Local Benissa fiestas in 2010

Local Benissa fiestas in 2010

Fiestas in Benissa in honour of the Puríssima Xiqueta 2010 from the 23rd of April to the 2nd of May. We include below the 2010 Benissa fiesta program.

Friday April 23rd Coronation Day: crowning of the 2010 Fiesta Queen at 10:30pm at the Paseo Dolores Piera in Benissa.
Saturday April 24th Day of Offering: at 7:30pm, floral tribute to the Puríssima Xiqueta; at 12:30am, firework display by the Caballer pyrotechnics company; and at 1:00am concert by MELENDI at the Paseo Dolores Piera.

Sunday April 25th Puríssima Xiqueta Day: at 11:30am, solemn mass in honour of the Patroness of Benissa, then mascletá by Caballer pyrotechnics company; at 7:00pm solemn procession in honour of the Puríssima Xiqueta and after firework display by Caballer pyrotechnics company and at 12:30am, performance by the music band Ying-Yang.
Monday, April 26th “Riberer” Day: with a solemn mass at 11:30am, then floral tribute to the monument of the “Riberer” personage, at 2:00pm mascletá by Caballer pyrotechnics. In the afternoon at 6:30pm, parade with floats; at 12:30am, firework display and performance by music band Second at 1:00am.
Tuesday April 27th Singles Day: spectacular mascletá at 2:00pm by the pyrotechnics company Caballer at Paseo Dolores Piera; Comical Grand Parade at 6:30pm and at 11:30pm “Youngsters’ Night”.
From Wednesday 28th to Friday April 29th Bull running in the streets:  release of heifers at 11:30am, 7:00pm and 11:00pm.
Saturday May 1st Day of the Years of birth: concentration at 11:00am of the town residents according to their years of birth and at 2:00pm fraternal meal at the Paseo Dolores Piera in Benissa.
Sunday May 2nd Finale: with a fireworks display by Caballer pyrotechnics company sponsored by the Town Hall of Benissa.