«Moors and Christians Festivities 2026: Procession of the Relic»

The Procession of the Relic carries the relic of Saint George from its church to the parish church of Santa María.

ORDER OF THE PARADE

Heralds, Moorish Captain (Marrakesh filà), Moorish Sergeant and entourage, standard-bearers of the Moorish filaes, Moorish Alférez (Realistes filà), Moorish Ambassador, Standard-bearer and entourage, Christian Captain (Andaluces filà), Christian Sergeant and entourage, standard-bearers of the Christian filaes, Christian Alférez (Asturianos fila), Christian Ambassador, Mossèn Torregrosa, Standard-Bearer and entourage, standard-bearers of the 750th anniversary of the Christian filaes, General Assembly of the Association of Saint George with flag and Sant Jordiet, Relic, reverend clergy, and authorities.

ITINERARY

The procession begins at 11:00 a.m. at the Church of San Jorge and proceeds along the streets of Sant Tomàs, l’Escola, Mossèn Torregrosa, Sant Llorenç, Plaça d’Espanya, and Pintor Casanova (Calle Major) to the Parish Church of Santa María, concluding around 12:00 p.m.

This will be followed by a solemn High Mass, featuring a performance of Amando Blanquer Ponsoda’s “Missa a Sant Jordi” by the Orquestra Simfònica Alcoiana, the Coral Polifònica Alcoyana, the Grupo Cantores de Alcoy, Agrupación Lírica El Trabajo and the Coro Divertimento de Alcoy.

At 2:00 p.m., a mascletà in Plaça d’Espanya.