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Fira i porrat de Sant Antoni 2023 events programme
From Friday 13 to Sunday 29
🎡Funfair. Dolores Piera parking lot.
(Opens at 6:00 PM on Mondays through Fridays, open all day on weekends)
- Friday 13
6:00 PM. Children’s day. Fair rides at reduced prices (€2)
- Tuesday 17
4:00 PM. Brisca (Spanish card game) competition. Benissa Housewives’ Association.
7:30 PM. Presentation of the 2023 IECMA calendar. Casas del Batlle.
- Wednesday 18
4:00 PM. Parcheesi contest. Benissa Housewives’ Association.
- Thursday 19
4:00 PM. Dominoes contest. Benissa Housewives’ Association.
7:30 PM. Premiere of the feature documentary “Venimos de Lejos”, Colectivo Mirades. Cultural Hall.
- Friday 20
6:00 PM. Children’s day. Fair rides at reduced prices (€2)
7:00 PM – 00.00 AM. Wine Tunnel. FPX 2023. Marquee.
8:00 PM. Sandwich stand. FPX2023. Dolores Piera parking lot.
8:00 PM. La Cultural restaurant. FPX2023.
8:30 PM. “Fairground Concert”. Benissa lyrical and musical association. Taller d’Ivars art centre.
- Saturday 21
08.30 h. Wake-up call.
12:00 PM. Entrance of the firewood to prepare the bonfire. Benissa association of carters and horsemen. Jaime I square.
12:00 PM. Argentinean stand. AECC. Jaime I square.
12:00 PM - 24.00 h. Wine tunnel. FPX 2023. Marquee.
12.00 PM. Sandwich stand. FPX2023. Dolores Piera parking lot.
12:00 PM. La Cultural restaurant. FPX2023.
6:30 PM. Inauguration of the fair.
7:00 PM. Popular ball, blessing and lighting of the bonfire, followed by the “Dance of the demons”. L’Esbart Sansaire, Pandilla de Xirimiters Pere Bigot and the Benissa association of carters and horsemen. Jaime I square.
- Sunday 22
09.00 AM. Bicycle day. Urban trail. Benissa bicycle club. Gathering at Jaime I square.
10.00 AM – 1.00 PM. Traditional stamp market. Stamp collecting and numismatics association. C/ Francisco Sendra, 2.
10.00 AM. Historical vehicle display. La Marina historical vehicles association. C/ Vicente Buigues, C/ Nuevo and Jaime I square.
12:00 PM. Singing bird display. Organised by the Benissa and Regional Ornithological Association. Sports track – Palau Sant Pere.
12:00 PM. Performance by l´Esbart Dansaire. Iglesia Vieja square.
12:00 PM. Gathering of pets and horses. Plaza del Portal.
12:00 PM. Argentinean stand. AECC. Jaime I square.
12:00 PM - 24.00 h. Wine tunnel. FPX 2023. Marquee.
12:00 PM. Sandwich stand. FPX2023. Dolores Piera parking lot.
12:00 PM. La Cultural restaurant. FPX2023.
12:30 PM. Parade from Plaza del Portal to the doors of the basilica, where the animals will be blessed.
1:00 PM. Paella contest. Marquee. Registrations: festes@ajbenissa.es (please state the number of guests and provide contact information)
6:30 PM. “Escala y cuerda” fair game. Pelota court.
- Tuesday 24
4:00 PM. Brisca competition finals. Benissa Housewives’ Association.
- Wednesday 25
4:00 PM. Parcheesi competition finals. Benissa Housewives’ Association.
7:00 PM. Screening of the documentary “dondes del cor del fons. El batec de tot un poble”. Valencian charity fund. Cases del Batlle
- Thursday 26
4:00 PM. Dominoes contest finals and award ceremony. Benissa Housewives’ Association.
8:00 PM. Conference: “Conservación de la Teixera de Bèrnia dentro del Proyecto Life Teixeres”. ABAI. Cases del Batlle.
- Friday 27
7:00 PM. Opening event for the Medieval fair. Plaza Portal.
7:00 PM. XIX Purebred bird display. AVIBEN. Marquee.
8:00 PM. Opening of the exhibition “Orden vs Caos”. GAB and students of the Josep Iborra secondary school. Taller d’Ivars art centre.
8:00 PM. Sandwich stand. FPX2023. Dolores Piera parking lot.
8:00 PM. La Cultural restaurant. FPX2023.
8:00 PM. “Fiesteros San Jaime 2023” stand. Iglesia Vieja square.
- Saturday 28
10:00 AM – 12:00 AM. Medieval fair and travelling shows.
10:00 AM. XXXV display of horses, tools and carts. Benissa association of carters and horsemen. C/ Palmera and C/ Fray Humilde.
12:00 PM – 12:00 AM. “Fiesteros San Jaime 2023” stand. Iglesia Vieja square.
12:00 PM - 12:00 AM. Sandwich stand. FPX2023. Dolores Piera parking lot.
12:00 PM – 12:00 AM. La Cultural restaurant. FPX2023.
4:00 PM. Vehicles and machines display. C/ Nuevo, C/ Vicent Buigues and Jaime I square.
5:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Artistic influence workshop. LES NOU MUSSES. Jaime I square.
7:00 PM. Performance by the Benissa string band and the Orba Municipal School. Taller d’Ivars art centre.
8:00 PM. Screening of the XXIV photography rally. Benissa photography association. Cases del Batlle.
- Sunday 29
09:00 AM. XXXII “Vicent el Pinzeller” international chess open. Benissa chess club. Taller d’Ivars art centre.
09:00 AM. Charity pastry stand. Manos Unidas. Jaime I square.
10:00 AM. XXXV XXXV display of horses, tools and carts. Benissa association of carters and horsemen. C/ Palmera and C/ Fray Humilde.
10:00 AM. Historical vehicle display. La Marina historical vehicles association. Avda. l'Alcúdia.
10:00 AM. AECC information stand. Jaime I square.
10:00 AM – 10:00 PM. Medieval fair and travelling performances.
10:30 AM - 4:00 PM. Social exchange gathering with stamp collecting clubs (FASFILCOVA)
Stamp collecting culinary gathering and presentation of the 40th anniversary commemorative gazette. Casal Joven.
12:00 PM - 10.00 PM. “Fiesteros San Jaime 2023” stand. Iglesia Vieja square.
12:00 PM - 10.00 PM. Sandwich stand. FPX2023. Dolores Piera parking lot.
12:00 PM – 10.00 PM. La Cultural restaurant. FPX2023.
Museum and display schedules:
SALVADOR SORIA CONTEMPORARY ART SPACE: “CAMINANDO CONO VAN GOGH” EXHIBITION
Opening hours: Tuesdays through Fridays. Pre-arranged visits in the mornings.
Afternoons from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM.
Saturday: from 10 AM to 2 PM and from 6 PM to 8:30 PM. Sunday: from 10 AM to 2 PM.
CASA ABARGUES
Opening hours: Wednesdays and Sundays from 10 AM to 2 PM.
Fridays and Saturdays from 10 AM to 2 PM and from 5 PM to 8 PM.
MUNICIPAL CINEMA
21/01/2023 – 22/01/2023 Screening of the film: “A todo tren”. Cultural hall.
Schedules: Saturday: 7 PM and 10 PM Sunday: 6 PM and 9 PM.
28/01/2023 – 29/01/2023 Screening of the film: “Todos lo hacen”. Cultural hall.
Schedules: Saturday: 7 PM and 10 PM. Sunday: 6 PM and 9 PM