Benidorm Fallas Fiesta, March

BENIDORM FALLAS FIESTA, MARCH

BENIDORM FALLAS FIESTA 15th to 19th MARCH

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This fiesta goes back to Pagan times and comes from the Latin word Facla which means Torch.  This is one of the biggest most popular and unique of all the fiestas held through out the year, it is colourful and very very noisy with lots of firecrackers from the early hours until late at night. This fiesta always end on 19th March which is another very important day here in Spain, Fathers Day.

Today the Pagan side of it is forgotten and San José (Saint Joseph), the patron saint of carpenters, is the official focus for the festival. Carpenters used to hang up planks of wood called ‘parots’ in the winter to support their candles when they were working. At the beginning of spring these pieces of wood would be burned as a way of celebrating the end of dark, winter working days. After a while they began to put clothing on the ‘parot’ and then started to try to make it identifiable with a well-known local personality giving the people the opportunity to publicly mock and/or criticise unpopular events or people. These are what are today called the  ‘ninots’, the enormous cardboard, wooden, polyurethane, Styrofoam, cork, plaster and papier maché figures of today. The authorities later decided to link the burning of the ‘parots’ with Saint Joseph’s Day to try to stop it getting out of control!.  So basically this fiesta marks the beginning of SPRING and fresh beginnings.

Benidorm Fallas Fiesta, March

Benidorm Fallas Fiesta, March

Each district and in Benidorm there are three, Falla Centro (Plaza Doctor Fleming), Falla Rincón de Loix (Av . Ametlla de Mar, in front of Burger King) and Els Tolls, Calle Tomas Ortuno will spend the entire preceding year constructing these elaborate giant Ninots.  

Benidorm Fallas Fiesta, March

These Ninots are displayed for 4 days to give people time to inspect and admire them.

These are burnt (the Crema) on the 19th see schedule below.

Benidorm Fallas Fiesta, March

And please don’t think you can rest up during the day to prepare yourself for the evening’s bombardments. After you’ve been unceremoniously startled awake at 8 o’clock.

Falla - Although this fiesta is called THE Fallas, the falla is the name of the effigy/statue.

Plantà - This is the name given to the act of assembling and placing of the statues.

Ninot - This is the name given to the figures 

Cridà -  This is a call made by the authorities and the falleros / to the citizens and visitors, encouraging them go out to celebrate.

Mascletà - Not to be confused with normal fireworks, the mascletà is one of the most important acts of Fallas. The word comes from masclets, which are a type of firecrackers the sound can reach over 130 decibels. However loud you think this is going to be you’ll be wrong. There is no way of beginning to describe the amount of noise generated. Pregnant women are forbidden from attending, keep your mouth open to allow the sound to escape and not echo around your head – so they say – but be prepared to feel the ground shake beneath your feet.

Despertà -  The falleros (men) and falleras  (women) walk through the streets of the town at 8 in the morning, accompanied by a band, while throwing firecrackers and wake up the neighbours so that they take to the streets for the celebrations.

Ofrena: This is the flower offering  where the falleros and citizens dressed in typical traditional costumes will give gifts to their patron saint.

Nit del Foc -  This is the night in which the longest fireworks display of all the Fallas will be held, it  always takes place in the evening/night before San José (Saint Joseph’s day)

Cremà - The main event of the Fallas, this is held late at night/early hours of the morning of the 19th, this is when the beautiful monuments are burned.

BENIDORM FALLAS FIESTA SCHEDULE 2024

March 15th 

"PLANTÁ" (setting up) of the Fallas in all 3 districts.

10:00. Everyone prepared for the plant.
14:00. Traditional food being served with the Fallas artists.
21:30  All the details of the monuments will be ready and dinner is served.

March 16th 

On the occasion of the 284th anniversary of the finding of our Patrona, the Mare de Déu del Sofratge, the shooting of salvas is planned at 05:30 in the morning to announcement of the traditional act of L'Alba.  There will also be other shootings throughout that day and on the 17th

10:00. The jury will take a tour of the Fallas monuments to award the prize to the best.
14:00  Lunch time.
16:00 Offering Patron Saint Festivities.
20:00 Visit of the commissions festive

March 17th 

20:00  Parade and breakfast offered by our Children's President David Brazales Fuster.
12:00 Parades through the neighbourhoods and we receive the Falla Centro and Falla Corner of Loix.
17:00 Visit our brothers of fire
23:00 Parades through the neighbourhood with the band “El nard”

March 18th 

08:00 Wake up and breakfast offered for our Fallera Mayor Children Alejandra Tomás Ortiz.
16:30 Exit towards Europa Avenue to offer to our patron saint.
21:30 Dinner and then the DJ Carlos Devesa will encourage us evening.
02.30h. We will set up the fences to the mascletà.

March 19th. Saint Joseph day (Spanish Fathers Day)

08:00 - 08:30 Desperta in the streets surround Benidorm Centro, Els Tolls and Rincon

11:30 - Falla Els Tools mass at Buen Pastor Church

12:00 -  Falla Rincon Mas at Nuestra Senora del Mar Church

13:00 - Fala Benidorm Centro, mass at Saint James Church

14:00 -  Magnificent Mascleta (firecrackers sound show) at Falla Benidorm Centro Plaza SS MM los Reyes de Espana.  Falla Els Tolls, Thomos Ortuno Street and Rincon Avd Mediterraneo/Ametlla de Mar.

18:30 - Parade of floats with the participants of all 3 fallas, starting at Marques de Comillas, Almendros Av, Marte St, Venus, Ruzafa,  Martinez Alejos av, Alcoy av.

Main Parade Route

Benidorm Fallas

CREMAS 

22:30 Rincon de Loix Childrens

23:00 Els Tols and Centro, Childrens

23:30 Rincon, adults

00:00 - Centro, adults

00:30 - Els Tolls, adults.

