Special Events in Alicante

Carnival
February
Held on the weekend and days leading up to Ash Wednesday.

Semana Santa
March/April
Eight days of religious processions, from Palm Sunday to Resurrection Sunday, all around the city.

The Pilgrimage of the Holy Visage
March/April
Pilgrimage to the monastery of the Santa Faz.

Moors and Christians
Throughout the summer
Processions and mock battles commemorating the defeat of Moorish forces.
Various venues.

Hogueras de San Juan
June
Firework display from the Castle with bonfires and floats.