WHAT TO DO IN CALPE THIS WEEKEND (22ND, 23RD AND 24TH OF MARCH)

Friday, 22nd:

• XIV Calpe 2024 Book Fair. Plaza Mediterráneo (La Fossa beach). Until 1st April:
• 17 h - Opening of the fair
• 17.30 h - Performance by Xaranga la Xarlotà
• 18 h - Opening of the fair
• 18.30 h - Inauguration of the permanent photographic exhibition "Retrospectivas de Calp" by JackyCalp Ifac.
• Holy Week.
• 19.30 h - Solemn mass of the Virgen de los Dolores in the Virgen de las Nieves parish church followed by a procession through the streets of the town.
• Photo exhibition "Dones calpines, ahir, ara i sempre" of old photographs of women from Calpe to celebrate Women's Day, 8th March. In the Plaza Constitución.
• Collective exhibition of artists from Jávea, Els Poblets and Xaló under the auspices of the artist Hanka Van Der Flier, with the title "Humanity" From 4 to 30 March at the Casa de Cultura in Calp.
• Exhibition "The things we love" by the Canadian painter Wildago, in the exhibition hall of the Ajuntament Vell until 31st March.

Saturday, 23rd:

• • • From 9.30 am to 1 pm - International Forests Day: guided tour (5 km, 2 hours approx.) and a workshop on sustainable air fresheners to discover the enormous value of forests. In the recreational area (Oltà mountain range). Pre-registrations https://forms.gle/nN1fumXg1z35RCjk7
    • XIV Calpe 2024 Book Fair. Plaza Mediterráneo (La Fossa beach). Until 1st April:
    • 11 h - Start of the drawing contest "Books and me", a competition in which participants must express their relationship with books and literature through a drawing.
    • 6 p.m. - "Cuentos contantes y sonantes", musical storytelling by the company Al otro lado de la parcela. For ages 4 and up.
    • 4 p.m. - Evening, organised by the Mozarabic Ifach Lineage, Christian Alferecía 2024, with charanga DJ and bar service. Carrer de Fora (Mascarats lineage).
    • Holy Week:
    • 19:30 h - Twinning Mass and appointment of the Standard Bearer, José Vicente Gilabert and first "levantá" of the images at the end of the mass.
    • 20.30 h - Earth Hour. The Town Hall encourages the people of Calpe to take part in this initiative by switching off the lights in their homes between 20:30 and 21:30. An initiative against climate change and in favour of nature.
    • Photo exhibition "Dones calpines, ahir, ara i sempre" of old photographs of Calpe women to celebrate Women's Day, 8th March. In the Plaza Constitución.
    • Collective exhibition of artists from Jávea, Els Poblets and Xaló under the auspices of the artist Hanka Van Der Flier, with the title "Humanity" From 4 to 30 March at the Casa de Cultura in Calpe.
    • Exhibition "The things we love" by the Canadian painter Wildago, in the exhibition hall of the Ajuntament Vell until 31st March.

Sunday, 24th:

• • • XIV Calpe 2024 Book Fair. Plaza Mediterráneo (La Fossa beach). Until the 1st of April:
    • 11 h - Beginning of the drawing contest "Books and me".
    • 13 h - Presentation of the book "Cocina de pueblo" by Chelo Peiró.
    • 6 p.m. - Creation workshop "1, 2, 3 pop-up", an activity to create and illustrate stories using the pop-up technique by the company Al otro lado de la parcela. For ages 7 and up.
    • 19.30 h - Strings concert by Cristian Vázquez, Carlota López González, Inés Sabater Sáez, Marisol García Mañogil and Joan Aracil Bolufer.
    • Photo exhibition "Dones calpines, ahir, ara i sempre" of old photographs of women from Calpe to celebrate the 8th March, Women's Day. In the Plaza Constitución.