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Dates for your (Annual) Diary
Dates for your (Annual) Diary
(Benidorm) We constantly receive emails from readers wanting to know when this or that fiesta is happening … or worse, readers who complain they’ve missed a celebration. So here’s a handy list of the main fiesta dates in the area for the whole year – so you can stick it on your fridge and not miss a thing! The 5th is Spain’s equivalent to our Christmas Eve. It celebrates the arrival of the 3 kings with a majestic procession through the streets of the old town. Bright lights and colourful costumes light up the faces of the children as they wave from the pavements before heading home to bed. Next morning if they’ve been good the children will receive gifts from the Kings rather like Santa brings gifts on Christmas Day. January 6th is a national holiday. February Spain celebrates carnival season in February but with no specific date, you’ll just have to keep an eye out for the fancy costumes, parades and all night parties! March The Valencian region of Spain (that includes the Costa Blanca) celebrates ‘Fallas’ from 15th to 19th March. Here in Benidorm the event includes street parties, parades and spectacular costumes and culminates with the burning of the giant papier mache monuments that are built especially for the occasion. March 19th is also a national holiday to celebrate Father’s day in Spain. This year there is to be another fabulous Elvis Festival in Benidorm from March 30th – 1st of April. April The 5th and the 6th (Thursday and Friday) are national bank holidays. Easter Good Friday this year falls on 6th April. But Benidorm and the surrounding area will start filling up a whole week before as Madrid, for example, take the week before Easter off and other parts of Spain the week after. Easter is the busiest time of the year for Benidorm as it’s the first chance the Spanish nationals have had this year to head for the coast and they arrive in their thousands … brilliant! May May 6th is Mother’s Day this year in Spain – it always falls on the first Sunday in the month. May 1st is also a national holiday (day of the worker). May is also the month the Holy Communions are celebrated in Spain – look out for mini-brides and boys dressed as sailors enjoying their big day! June June 23rd sees towns up and down the coast celebrating San Juan. Typically everyone heads to the beach for a picnic supper before lighting bonfires and paddling in the sea at midnight. This is the biggest beach party you’ll ever see and will be the highlight of your holiday. July For the third year Benidorm will host the ‘Lo cost’ music festival on 27th, 28th and 29th of July. With an estimated 40,000 visitors this year, this is fast becoming Benidorm’s very own Glastonbury. August Albir celebrate their summer fiestas with a weekend of fun. The dates to be confirmed. Finestrat celebrate their annual fiestas from the 20th to 24th with 4 days of fun! September Altea celebrates their Moors & Christians fiestas over the second week with fantastic costumes and stirring parades. October October 12th is a Spanish bank holiday Benidorm celebrate their Moors & Christians fiestas over the first weekend with swashbuckling theatrical re-enactments of the battles that took place in the 13th century. There’s plenty of gun powder and ‘baddies’ … great fun for those who like to see a good fight! November … Fiesta Month! November 1st is a national bank holiday (Day of the dead). Alfaz del Pi celebrate their fiestas from the 5th -9th inclusive with religious parades, fantastic costumes, fireworks and fun. Then Benidorm take over from the 10th with even more fun, fancy dress and finish with the famous ‘Brit After Party on the 16th. Top Tip; Book early to avoid missing this, the highlight of the fiesta calendar in Benidorm. December December 6th & 8th are national bank holidays, then it is full steam ahead to Christmas! The highlight of the Spanish Christmas is ‘Noche Buena’, Christmas Eve on the 24th celebrated with a sumptuous family meal. |
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