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The festivals are the popular and cultural expression of Alto Turia. The most important celebrations are San Antonio Abad, the mayos, pilgrimages and patron saint and summer festivals. Some municipalities, such as Aras de los Olmos and Titaguas, celebrate the fat festivals every seven years, or Tuéjar every five years.

The festivals are the popular and cultural expression of Alto Turia. The most important celebrations are San Antonio Abad, the mayos, pilgrimages and patron saint and summer festivals. Some municipalities, such as Aras de los Olmos and Titaguas, celebrate the fat festivals every seven years, or Tuéjar every five years.

 

 

JANUARY

o Aras de los Olmos

  • San Antón (Losilla)

o Benagéber

  • San Antón

o Chelva

  • San Antón. Oral Narrative Festival (Cuentantón)

o Titaguas

  • San Antón

o Tuéjar

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  • San Antón

FEBRUARY

or Aras de los Olmos

  • Carnivals

o Chelva

  • Arbor Day

o Titaguas

  • Carnivals

o Tuéjar

  • Carnivals

MARCH

o Aras de los Olmos

  • Easter in Losilla (mobile festival)

or Chelva

  • Open – International Chelva BTT
  • Women's Month

or Tuéjar

  • Women's Week
  • Fallas de Tuéjar

APRIL

or Aras de los Olmos

  • Easter in Losilla (mobile festival)

or Chelva

  • Distribution of Hallelujahs (first Sunday of Easter)
  • Los Mayos 

or Titaguas

  • Las Cortesías
  • Los Mayos

or Tuéjar

  • Holy Week
  • Los Mayos

MAY

or Aras de los Olmos

  • Aras in flower (between May and June)

or Benagéber

  • Friendly Towns Fair

or Chelva

  • Environment Week

JUNE

or Aras de los Olmos

  • Aras in flower (between May and June)

or Chelva

  • Arrabal Cultural
  • Tederos (corpus weekend)
  • Night of San Juan

JULY

or Aras de los Olmos

  • Cultural week

or Chelva

  • Youth Week

or Titaguas

  • Night of the Candles

AUGUST

or Aras de los Olmos

  • Summer festivals in Losilla
  • Perseid Festival
  • Festivals of summer (in Aras de los Olmos)

or Benagéber

  • Summer festivals

or Chelva

  • Ahillas Festivals
  • Villar de Tejas Festivals
  • Patron Saint Festivals (Chelva)

or Titaguas

  • Cultural and youth week

or Tuéjar

  • Virgen de Agosto patron saint festival

SEPTEMBER

or Titaguas

  • Patronal festivities

OCTOBER

o Aras de los Olmos

  • Iberian Days

o Titaguas

  • Vintage Festival

NOVEMBER

or Aras de los Olmos

  • Santa Catalina (November 25)

or Tuéjar

  • Local festival: San Diego

DECEMBER

o Chelva

  • Christmas cultural week

o Titaguas

  • Festival of the axes
  • Las albadas

or Tuéjar

  • Patronal festivities in honor of the Purísima

In addition, "Fiestas Gordas" are celebrated " every seven years in Aras de los Olmos, where the "entramoro" is performed (in August; last in 2016, next in 2023) and Titaguas, where the “mojiganga” dance is danced (in September; last in 2016, next in 2023) and every five in Tuéjar, with entries by Moors and Christians and the "Rodá de the flag" (in August; latest in 2015, next in 2020).