Patron-Saint Festivities of Moraira 2026 (Virgen del Carmen)

Patron-Saint Festivities of Moraira 2026 (Virgen del Carmen)

Moraira celebrates its patron-saint festivities in honour of the Virgen de los Desamparados and the Virgen del Carmen (patron of fishermen) from Friday 3 to Sunday 19 July 2026. Seventeen days with bous a la mar at the port, floral offering, peñas and the great day of 16 July, with the moving procession by land and sea of the Virgen del Carmen and the Salve Marinera.

At a glance

Dates3 – 19 July 2026
WhereMoraira (Teulada-Moraira), port and Explanada del Castillo
Main dayThursday 16 July (Virgen del Carmen)
Must-seesBous a la mar (7-9 Jul) · Floral offering (14 Jul) · Procession and pyro-aquatic show (15 Jul) · Seafarers’ procession by land and sea (16 Jul)
PriceFree

Practical information

  • Seafarers’ procession: the most moving event is the procession by land and sea of the Virgen del Carmen, on 16 July at 20:30, with the image aboard a boat and the Salve Marinera.
  • Bous a la Mar: in the port enclosure; arrive early.
  • Getting there: Moraira, from the AP-7 (exit 63) via the CV-743/CV-745.

Programme subject to possible changes by the organisers. The 14th, 15th and 16th are doubly cross-checked; the rest comes from a detailed source. Confirm the schedules in the official programme of the Ajuntament de Teulada-Moraira before each event. Source: Teulada Moraira Digital and local press (2026).

Programa día a día

🎵Música🎊Tradición🚴Deporte🍽️Gastronomía🐂Bous a la mar🧒Infantil🎭CulturaReligioso🎆Pirotecnia

Friday 3 July

Start
  1. 🎵20:30Bands concert📍 Club Náutico
  2. 🎊23:00Visit by the festers to the decorated streets
  3. 🎊00:00Opening rocket to start the festival📍 Plaza de la Iglesia

Saturday 4 July

  1. 🚴10:00Swimming crossing to El Andragó
  2. 🚴18:00Children's Urban Mile
  3. 🚴19:00Urban Mile📍 Av. de la Paz
  4. 🎊23:00Presentation of Festers i Festeres, opening speech (Miriam Pedrós Ros) and La Fiesta orchestra

Sunday 5 July

  1. 🚴10:00Rowing regatta and seafarers' tribute
  2. 🍽️21:00Bring-your-own dinner📍 C/ Almacenes
  3. 🎵22:30Pop-rock tribute📍 Explanada del Castillo

Monday 6 July

  1. 🎊19:00Entrance of the Murta
  2. 🎊20:30Traditional dances (Grup de Danses Font Santa)
  3. 🎵22:00Cantà a la fresca (Coro La Senieta)

Tuesday 7 July

Bous a la Mar
  1. 🐂17:30Opening of the corro
  2. 🐂19:00Bous a la Mar (Els Coves)
  3. 🐂23:30Bous a la Mar (La Paloma)

Wednesday 8 July

Bous a la Mar
  1. 🐂19:00Bous a la Mar (La Paloma)
  2. 🐂23:30Bous a la Mar (Els Coves)

Thursday 9 July

Bous a la Mar
  1. 🐂19:00Bous a la Mar (Els Coves)
  2. 🐂23:30Bous a la Mar (La Paloma)

Friday 10 July

Portet Night
  1. 🎊20:30Informal street parade and tribute to the elderly
  2. 🍽️21:30Bring-your-own dinner📍 Explanada del Castillo
  3. 🎊23:00Gathering of the peñas and retreta📍 El Portet
  4. 🎵00:30Dúo La Trampa + DJ Javi Mas

Saturday 11 July

  1. 🎊08:00First despertà
  2. 🍽️14:00Paella contest
  3. 🎵16:00Rumba afternoon party
  4. 🎵00:00Macro mobile disco Xplosion Fest

Sunday 12 July

Children's Day
  1. 🧒10:30Children's cacerolada
  2. 🧒11:00Inflatable games
  3. 🧒19:00Children's show «Menuda Fiesta»
  4. 🎭22:30Documentary «Saberes y Sabores. Mujeres en Moraira»

Monday 13 July

  1. 🚴19:00Valencian pilota match📍 C/ Tosqueres
  2. 🍽️21:30Bring-your-own dinner📍 C/ Calatayud
  3. 🎵23:30Invictus orchestra + DJ Romanet

Tuesday 14 July

Eve and Offering
  1. 🎊08:00Second despertà
  2. 🎊19:30Collecting of the festeros
  3. 20:30Floral Offering (La Mediterránea band) and thunder bombardment📍 Av. del Portet
  4. 🎵00:00La Tribu orchestra + DJ Romanet📍 Explanada del Castillo

Wednesday 15 July

Virgen de los Desamparados
  1. 🎊08:00Third despertà
  2. 12:00Solemn mass in honour of the Virgen de los Desamparados
  3. 🎆14:00Digital mascletà (Pirotecnia Valenciana)
  4. 21:00Solemn procession and pyro-aquatic show📍 Explanada del Castillo
  5. 🎵00:30Mónaco Party orchestra

Thursday 16 July

Virgen del Carmen · Main day
  1. 🎊08:00Fourth despertà
  2. 12:00Solemn mass in honour of the Virgen del Carmen
  3. 🎆14:00Grand kilometre-long traca, digital mascletà and greasy pole📍 Paseo del Senillar / muelle pesquero
  4. 20:30Solemn procession by land and sea, Salve Marinera and Grand Night Mascletà
  5. 🎵00:30Límite orchestra📍 Explanada del Castillo

Friday 17 July

Nit del Foc
  1. 11:00Mass for the deceased
  2. 🍽️19:00Tomato workshop and exhibition
  3. 🎆23:00Correfoc
  4. 🎵00:30Macro Remember (DJs)

Saturday 18 July

Costumes and Peñas Night
  1. 🍽️10:00Tasting and awards of the Tomato Contest
  2. 🎊12:00Correbars
  3. 🍽️14:00Peñas fellowship lunch
  4. 🎊19:30Grand Costume Cavalcade
  5. 🎊21:30Grand Peñas Night
  6. 🎵00:30Mito orchestra

Sunday 19 July

End of the festival
  1. 🎊12:00Final street parade
  2. 🍽️12:30Cazalla tasting📍 Plaza de la Iglesia
  3. 🍽️14:00Giant paella
  4. 🎊16:00End-of-festival party📍 Casal Festero

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