Portal Oficial de Turisme de la Comunitat Valenciana - Beta -

FRIDAY 6^TH NOVEMBER

18:00 LIGHTING of  the ARTISTIC  ILLUMINATION. Afterwards, INAUGURATION OF THE FAIRGROUND next to the Bull Ring.

23:00"PENYAS" INFORMAL PARADE. Meeting of the "Peñas" at C/ Ruzafa. Parade around Ruzafa and Martínez Alejos streets.

00:30 BLUES & BEATLES NIGHT at Constitution square. Performing "LOS INSÓLITOS" and "AGAINST THE ODDS".

SATURDAY 7^TH NOVEMBER

10:00 MASS at the Church of San Jaime, in honour to the Virgin of the Suffrage, singed by the Barqueta Choir.

11:45 Opening of the doors at San Jaime Church to sing the VERSES IN HONOUR TO THE VIRGIN.

12:00 BELL RINGING followed by a spectacular "AIR BOMBING" from Plaza Castelar, to announce that...

THE MAJOR FIESTAS HAVE BEGUN!

13:00 MEETING OF MUSIC BANDS in Plaza de SS. MM. los Reyes de España, to perform the piece "FIESTA IN BENIDORM".

17:00 THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE OF THE FOUNDING OF THE VIRGIN at Poniente Beach.

18:00 SOLEMN PROCESSION leaving from Parque de Elche (Harbour) through the following streets: Paseo de la Carretera, Alameda and Mayor. When the procession gets to the church there will be a FLOWER OFFERING TO THE VIRGIN followed by the ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FIESTAS at Plaza San Jaime. Afterwards there will be a BIG FIREWORK DISPLAY.

24:00  BIG "CORREFOC" (moving fire and sound show ) "ELS DIMONIS ENROSCATS" from Paseo Colón (Harbour), going through the Old Town streets to Plaza SSMM Los Reyes de España.

24:00 LOCAL ROCK BANDS FESTIVAL, in Plaza de la Constitución.

SUNDAY 8^TH NOVEMBER: VIRGIN OF THE SUFFRAGE´S DAY

08:00 First DESPERTÀ (awakening) by the local bands...and from now on, every morning.

11:00 CYCLING RACE at the Av. Vicente Llorca Alós and surroundings (La Cala).

11:30 SOLEMN MASS in honour of the Virgin, at the Church of San Jaime, singed by "Camerata Aitana"

12:00 Children playground in Plaza SS.MM. Los Reyes de España.

14:00 Marvellous MASCLETA (super big banger) at Av. Mediterráneo  by Pirotecnia Europlá.

16:30 Show for children at Tomás Ortuño Street (L´Hort de Colón).

17:15 AMAZING CONCERT of the "Unión Musical de Benidorm" at the Gambo street.

19:00 SOLEMN PROCESSION IN HONOUR TO THE VIRGIN OF THE SUFFRAGE. Itinerary: Mayor, Alameda Pedro Zaragoza, Pintor Lozano, Virgen del Sufragio, Martínez Alejos, Paseo de la Carretera, Santa Faz and Plaza de San Jaime. Afterwards "ESTAMPETA".

23:00 Traditional COPLETES singed to the Virgin of the Suffrage at Plaza de San Jaime.

00:00 AMAZING CONCERT of the group "OWIX", at The Gambo street.

00:30 HIP-HOP festival 2009 at Tomas  Ortuño street (L´ Hort de Colón).

MONDAY 9^TH NOVEMBER: SAINT JAMES´ DAY

11:00 Ronald McDonalds performance at Plaza de la Hispanidad.

11:30 SOLEMN MASS at San Jaime´s Church, in honour to Saint James.

12:00 Stunt Motorcycling Exhibition in Bilbao Avenue.

12:30 Sardines for everyone at Ametlla de Mar Avenue (Rincón de Loix).

14:00 Marvellous MASCLETA (super big banger) at Av. Mediterráneo  by Pirotencia Europlá.

16:30 Children´s Theater "El Profesor Chiflado" at  C/ Tomás Ortuño (L´ Hort de Colón)

19:00 SOLEMN PROCESSION IN HONOUR TO SAINT JAMES by the streets: Mayor, Alameda, Paseo de la Carretera, Santa Faz and Plaza San Jaime. Afterwards ESTAMPETA.

23:30 WONDERFUL NOCTURNAL MASCLETÁ (fireworks and bangers) at Av. Mediterráneo by Pirotencia Europlá.

24:00 Orchestra at Gambo street.

00:00  II Grand Fiesta Flower-Power 70-80´s years, in C/ Tomás Ortuño (L´ Hort de Colón).

Afterwards BIG "CORREFOC" (moving fire and sound show ) by "ESCURA ELS PLATS, going through the Old Town streets to Plaza SSMM Los Reyes de España.

TUESDAY 10^TH NOVEMBER

10:30 SOLEMN REQUIEM MASS at San Jaime Church singed by the Church Choir. Afterwards OFFERING OF FLOWER GARLANDS to the Dead in the Sea at Plaza de la Señoría.

12:30 Sardines for everyone at La Cala.

14:00 GREAT MASCLETÀ (super big banger) at Av. Mediterráneo by Pirotécnia Europlá.

17:00: Concert of "BIG BAND DEL GRUPO LOS GAVILANES", at Plaza SS.MM los Reyes de España.

19:00 FUNNY COSTUMES PARADE. Itinerary: Parque de Elche, Almendros, Marte, Venus, Ruzafa, and Martínez Alejos.

24:00 Concert of "La Madre que los Parió" at the Plaza SS.MM los Reyes de España.

WEDNESDAY 11^TH NOVEMBER

11:00 FESTA DE LES FESTES. Parade around the town of the different Fiestas Commitees departing from Plaza Neptuno, Parque de Elche (Harbour) and Plaza de la Hispanidad to go to Plaza de SS.MM Los Reyes de España, where the Fiestas Queens will receive them.

18:00 FLOAT PARADE through the following streets: Parque de Elche, Almendros, Marte, Venus, Ruzafa, Martínez Alejos, Alcoy and finishing at Bilbao Avenue. Afterwards, MARVELLOUS FIREWORK DISPLAY at  Poniente Beach (Harbour).

¡MERRY FIESTAS FOR EVERYONE!