FIESTA OFFICIALLY RECOGNISED FOR ITS LOCAL TOURIST INTEREST
Programa completo
Friday 15th
18.00h. Children’s Day. Fair attractions: 1,50 €.
19.00h. OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE FAIR.
19.00h. Photo Exhibition opening: Feast of MOORS AND CHRISTIANS Benissa. Venue: Cultural Centre exhibition room. Opened from Monday to Friday from 10h to 13h & 17h to 21h and Saturday & Sunday: from 11h. to 13.30h. & 17h. to 20h.
19.00h. 5th Street Craft Fair. Venue: Rei Jaume I square and Puríssima st.
19.00h. Wine Tunnel. Wine & Tapas tasting. Venue: Nou st.
19.00h. Opening exhibition ”FET A MÀ” (Handmade). Venue: House Wives Association headquarters, País Valencià av. 97, (Taller de Ivars Passage). Opened Saturday 16th & 23rd from 17.30h to 21h and Sunday 17th from 10h to 13.30h & 17.30h to 21h. & 24th from 17h to 21h.
19.00h. Opening painting exhibition by Marisa Navarro “Policromía” Exhibition Hall of the Taller d'Ivars Art Centre. Opened from Tuesday till Sunday, from 18h to 20.30h.
20.30h. Bands Gathering. Musical Union of La Vija Joiosa and Lyrical and Musical Society of Benissa. Venue: Hall of the Taller d’Ivars Art Centre.
Saturday 16th
10.00h. 5th Street Craft Fair. Venue: Rei Jaume I square and Puríssima st.
12.00h. - 16.00h. Wine Tunnel. Wine & Tapas tasting. Venue: Nou st.
17.00h. “Climbing wall”. Grup Muntanya Margalló. Venue: Maseo Company st.
19.00h. - 23.00h. Wine Tunnel. Wine & Tapas tasting. Venue: Nou st.
19.00h. & 22.00h. Cinema. “PALMERAS EN LA NIEVE”. Venue: Cultural Centre.
Sunday 17th
09.00h. Gathering & breakfast of Horses and carriages. Venue: Parking of the Manuel Bru school.
10.00h. – 14.00h. Stamp market. Sale and philatelic material exchange. Philatelic and Numismatic Association. Venue: Fco. Sendra st.
10.00h. 5th Street Craft Fair. Venue: Rei Jaume I square and Puríssima st.
11.00h. “Climbing wall”. Grup Muntanya Margalló. Venue: Maseo Company st.
11.30h. Traditional Dancing Show by “L’Esbart Dansaire” with pipe & drum music, in Glorieta D. Joaquin Piera Joaquin Piera y Dª Mariana Torres.
12.00h. Cooking competition: “PAELLA”. Venue: Glorieta D. Joaquin Piera Joaquin Piera y Dª Mariana Torres. The rules of this competition can be found aside.
12.00h. Typical products tasting. In the Glorieta Sr. Joaquín Piera y Sra. Mariana Torres.
12.00h - 14.00h. 1st Championship of olive pit spitting. Organized by: “Corpus del Convent” festivites. Venue: D. Joaquin Piera and Sta. Mariana Torres park.
12.00h. Traditional Dancing Show by “L’Esbart Dansaire” with pipe & drum music, in Esglesia Vella sq.
12.00h. Animals gathering for the blessing in the Portal Square. (in front of the Town Hall).
12.00h. “Para comérselos”( They're absolutely gorgeous', photography workshop of the pets assistants. Venue: Puríssima st, in front of the Town Hall. Organized by: GAB.
12.00h. - 16.00h. Wine Tunnel. Wine & Tapas tasting. Venue: Nou st.
12.30h. Parade of horses and carriages and parade of pets. Route: Streets: Dr. Fleming, Dra. Asland, Dr. Ramón y Cajal, Alacant, Pare Andrés, Rei Jaume I sq. & Paseo Dolors Piera. Collaboration: Carreters i Cavallistes de Benissa Association.
**FOR SAFETY REASONS: DANGEROUS DOGS BREEDS OR CONSIDERABLE SIZE MUST WEAR MUZZLE**
**(May be removed from parade, animals that do not comply this observation) **
13.15h. Animals Blessing. Main door of the church.
17.00h. “Climbing wall”. Grup Muntanya Margalló. Venue: Maseo Company st.
