8TH MARCH: WOMEN’S DAY.
Alicante City Council has organised a full schedule of activities to commemorate 8M, the main event of which will be the institutional event to be held on 7 March at 12.00 noon in the Blue Room of the City Hall. The event will be attended by three leading women in their professional fields, who will tell their stories: Nuria Pla Villena, technical director of the Volleyball Federation of the Valencian Community; Laura Banon Candela, head of projects at Siemens, and María Teresa Gordero Arias-Arguello, head of Equity at Aguas Municipalizadas de Alicante;
After the institutional act, the banner commemorating International Women’s Day will be unfurled.
Activities agenda
In addition to the institutional act, the municipal agenda commemorating 8M includes the following activities:
Cycle ‘Women in Film’.
Official Language School of Alicante. Free admission.
Cinema in original version with Spanish subtitles:
◦ Monday 3 March, 18:00h ‘A tiempo completo’. French.
Tuesday 4 March, 11:00h ‘Cinco lobitos’. Spanish.
Tuesday 4 March, 18:00h ‘Siempre nos quedará mañana’. Italian.
◦ Wednesday 5 March, 18:00h ‘The Conductor’. English.
◦ Thursday 6 March, 18:00h ‘L’avia i el foraster’. Valencian.
Show ‘Hypatia and Hydrogen: A New Beginning’.
Philosopher, astronomer, mathematician. Hypatia of Alexandria grew up in the most important library of the classical world and was one of the first women scientists.
Thursday, 6 March, Gastón Castelló Social Centre. IES students.
Friday, 11th April, Felicidad Sánchez Social Centre. IES students.
Show ‘Científicas’.
In 14 primary schools in the city of Alicante. Aimed at primary school pupils. A proposal of oral narration that combines puppets and actresses to reach the children’s audience with an interactive staging.
Tribute to Migrant Women
Exhibition of associations, recognition of migrant women, folkloric dances and musical performance.
Friday, 14 March from 16:00 – 20:00h.
Isla de Cuba Social Centre.
Organised by the MON JOVE Association.
In collaboration with the Department of Equality. Alicante City Council.
Theatre. Viva la Vida! Frida Kahlo’.
Maracaibo Teatro Company.
Saturday 15 March. 18.30h.
Free tickets on the Evenbrite platform.
Felicidad Sánchez Social Community Centre.
Theatre. Victoria viene a cenar’ (Victoria is coming to dinner)
Pisando Escenario Company.
Saturday, 5 April. 18.30h.
Free tickets on the Evenbrite platform.
Gastón Castelló Social Community Centre.
XXX Women’s Day Conference: Fontcalent and Cañada del Fenollar Cultural Association.
Wednesday 5th March. 18.00h.
The play ‘No estás sola’ will be performed.
Asaute Cultural Association.
Multi-purpose Centre in Cañada del Fenollar and Fontcalent.
III Self-defence course for women
Prevention of gender violence.
Technification Centre- Room SUM3. Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 19 to 21h.
Open and continuous enrolment.
Department of Sports and Department of Equality.
III Race Prosolia Alicante Woman 2025
Sunday, 9 March, 9.30am.
Circuit around the PAU-5 area in Playa de San Juan.
Information and registration at
https://tickets.runagain.com/inscripcion/3a-carrera-prosolia-alicante-mujer-2025/modalidades.
Sports Department and Equality Department.
Zumba Fitness Master Class
Sunday, 9th March, 12.30 h.
Concha de la Explanada Auditorium.
Department of Sports and Department of Equality.
Demonstration
Saturday, 8th March, 18:00h.
Starting at Plaza de Luceros.
Citizen demonstration organised by Feminist Women of Alicante and organised in collaboration with the Alicante City Council.
