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Calpe Fiestas 2012 - Calendar
Calpe Fiestas 2012 - Fiestas in Calpe 2012 - Calpe Fiesta Calendar 2012 - Fiesta Events in Calpe, Costa Blanca, Spain Calpe, Costa Blanca offers a fantastic Calendar of Fiesta Events in 2012, which includes the Three Kings Fiestas on 5th-6th January, Carnival Parades in February, Las Fallas in March, the "Virgen de las Nieves" Fiesta in August, and the popular Moors & Christians Fiesta in October. The main 2012 calendar of Fiesta Events in Calpe is as follows: JANUARY 5th / 6th - The Three Kings - Los Reyes Magos Procession through the streets followed by the distribution of presents to the children (5th) FEBRUARY. 18 - Carnival Games for children in Mariners Square. Dancing in the streets and fancy dress costumes in the old town. Chocolate drinks at daybreak 25/26 - Andalusian Day Dia de Andalucia 25/26 - German Carnival Organised and run by the German Carnival Committee, the festivities include parades, German and Spanish folk groups, music and beer festival March 9 - Cristo de Marzo 16th-19th - Las Fallas The traditional Valencian festival of Saint Joseph the carpenter. Originally a contest amongst carpenters to create an effigy of the Saint, it has escalated to become one of the most spectacular fiestas of the calendar year, with municipal districts competing for the prize for the best papier mache monument. Each year the monuments get bigger and better with more and more money invested in creating incredible 50-100ft high Disney-type cartoon depictions of both current event and political characters together with fictional figures. Hundreds of thousands of Euros are spent each year in building these monuments which are all burnt in the final ceremonial act of the celebrations. Festivities include, processions with participants wearing elaborate traditional costumes, street entertainment, fireworks and live music. The largest fiesta of this kind is held in the city of Valencia, where up to 300 massive monuments block the busy streets of the capital and commercial life comes to a halt. Here a 150ft high statue of the Virgen Mary is built out of flowers brought by participants of a day long procession through the city streets. This is a fiesta you will never forget. Festivities in Calpe begin every day at 7.30am with fireworks and live music and include a giant paella cooked in Constitucion Square. 30 - Viernes de Dolores - Friday of Sorrows 1 - Palm Sunday 5-9 - Easter Holy Week 27-29 Half Year Moors & Christians MAY 5/6 - Cross of May A cross covered in flowers is made and carried in a procession from the Town Hall to Torreo de la Peca where it is presented. Performances by folk groups from Andalucia dressed in traditional costume and the election of the carnival queen. JUNE 23 - Bonfires in honour of San Juan To coincide with the summer solstice, and the eve of the feast of Saint John the Baptist, numerous celebrations are held on the beach. Festivities include children's entertainment, preparation of the bonfire, dinner on the beach, lighting of the bonfire and dancing to live music. 22-24 - Hogueras de San Juan en La Cometa Celebrations in the urbanisation of La Cometa including a paella contest, children's entertainment & bull running. JULY 5-8 - Andalusian Fair - Feria Andaluza 16 - Virgen del Carmen The sailors celebrate with a festival in honour of their Patron Saint La Virgen del Carmen. Held in the fishermen's quarters of Calpe, events include Mass in honour of the Virgin, the town band marching through the streets, the offering of flowers to the Virgin, and a procession along the streets to a boat waiting in the harbour with an effigy of the Virgen placed aboard. The boat then takes the flowers out to sea where they are scattered in memory of those sailors lost. A firework display is then held at night. AUGUST 3-12 - Virgen de las Nieves Each town has its Patron Saint and a fiesta is held in their honour which usually last one week. During this time the towns commercial activity virtually shuts down as celebrations go on practically 24 hours a day. Festivities begin at dawn with flutes and drums in the streets and include processions, bull-running, dancing in the streets, live music, sporting events and firework displays. BULL-RUNNING - Bous Al Carrer Large, generally aggressive bulls are let loose in designated streets to chase after those who think they are fast enough to jump out of their way, run behind the many wooden barricades or into the steel cages set up for their protection, before they get gored. Not for the faint hearted, and definitely best left to those with more experience as it is not as easy as it looks. The bulls are very fast and many people - usually foreigners - get hurt, and occasionally killed each year due to them tripping and falling before they manage to get to safety. These bulls have large horns, and will attack through fear. Hundreds of people attend the events, sitting upon makeshift platforms above the streets or standing within the steel cages. It can become rather noisy with everyone shouting and jeering at the bulls who naturally feel trapped and we all know how a cornered wild animal reacts to this kind of situation. SEPTEMBER 13-16 - Virgen del Rocio 24 - Virgen de la Merced OCTOBER 7 - Procession of San Francesc 9 - Valencian Community Day 19-22 - Moors & Christians This fiesta is a theatrical performance with a grand 3 hour procession through the streets of Calpe, with participants dressed in elaborate and expensive costumes depicting both sides of the battle. The music played by the live orchestras is especially composed for the fiesta and is very dramatic. A separate parade is held for the children of Calpe. The landing on Arenal-Bol beach of the boats & subsequent battle is re-enacted using replicas of the weapons used. 25 October - 4 November - Oktoberfest - German Beer Festival - Fiesta de la Cerveza Folk music, beer and German gastronomy, dancing and fairground attractions. NOVEMBER 1 - All Saints Day 10 - Dia de la Quintas DECEMBER 6 - Constitution Day 8 - Immaculate Conception's Day 25 - Christmas Day Cabalgata de Reyes Calpe - Three Kings Parade Calpe - Carnival Calpe - Carnaval Calpe - Carnaval Calp - Día de Andalucía / Andalusia Day - Festival Internacional de Folklore / German Folklore Carnival - Cristo de Marzo Calpe - Fallas Calpe - Fallas Calpe - Viernes de Dolores Calpe - Domingo de Ramos / Palm Sunday - Semana Santa Calpe - Palm Sunday Calpe - Medio Año de Moros y Cristianos Calp / Half year of Moors and Christians Calpe - Cruz de Mayo / May Cross - Noche de San Juan en Playa Arenal-Bol Calpe - Hogueras de San Juan en La Cometa Calp / Bonfires in honour of San Juan in La Cometa Calpe - Fiesta de Virgen del Carmen Calpe - Fishermans Fiesta Calpe - Romería de San Francesc Calp - Día de la Comunidad Valenciana / Valencian Community Day Calpe - Moros y Cristianos Fiesta Calpe / Moors and Christians Fiesta Calpe - Fiesta de la Ceveza / Oktoberfest Beer Festival Calpe |
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