Every town, no matter how small, has a fiesta programme designed for the entertainment of its citizens and visitors every week.
Carnivals are widely celebrated in February with vibrant costumes, music and a tremendous amount of traditional Spanish dancing. Easter is celebrated by nightly processions which portray sacred Christian meaning depicting the last hours of Jesus' life, these portrayals are held in many towns during Easter Holy Week.
The May Fair has become an annual event in Torrevieja with a miniature town of tents bustling with people dressed in typical Sevillanas costumes, singing and dancing till the early morning.
A Midsummer’s Night in June brings on the fires of Saint John the Baptist. Larger than life satirical papier-mache figures form the centre of attraction for a number of days before they are finally set alight in a bonfire.
The 15th of August is a national holiday that has a special significance in Elche as this is the time of the Medieval Mystery Play in the basilica, with words and music of a bygone era giving an account of the death of the Virgin Mary and her assumption into heaven.
Fiestas are a Spanish speciality and they must be seen, and participated in, to be fully appreciated.