Friday, January 10 through Sunday, January 26
Amusement fair. 📍Dolores Piera Parking.
(Monday to Friday, from 6:00 p.m., weekends, open all day).
Days 10, 11 & 12: Reduced Prices
Tuesday 14
4.00 p.m. Breeze contest. 📍Benissa Housewives Association.
Wednesday 15
4.00 p.m. Parcheesi contest. 📍Benissa Housewives Association. 6.00 p.m. Informative talk “Animal protection and its functions” organized by the Akira Animal Protector. 📍Les Cases del Batlle Cultural Space.
Thursday 16
4.00 p.m. Domino contest. 📍Benissa Housewives Association.
Friday 17
6.00 p.m. Children’s Day. Fairground attractions at reduced prices. 7:00 p.m. Sandwich bar. FPX25. 📍Dolores Piera Parking. 7:00 p.m. Wine Tunnel. FPX25. 📍Carp. 8.00 pm Opening of the GAB Exhibition. “Cult of the body”. 📍Centre d’Art Taller d’Ivars.
Saturday 18
10.00 am Sandwich bar. FPX2025. 📍Dolores Piera Parking. 11.00 am Wine Tunnel. FPX 25. 📍Tent 12.00 h Entrance of the pine tree with the horses (📍Plaça Portal, C/ Puríssima and Plaça Jaume I) 6.30 pm Opening of the Fira i Porrat. Blessing and lighting of the bonfire. “Balls dels dimonis” by l’Esbart Dansaire. 6:30 p.m. Opening of the Quico Llopis Photographic Exhibition – Available from 18 to 31 January. 📍Seu Universitària. 7.30 p.m. ‘Concert de Fira’ of the Rondalla Cultural de Benissa. 📍Centre d’Art Taller d’Ivars. 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. Cinema. “Sonic 3”. 📍 Cultural Hall. 10.00 p.m. Musical performance ‘Grupo EÑE’. 📍 Carp.
Sunday 19
09.00 h – 15.00 h Exhibition of Historic Vehicles. Associació de Vehicles Històrics La Marina. 📍Plaça Jaime I. 09.00 h Sandwich bar. FPX2025. 📍Dolores Piera Parking. 11.00 am Wine Tunnel. FPX 2025. 📍Carp. 12.00 pm Concentration of pets and horses. 📍Plaça del Portal. 12.00 pm Performance by l’Esbart Dansaire. 📍Plaça Església Vella. 12.30 pm Horseback ride from the Plaça del Portal to the door of the Basilica, where the blessing of the animals will take place. 13.00 h Paella Contest. 📍Carp.
Registration: festes@ajbenissa.es (indicating number of diners and contact person) 4.45 p.m . Previous departure from Pilota Valenciana. 📍Trinquet Municipal. 6.30 p.m. Departure of Valencian Pilota. CaixaBank League. 📍 Trinquet Municipal. 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. Cinema. “Sonic 3”. 📍Cultural Hall.
Tuesday 21
4.00 p.m. Final breeze contest. 📍Benissa Housewives Association. 7.30pm Conference related to commercial motifs. Philatelic and numismatic group of Benissa. 📍Espai Cultural les Cases del Batlle.
Wednesday 22
4.00 p.m. Final Parcheesi contest. 📍Benissa Housewives Association. 6.00 p.m. Talk about the Babu Association and the sterilization campaign. 📍Les Cases del Batlle Cultural Space.
Thursday 23rd
4.00 p.m. Final domino contest and, then, awards ceremony and a gift to the participants. 📍Benissa Housewives Association. 8.00 pm POSITION YOURSELF. Les Cases del Batlle Cultural Space. Talk given by Francisca Giménez Casalduero, Professor of Zoology in the Department of Marine Sciences and Applied Biology and Director of the Santa Pola Marine Research Centre (CIMAR-UA).
Friday 24
7:00 p.m. Opening Ceremony of the Medieval Market. 📍Plaça del Portal. 7.30 p.m. Medieval tavern. Filaes Capitanes. 📍Placeta Vella. 7.30 p.m. Sandwich bar. FPX25. 📍Dolores Piera Parking. 7.30 p.m. Exhibition of purebred birds. AVIBEN. 📍Carp. 8.00 pm Projection of the Photographic Rally. Photographic group of Benissa. 📍Les Cases del Batlle Cultural Space. 8.30 pm “Fair Concert” of the Lyric and Musical Society of Benissa. 📍Centre d’Art Taller d’Ivars.
Saturday 25
09.00 h Inauguration of the Livestock Fair. Associació de Carreters i Cavallistes de Benissa. 📍Palmera Street and Fray Humilde Soria Street. 09.00 h Information table and sale of ABAI sweets. 📍Plaça Jaume I. 09.00 h Baret of sandwiches. FPX25. 📍Dolores Piera Parking. 10.00 am Exhibition of purebred birds. AVIBEN. 📍Carp. 10.00 am Medieval market and travelling shows. 10.00 am Medieval tavern. Filaes Capitanes. 📍Placeta Vella. 4.00 p.m. Exhibition of vehicles and machinery. 📍C/Nuevo, C/Vicente Buigues and Plaça Jaume I. 6:00 p.m . Conference on the Law on Animal Protection and Welfare by the veterinarians of the Benivet Benissa Center. 📍Espai Cultural les Cases del Batlle. 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. Cinema “Without instructions”. 📍Cultural Hall. 7.30 p.m. “Concert of the fair” by the Benissenca Choir. 📍Centre d’Art Taller d’Ivars. 11:00 p.m. Festa Pub l’Encontre. FPX25.
Sunday 26
08.30 am – 2.30 pm Exhibition of historic vehicles. Associació de Vehicles Històrics La Marina. 📍Avenida l’Alcúdia and C/Teulada. 09.00 h Information table and sale of sweets by Manos Unidas. 📍Plaça Jaume I. 09.00 h Sandwich bar. FPX25. 📍Dolores Piera Parking. 09.00 h Livestock Fair, Day of the Deal. Associació de Carreters i Cavallistes de Benissa. 📍Palmera Street and Fray Humilde Street. 09.00 h Absolute Chess Open “Vicent El Pinzeller”. Benissa Chess Club. 📍Centre d’Art Taller d’Ivars. 10.00 am Medieval tavern. Filaes Capitanes. 📍Placeta Vella. 10.00 am Exhibition of purebred birds. AVIBEN. 📍Carp. 10.00 am Exhibition of vehicles and machinery. 📍C/Nou, C/Vicente Buigues and Plaça Jaume I. 10.00 a.m . Information table and sale of sweets. ABAI. 📍Plaça Jaume I. 10.00 am AACC information table. 📍Plaça Jaume I. 10.00 am Medieval market and travelling shows. 11.00 am Traditional philatelic market and collector’s meeting. Philatelic and Numismatic Group. 📍C/Francisco Sendra, 2. 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. Cinema “Without instructions”. 📍Cultural Hall. 7:00 p.m. Dance at the 📍Bèrnia Social Center organized by the Benissa Pensioners Association.
