Events in Costa Blanca

The mother of all Moors & Christians fiestas — UNESCO-listed and 800 years old.

Dénia's signature summer fiesta — bulls and runners leap into the harbour.

UNESCO Masterpiece of Oral Heritage — a sacred medieval mystery play.

Dénia's answer to Valencia's Fallas — satirical sculptures burned on San José.

The only Moors & Christians fiesta with a seaborne landing — boats storm the beach at dawn.

Altea's blue-and-white old town hosts a more intimate Moors & Christians.

Spain's oldest fair — running continuously since 1346.

Ten days of medieval music, theatre, markets and gastronomy in the palm groves.

Spain's premier indie-rock festival, three days on Benidorm's Poniente beachfront.

70+ years of choral singing under the stars in the Eras de la Sal salt-pan amphitheatre.

Calpe's Moros y Cristianos under the Peñón de Ifach.

A week of open-air jazz on the castle plaza beside Moraira's beach.

A fast, flat coastal 21K starting and finishing beneath the Peñón de Ifach.

Jávea's San Juan bonfires on Arenal beach with midnight swims for luck.

Maritime procession of the Virgen del Carmen along Guardamar's fishing port.

Holy Week of International Tourist Interest in the baroque centre of Orihuela.

Spain's largest medieval market — 800+ artisan stalls in the baroque old quarter.

Artisan Christmas markets winding through Altea's blue-dome lanes.