The Societat de Festers will open the official accreditation process next Monday, July 28, for graphic media wishing to cover the 2025 Moors and Christians Festivities. Under the slogan “The Festival belongs to the people and is for the people,” the initiative aims to ensure a balance between media coverage and the enjoyment of the festival by the public and participants. The guidelines issued by the Societat de Festers del…

The Ontinyent City Council has awarded a municipal grant of €20,000.

The Societat de Festers will open the sale of 10,000 chairs and grandstand seats for the Ontinyent Moors and Christians festivities on August 1st. Ontinyent is already gearing up for its eagerly awaited Moors and Christians celebrations. This year, the sale of the 10,000 chairs and grandstand seats that will be set up along the parade route from Almaig Avenue to Daniel Gil Street will begin on Friday, August 1st…

Once again, Ontinyent will be filled with music, gunpowder, and color as the traditional “alardos” return to parade through the city streets on the weekend of July 26. This year, the troupes of Cruzados, Contrabandistas, Chanos, Benimerins, and Abencerrajes will march along San Antonio Street until they reach the Main Square, where the castle — the emblem of these festivities — will stand proudly, celebrating its 40th anniversary. Moreover, on…

The governing board of the Sociedad de Festeros (Festive Society) has announced that this year the €2,900 collected from fines and penalties arising from breaches of the festival regulations have been allocated to the Valencian Association for ALS (ADELA CV). This decision was made by an automatic committee created within the Sociedad de Festeros itself, made up of the groups that held office two years ago. On this occasion, these…

  Last Saturday, June 21, in an emotional ceremony held in Ontinyent, Rafa Ferrero Terol received the Cervino Award 2025, a distinction that honors his long and valuable career in service of the Moors and Christians Festival. The event was attended by representatives of the Societat de Festers, the City Council, festival officials, friends, and family. “This award not only recognizes what you have done, but who you are and…

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…

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…

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…

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…