The Moors and Christians Fiesta in Benejúzar will start on Saturday 13th May and continue until the 12th June 2023. The fiesta is held every year in honour of the Patron Saint; Santisima Virgen del Rosario and includes many different events. The programme is in the brochure below and the main highlights are:

 

21:00 Opening Speeches for the Fiesta in the Auditorium Jose Aparicio

 

09:30 Motoalmuerzo at the swimming pool

 

21:00 Inauguration of the Cuarteles and Kabilas, parade starts from the Town Hall

 

09:00 Ringing of the church bells

20:00 Solemn Corpus Christi Procession

21:00 Embajadas, re-enactment battles of the fight for the castle between the Moors and the Christians.

 

20:00 Moors and Christians Parade. Route: C/ Constitución, C/ Comandante Bernabé finishing in the Plaza de España

 

19:00 Entrace Parade of the Music Bands from the Plaza de Espana

20:00 Spectacular Entrance Parade of the Moors and Christians. Route: C/ Constitución, C/ Comandante Bernabé, Plaza de España and Cayetano Durendez

 

21:00 Solemn Procession with the statue of the Virgen del Rosario, followed by a firework display