Alicante Events
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38.344082 -0.48047 | 1 Alicante's colourful carnival lasts for around ten days. The highlight is on the Sábado Ramblero (13 February), when the city's main thoroughfares, La Rambla and El Barrio, fill with stunning… | |
38.344082 -0.48047 | 2 The Moors and Christians Festival is one of the major celebrations in Alicante's calendar, a mixture of religion, history and street carnival. Battle re-enactments take place throughout… |  |
38.344082 -0.48047 | 3 Alicante celebrates Holy Week with colourful and spectacular processions, prayers and masses. On Maundy Thursday the solemn Procession of Silence takes place. By contrast, the grand final… | |
4 The Alicante Short Film Festival, at the Panoramis shopping and leisure centre, aims to promote the arts in general as well as just film. In addition to screenings there are activities… | ||
38.344082 -0.48047 | 5 Every year around 200,000 people walk to the Monasterio de Santa Faz on the second-largest pilgrimage in Spain. Starting at around 8am, the route wends its way along 8km of road from… |  |
38.702009 -0.477198 | 6 Alcoi Moors and Christians Festival Alcoi stages a spectacular re-enactment of the battle between the Moors and the Christians to honour regional patron Saint George. Head to outdoor squares Plaça Emili Sala and la Plaça de Dins… |  |
38.344082 -0.48047 | 7 The barrio (neighbourhood) of Santa Cruz in Alicante celebrates the Cruces de Mayo (May Crosses) Fiesta by decorating the streets, balconies and squares with flowers in cross formations. The… | |
38.344082 -0.48047 | 8 The Fogueres de Sant Joan is Alicante's main fiesta, paying homage to Saint John and celebrating the summer solstice with bonfires and fireworks. Huge satirical monuments are constructed… |  |
38.344082 -0.48047 | 9 Held soon after the Saint John's Bonfire, Alicante's annual Medieval Market takes over the streets and squares of the city's Old Quarter. The stalls sell local crafts and there are displays of… | |
38.344082 -0.48047 | 10 The Moors and Christians Festival is one of the major celebrations in Alicante's calendar, a mixture of religion, history and street carnival. Battle re-enactments take place throughout… | |
38.344082 -0.48047 | 11 The Moors and Christians Festival is one of the major celebrations in Alicante's calendar, a mixture of religion, history and street carnival. Battle re-enactments take place throughout… | |
38.840429 0.108575 | 12 The Valencian town of Dénia works itself up into a frenzy for the much-anticipated Toros/Bous a la Mar. This bull running extravaganza is staged annually to commemorate the Festival of the… | |
13 Every July the town of L'Alfàs del Pi, on the Costa Blanca in the province of Alicante, hosts a ten-day film festival. As well as the expected screenings and awards by category, the event… | ||
38.174815 -0.474429 | 14 On 16 July residents of Tabarca pay tribute to the Virgen del Carmen, patron saint of sailors. Celebrations commence when a statue of the virgin is carried through the city to the sea. | |
38.267196 -0.697546 | 15 The Misteri d'Elx is a beautiful medieval lyrical drama performed inside the Santa Maria Basilica in Elche to celebrate Assumption Day. It has been hailed as a Masterpiece of the Oral and… | |
38.344082 -0.48047 | 16 The Moors and Christians Festival is one of the major celebrations in Alicante's calendar, a mixture of religion, history and street carnival. Battle re-enactments take place throughout… | |
38.344082 -0.48047 | 17 The Alicante Summer Festival (Festival de Verano de Alicante) stages a programme of music, theatre and dance around the port area. The wide-ranging festival is designed to appeal to all… | |
38.344082 -0.48047 | 18 The Moors and Christians Festival is one of the major celebrations in Alicante's calendar, a mixture of religion, history and street carnival. Battle re-enactments take place throughout… | |
38.635651 -0.86575 | 19 Villena Moors and Christians Festival Every year the streets of Villena fill with thousands of people dressed as moors, warriors, students and workers as part of the village's the Moors and Christians festival. The traditional… | |
