Easter (or Semana Santa in Spanish) is a very important event and to celebrate there are numerous parades that take place over the Easter period. Here is the schedule for the main Easter parades for Alicante.
Alicante Easter Parades 2016
The schedule for the Easter Parades in Alicante for 2016 includes daily processions from 20th March Palm Sunday (Domingo de Ramos) until 27th March Easter Sunday (Domingo de Resurraccion). During the days between Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday, each brotherhood has its own parade and all have different start and end points and all follow various routes. But….. all of these parades will pass along the Rambla de Mendez Nunez in Alicante at some point. Below is a list showing the start time, finish time, name of the brotherhood taking part and also the time the procession passes along the Rambla. The best parades to watch are the ‘big’ processions at 11:30 on Palm Sunday, 10:30 on Good Friday and 11:00 Easter Sunday.
20TH MARCH 2016 – PALM SUNDAY PARADES IN ALICANTE
11.30 – 14:15 Jesus Triunfante 12.40
11.45 – 15.00 Oracion en el Huerto 13:15
11.45 – 15.00 Veronica 13.15
18.00 – 22.30 Flagelacion 21.00
18.45 – 21.00 San Pedro Apostol 19.45
19.00 – 21.30 Cristo Hallazgo 20.20
21ST MARCH 2016 – HOLY MONDAY PARADES IN ALICANTE
17.45 – 23.00 Prendimiento 21.05
18.30 – 23.00 Morenet 20:50
19.00 – 23.15 Humildad y Paciencia 20:00
19.00 – 23:15 Despojado 22:05
22ND MARCH 2016 – HOLY TUESDAY PARADES IN ALICANTE
18.45 – 00.15 Ecce-Homo 20.40
19.30 – 00.30 Cristo del Mar 22.05
20.15 – 23.30 Stabat Mater 21.30
21.00 – 23.45 Ntro. P. Jesus 22.40
23RD MARCH 2016 – HOLY WEDNESDAY PARADES IN ALICANTE
19.00 – 00.00 Santa Cruz 21.15
21.00 – 00.30 Divino Amor 22.20
21.15 – 01.30 Gran Poder 22.50
24TH MARCH 2016 – HOLY THURSDAY PARADES IN ALICANTE
19.30 – 01.30 Santa Cena 22.05
19.30 – 00.00 Redencion 21.20
20.30 – 01.00 Piedad y Caridad 23.35
22.45 – 01.30 Perdon 00.20
23.30 – 02.00 Buena Muerte 00.50
25TH MARCH 2016 – GOOD FRIDAY PARADES IN ALICANTE
10.30 – 14.00 Sentencia 12.45
18.00 – 22.15 Mater Desolata 21.30
20.30 – 23.00 Sepulcro 21.55
20.30 – 23.30 Soledad 21.45
27TH MARCH 2016 – EASTER SUNDAY PARADES IN ALICANTE
11.00 – 14.30 Resucitado 13.15
11.30 – 14.00 Virgen Alegria 12.45
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