Program of Elche Medieval Festival

Year 2022

It celebrates: From 20th October to 1st November
Place: Elche/Elx (Alicante)

The city of Elche celebrates the Medieval Festival of Elche during the last week of October, with music, theatrical performances and much more.

Program of Elche Medieval Festival

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News Medieval Festival of Elx 2022

This year 2022, the Medieval Festival of Elche brings back the market with 150 stalls and the shows take over the streets and squares once again.

Among the proposals are the latest production of the Capella de Ministrers, Madre Devs and the concert by the luthier, musician and researcher, Carlos Paniagua.

Programme Medieval Festival of Elx 2022

Thursday, 20th October

INAUGURATION OF THE MEDIEVAL MARKET

Rivendell Mercados Temáticos - Solo Artesanos Association
Eucharistic Congress Square and adjacent streets. 18.00 hours
The market will be set up from 20th to 23rd October.

Wednesday, 26th October

KATHERINE MACBETH
Cave Canem Company
Las Clarisas Cultural Centre - Chapel. 8.30 p.m.
Price: 5 euros*.

Thursday, 27th October

CONTRAFACTA "MYSTICISM, EMOTION, DEVOTION". 
La Cajita de Música (German Torrella and Ingartxe Astuy)
Las Clarisas Cultural Centre - Cloister. 7 p.m.
Price: 5 euros*. 

WISE KING
Juan Gamba and Vaz Oliver
Gran Teatro. 8.30 pm
Price: 12 euros*.

Friday, 28th October

OYUN
Federico Menini Company
Raval Square. 7 p.m.

AVE, DEI GENITRIX, FONTANA D'ALEGRANÇA
WATER AND THE MARIAN CULT IN MEDIEVAL EUROPE
Patrizia Bovi
Grand Theatre. 8.30 p.m.
Price: 12 euros*.

MEDIEVAL ORDEAL
We Are Not Monsters (NSM)
Squares and streets of the city centre. 21.00 hours

Saturday, 29th October

CONDITOR ALME
Alba Asensi, Abigail R. Horro and Efrén López
San José Church. 12.30 p.m.
Free admission, limited to capacity.

SUPERHERO
El Perro Azul Company
La Tramoia. 6 p.m.
Price: 5 euros*.

EL AMOR ENAMORADO, by Lope de Vega
Mic Producciones y Distribuciones Teatrales
Gran Teatro. 8.30 p.m.
Price: 12 euros*.

Sunday, 30th October

VIVA MEDIEVO
Maracaibo Theatre
Hort de Baix. 12.00 noon

MEDIEVAL PSALTERIES (CONCERT LECTURE) 
Carlos Paniagua and Begoña Olavide
Las Clarisas Cultural Centre - Chapel. 19.00 hours
Price: 5 euros*.

MOTHER DEVS
Capella de Ministrers
Gran Teatro. 8.30 p.m.
Price: 12 euros*.

Monday, 31st October

PABLO SANMAMED & BEN VENNAS MAIO
Pablo Pérez Sanmamed, Begoña Olavide, Elena Tarrats, Xurxo Varela, Iago Mourinho and Chus Pazos
La Llotja Cultural Hall. 8.30 p.m. 
Price: 10 euros*.

Tuesday, 1st November

VOLARE. AERIAL DANCES.
Subcielo Company
Plaza de Baix. Three performances: 16.00, 18.00 and 20.00.

BODY, SOUL AND MIND. Italian dances from the 15th century
Ingenious Labyrinths (Xavier Díaz-LaTorre and Pedro Estevan)
Traspalacio. 9 p.m.

*All tickets for the Festival programme can be purchased at the Gran Teatro box office or Instanticket.

PLUS...

Tuesday, 25th October

PRESENTATION OF THE MAGAZINE 'FESTA D'ELX'.
Plenary Hall of the Elche City Hall at 19.30 hours.
Free entrance until full capacity is reached.

From 25th to 29th October 2022

SUPERHEROE (School performances)
El Perro Azul Company
La Tramoia. From Tuesday to Friday at 10.30 am.

28th, 29th October and 1st November 2022

EXTRAORDINARY PERFORMANCE OF THE MISTERI D'ELX
Chapel and Choir of the Misteri d'Elx
Basilica of Santa María
Tickets on sale at El Corte Inglés.

28th and 29th October

Dress rehearsals (La Vespra and La Festa). 22.00 h.

1st November

1st part: La Vespra. 10.00 a.m.
2nd part: La Festa. 17.00 hours
Free entrance limited to capacity.

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