Santa Pola is set to 'celebrate responsibly'
SANTA Pola is trying to keep its festive spirits up with a programme of events for the municipality’s patron saint fiestas that has been designed to comply with all the required health and hygiene measures against Covid-19.
The town hall has also published this year’s fiestas book, which includes the programme as well as photos, interviews, articles and more, covering the impact of the pandemic, the etymology of the municipality’s name, the history of the fiestas and how the port has changed.
All the activities will be held in the Auditorio El Palmeral and the Patio de Armas of the castle-fortress.
They are all free and will have preassigned seating and limited capacity.
Seats for the shows can be reserved by email to www.santapola.me
The full programme can be consulted at http://bit.ly/ActisFesteras_SantaPola_2020 but here are some highlights:
AUGUST 31
22.30 – Fiestas inauguration ceremony and concert ‘Music for a new world’ of Spanish and Latin American religious and popular music, and Música de Hoy saxophone ensemble at El Palmeral auditorium
SEPTEMBER 1
22.30 – ‘De vuelta al soul’ (back to soul) concert by Aretha y los Franklin at El Palmeral auditorium
SEPTEMBER 2
20.30 – Children’s show ‘Coco’ by Inmaculada Jaén dance school at El Palmeral auditorium
SEPTEMBER 3
22.30 – Fiesta music concert by Unió Musical de Santa Pola band at El Palmeral auditorium
SEPTEMBER 4
20.30 – Children’s musical ‘Shrek se va de marcha’ by Siete Comediantes theatre company at El Palmeral auditorium
22.30 – Stand-up comedy by Rocio Ladrón de Guevara y Pilar Fontán at the Patio de Armas del Castillo
SEPTEMBER 5
20.30 – Family theatre ‘Jo mama!!!’ by Regomello theatre group at El Palmeral auditorium
SEPTEMBER 6
20.00-22.00 – Musical parade by the fiesta organisers union
20.30 – Children’s musical 'Pixels off line’ by La Banda del Drac at the Patio de Armas del Castillo
22.30 – Concert of fiesta music at El Palmeral auditorium
SEPTEMBER 7
10.00-22.00 - Offering to the patrón Virgen del Loreto
22.00 – Prayer vigil to the Virgen del Loreto at the Patio de Armas del Castillo
SEPTEMBER 8
00.00-22.00 – Opening of the Virgen del Loreto procession route for all who want to follow it, with a recording of the Coral Levantina Antonio Espinosa singing the motets to be played at various points.
09.00 – Mass to be held at the castle or the parish church depending on the Covi-19 health situation.
11.00 – Parade by the Mare de Deu de Loreto musical association
13.30 – ‘Aerial bombardment’
22.00 – Gun salute to honour the patron and mark the end of the fiestas