The Societat de Festers del Santíssim Crist de l’Agonia awards the Cervino Prize 2025 to Rafa Ferrero Terol

8 May, 2025

The Societat de Festers del Santíssim Crist de l’Agonia awards the Cervino Prize 2025 to Rafa Ferrero Terol The Governing Board of the Societat de Festers del Santíssim Crist de l’Agonia has agreed to award the 2025 Cervino Prize to Rafa Ferrero Terol for his extensive and committed involvement with the Moors and Christians festivities of Ontinyent, both from cultural, organizational, and promotional perspectives. The Cervino Prize is awarded annually…

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The Society of Festers of the Most Holy Christ of the Agony holds a working meeting with the Regional Secretary for Tourism.

17 April, 2025

Continuing the collaboration begun last February during the visit of the Regional Minister for Innovation, Industry, Trade and Tourism, Marian Cano, the president of the Society of Festers, Ricardo Calabuig, met yesterday with the Regional Secretary for Tourism, José Manuel Camarero, to review preparations for the upcoming Moors and Christians Festivities in Ontinyent. The meeting—held in a constructive atmosphere of full institutional harmony—set out the main management pillars that, year after year, ensure the success of celebrations declared…

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Ontinyent celebrates the International Tourist Interest declaration of its Moors and Christians Festival with a historic parade

10 April, 2025

La ciutat d’Ontinyent ha celebrat de manera multitudinària la declaració oficial de les seues Festes de Moros i Cristians com a Festa d’Interès Turístic Internacional. El passat dissabte 5 d’abril, més de 1.000 participants van prendre part en una desfilada històrica que va recórrer l’Avinguda Daniel Gil i el centre històric de la ciutat. “Aquest és un moment històric que ens ompli d’orgull. El reconeixement internacional confirma que allò que…

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Ontinyent celebrates the declaration of its festivities as being of International Tourist Interest

31 March, 2025

From April 4th to 6th, 2025, Ontinyent will host a very special weekend to commemorate the recent recognition of its Moors and Christians Festivities as Festivities of International Tourist Interest. The celebration will begin on Friday with the conference “Outsiders, Spectacle, Tradition and Outreach”, delivered by Rafa Gandía Borredá. On Saturday morning, there will be a round table featuring former presidents of the Societat de Festers, followed in the afternoon…

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The King and Queen of Spain to Sponsor the Commemorative Events for the Declaration of International Tourist Interest of the Moors and Christians Festival in Ontinyent

28 March, 2025

Their Majesties King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain will sponsor the commemorative events celebrating the declaration of International Tourist Interest for the Moors and Christians Festival of Ontinyent, taking place on April 5th and 6th in the city. This comes after the Royal Household issued an official statement accepting the formal proposal made by the president of the Festival Society, Ricardo Calabuig. The Mayor of Ontinyent, Jorge Rodríguez,…

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Ontinyent organizes an intense weekend of activities to celebrate the declaration of the Festivities of International Tourist Interest

17 March, 2025

The Ontinyent City Council and the Festers’ Society have scheduled a series of activities that will take place over the weekend of April 4-6 to commemorate the historic recognition of the Moors and Christians Festivities as Festivities of International Tourist Interest. In a press conference held in front of the large commemorative mural of this declaration in the Plaza de la Coronación, the city’s mayor, Jorge Rodríguez, highlighted the dual…

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Work Meeting with the Minister of Innovation and Industry at the Festers Society

18 February, 2025

The Minister of Innovation, Industry, Trade, and Tourism, María Àngela Cano García, visited the Festers Society of Ontinyent in a day that combined institutional engagement and tradition. Accompanied by the Regional Secretary of Industry, Trade, and Consumer Affairs, Felipe Carrasco Torres, the minister had the opportunity to learn firsthand about the city’s festive heritage. During the visit, the minister took a guided tour of the Festive Museum, where she was…

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Extraordinary Blood Donation

12 February, 2025

THE PARTY GIVES US LIFE We have it in our blood! Extraordinary donation Mig Any Fester 2025 Festeros Society Casino Thursday, February 13 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Ontinyent

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