What's on today in Ontinyent?
Friday 13 November
🗓️ 5 events today
What to do in Ontinyent this weekend?
From Friday 13 to Sunday 15 November
🗓️ 8 events on the calendar
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On now in Ontinyent
La Fira 2026
From Friday 13 to Monday 16 November
A royal-privilege fair since 1418, of Regional Tourist Interest, with the local coca de fira.
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Upcoming events
Event details are shown as published by the organisers, usually in Valencian or Spanish.
- until10DecOn now
XXV Mostra de Cinema
Ontinyent acoge una nueva edición de la Mostra de Cinema, que celebra su 25.ª edición con una programación especial dedicada a las mujeres...
More information ↗ - until8DecOn now
Fiestas Patronales de la Puríssima de Ontinyent
Ontinyent celebra cada año sus tradicionales Fiestas Patronales en honor a la Puríssima Concepció, una de las celebraciones más arraigadas de la ciudad...
More information ↗ - 13NovCultureFriday · 09:00
Teatre Fòrum i Col·loqui Sobre les Primeres Relacions Sexuals
📍 IES Pou Clar
Mitjançant aquest teatre fòrum es representarà les primeres relacions sexuals entre adolescents i posteriorment tindrà lloc un debat i col·loqui perquè puguen expressar allò que els inquieta.
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Latest news
News comes from local media and is published in Valencian or Spanish.
Els més menuts conquisten la Fira d’Ontinyent
Els xiquets i xiquetes dels centres educatius d’Ontinyent han sigut els protagonistes de la seua primera jornada de Fira. Este…
Read the story ↗S’obri la participació al públic en la lectura de ‘Tirant lo Blanc’ amb motiu del Dia del Llibre Valencià
L’Oficina de Promoció Lingüística de l’Ajuntament d’Ontinyent, la Coordinadora de la Vall d’Albaida per la Defensa i Ús del Valencià…
Read the story ↗La nova web de l’Arxiu Municipal d’Ontinyent permetrà consultar materials digitalitzats
Aquest dijous, la Regidoria d’Arxiu de l’Ajuntament d’Ontinyent ha presentat en roda de premsa la nova web de l’Arxiu Municipal,…
Read the story ↗De gambes, drets i altres misèries
Anit, passades les deu, em va arribar al mòbil un vídeo d’Instagram d’El Periòdic d’Ontinyent que uns amics havien compartit…
Read the story ↗La marxa nòrdica té noms ontinyentins
Laura Bordera, Mari Llopis i Xavi Llopis acaben de proclamar-se campions d’Espanya de marxa nòrdica. El recent dissabte, Crevillent acollia…
Read the story ↗Montaverner inaugura demà la 18a Mostra Internacional de Cinema Documental
La gala inaugural a Montaverner, tindrà lloc el divendres, 13 de novembre, a les 20.00 hores, a l’Auditori Lluís Peiró…
Read the story ↗What to see
🌿 NaturePou Clar
The town's most iconic natural spot, where springs give the Clariano river its year-round flow, among crystal-clear pools in the limestone.
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🏰 HeritageBarri de la Vila
The medieval heart of Ontinyent, a protected Historic-Artistic Site, home to the tallest bell tower in the Valencian Community.
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🏛️ CultureTextile Museum
The Textile Museum of the Valencian Community: looms, tools and fabrics that explain why Ontinyent is the capital of Valencian textiles. Free entry.
Read more →Festivals
🎭 AugustMoors and Christians
Ontinyent's biggest festival, held in honour of the Santíssim Crist de l'Agonia and declared of International Tourist Interest.
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🔥 DecemberLa Puríssima Festival
Ontinyent's main festival since 1642: the Cant dels Angelets, the giants and big-heads, the oldest folk dance and the traditional Bou Embolat.
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🎪 NovemberLa Fira
One of the oldest fairs in the Valencian region, founded by royal privilege in 1418 and declared of Regional Tourist Interest.
Read more →Food
🍚 Signature dishArròs al Forn
The star dish of Ontinyent's cuisine: rice baked in a wood-fired oven with pork ribs, onion black pudding and chickpeas.
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🥧 TraditionalCoca de Fira
La Fira's savoury flatbread: a dry dough topped with pork belly, llonganissa, onion black pudding and wild mushrooms. Only made in November.
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🥓 HandmadeCured Sausages of the Vall
Onion black pudding, blanquet, llonganissa and sobrassada: Ontinyent's renowned sausages, recognised by a quality mark.
Read more →Routes
⚙️ HeritageMills Route
From Ontinyent to Bocairent through the Tarongers gorge: twelve 18th and 19th-century mills, the cradle of the valley's textile industry.
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🏭 IndustrialFactory Chimneys Route
A vertical view of the town: a walk past the twelve surviving factory chimneys, witnesses to Ontinyent's industrial past.
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🚶 On footOld Town Walk
A walk through the medieval quarter, from the Palau de la Vila to the Plaça Major, with spot-the-detail games for families.
Read more →Guides
🗺️ ItineraryWhat to see in Ontinyent in one day
A one-day itinerary for Ontinyent: the medieval Vila, the tallest bell tower in the Valencia region, a proper arròs al forn and the Pou Clar.
Read more →🏊 Practical guidePou Clar guide: getting there, parking and swimming
Everything you need to know before visiting the Pou Clar: summer bookings, where to park, the shuttle bus, the rules and our best tips.
Read more →🎭 August 2027Moors and Christians in Ontinyent 2027: dates, office holders and programme
What is already known about Ontinyent's 2027 Moors and Christians festival: the office holders, the status of the dates and programme, and tips for watching the parades.
Read more →📊 Ontinyent in numbers
Get to know the town through its data
37,012
inhabitants
Census register 2025
25.4%
of employed residents work in industry
INE 2023
43.7
years, average age
INE 2023
Practical information
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Emergencies
- Emergencies112
- General Hospital (new)961 62 92 60
- Local Police092
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