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Villena Moros and Christians Festival
Fiestas de Moros y Cristianos de Villena
Villena, Spain
Sep 4 - 9, 2026ConfirmedSource
Each September, the town of Villena fills with costumed armies, gunpowder smoke, and grand parades for its Moors and Christians festival. Splendid companies march for the town's patron Virgin, fire old muskets, and act out the long-ago struggle between Moors and Christians around the hilltop castle.
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Villena, Valencia (Valencian Community), Spain
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Villena Moros and Christians Festival
Fiestas de Moros y Cristianos de Villena
Villena, Spain
Each September, the town of Villena fills with costumed armies, gunpowder smoke, and grand parades for its Moors and Christians festival. Splendid companies march for the town's patron Virgin, fire old muskets, and act out the long-ago struggle between Moors and Christians around the hilltop castle.
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About Villena Moros and Christians Festival
The Villena Moros and Christians Festival is a week‑long September celebration (4–9 September) honoring the patroness Virgen de las Virtudes. It features pilgrimages (romerías), arquebus firing (arcabucería), theatrical embassies and guerrillas at the Castillo de la Atalaya, parades (La Entrada and La Cabalgata), religious processions, flag rituals, and massive participation by 14 comparsas with over 12,000 volunteers. Originating in the late 15th century...
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The Villena Moros and Christians Festival is a week‑long September celebration (4–9 September) honoring the patroness Virgen de las Virtudes. It features pilgrimages (romerías), arquebus firing (arcabucería), theatrical embassies and guerrillas at the Castillo de la Atalaya, parades (La Entrada and La Cabalgata), religious processions, flag rituals, and massive participation by 14 comparsas with over 12,000 volunteers. Origin...
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