{"id":7531,"date":"2026-11-14T00:14:42","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T00:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/?p=7531"},"modified":"2026-11-14T01:50:51","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T01:50:51","slug":"navidad-en-alicante","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/es\/festivals\/christmas-in-alicante\/","title":{"rendered":"Navidad en Alicante 2026: luces, mercadillos, belenes y eventos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La Navidad en Alicante dura desde el encendido del alumbrado navide\u00f1o, a finales de noviembre, hasta la Cabalgata de Reyes del 5 de enero. Las calles se llenan de luces, en el centro se monta un bel\u00e9n gigante y casi todos los d\u00edas hay mercados de Navidad, feria y actividades para ni\u00f1os.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Esta gu\u00eda recoge cu\u00e1ndo se encienden las luces, d\u00f3nde verlas, los mercados de Navidad, los belenes, la feria de Navidad, qu\u00e9 cambia el 24 y el 25 de diciembre y los Reyes Magos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eventos de Navidad en Alicante esta temporada<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eventos anunciados hasta ahora:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"aa-fact-events\" data-aa-fact=\"christmas.events\"><li class=\"aa-fact-event translation-block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/es\/festivales\/navidad-en-alicante\/#christmas-lights-in-alicante\">Christmas lights switch-on<\/a><span class=\"aa-fact-event-details\">20 November 2026, 19:00 \u00b7 Avenida de la Constituci\u00f3n, Alicante \u00b7 All ages<\/span><\/li><li class=\"aa-fact-event translation-block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/es\/festivales\/navidad-en-alicante\/#saint-nicholas-house-casa-de-san-nicolas\">Saint Nicholas&#039; House (Casa de San Nicol\u00e1s)<\/a><span class=\"aa-fact-event-details\">27 November 2026 \u2013 24 December 2026 \u00b7 Plaza S\u00e9neca, Alicante \u00b7 Families<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eventos comprobados el 10 de noviembre de 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Todav\u00eda no se han anunciado las fechas de la pr\u00f3xima Navidad, as\u00ed que, salvo que una secci\u00f3n diga otra cosa, las fechas, horarios y lugares de esta p\u00e1gina son los de la \u00faltima Navidad, que termin\u00f3 el 6 de enero de 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"christmas-lights-in-alicante\">Luces de Navidad en Alicante<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next switch-on is on 20 November 2026, at 19:00 on Avenida de la Constituci\u00f3n, the pedestrian street with the big Christmas tree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"aae-facade aae-facade-maps\" data-aae-provider=\"maps\" data-aae-src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d1563.9!2d-0.4856009!3d38.3469709!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0xd6237b27e3c8f3f%3A0x6d17cf66acad47de!2sAv.%20de%20la%20Constituci%C3%B3n!5e0!3m2!1sen!2ses!4v1794613520788!5m2!1sen!2ses\" data-aae-allow=\"\" data-aae-title=\"\" data-aae-load=\"visible\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 400 \/ 300;\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"aae-facade-button\"><span class=\"aae-facade-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span class=\"aae-facade-label\">Mostrar mapa<\/span><\/button><a class=\"aae-facade-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d1563.9!2d-0.4856009!3d38.3469709!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0xd6237b27e3c8f3f%3A0x6d17cf66acad47de!2sAv.%20de%20la%20Constituci%C3%B3n!5e0!3m2!1sen!2ses!4v1794613520788!5m2!1sen!2ses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abrir en Google Maps<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lights are up in 130 locations across the city. For a walk past the best of them, start on the Explanada, walk to the City Hall square, then past the Co-cathedral of San Nicol\u00e1s and up the Rambla to Avenida de la Constituci\u00f3n, and back to the sea along Calle Bail\u00e9n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La temporada pasada, las luces se encendieron por \u00faltima vez el 6 de enero de 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/alicante_cityhall_feliz_navidad-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"El Ayuntamiento de Alicante iluminado por Navidad\" class=\"wp-image-6240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/alicante_cityhall_feliz_navidad-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/alicante_cityhall_feliz_navidad-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/alicante_cityhall_feliz_navidad-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/alicante_cityhall_feliz_navidad-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/alicante_cityhall_feliz_navidad-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/alicante_cityhall_feliz_navidad-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/alicante_cityhall_feliz_navidad-scaled-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/alicante_cityhall_feliz_navidad-scaled-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/alicante_cityhall_feliz_navidad-scaled-960x720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">El Ayuntamiento con sus luces de Navidad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">El autob\u00fas gratuito de Navidad<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Around Christmas, a free bus line runs round the centre, with stops