local fiesta with a Three Kings mystery play or a Living Nativity Scene - a popular celebration dating back more than two centuries (mentioned in 18th century texts). CAÑADA Religious. April Festival of St Vincent Ferrer. CAÑADA Major celebration, Local. July 14 to 18 Festival dedicated to the Virgin del Carmen (the patron saint of sailors) and St Cristóbal, held in the middle of month. CASTALLA Religious. March 25th Traditional Holy Week celebrations. CASTALLA Local. May St Isidore Fair held during the middle of month. CASTALLA Religious. July 25th Festival of St James. CASTALLA Local. August Description Fiestas of St Roch, with Fiesta de Gracia bullfights with young bulls), take place during the middle of month. CASTALLA Major celebration, Moors and Christians. September 31 to 4 Festival in honour of the Virgin de la Soledad, including Moors and Christians pageants. Held from the 31st of August to the 4th of September. CASTELL DE CASTELLS Holy Week. March Processions and meetings on the Day of the Resurrection. CASTELL DE CASTELLS Religious. April Festival of St Vincent Ferrer. CASTELL DE CASTELLS Religious. July 25 to 26 Description Fiestas in honour of the patron saint, St Anne, including a presentation of the festivities to be held during the year. CASTELL DE CASTELLS Major celebration, Moors and Christians. August 15 to 18 In honour of the Virgin de Agosto and St Roch, with a Moors and Christians pageant. COCENTAINA Publication of the Moors and Christians fiestas held in Honour of San Hipólito, declared to be an event of special interest to Spanish tourists. June 30th Institutional ceremonies, and in the evening the parades which will participate in the forthcoming fiestas. COCENTAINA Major celebration, Moors and Christians - an event of special interest to Spanish tourists August 9 to 12 Description A festival in honour of St Hippolytus starts on the second Sunday of August, and includes Moors and Christians pageants. COCENTAINA November All Saints Fair, an extremely ancient and popular fair. CONFRIDES Major celebration. August Festival in honour of St Joseph and the Virgin of Sorrows. Held during the last weekend of the month. CONFRIDES Local. August From 22 to 23 Village festivals (El Abdet). COX Pilgrimage, Religious. May 15th Pilgrimage of St Isidore. COX Major celebration, Moors and Christians. July 14 to 18 In honour of the Virgin del Carmen (the patron saint of sailors), with Moors and Christians pageants. | ||||
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