Program of Santa Pola Carnival

Year 2023

It celebrates: From 27th February to 5th March

Place: Santa Pola (Alicante)

Do not miss the parades, batucadas and costume contests for all audiences of the Santa Pola Carnival, a lively party with lots of music and color, long live the carnival!

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Santa Pola Carnival Programme 2023

Saturday 11th February

Outside the Gran Alacant sports pavilion.

From 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Registration in the celebration area.
11:00 h. Theatrical storytelling "The Ice Princess".
Fancy dress competition: individual children's category, individual youth/adult category and group category. Rules here.

Friday 17th February

In the side marquee of the Castle Fortress of Santa Pola.

From 17:00 to 18:00 registration in the side marquee next to the Castle Fortress.
17:30 Costume competition in the side marquee next to the Fortress Castle: individual children's category, individual youth/adult category and group category. Rules here.
At the end of the competition there will be a carnival parade with "batucada" leaving from the Castle with characters from Toy Story and The Incredibles.

Saturday 18th February

In the side marquee of the Castle Fortress of Santa Pola

20:00 h. Party with costumes and DJ music.

Upcoming festivals

The Endiablada

From 1st February to 3rd February

Almonacid del Marquesado (Cuenca)

In February, Almonacid del Marquesado celebrates the festival of La Endiablada, where more than a hundred devils walk through the streets of the village with dances and jumps.

Botillo Exaltation Festival

From 1st February to 3rd February

Bembibre (León)

In February, Bembibre (León) celebrates the Festival of Exaltation of the Botillo, a typical sausage from El Bierzo which becomes the protagonist of the event.

The Candlemas of Almendralejo

From 1st February to 4th February

Almendralejo (Badajoz)

Live the experience of being part of Las Candelas de Almendralejo, a ritual of purification in which the nights are illuminated by bonfires that eliminate all evil.

Traginers Festival in Balsareny

From 1st February to 4th February

Balsareny (Barcelona)

On the Sunday before carnival, the Fiesta de los Traginers is held, a tribute to the honourable work of the muleteer. A parade of horses and carriages takes place in the streets of Balsareny in a lively musical atmosphere.

Los Negritos of San Blas

From 2nd February to 3rd February

Montehermoso (Cáceres)

Los Negritos de San Blas is an event that takes place on February 2 and 3 in the Montehermoso region, in Cáceres, Spain, to pay a special tribute to San Blas and which is considered an event of Regional Tourist Interest.