Viu el Nadal to Benissa

PROGRAMMING VIU EL NADAL 2024

Thursday 5.12
19.30 h Inauguration Viu el Nadal. Switching on the lights, Christmas show and chocolate party. With the participation of students from Pentatònic, Manuel Bru and Pare Melchor schools and the Benissa Housewives Association. Plaça Rei Jaume I.

Friday 6.12

10.00 h - 20.00 h Christmas Market located in the marquee on the Paseo D. Joaquín Piera and Dª Mariana Torres.
12.00 h Performance by the Rondalla at the Christmas Market.

Saturday 7.12

19.00 h and 22.00 h CINEMA ‘Jurado nº 2’. Cultural Hall.

Sunday 8.12

18.30 h Benissa Trophy Final, Pelota Valenciana. Trinquete.

18.00 h and 21.00 h CINEMA ‘Jury nº 2’. Cultural Hall.

Friday 13.12
17.00 h to 20.00 h Christmas commercial promotion campaign. Visit Father Christmas' house in the Casal Jove.
20.00 h Literary presentation ‘Calendari dels Brillants’, by Joan Josep Cardona. Cases del Batlle.

Saturday 14.12

11.00 h to 13.30 h and from 17.00 h to 20.00 h Christmas commercial promotion campaign. Visit Father Christmas' house in the Casal Jove.

18.30 h Inauguration of the Nativity Scene. Centre d'Art Taller d'Ivars.

19.00 h and 22.00 h CINEMA ‘Amanece en Samaná’. Cultural Hall.

19:30 h Christmas Concert by the Benissenca Choir. Centre d'Art Taller d'Ivars. Donation 10€. On sale in advance and at the box office.
23.00 h ‘December fest’. Capitanies 2025. Marquee on the Paseo D. Joaquín Piera and Dª Mariana Torres.Sunday 15.12

12.00 h The Zapatones Show. Cultural Hall.

18.00 h and 21.00 h CINEMA ‘Amanece en Samaná’. Cultural Hall.

Monday 16.12

JA VENEN ELS REIS!’ CAMPAIGN. Distribution of LETTERS TO THE KINGS OF THE EAST for pupils in Benissa's schools and nursery schools.

WEB javenenelsreis.com, with personalised messages, audio stories, Christmas carols in Valencian, traditional recipes, etc.

10.00 h San Silvestre school run. Starting point: Plaça Rei Jaume I.

17.30 h Christmas carol parade by the pupils of the Javier Santacreu Municipal School of Music and Dance (from the school to the door of the Basilica).

Friday 20.12

From 18.00 h to 20.00 h Christmas commercial promotion campaign. ‘Enter the bubble and win prizes’ in C/ Sant Josep.

Saturday 21.12

From 10.30 h to 13.30 h Father Christmas visit. Plaça Rei Jaume I.

From 11.30 h to 13.30 h and from 18.00 h pm to 20.00 h. Christmas commercial promotion campaign. ‘Enter the bubble and win prizes’ in C/ Sant Josep.

17.00 h and 19.15 h Children's cinema ‘Vaiana 2’. Cultural Hall.

23.00 h Discomóvil FPX 2025 Commission. Marquee in Paseo D. Joaquín Piera and Dª Mariana Torres.

Sunday 22.12

17.00 h and 19.15 h Children's Cinema ‘Vaiana 2’. Cultural Hall.

18.00 h Christmas Carol Festival in the Basilica.

Monday 23.12

19:30 h and 20:30 h Dramatised nativity scene by Júniors Benissa, in Plaça del Convent.

Tuesday 24.12

16.00 h and 01.00 h ‘Nadal fest’, Capitanies 2025. Marquee in the Paseo D. Joaquín Piera and Dª Mariana Torres.

Tuesday 24.12
16.00 h and 01.00 h ‘Nadal fest’, Capitanies 2025. Marquee in the Paseo D. Joaquín Piera and Dª Mariana Torres.

Friday 27.12
19.00 h Visit of the Royal Page. Marquee on the Paseo D. Joaquín Piera and Dª Mariana Torres.

Saturday 28.12
09.30 h Experiential visit ‘Christmas Sweets’ in English.
11.00 h Experiential visit ‘Christmas Sweets’ in Spanish. 19.00 h Family show.
19.00 h Family show ‘The Grinch’. Centre d'Art Taller d'Ivars
19.00 h and 22.00 h FILM ‘Who's Who’. Cultural Hall.

Sunday 29.12

10.00 h San Silvestre. Starting point: Plaça Jaume I.

18.00 h and 21.00 h CINEMA ‘Who's Who’. Cultural Hall.

19.00 h Christmas Concert by the OJPA, Youth Orchestra of the Province of Alicante, in memory of Dieter Moll. Basilica.

Friday 3.01
19.00 h Visit of the Royal Page. Marquee on the Paseo D. Joaquín Piera and Dª Mariana Torres.

Saturday 4.01
10.00 h Aquatic San Silvestre. Municipal Swimming Pool. Information on registration at the swimming pool.
11.00 h Experiential visit ‘Christmas Sweets’ in Spanish.
23.00 h Discomóvil FPX 2025 Commission. Marquee on the Paseo D. Joaquín Piera and Dª Mariana Torres.

Sunday 5.01
18.30 h Cavalcade of Their Majesties the Three Wise Men of the East.

Monday 6.01
12.00 h Epiphany Mass.

MONIATO CAKES. Nursery school for family conciliation (children from 3 to 12 years old).
Days: 23rd, 24th, 26th, 27th, 30th, 31st December and 2nd and 3rd January.
Timetable from 8.00 h to 14.00 h at CEIP Pare Melchor.

(*) Guided tour to discover Benissa's cultural heritage and taste typical Christmas sweets in local bakeries. BOOKINGS: Tourist Info Benissa. Tel.: 96 573 22 25 Whatsapp: 627 307 511. Email: turismo@ajbenissa.es Price: 2€. Meeting point: 10 min. before the start at the fountain in Plaça Rei Jaume I.

(**) Free entry and limited capacity. Invitations can be purchased at the reception desk of the Espai Cultural Les Cases del Batlle from Monday to Friday from 9.30 h to 13. 30 h and from 17.00 h to 20.30 h, starting on 9.12.

OPENING HOURS:

CASA MUSEU DELS ABARGUES
● Tuesday and Thursday from 10.00 h to 13.30 h.
● Friday from 17.00 to 20.30 h.
● Saturday from 10.00 h to 14.00 h.
● 3rd January CLOSED

ESPAI CULTURAL LES CASES DEL BATLLE
● Monday to Friday from 9.30 h to 13.30 h and from 17.00 to 20.30 h.
● Saturday from 10.00 h to 14.00 h.

CENTRE D'INTERPRETACIÓ
● Monday to Friday from 9.30 to 13.30 h. and from 17.00 to 20.30 h.
● Saturday from 10.00 h to 14.00 h.

LIBRARY:
Monday to Friday from 9.30 to 13.30 h and from 17.00 to 20.30 h.
23rd December, morning loan and afternoon study.
2nd and 3rd January, open for study without loan.

CENTRE D'ART TALLER D' IVARS:
● Tuesday to Saturday from 18.00 h to 20.30 h.

ALL SPACES:

On 24th , 25th , 31st (December) and 1st (January) CLOSED and on 26th December in the afternoon CLOSED.