More than 1,000 festeros participate in the traditional “arreplegà de barraques” that marks the beginning of the Patron Saint Festivities of Finestrat
27/08/2026Finestrat vibrated last night with the spectacular CORREFOCS of Xarxa Teatre through the streets of the traditional historic center. A large audience participated in this magical night of gunpowder, pyrotechnics and emotion, with a very special memory for José Francisco Llorca “RIERA”, who lived with all the intensity and passion of pyrotechnics in his town.
The Patron Saint Festivities end this Monday 24th, the Day of the patron saint Sant Bertomeu, with the traditional meal in honour of the elderly people of Finestrat. Organized by the City Council with the support of the Comissió de Festes, it will be in the Sala Jove of the House of Culture, it is a day in which “we say THANK YOU for everything you have given and continue to give to our people. For your stories, for your sacrifices, for keeping our traditions alive.”
In the afternoon, the procession with the music of the Puig Campana Musical Centre will take the Santíssim Crist del Remei back to the Ermita del Castell after these 4 days of festivities. Next, the artificial fugitive castle will be fired by Pirotecnia Vulcano to put the finishing touch to these Patron Saint Festivities 2026. (PRESS OFFICE.24.8.2026)
