{"id":314645,"date":"2025-12-04T11:51:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T10:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alicanteturismo.com\/events\/christmas-activities-in-alicantes-squares-markets-and-fairs\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T11:51:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T10:51:08","slug":"christmas-activities-in-alicantes-squares-markets-and-fairs","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/alicanteturismo.com\/en\/events\/christmas-activities-in-alicantes-squares-markets-and-fairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Activities in Alicante\u2019s Squares, Markets and Fairs"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Department of Commerce, Hospitality, Consumer Affairs and Markets<\/strong> of Alicante City Council, together with the city\u2019s commercial associations, is launching a programme of 20 festive activation days<\/strong> to revitalise local businesses and offer residents and visitors a joyful experience across the city\u2019s neighbourhoods, squares, markets and municipal market halls<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Under the slogan \u201cThe Christmas That Smiles the Most\u201d<\/strong>, the campaign will run from 12 to 30 December<\/strong>, with morning and afternoon activities including Christmas workshops, entertainment, shows, music, photocalls, games, virtual reality experiences, and visits from Santa Claus and his Elves<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The programme has been coordinated with local traders to strengthen commercial activity during this festive period, encourage shopping in local stores, and promote exploring the city\u2019s streets and squares.<\/p>\n

Schedule<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Squares:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    Plaza Am\u00e9rica \u2013 Friday 12 December<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Plaza de Argel \u2013 Saturday 13 December<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Plaza Magallanes \u2013 Friday 19 December<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Plaza Pla-Carolinas \u2013 Saturday 20 December<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Plaza Navarro Rodrigo \u2013 Monday 22 December<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Pau 5 \u2013 Tuesday 23 December<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Historiador Vicente Ramos \u2013 Tuesday 23 December<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Plaza Calvo Sotelo \u2013 Friday 26 December<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Plaza San Blas \u2013 Saturday 27 December<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Plaza Villafranqueza \u2013 Monday 29 December<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    San Gabriel \u2013 Tuesday 30 December<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Fairs:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      Benal\u00faa \u2013 Thursday 18 December<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Carolinas \u2013 Saturday 20 December<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Babel \u2013 Saturday 20 December<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Teulada \u2013 Saturday 27 December<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Municipal markets (special activities with Santa Claus and the Royal Postmen):<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        Central, Babel, Benal\u00faa and Carolinas \u2013 20, 22, 23 and 24 December, and 3 and 5 January<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        Time: 11:00\u201313:00<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Fairs with children\u2019s workshops and entertainment:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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          Benal\u00faa \u2013 18 December<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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          Carolinas and Babel \u2013 20 December<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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          Teulada \u2013 27 December<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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          Time: 10:30\u201312:30<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Practical Information<\/strong><\/h4>\n

          \ud83d\udcc5 Dates:<\/strong> 12\u201330 December 2025
          \ud83d\udccd Locations:<\/strong> Squares, fairs and municipal markets of Alicante
          \ud83d\udd52 Hours:<\/strong> Morning and afternoon, depending on the activity
          \ud83c\udf9f Admission:<\/strong> Free<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          The Department of Commerce, Hospitality, Consumer Affairs and Markets of Alicante City Council, together with the city\u2019s commercial associations, is launching a programme of 20 festive activation days to revitalise local businesses and offer residents and visitors a joyful experience across the city\u2019s neighbourhoods, squares, markets and municipal market halls. Under the slogan \u201cThe Christmas […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"template":"","tags":[1591,1668,1670,1669,1671],"mec_category":[767,735,734,728,756],"class_list":["post-314645","mec-events","type-mec-events","status-publish","hentry","tag-christmas","tag-fairs","tag-markets","tag-shops","tag-squares","mec_category-christmas","mec_category-entertainment","mec_category-kids","mec_category-parties","mec_category-shopping"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alicanteturismo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec-events\/314645","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alicanteturismo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec-events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alicanteturismo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/mec-events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alicanteturismo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alicanteturismo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec-events\/314645\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alicanteturismo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=314645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alicanteturismo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=314645"},{"taxonomy":"mec_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alicanteturismo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec_category?post=314645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}