Festivals in Benidorm
Discover the main festivals, celebrations and traditions of Benidorm, municipality of Alicante, in Valencian Community.
Local festivals in Benidorm
Usual celebration
The Festes Majors Patronals honour the Virgen del Sufragio and Sant Jaume over five days in November. The old town, Sant Jaume i Santa Anna church, Plaça de Sant Jaume and central streets host the re-enactment of the patron's discovery, the pilgrimage, Masses, processions, music, festival clubs and fireworks.
The Comissió de Festes Majors Patronals organises the events with the Town Hall, the festival queens, ladies and mayorales, while clubs, bands, residents and visitors take part.
Other events
The Virgen del Carmen festivities preserve Benidorm's seafaring tradition in July, with Mass, a floral offering and a procession by land and sea from the harbour, organised by the fishermen's guild and the festival committee with Town Hall support.