Falla “Rincón de Loix” (Mediterráneo avenue/ Ametlla de Mar avenue) - Corner of Loix will remain closed to traffic between 07.00 and 15.00 hours the section of Mediterranean Avenue between Ametlla del Mar and Castellón, central direction. During the shooting of the Mascletà, vehicles will not be allowed to pass in this section in the direction of Rincon de Loix.

Specific information for the individual areas.

Els Tolls 

MARCH 15

10:00. Everyone prepared for the plant.
14:00 Our traditional food of the plant where we will share a table with the artists falleros.
21:30 All of them will be there monument carvings finished and we, after an intense day, we are going to have dinner.

MARCH 16

10:00 The jury will take a tour for the Fallas monuments award the prize to the best.
18:00 Offering Patron Saint Festivities.
20:00 Visit of the commissions festive.

MARCH 17
12:00 Parades through the neighbourhood and we receive the Falla Centro and Falla Corner of Loix.
17:00 Visit our brothers of fire: Center Fault and Fault Corner of Loix.
23:00 Parades through the neighbourhood with the band “El nard”.

MARCH 18
08:00 Wake up call
16:30 Exit towards Europa Avenue to offer to our patron saint.
20:30 Dinner and then the DJ Carlos Devesa will encourage us evening.
02:30 We will set up the fences to the mascletà.

MARCH 19
08:00 Wake up call
10:15 Prepared to go to mass.
14:00 Mascletà. 
18:00 Float parade.
23:00 Cremà children's monument.
00:30 Cremà major monument.

Rincon de Loix

MARCH 15
PLANTÀ under the leadership of our fallero artist.
20:00  We will receive all the commissions that want to participate in the party with us.
21:30 GASTRONOMIC COMPETITION.
SATURDAY, MARCH 16
10:00  Replegà accompanied by the xirimita that will entertain us with her music.
10:00 PLAY- BACKS.

MARCH 17
10.30 Entry of the band music “L’Illa de Benidorm”, for the imposition of the insignia of the Falla Rincón de Loix on our Falleras Mayores and delivery of rewards from the Fallera Central Board. The Falleras Mayores of the commission will impose on their banners, their respective bowties.
17:30 Parade through the neighbourhood and we will receive the Els Tolls fault and Benidorm fails.
23:00 Party night in the tent.

MARCH 18
08:00  WAKE UP call
12.00 We will carry out a parade for our neighbourhood.
17:30 Parade to meet the Falla Benidorm, Falla ElsTolls and the local Fallera Board and proceed all together to do the FLOWER OFFERING
23:00 Party night in the tent, organized by the youth of the commission.

MARCH 19
08.00 We will proceed to do the GREAT AWAKENING in honor of Saint José and our Fallera Mayor Olaya García Sánchez.
11:00 The Fallera Mayor and commission we will pardon the ninots that by WW “daring and satirical” will be saved from the flames.”
11:30 At the Fallero Campus we will receive Bonfires Sisters offire of Alicante. MASS IN HONOR TO SAN JOSE.
13:45 Great GLOBOTÀ at the Fallas venue.
14:00 Gran MASCLETÁ on Avd. Mediterranean.
18:30 GREAT MULTICOLOR PARADE OF FLOATS
22:30 CREMÁ Children
23:30 CREMÁ of the main monument.

Falla Benidorm Centro

MARCH 15
19:00 We will receive festive entities from our city.
20:00 Presentation of Nautical Trophies.

MARCH 16
11:00 Replegà through our district.
18:00 Concentration in the Park from Elche. OFFERING to our patron saint.
22:30 Traditional adult playbacks

MARCH 17

10:00 BREAKFAST offered by our PRESIDENTS AND VICE-PRESIDENTS.
11:45 Concentration in the tent. At 12 noon we will receive Falla Rincón at the foot of the monument.
12.30 Parade and visit to the ELS TOLLS fails. IMPORTANT. After eating, will deliver the REWARDS of the Fallera Central Board of Valencia.
17:30 Receive the Falla Els Tolls at the foot of the monument.
18:00 Parade and courtesy visit to the Falla Rincón
22:30 COSTUME CONTEST for children and adults.
23:30 NIGHT PARADE with our Xaranga. At the end, music in our tent.

MARCH 18
12.30h Parade for our Fallero District.
17:30 Concentration in the tent for the OFFERING organized by the Local Fallera Board of Benidorm. PARTY entertained by our DJ resident, DJ KALENDA.

MARCH 19
08.30 WAKE UP.
09.30 BREAKFAST offered by our Children's Fallera Mayor Aitana de Torres Molina and Children's President, Martín Castillo Square.
13:00  Solemn MASS in the parish of San Jaime and Santa Ana.
14:00 Monumental MASCLETÀ.
18:00 Spectacular float parade. (Exit C/Marqués de Comillas)
21:30  Dinner in our tent.
23:00 CREMÀ of the Children's Monument.
00:00 CREMÀ of the Major Monument.

Please note all of the above is translated from Spanish. -  IMPORTANT The Tourist Information Office and Benidorm Seriously are not responsible for any changes that may occur to the above schedule.

AVERAGE WEATHER TEMPERATURES FOR MARCH

SPRING STARTS 20th

Daylight saving time 2019 in Spain will begin at 2:00 AM on Sunday, March 31st

Temperature 14°C 57°F

Low Temperature 9°C 48°F

High Temperature 19°C 66°F

Sunshine Hours 9 hrs

Chance of Sunny Day 44 %

Rainfall 23mm

Rainfall days 7 days

Chance of Rain 18 %

Chance of Cloudy Day 18 %

Sea Temperature 15°C 59°F

Chance of Windy Day 18 % 

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