Benidorm celebrates this Thursday the large day in honour of Sant Jaume, the town’s patron saint

As each twenty fifth of July, Benidorm will as soon as once more take to the streets tomorrow to have a good time the large day in honour of Sant Jaume Apòstol, the town’s patron saint, with a full programme of occasions organised by the Comissió de Festes Majors Patronals, in collaboration with the Division of Festivals. The councillor for the world, Mariló Cebreros, has emphasised that “another yr, we’re going to expertise the day as the large day that it’s for our municipality”, after which she has invited the residents to “take part and revel in all of the occasions” deliberate.

The day will begin with a parade at 11.30 from the Casa del Fester in direction of the Plaça de la Senyoria, subsequent to the church of Sant Jaume and Santa Anna, from the place a basic ringing of the bells will happen earlier than an aerial bombardment is launched. Along with the municipal authorities, the queens of the Festes Majors Patronals 2024, Valentina Almodóbar Climent and Laia Zamora Picó, will even take part, along with their courts of honour; members of the Comissió and the Associació de Penyes Verge del Sofratge; representatives of different entities; in addition to the general public who want to be part of the celebration.

Within the afternoon, at 6.30pm and likewise from the Casa del Fester, the procession will as soon as once more set off in direction of the headquarters of the La Barqueta Cultural and Leisure Affiliation, the place the mayors will accumulate the picture of Sant Jaume to take it on a parade by way of the town centre.

At 7.30pm, all the procession will cease at Plaza del Torrejó, the place the poster asserting the Festes Majors Patronals, which can be held from 9 to 13 November, can be unveiled. This picture will even be the one which the Fee will use as the duvet of the Official Journal of the 2024 festivities.

Later, at 8:30 p.m., a solemn mass can be held within the church of Sant Jaume and Santa Anna, on the finish of which the Flag Bearer for 2024, Vicente Fuster, will place a bow tie on the banner of the Fee and can obtain the insignia of the town from the fingers of the mayor of Benidorm, Toni Pérez.

After the Mass, in Plaça de Sant Jaume, the standard ‘Estampeta’ can be lit in honour of the patron saint, which can give approach to the standard ‘ball del Peuet’ by the women and queens of the Festes Majors Patronals. Lastly, the Turís pyrotechnics firm will set off a fireworks show.

The day devoted to Sant Jaume will finish with a well-liked road occasion within the Castelar sq., in El Castell, organised by the mayorales of the Comissió de Festes, who will open a bar with foods and drinks at widespread costs to lift funds. The occasion can be enlivened by music from a DJ.

The celebrations in Benidorm in honour of the patron saint started final Friday evening, with the standard gala dinner of the Comissió de Festes, which as soon as once more happened on the esplanade of the Nautical Membership. After tomorrow’s festive day, the programme will conclude subsequent Saturday, 3 August, with a commemorative live performance that the ACR La Barqueta will dedicate to Saint James the Apostle, within the church of Sant Jaume and Santa Anna.