at the Rambla, Luceros, Estaci\u00f3n-\u00d3scar Espl\u00e1, Calle Portugal, Federico Soto and Teatro. It runs every day from 09:00 to 22:30, every 10 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El \u00faltimo circul\u00f3 del 22 de diciembre de 2025 al 6 de enero de 2026; el Ayuntamiento suele anunciar el siguiente unos d\u00edas antes de Navidad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">M\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n sobre el autob\u00fas de Navidad en nuestra gu\u00eda de <a href=\"https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/es\/transporte\/alicante-autobus-precios-horarios-rutas\/#christmas-bus\">autobuses de Alicante<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mercados de Navidad en Alicante<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Alicante no tiene un gran mercado de Navidad al estilo centroeuropeo, aunque los mercadillos navide\u00f1os son cada vez m\u00e1s habituales en la ciudad. Dos de ellos, el Mercado de Navidad y el mercado de frutos secos y dulces, est\u00e1n en el Paseo de Federico Soto, el paseo peatonal que recorre el centro de la Avenida de Federico Soto, entre la Plaza de los Luceros, que tiene parada del TRAM, y la Plaza de Calvo Sotelo (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/?api=1&amp;query=Paseo+de+Federico+Soto,+Alicante\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">abrir en Google Maps<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"aae-facade aae-facade-maps\" data-aae-provider=\"maps\" data-aae-src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d1563.9!2d-0.4896865!3d38.3446061!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0xd623749f733b76b%3A0x409ea05d6725b817!2sPasseig%20de%20Federico%20Soto!5e0!3m2!1sen!2ses!4v1794607161498!5m2!1sen!2ses\" data-aae-allow=\"\" data-aae-title=\"\" data-aae-load=\"visible\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 400 \/ 300;\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"aae-facade-button\"><span class=\"aae-facade-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span class=\"aae-facade-label\">Mostrar mapa<\/span><\/button><a class=\"aae-facade-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d1563.9!2d-0.4896865!3d38.3446061!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0xd623749f733b76b%3A0x409ea05d6725b817!2sPasseig%20de%20Federico%20Soto!5e0!3m2!1sen!2ses!4v1794607161498!5m2!1sen!2ses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abrir en Google Maps<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading translation-block\">El <em>Mercado de Navidad<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En sus puestos hay artesan\u00eda, regalos, adornos y dulces navide\u00f1os. Abre de 10:00 a 15:00 y de 17:00 a 23:00 (el 5 de enero, de 17:00 a medianoche).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Estuvo abierto del 1 de diciembre de 2025 al 6 de enero de 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading translation-block\">El mercado de frutos secos y dulces (<em>Mercado de Cascaruja y Porrate<\/em>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">En los \u00faltimos d\u00edas antes de Navidad, un segundo mercado en el mismo paseo vende frutos secos, fruta desecada, dulces navide\u00f1os y otros productos tradicionales (<em>cascaruja<\/em> es el nombre que se da en Alicante a los frutos secos y la fruta desecada, y un <em>porrate<\/em> es una feria tradicional donde se venden). Abre de 10:00 a medianoche.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Estuvo abierto del 20 de diciembre de 2025 al 24 de diciembre de 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">El turr\u00f3n y otros dulces navide\u00f1os<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The classic Spanish Christmas sweet is turr\u00f3n, a nougat made with almonds and honey. Most of it is made in Xixona (Jijona in Spanish), a town in the hills north of Alicante, and in December you will find it in every supermarket and bakery. Other Christmas sweets are polvorones and mantecados (crumbly shortbread biscuits), and on 6 January, the rosc\u00f3n de Reyes (a ring-shaped cake).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading translation-block\">Los <em>belenes<\/em> de Alicante<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Los <em>belenes<\/em> son el coraz\u00f3n de la Navidad en Alicante. Adem\u00e1s de los que ver\u00e1s a continuaci\u00f3n, muchas tiendas de toda la ciudad montan uno en el escaparate o dentro del local, y tambi\u00e9n encontrar\u00e1s belenes en las iglesias, en los centros comerciales y en el vest\u00edbulo de la estaci\u00f3n de tren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">El Bel\u00e9n Gigante<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">The giant nativity scene (<em>Bel\u00e9n Gigante<\/em>) stands in the City Hall square (Plaza del Ayuntamiento). Its figures are as tall as a building: Saint Joseph alone is 17 metres (56 ft) tall. