Benissa has launched today its Fira i Porrat 2025, one of the most important fairs in the region, which marks the start of the events calendar in the Marina Alta at the beginning of each year. Since this morning, the Festers of the Puríssima Xiqueta 2025 have lit the stoves of the chiringuito and opened the wine tunnel to start the party. Later, carts and horses have arrived with the traditional pine tree that has starred in the afternoon.
The official opening of the Fira i Porrat de Sant Antoni took place in the middle of the afternoon. The blessing and lighting of the bonfire preceded the Ball de dimonis, a dance in which the demonic characters represent the temptations of evil that face the purifying fire of the bonfire. L'Esbart Dansaire delighted the locals who surrounded the bonfire with their choreographies.
More culture has predominated in the afternoon, with the inauguration of the photographic exhibition by Quico Llopis at the Seu Universitària and the first Concert de Fira by the Rondalla Cultural de Benissa at the Centre d'Art Taller d'Ivars. The day will conclude with another musical performance in the marquee, thus ending the intense day of the fair this first weekend.