ASdTorrevieja Information - tourist guide: Festivities

Festivities
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Redacción on 06 March, 2008 10:55:00

The town has a full calendar of festivals for all tastes. In very general terms,
these are the most important:

# JANUARY: New Years Day and Procession of the Three Kings.
# FEBRUARY: Carnival festivals and processions.
# MARCH: Hotel and Business Gastronomical Festival and Presentation of May Fair.
# APRIL: Easter processions.
# MAY: May fair. One of the most important Andalucian festivals on the
Mediterranean.
# JUNE: San Juan bonfires.
# JULY: Seafarer's festivals of the Virgin of Carmen and the International
Festival of Habaneras and Poliphonic singing.
# AUGUST: Festivals of San Emigdio and de Barrios in honour of tourists.
# SEPTEMBER: Festival of Vendimia in La Mata.
# OCTOBER: El Pilar festival.
# NOVEMBER: All Saints and Halloween. Festival of Saint Cecilia, patron saint of
music.
# DECEMBER: Festival of the patron saint of Torrevieja and Christmas