38.55085 -0.110893 | 20 At KM Disco in Benidorm up to 5000 people dance to the latest House tracks until bright sunshine breaks up the party. The club is open everyday during July and August and on Fridays and… |  |
38.541385 -0.093855 | 21 Aqualandia in Benidorm is a fun day out for all the family. Plummet down vertical slide Kamikaze or ride through the Black Hole's dark tube on a rubber ring - then relax in the calm currents… |  |
38.543781 -0.13187 | 22 The Moors and Christians Festival is one of the major celebrations in Benidorm's calendar. Pivotal moments in local history (including the Reconquest of Spain) are brought to life with battle… | |
38.296033 -0.574293 | 23 Lobster, truffles, tempura... Spain's famous Gastronomy Conference (Lo Mejor de la Gastronomía) moves from San Sebastián to the IFA Exhibition Centre in Alicante. The nation's top chefs show… |  |
38.344082 -0.48047 | 24 The spectacular Three Kings Procession is one of the highlights of Alicante's Christmas calendar, particularly for children as it marks the arrival of their presents. The costumed trio ride… |  |
38.261656 -0.703067 | 25 Elche Oasis is a World Heritage town, set inside a vast forest of 300,000 palms near Alicante. Beautiful botanical gardens and a museum explain its roots as an ancient Moorish oasis, while the… |  |
26 Dénia Castle, perched on the hill, is one of the main attractions of this historic and elegant seaside town. |  | |
27 Gravina Fine Arts Museum - MUBAG Located in the 18th-century Gravina Palace in the old quarter of Alicante, the recently-opened MUBAG displays works by Salzillo, Vicente López, Antonio Gisbert and Joaquín Agrasot, among others. | ||
28 The Castillo de Santa Bárbara, originally built to protect Alicante and virtually surrounded by sea, remains a major landmark in the city, offering panoramic views. Its foundations date back… |  | |
38.174815 -0.474429 | 29 The small and tranquil Isla de Tabarca is just a short boat trip off the Alicante coast. Snorkel or take a glass-bottomed boat in the national marine park's crystal clear waters. Or just… |  |
38.559374 -0.16149 | 30 Terra Mítica theme park is located on Spain's east coast in Benidorm. Here, kids can explore ancient Mediterranean civilisations through themed rides, shows, restaurants and shops. Brave the… |  |
38.60083 -0.05064 | 31 Only the Sierra Helada separates Altea from Benidorm's party crowds, but this hilltop town offers sea views, peace and serenity. Stroll cobblestone streets past whitewashed houses, watch fish… | |
38.674896 -0.199331 | 32 Perched precariously between three mountains, the Valencian village of Guadalest seems almost hewn into the rock. Its full name, El Castell de Guadalest, refers to the village's most striking… |  |
33 Alicante's Z Klub features various resident and guest DJs, who keep the enthusiastic crowd going until past dawn with some excellent house and techno tunes. | ||
34 Marvel at flora and fauna from three continents at Terra Natura, a popular wildlife park in Benidorm. There are four main areas: America, Asia, Europe and an entrance zone called 'Pangea'… |  | |
35 Dénia's ethnological museum gives us an insight into a town that enjoyed a glorious period of prosperity during the second half of the 19th century. | ||
36 The Hogueras Museum is dedicated to Alicante's most popular festivals: the Hogueras de San Juan (Saint John's Bonfires). A great collection of photographs, Ninots Indultats (saved statues)… | ||
37 The Church of the Asunción in Dénia is one of the most beautiful buildings in this historic town. | ||
38 Every Saturday and Sunday, one of Alicante's premier techno/dance clubs, Metro, opens its doors for two sessions of dance classics. Saturday is usually given over to a different party every… | ||
39 MARQ is Alicante's Archaeological Museum, dedicated to the art of excavation, including underwater archaeology. The exhibits on site date from the Palaeolithic era to modern times. |  | |
40 The Alicante Bullfighting Museum offers permanent exhibits dedicated to the most renowned local bullfighters, including Vicente Blau (El Tino), Francisco Antón (Pacorro) and Vicente Fernández… | ||
38.542828 -0.093555 | 41 The Mundomar wildlife park in Benidorm boasts a colourful, noisy array of marine and exotic animals. The seal pool is always a favourite with kids, as are the comical penguins. There are daily… |  |
