Mig Any: Calp's mid-year Moors and Christians
The 2026 edition took place from 24 to 26 April. The next one will be in late April 2027 and has no dates yet. Once announced, they will appear in Calp Town Council’s events listing (calpe.es). If you’re looking for the main festival, that’s in October: Moors and Christians of Calp, 21 to 26 October 2026.
The essentials
Mig Any means “half year”. It’s the weekend when Calp’s festival members mark the midpoint of the festival year: the spring get-together of the Moors and Christians, whose main celebration is held in October in honour of the Santíssim Crist de la Suor. It’s a smaller, more local affair than October: dinners in the kàbiles, music in the street and the handover of the festival posts.
It’s organised by the Associació de Moros i Cristians Santíssim Crist de la Suor, the same association that runs the October festival. In 2026 that festival reaches its 50th anniversary, and on 9 September 2026 it was declared a Festival of National Tourist Interest.
| 2026 edition | 24-26 April (already held) |
| Next edition | Late April 2027, dates to be announced |
| Where | Plaza Mayor and Plaza del Mosquit, Calp |
| Organiser | Associació de Moros i Cristians Santíssim Crist de la Suor |
| Main festival | 21-26 October 2026 |
How the 2026 Mig Any went
- Friday 24: dinners in the kàbiles and a xaranga (street band) in Plaza del Mosquit.
- Saturday 25, 20:30: the handover of posts in the Plaza Mayor, from the 2025 festival officers to those of 2026.
- Sunday 26: paella contest, children’s parade and traca (a string of firecrackers).
Practical tips
- Don’t confuse it with the October festival. The Mig Any has no Landing, no Entradas parades and no Miracle: those are in October. If you want to see the festival at full scale, note down the October dates.
- The handover is in the evening (20:30 in 2026) in the Plaza Mayor, in the old town.
- Sunday includes a traca: gunpowder. Bear it in mind if you’re with small children or a dog.
- By public transport: Calp has a TRAM stop (line 9, Benidorm-Dénia).
More on Calp
- Calp town guide
- Moors and Christians of Calp 2026, the main festival, 21 to 26 October
- Virgen de las Nieves festival, the August festival
Sources: elperiodic.com (23 April 2026) and Calp Town Council’s events listing (calpe.es/en/events/mig-any-fester).
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