Alicante has prepared a festive programme for Valencian Community Day, celebrated on October 9. This year, the events bring together traditional dances, music and fireworks. The municipal programme is scheduled for October 8 and 9, while the Valencian regional government has organised a fireworks display in Alicante harbour at midnight between Thursday and Friday.<\/p>\n
During the events, Alicante’s Town Hall Square will become a fully pedestrianised area, so access for city buses and taxis will be restricted.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, October 8, at 13:00, a reading of Tirant lo Blanc<\/em> will take place at the Municipal Arts Centre, with the participation of representatives of the City Council, educational institutions and the University of Alicante.<\/p>\n From 18:30 to 20:00, Town Hall Square will host an open workshop in traditional Alicante dances \u2013 danses d\u2019Alacant<\/em>. It will be led by members of the Cresol and Postiguet groups, accompanied by dol\u00e7aina and tabalet musicians from the Federaci\u00f3 de Folklore d\u2019Alacant.<\/p>\n At midnight, a festive fireworks display will take place in Alicante harbour in honour of Valencian Community Day.<\/p>\n On Friday, October 9, at 11:00, traditional folk dancing (dans\u00e0<\/em>) open to everyone is scheduled. The procession will feature the Cresol and Postiguet groups, Colla de Nanos i Gegants d\u2019Alacant and musicians from the Federaci\u00f3 de Folklore d\u2019Alacant. The route begins on the Explanada promenade near Plaza del Mar and ends by the Concha de la Explanada bandstand.<\/p>\n At 12:00, a festive concert by the Alicante Municipal Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Pedro Lara Navarrete, is scheduled in Town Hall Square. Admission is free.<\/p>\n Festivities Councillor Cristina Cutanda encouraged Alicante residents to take part in the events organised by the city and thanked the Valencian regional government for holding the festive fireworks display.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Alicante has prepared a festive programme for Valencian Community\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":2083664,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2083662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nProgramme for October 9<\/h2>\n