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guinnessworldrecords.com\/world-records\/largest-nativity-scene-figures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guinness World Records<\/a> lists them as the largest nativity scene figures in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Estuvo montado del 23 de noviembre de 2025 al 7 de enero de 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/gigant_nativity_alicante_at_cityhall-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Las figuras del Bel\u00e9n Gigante frente al Ayuntamiento de Alicante\" class=\"wp-image-6242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/gigant_nativity_alicante_at_cityhall-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/gigant_nativity_alicante_at_cityhall-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/gigant_nativity_alicante_at_cityhall-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/gigant_nativity_alicante_at_cityhall-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/gigant_nativity_alicante_at_cityhall-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/gigant_nativity_alicante_at_cityhall-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/gigant_nativity_alicante_at_cityhall-scaled-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/gigant_nativity_alicante_at_cityhall-scaled-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/gigant_nativity_alicante_at_cityhall-scaled-960x720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">El Bel\u00e9n Gigante en diciembre de 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El Ayuntamiento tambi\u00e9n tiene su propio bel\u00e9n, dentro del edificio, en el vest\u00edbulo de entrada que da a la Plaza del Ayuntamiento.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading translation-block\">The <em>Bel\u00e9n Social<\/em> in Plaza de la Monta\u00f1eta<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">The Alicante nativity scene makers&#8217; association (<em>Asociaci\u00f3n de Belenistas de Alicante<\/em>) sets up the <em>Bel\u00e9n Social<\/em> in Plaza de la Monta\u00f1eta, a few minutes&#039; walk from Paseo de Federico Soto (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/?api=1&amp;query=Plaza+de+la+Montaneta,+Alicante\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Maps<\/a>). It is well worth a visit, and Alicante families have been coming to see it for decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tiene cuatro escenas, de unos 4 metros (13 pies) de largo cada una, tras grandes ventanales que dan a la plaza: dos de estilo b\u00edblico y dos de estilo popular, el tradicional espa\u00f1ol. La mayor\u00eda de las figuras miden unos 20 cm (8 pulgadas) de alto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Monta\u00f1eta nativity scene opened on 26 November 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Se puede visitar todos los d\u00edas de 9:00 a 22:00, hasta el 6 de enero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"aae-facade aae-facade-maps\" data-aae-provider=\"maps\" data-aae-src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d1563.9!2d-0.4882762!3d38.344483!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0xd62364cd50f02ad%3A0x2d4c419defa57fa!2sPl.%20de%20la%20Muntanyeta!5e0!3m2!1sen!2ses!4v1794613520789!5m2!1sen!2ses\" data-aae-allow=\"\" data-aae-title=\"\" data-aae-load=\"visible\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 400 \/ 300;\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"aae-facade-button\"><span class=\"aae-facade-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span class=\"aae-facade-label\">Mostrar mapa<\/span><\/button><a class=\"aae-facade-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d1563.9!2d-0.4882762!3d38.344483!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0xd62364cd50f02ad%3A0x2d4c419defa57fa!2sPl.%20de%20la%20Muntanyeta!5e0!3m2!1sen!2ses!4v1794613520789!5m2!1sen!2ses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abrir en Google Maps<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">La exposici\u00f3n de la Diputaci\u00f3n<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">The provincial council (<em>Diputaci\u00f3n<\/em>) holds an exhibition of nativity scenes in the exhibition hall of its palace, the Palacio Provincial, at Avenida de la Estaci\u00f3n 6, near Plaza de los Luceros (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/?api=1&amp;query=Palacio+Provincial,+Avenida+de+la+Estacion+6,+Alicante\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Maps<\/a>). Entry is free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La \u00faltima se celebr\u00f3 del 3 de diciembre de 2025 al 6 de enero de 2026; la pr\u00f3xima suele abrir a principios de diciembre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Horario de apertura (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.diputacionalicante.es\/noticias\/la-diputacion-inaugura-un-ano-mas-la-tradicional-exposicion-de-belenes-en-torno-al-nacimiento-de-jesus\/\">fuente<\/a>):<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"aa-fact-table\" data-aa-fact=\"diputacion_nativity.hours\"><div class=\"aa-fact-table-scroll\"><table><caption>Horario de la exposici\u00f3n 2024-25 (el \u00faltimo publicado)<\/caption><thead><tr><th scope=\"col\">D\u00eda<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Horario<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>De lunes a s\u00e1bado<\/td><td>De 10:00 a 13:00 y de 17:00 a 21:00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Domingos y festivos<\/td><td>De 11:00 a 14:00 y de 17:00 a 21:00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>24 y 31 de diciembre<\/td><td>Cierra a las 19:00<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/nativity-at-diputacion-alicante-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Bel\u00e9n en la exposici\u00f3n de la Diputaci\u00f3n de