| January 1st |
New Year's Day - Bank holiday | |
| 5th |
Parades in the evening to celebrate "The Magi". Traditionally it is the Three Wise Men who bring presents rather than Father Christmas. Nowadays, because of the influence of all the foreigners,
many Spanish children have the best of both worlds with celebrations and presents at Christmas as well. There are celebrations in both the old town and the port. | |
| 6th |
Day of the Three Wise Men (Epiphany) - Bank holiday | |
| February |
Date depends on when Easter falls. Mardi Gras type carnival festivities over the week-end leading up to Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day) and the start of Lent. |
Consult Tourist
Office
for dates |
| | Followed a week later by the "Sardine Funeral" fiesta in the Old Town. | |
| March |
Depending when easter falls. |
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| April | There are solemn religious Easter processions in the old town. In the old town, all around the old church and up and down the narrow streets, there is an
Easter street market which carries on for 3 or 4 days over the Easter weekend. Here you will find all sorts of handmade goods, handicrafts and local produce. |
Consult Tourist
Office
for dates |
| May |
After Easter, and towards the end of April, there is another fiesta in the old town, culminating with a bank holiday on 3rd May. It is a mixture of religious activities as well as things like the bull running in the streets of the old town. Another important element of
this fiesta is the judging of the floral crosses made by neighbourhoods and displayed throughout the old town. | Exact dates
from
Tourist Office
 |
| June |
Javea's main fiesta, San Juan takes place in June. The final day, which is a bank holiday, is 24th June. The festivities start mid-June with bull running, street decorating competitions, parades etc. There is a spectacular firework
display on the final night along with the burning of the papier mache statues, which form a traditional part of the celebrations. |
Consult Tourist
Office
for programme |
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The International Festival also takes place in June and runs for 3 days. The venue is changeable depending on current public works, where stands and pavilions are erected by the various foreign
communities in Jávea. Entertainment is provided and there are refreshment stalls where you can sample traditional food and drink from the participating countries. |
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| July | The Moors & Christian fiesta takes place in the port towards the end of July.
Wonderful cotumes
and fireworks display over the sea. |
from
Tourist Office |
| August |
The fiesta in the port begins late August and ends 8th September with a bank holiday. The usual mixture of fun and religious activities. A special feature of the
fiesta is the chess game involving "live" chessmen in the shape of local schoolchildren. | Programme
from
Tourist Office |
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There is also bull running on the quay at the fishing port, where either the bulls, the runners, or both, end up in the sea. |  |
| Spectacular firework displays, taking place late at night,
are a feature of most of the fiestas. |
