Festivals
Moors and Christians, La Fira and La Puríssima: the festivals that mark the calendar in Ontinyent.
🎭 AugustMoors and Christians
Ontinyent's biggest festival, declared of International Tourist Interest for its music, colour and spectacle.
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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 →Holy Week and Easter
Eleven brotherhoods, sculptures by Benlliure, the Procession of Silence in the old town and the Nit dels Panderos: an Easter with centuries of history.
Read more →Sant Antoni Abat
Bonfires, the blessing of the animals, the porrat market, the town's busiest folk dance and the pig parade: Ontinyent's most traditional festival.
Read more →Corpus Christi
The grandest festival of Baroque Ontinyent: traditional dances, street altars and the much-loved giants and big-heads leading the procession.
Read more →Llombo Festival
The Llombo quarter is decked with Valencian flags around 9 October, and every four years it hosts the gathering of giants and big-heads.
Read more →Festival calendar
All of Ontinyent's festivals throughout the year. You will find the exact dates of each edition in the Events section.
After 17 January
Sant Antoni Abat →
Bonfires, blessing of the animals, traditional market and folk dance in the Ermiteta quarter.
Around 19 March
Falles of Sant Josep
In the Sant Josep quarter: dances, contests, a procession and the burning of the falla in the parish courtyard.
March or April
Holy Week and Easter →
Eleven brotherhoods, the Procession of Silence in the old town and the Nit dels Panderos.
May or June
Corpus Christi →
Traditional dances, street altars and the giants and big-heads.
June or July (date varies)
Sant Esteve Pilgrimage →
Pilgrimage to the hermitage on the Serra Grossa, with mass, breakfast and a mountain folk festival.
Mid-June
El Rocío Pilgrimage to Morera
Ontinyent's Casa de Andalucía takes the Virgin of El Rocío on pilgrimage to the Morera hermitage, with a procession, festive huts, a rociera mass and the Salve. Valencian Rocío brotherhoods take part, such as the Hermandad Valenciana de Culto.
June
Cúgol and Sant Pere de Verona Festival
An old garlic-harvest festival, at the Sant Josep del Pla hermitage and in the old town: folk dance, open-air party and procession.
Saturday closest to 10 July
Sant Cristòfol
Drivers honour their patron saint with a procession and the blessing of vehicles, which then tour the town sounding their horns.
Weekend of the 4th Sunday of August
Moors and Christians →
Ontinyent's biggest festival, of International Tourist Interest.
Around 29 September
Sant Rafel Quarter Festival
The Cross de la Manta race, the lantern parade with the Cuc, folk dance, firecrackers and fireworks.
Around 9 October
Llombo Festival →
Valencian flags, contests and folk dance. Every four years, the giants' gathering.
Third Monday of November
La Fira →
A royal-privilege fair since 1418, of Regional Tourist Interest, with the local coca de fira.
7 and 8 December
La Puríssima Festival →
The main festival, since 1642: the Cant dels Angelets, the giants and big-heads and the traditional Bou Embolat.
Date varies
Agres Pilgrimage
A pilgrimage on foot to the shrine of Our Lady of Agres, venerated in Ontinyent for centuries.
Source: Ontinyent Tourism.