Alicante\" class=\"wp-image-6319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/nativity-at-diputacion-alicante-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/nativity-at-diputacion-alicante-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/nativity-at-diputacion-alicante-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/nativity-at-diputacion-alicante-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/nativity-at-diputacion-alicante-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/nativity-at-diputacion-alicante-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/nativity-at-diputacion-alicante-scaled-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/nativity-at-diputacion-alicante-scaled-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/nativity-at-diputacion-alicante-scaled-960x720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Part of the Diputaci\u00f3n&#8217;s nativity scene exhibition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading translation-block\" id=\"saint-nicholas-house-casa-de-san-nicolas\">Saint Nicholas&#8217; House (<em>Casa de San Nicol\u00e1s<\/em>)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saint Nicholas&#8217; House is Alicante&#8217;s Father Christmas house, where children visit Saint Nicholas, who is also the city&#8217;s patron saint. It is in Plaza S\u00e9neca, and no booking is needed (booking is only for schools and social groups). It is open in the afternoons from 16:00 or 17:00, depending on the day, until 21:00 (21:30 from 19 to 23 December), and on some mornings from 10:00 to 14:30; on its last day, 24 December, it closes at 14:30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Esta temporada abre del 27 de noviembre de 2026 al 24 de diciembre de 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"christmas-funfair-rabasa\">La feria de Navidad de Rabasa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">La <em>Feria de Navidad<\/em>, tambi\u00e9n llamada <em>feria de los caballitos<\/em>, forma parte de la Navidad en Alicante y sigue abierta despu\u00e9s de Navidad, hasta entrado enero. Llena el recinto ferial de Rabasa, al norte del centro, de atracciones, juegos y puestos de comida. Cada atracci\u00f3n cuesta unos pocos euros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Estuvo abierta del 28 de noviembre de 2025 al 18 de enero de 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abre de lunes a jueves de 17:00 a medianoche, los viernes, s\u00e1bados y v\u00edsperas de festivo de 17:00 a 01:00, y los domingos y festivos de 11:00 a 01:00; del 20 de diciembre al 6 de enero, todos los d\u00edas de 11:00 a 01:00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/christmas-funfair-alicante-general-view-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Vista general de la feria de Navidad de Alicante en Rabasa\" class=\"wp-image-6394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/christmas-funfair-alicante-general-view-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/christmas-funfair-alicante-general-view-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/christmas-funfair-alicante-general-view-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/christmas-funfair-alicante-general-view-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/christmas-funfair-alicante-general-view-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/christmas-funfair-alicante-general-view-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/christmas-funfair-alicante-general-view-scaled-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/christmas-funfair-alicante-general-view-scaled-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/christmas-funfair-alicante-general-view-scaled-960x720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">La feria de Navidad de Rabasa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">C\u00f3mo llegar a la feria de Navidad<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">The fairground is in Rabasa, near big shops such as Decathlon (<a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/iS6T35jmKMVvnYAy6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">open the location in Google Maps<\/a>). The easiest way there is by car: there is a large car park next to it. There is no direct bus or TRAM: the nearest stops, about a 15-minute walk away, are Ciudad Jard\u00edn on TRAM Line 2 and Divina Pastora on city bus line 04.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"aae-facade aae-facade-maps\" data-aae-provider=\"maps\" data-aae-src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3127.820229680602!2d-0.5105524233480497!3d38.376279971839985!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0xd623767f30f2853%3A0x51587840f9e06549!2sFeria%20de%20navidad%20Alicante!5e0!3m2!1ses!2ses!4v1704646389412!5m2!1ses!2ses\" data-aae-allow=\"\" data-aae-title=\"\" data-aae-load=\"visible\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 400 \/ 300;\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"aae-facade-button\"><span class=\"aae-facade-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span class=\"aae-facade-label\">Mostrar mapa<\/span><\/button><a class=\"aae-facade-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3127.820229680602!2d-0.5105524233480497!3d38.376279971839985!