MOORS & CHRISTIANS FIESTAS - ONTINYENT 2024

PROGRAM

THURSDAY 22^nd AUGUST

18:00 Music Bands Parade from plaça de la Concepció to Gomis and Maians streets. When finished, all the music bands play together the moorish march Chimo at plaça Major.

23:30 Alardos great parade: informal parade where everybody wears funny costumes and marches in a pasodoble rhythm along Almaig and Daniel Gil avenues and plaça de la Concepció.

01:00 Matrix Band music band, at La Glorieta park.

FRIDAY 23^rd AUGUST

11:00 Entrada Infantil from Daniel Gil avenue, plaça de la Concepció, Gomis, Maians to plaça Major.

18:00 ENTRADA DEL BANDO CRISTIANO (Christian side), with the comparsa Marineros in front, who hold the position of captain.

22:00 ENTRADA DEL BANDO MORO (Moor side), led by the Taifas troupe.

Both parades go along Almaig and Daniel Gil avenues and finish at Glorieta de Moros i Cristians.

00:30 Cachondeo Party performance, at La Glorieta park.

SATURDAY 24^th AUGUST

07:30 Diana (morning reveille parade) from plaça de la Coronació through the following streets: Sant Antoni, Capellans, les Eres, Dos de Maig, Sant Josep, Sant Domingo, Alcalde Paco Montés, Dos de Maig, Glorieta de Moros & Cristians, plaça de la Concepció, Gomis, Maians and will finish at plaça Major.

11:00 Ball dels Contrabandistes at plaça de la Concepció.

11:30 Parade of Contrabando starting from plaça de la Concepció and along carrer Major.

12:00 Contrabando, act carried out by Marineros (sailors) and Contrabandistas (smugglers) at plaça Major.

17:30 Dramatization of the text called la Baixada in Santa Anna hermitage. When finished, the captains shoot their blunderbusses and the harquebus battle begins, along Santa Ana pathway.

18:30 Procesión de la Bajada del Santísimo Cristo de la Agonía through la Cantereria, plaça de Baix, plaça Major until Sant Carles parish church.

01:00 Kraken Monster Party, at La Glorieta park.

SUNDAY 25 ^th AUGUST

07:30 Dawn Mass. Once it finishes, the Diana de Gala begins and goes along the following streets: Daniel Gil, Glorieta dels Moros i Cristians, plaça de la Concepció, Gomis, Maians and plaça Major.

10:30 - 13:30 Open morning at Santa Maria church (visits to the church, bell tower, chapel and crypt).

12:00 Misa Mayor (High Mass) in Sant Carles church. Afterwards, parade and visit to the Puríssima chapel.

18:00 Solemne Procesión from plaça Sant Domingo, Morereta, Sant Josep, Dos de Maig, Gomis and Maians, Glorieta dels Moros i Cristians to Sant Carles parish church.

20:00 The patron saint is moved from Sant Carles parish church to be incorporated to the procession with the following itinerary: Maians, Tomàs Valls, Sant Domingo, Morereta, Sant Josep, Dos de Maig, Glorieta dels Moros i Cristians (where a vintage castle will be shot), plaça de la Concepció and Gomis to return to the Sant Carles church.

00:30 Montecarlo music band, at La Glorieta park.

MONDAY 26 ^th AUGUST

10:00 Concelebrated mass in honour to the Santísimo Cristo de la Agonía at Sant Carles parish church.

10:30 - 13:30 Open morning at Santa Maria church (visits to the church, bell tower, chapel and crypt).

11:00 Parade representing a harquebus battle. The Moors begin from La Cantereria and the Christians from Santa Maria bridge.

12:00 EMBAJADA MORA at plaça Major. The Ambassadors of both sides perform a battle for the control of the village interpreting the verses by Joaquín José Cervino, written exclusively for Ontinyent in 1860. When the act finishes, the parade begins along Maians and Gomis street.

17:00 Parade representing a harquebus battle. The Christians begin from la Cantereria and the Moors from Santa Maria bridge. 

18:00 EMBAJADA CRISTIANA, at plaça Major. When it’s over, the FINAL PARADE will begin along Maians i Gomis streets, ending in Plaça de la Concepció.