From popular events to religious celebrations, from family activities to proposals designed for those looking for a more lively and nocturnal experience, the festivities in Dénia are open to all audiences. This festive richness is not only a sample of its cultural heritage, but also an opportunity to experience first-hand the hospitable character of its people. To be in Dénia is to be part of a community that knows how to enjoy, share and pay tribute to its traditions with enthusiasm.
For this reason, those who come to the city are always surprised to find a special atmosphere, a decorated square, music in the street or a celebration that invites you to join in. In Dénia, the party is no exception: it is part of everyday life.
Three Wise Men Parade in Dénia
January 05.
Half Year Moors and Christians
Variable. End of February.
Informal parade of “filaes” (groups of Moors and Christians) through the streets.
Carnival
Weekend before Lent.
Costume contest and dances.
Corpus Christi Festivity
Coinciding with the feast of Corpus Christi (variable, May or June).
With a procession accompanied by the traditional Corpus Christi dances, with the participation of iconic characters of the Valencian popular culture such as: “la Moma”, the “Nanos”, the “Cavallets” and the “Magrana”.
Bonfires of San Juan
20-24 June
Plantà of the bonfire “foguera l’hort” and “cremà” the night of San Juan.
Verbenas and animation.
Celebration of the 9th October, day of the Valencian Region
October 9 and days before and after.
Cultural, children’s, musical and sports events.
All Saints Fair
Variable dates between the end of October and the beginning of November, around November 1, with a duration of 2 weeks.
Fair attractions for young and old. With fairground attractions, tombolas, shooting booths, sale of sweets and candies, churrerías, etc..
Festivity at Santa Paula's Hermitage
Holiday January 26th.
Procession, “porrat” or market of typical products and sweets.
Virgin of Our Lady of the Desamparados
2nd Sunday in May. Saturday and Sunday program.
Patron saint of sailors. Processions in the area adjacent to Baix la Mar neighborhood.
Pilgrimage in honor of the Virgen del Rocío
1st fortnight of June. Variable, coinciding with the Sunday following the feast of Corpus Christi.
Organized by the Casa de Andalucía of Dénia.
Pilgrimage departing from the parish of San Miguel with a route through the streets of Dénia, mass, songs to the Virgen del Rocio, etc..
Festivity at the San Juan Hermitage
Around 20-24 June
Mass, popular dinner with the traditional distribution of “tomacat”, music and dance.
Festivity in the neighborhood of La Pedrera in honor of St. Peter
Holiday June 29th. Variable program for the days before and/or after.
Mass in honor of Sant Pere, music, dance and various activities.
Festivities in Sant Pere Street (Baix la Mar Neighborhood)
Approximately 28-29 June. May vary slightly.
Mass in honor of Sant Pere with distribution of blessed bread, chocolate, bouncy castle, music and dance.
Santísima Trinitat Street Festivities
1st half of June. Verbenas, costume contests, popular lunches and dinners.
Virgen del Carmen Festivities
16th july.
Pere Eiximen d’En Carrós Square (area 1º grup de mariners: old sailors’ dwellings)
Procession through the port to the fish market with the image of the Virgin decorated with flowers, mass and decoration of the square with nets.
Festivity at the Santa Lucia Chapel
Holiday December 13.
Mass and porrat (market of typical products and sweets).
Patron saint festivities in Jesús Pobre
May, variable, in what is called the Pomegranate Easter (50 days after Easter). In these festivities, religious events are mixed with concerts and open-air festivals.
Wine festival of the land, in Jesús Pobre
Variable date. Year 2025: June 1 and 2.
Annual local wine competition, with technical sessions on grape growing and winemaking, public tasting, etc.
L'Escaldà de Jesús Pobre
Last Sunday in August.
In the riurau del Senyoret. Recreation of the process of “escaldà” of the grapes for its transformation into raisins and traditional dances.
Patron saint festivities in La Xara in honor of San Roque and San Mateo
Variable program, starting 1st weekend of September.
Masses, processions, mascletaes, parade of floats, and various popular, musical and sporting events.
Cabrerot Festivities in Jesús Pobre
Variable program around October 9. Celebration that marks the end of the grape harvest and is related to the last grape that comes out of the vine called cabrero. Verbena and dinner of cakes with goatherd.
