Fiestas

Spanish fiestas are an important tourist attraction, an integral part of life and most have a religious or historical motive.

The Moraira Village Fiesta are held on the 15th and 16th of July each year in honor of La Virgén de los Desamparados (The Virgin of the Helpless) and La Virgén Carmen (Patron of the Fishermen).

The 16th is a local fiesta and the celebrations start in earnest on 15th.

Events are organised for the whole week around these dates and the programme varies each year.

These include street processions with the participants in colorful traditional costumes accompanied by brass bands, games & competitions, bull-running and open-air disco until the early hours of the morning.

A colored brochure and program of events is produced and published by the Fiesta Committee and the advertising revenue helps with financing the fiesta.

The principle event on the 16th and is well worth seeing. The colorful statue of the Virgin is removed from the church, paraded around the village and then taken out to sea to bless the fishermen she protects.

The Teulada Town Fiesta is held during the week after Easter week in honor of the local saint and town patron, San Vicente Ferrer.

The event is held every year and the celebrations are much the same as the Moraira Village fiesta.

La Font Santa (Holy Fountain) Fiesta.  Font Santa is situated just outside Moraira adjoining the Go-Kart track that borrows the name.

The festival is held at the beginning of July.

The story is that San Vicente Ferrer was traveling between Alicante and Valencia, in those days it was quite a difficult journey.

Feeling extremely tired and thirsty he whacked a rock with his stick. It is not know if this was inspired by anger and desperation or some saintly motive but water began pouring from the stone. The stone is still there, with the fountain and a tiny chapel. 

La Fiesta de Moscatell is held in Teulada at the end of August. This equates to a "Harvest Thanksgiving". and the name applies to the type of grape, which is grown in the area and goes into the making of "Mistela" wine.

The local brand "ALONE" is marketed by the aptly-named Cooperativa de San Vicente Ferrer. one-evening event is held at the Plaza de la Ermita de San Vicente Ferrer and entails a public procession, music, and dancing to disco music - and of course virtually unlimited supplies of the season's produce!

The Moors and Christians Fiesta in Moraira.

This is probably the most popular fiesta in Moraira and takes place on the 3rd weekend in June.

Many towns have a Moors & Christians fiesta and these celebrate the expulsion of the Moors from Valencia by the Christians.

The participants are arranged in Filas (Groups) who design and produce their own costumes each year at their own expense.

This invasion by the Moors is re-enacted and they sail into the beach, with canon- and musket-fire, and overrun the Castle held by the Christians.

The following day the Christians stage an attack and retake their castle with even more noise.

Exciting and noisy events with the Red Cross Ambulance standing by.

The fiestas continue for the whole week, including both weekends, and feature daily street processions, games, competitions, bull-running, all-night disco etc.

Once they have witnessed the spectacle many visitors come back for their holidays at the same time every year.

The Three Kings Procession 5th January
The Three Kings - procession and distribution of presents to the children.

Fiesta de la dama 3rd February
The festival of the lady is celebrated with an afternoon snack in honor of San Blas and by baking a sweet cake in the shape of a human figure.

Carnival 17th-28th February
The exuberance of the carnival festivity is heightened by a spectacular mock battle for fun in which the only weapon used is flour.

Festividad De Semana Santa 6th-10th April
The religious acts that are common during Holy Week are elebrated in Teulada and Moraira. Of particular interest are the silent procession in Moraira on Holy Thursday and in Teulada the Holy Entombment on Good Friday, and the Easter procession.

Festividad De San Vicente Ferrer 21st-30th April
The Teulada patron saint festival has a tight schedule of events, including street parades, concerts, open air dances, bull runs, fireworks and morning petard awakenings. Official and religious acts focus on Saint Vicent Ferrer, the most important being the procession that taies place on the Monday after Easter. Patron Saint’s day honoring San Vicente Ferrer.

Easter - Throughout Spain the week of Easter (Semana Santa) is celebrated with somber religious processions, usually entailing an effigy of Jesus on the Cross being carried through the streets followed by mourners wearing black and carrying candles. Spaniards of all ages take part and one cannot help being struck by the sense of community and dedication to tradition that the celebrations reflect.

Moros Y Christianos 1st-30th June
The joy and color of the Moors and Christians festival returns to Moraira on the second or third week of June. The festivities celebrate the Christ, especially noteworthy are the l’ampolla beach (Moraira main beach) disembarkation at night, the floral offering and above all the splendid gala parade.

JULY - dates vary, usually the first weekend
Fiesta of Font Santa celebrations held at the hermitage bearing its name.

JULY week beginning 15/16th
Fiestas celebrating the Patron Saint for Moraira. Festivities include processions, fireworks, dancing in the street to live music, fiestas at sea and bull running.

JULY 24th - 25th
Fiestas in Benimarco - a small village just outside Teulada.

San Abdon Y San Senent July 29th - 30th
Els Sants de la Pedra - Street celebrations in Calle Calvo Sotelo, Teulada. This is one of the areas oldest and most deeply rooted celebrations held in Teulada.

AUGUST - dates vary, usually the last weekend
Fiesta of L'Andrago held at the beach with dancing to live music and dinner on the beach.

Mediaeval Market - dates vary normally mid August. Stalls, birds of prey, traditional food and street entertainment.

Fiesta Del Moscatel SEPTEMBER - dates vary, usually first Saturday of the month
Muscatel Fiesta - wine tasting fiesta and exhibitions together with other open air celebrations. The Festival for farmers held after the muscatel grapes have been harvested and shipped off to domestic markets. Street dancing, muscatel wine tasting and slide projections showing vineyard tending are scheduled. Events take place on the Avenida Las Palmas on the 1st or 2nd Saturday in September.

NOVEMBER 24th
Fiesta of Santa Catalina (Teulada) - Processions and week of cultural activities.

Fiesta of Santa Cecilia - dates vary - Musical concerts.

DECEMBER 19th
Christmas Market (Teulada) - Large open air market with arts and crafts and traditional food.

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