{"id":320018,"date":"2026-05-07T11:23:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T09:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alicanteturismo.com\/events\/central-mercat-fest\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T11:23:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T09:23:54","slug":"central-mercat-fest","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/alicanteturismo.com\/en\/events\/central-mercat-fest\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Mercat Fest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"2\"><b data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">The Alicante Central Market celebrates a festive day of gastronomy, live music, and activities to boost local trade.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"3\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Date:<\/b> Saturday, May 16, 2026.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Time:<\/b> From 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Location:<\/b> Alicante Central Market (<i data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"35\">Mercado Central<\/i>).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"3,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Admission:<\/b> Free.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">The Alicante Central Market hosts the ninth edition of the <b data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"59\">Central Mercat Fest<\/b>, a cultural and gastronomic festival designed to showcase &#8220;kilometer zero&#8221; products and the personalized service of local merchants. Throughout the morning, the market transforms into a meeting point and celebration with a program designed for all ages.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6\">Attendees can enjoy tastings of local products at the stalls, learn the history of the stands through an event host, and participate in various cultural and educational activities.<\/p>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"7\">Program<\/h3>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"8\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Gastronomy:<\/b> Showcooking by <i data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"27\">Alicante Gastron\u00f3mica Solidaria<\/i> and a spice workshop organized by <i data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"93\">Carmencita<\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Live Music:<\/b> Jazz performances by the <i data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"37\">Almaens Jazz Band<\/i> and a closing concert with the group <i data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"92\">Amenaza Verde<\/i> in the plaza.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Entertainment:<\/b> Parades with stilt walkers, juggling, and a host throughout the day.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"8,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">For Children:<\/b> Workshops and entertainment activities aimed at the little ones.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,4,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"8,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Raffles and Giveaways:<\/b> The traditional <i data-path-to-node=\"8,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"39\">Facpyme<\/i> stand will offer gifts and raffles among attendees.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Alicante Central Market celebrates a festive day of gastronomy, live music, and activities to boost local trade. Date: Saturday, May 16, 2026. Time: From 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Location: Alicante Central Market (Mercado Central). Admission: Free. The Alicante Central Market hosts the ninth edition of the Central Mercat Fest, a cultural and gastronomic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":320007,"template":"","tags":[1943],"mec_category":[735,760,734,731,774],"class_list":["post-320018","mec-events","type-mec-events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-alicante-central-market","mec_category-entertainment","mec_category-festivals","mec_category-kids","mec_category-markets-and-flea-markets","mec_category-tastings"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alicanteturismo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec-events\/320018","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\/320018\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alicanteturismo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/320007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alicanteturismo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=320018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alicanteturismo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=320018"},{"taxonomy":"mec_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alicanteturismo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec_category?post=320018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}