18.00h. Senior Dance session. Bernia Social Centre.
18.00h. & 21.00h. Cinema “PALMERAS EN LA NIEVE”. Venue: Cultural Centre.
19.00h. - 23.00h. Wine Tunnel. Wine & Tapas tasting. Venue: Nou st.
Tuesday, 19th
16.00h. Parchis Competition. House Wives Club.
Wednesday, 20th
16.00h. Brisca Competition. House Wives Club.
Thursday, 21st
16.00h. Domino Competition. House Wives Club.
17.30h Story telling for children: For children aged 4 to 7 years. Venue: Bernat Capó public Library.
Friday, 22nd
19.00h. Medieval Market opening
20.00h. MEDIEVAL MARKET INAUGURATION. Venue: Rei Jaime I sq., Purísima st., Esglesia Vella sq., Telló st., Sant Antonist. & Portal sq..
20.30h. Opening of the Market-Exhibition of cars and agricultural machinery. Venue: Sant Pere st, Paseo Dolores Piera , Nou st., Vicent Buigues st. & Jaume I sq.
Saturday, 23rd
09.00h. 19. Livestock Fair Opening. Buying and selling of all kind of animals. In Palmera st.
09.00h. Opening of the 3nd Exhibition Aviculture Autochthon. Venue: Maseo Company st.
10.00h. Market-Exhibition of cars and agricultural machinery. Venue: Sant Pere st, Paseo Dolores Piera , Nou st., Vicent Buigues st. & Jaume I sq.
10.00h. Opening of the 1st day of the Medieval Market.
10.00 h. Ecological toy library. Games together as a family. Venue: D. Joaquin Piera & Dña. Mariana Torres park.
10.30h. Opening Abargues Stately Home Museum. Venue: Desamparados st., 7. Timetable: from 10.30h. to 14h. & 16.30h to 20h.
16.30h. Children’s pigeon racing event. Final trophy Fira Sant Antoni. Venue: Pda.Costa – Costera Pobil.
19.00h. & 22.00h. Cinema “INCIDENCIAS”. Venue: Cultural Centre.
19.30h. “Rondallas” Gathering. Venue: Taller d’Ivars Art Centre.
24.00h. Closing 1st day of the Medieval Market.
Sunday 24th
09.00h. Livestock Fair Opening. Buying and selling of all kind of animals. In Palmera st.
09.00h. Old vehicles exhibition. Teulada st.
09.30h – 14.30h. 17th International Chess Open ”VILA DE BENISSA”. Venue: Taller d’Ivars Art Centre.
09.30h. Valencian ball game. Exhibition of the Valencian Ball game Local school. Juvenile, infant and cadet categories. Venue: Trinquete of Benissa, Hort de Bordes street.
10.00h. Opening of the 2nd day of the Medieval Market. Venue: Rei Jaime I sq., Purísima st., Esglesia Vella sq., Telló st., Sant Antonist. & Portal sq..
10.00h. New & Used Car and Motorbike Market-Exhibition. Sant Pere st., Nou st., Paseo Dolores Piera & Jaume I sq.
10.00 h. Ecological toy library. Games together as a family. Venue: D. Joaquin Piera & Dña. Mariana Torres park.
10.00h. Market-Exhibition of cars and agricultural machinery. Venue: Sant Pere st, Paseo Dolores Piera , Nou st., Vicent Buigues st. & Jaume I sq.
10.00h. Bird song exhibition. Venue: Camí Canor av. Sports pitch near Manuel Bru school.
10.00h. - 13.00h. Stamp market. Sale and philatelic material exchange. Philatelic and Numismatic Association. Venue: Fco. Sendra st.
10.00h. Spanish Association Against Cancer. Information desk. Jaume I sq., in front of Cantó de la Florencia. Timetable: From 10.30h to 14h and 16.30h to 20h.
11.00h. Valencian ball game. Fair competition. Escala i Corda Professional. Venue: Trinquete de Benissa (Pelota Court), Hort de Bordes st.
11.00h. Valencian ball game. Fair competition. Escala i Corda Amateur. Venue: Trinquete de Benissa (Pelota Court), Hort de Bordes st.
18.00h. & 21.00h. Cinema “INCIDENCIAS”. Venue: Cultural Centre.
22.00h. Medieval Market Closing.