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0xd623767f30f2853%3A0x51587840f9e06549!2sFeria%20de%20navidad%20Alicante!5e0!3m2!1ses!2ses!4v1704646389412!5m2!1ses!2ses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abrir en Google Maps<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/parking-lot-christmas-funfair-alicante-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Aparcamiento de la feria de Navidad de Alicante\" class=\"wp-image-6396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/parking-lot-christmas-funfair-alicante-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/parking-lot-christmas-funfair-alicante-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/parking-lot-christmas-funfair-alicante-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/parking-lot-christmas-funfair-alicante-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/parking-lot-christmas-funfair-alicante-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/parking-lot-christmas-funfair-alicante-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/parking-lot-christmas-funfair-alicante-scaled-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/parking-lot-christmas-funfair-alicante-scaled-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/parking-lot-christmas-funfair-alicante-scaled-960x720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">El aparcamiento de la feria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nochebuena y Navidad en Alicante<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">En Espa\u00f1a, la gran cena familiar de la Navidad es la de <em>Nochebuena<\/em>, el 24 de diciembre. El 25 de diciembre, d\u00eda de <em>Navidad<\/em>, es festivo nacional. El 22 de diciembre, buena parte de Espa\u00f1a sigue por televisi\u00f3n el sorteo de Navidad (<em>El Gordo<\/em>), que para mucha gente marca el comienzo de las fiestas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Muchas tiendas cierran pronto el 24 de diciembre y la mayor\u00eda est\u00e1n cerradas el 25 de diciembre. Los restaurantes que abren esos d\u00edas suelen ofrecer un men\u00fa cerrado de Navidad, y en los m\u00e1s populares hay que reservar con mucha antelaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Autobuses, TRAM y taxis el 24 y el 25 de diciembre<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Estos datos proceden de los \u00faltimos avisos, para el 24 y el 25 de diciembre de 2025: el aviso de Vectalia cubre los autobuses urbanos del 24 de diciembre, y el horario del TRAM de FGV, los dos d\u00edas. Antes de viajar, comprueba si se han publicado otros m\u00e1s recientes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Autobuses urbanos:<\/strong> el 24 de diciembre los \u00faltimos autobuses salen de cada cabecera a las 21:00 y no hay autobuses nocturnos (<a href=\"https:\/\/alicante.vectalia.es\/notificacion\/ultimas-salidas-nochebuena-y-nochevieja\/\">aviso de Vectalia<\/a>). Para el 25 de diciembre, consulta los avisos de Vectalia. L\u00edneas y tarifas: <a href=\"https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/es\/transporte\/alicante-autobus-precios-horarios-rutas\/\">autobuses de Alicante<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>TRAM:<\/strong> el TRAM circula con un horario especial el 24 y el 25 de diciembre, distinto tanto del de d\u00edas laborables como del de festivos. Consulta los horarios en la web del TRAM d\u2019Alacant antes de viajar esos d\u00edas. L\u00edneas y tarifas: <a href=\"https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/es\/transporte\/tranvia-de-alicante-precios-horarios-rutas\/\">gu\u00eda del TRAM<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Autob\u00fas del aeropuerto (C6):<\/strong> el aviso de Nochebuena solo se refiere a los autobuses urbanos, as\u00ed que consulta los avisos de Vectalia sobre el C6 antes de viajar el 24 de diciembre. Los dem\u00e1s d\u00edas, el C6 funciona como explicamos en nuestra <a href=\"https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/es\/transporte\/del-aeropuerto-de-alicante-al-centro-de-alicante-en-autobus\/\">gu\u00eda del C6<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Taxis:<\/strong> in Alicante city, 24 December counts as a holiday, so the night and holiday tariff (Tariff 2) applies all day, as on 25 December, which is a public holiday, and every trip from 21:00 on 24 December to 07:00 on 25 December adds a supplement of 3\u20ac (<a href=\"https:\/\/taxienalicante.com\/en\/tarifas-oficiales\/\">official tariffs<\/a>). More in <a href=\"https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/es\/transporte\/uber-alicante\/\">taxis, Uber, Bolt and Cabify in Alicante<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nochevieja en Alicante<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">El 31 de diciembre, el Ayuntamiento suele organizar dos fiestas de Nochevieja: una por la ma\u00f1ana para familias y otra por la noche para adultos, en la que se reparten uvas gratis para las 12 campanadas. La entrada es gratuita. Los horarios, los lugares y c\u00f3mo volver a casa esa noche est\u00e1n en nuestra gu\u00eda de <a href=\"https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/es\/festivales\/nochevieja-en-alicante\/\">Nochevieja en Alicante<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading translation-block\" id=\"three-kings-parade\">Los <em>Reyes Magos<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Christmas in Spain ends with the Three Kings (<em>Reyes Magos<\/em>). Most children write their Christmas letter to them, and on the night of 5 January the Kings bring the presents. That evening they parade through towns all over Spain, throwing sweets to the children. 6 January is a public holiday, and the day for the rosc\u00f3n de Reyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5 de enero: la recepci\u00f3n y la cabalgata<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Antes de la cabalgata, los Reyes reciben a los ni\u00f1os en la Plaza de Toros a las 18:00, despu\u00e9s de un espect\u00e1culo infantil de 17:00 a 18:00. La entrada es gratuita, pero hace falta invitaci\u00f3n: se reparten al menos 5.000, y c\u00f3mo conseguirlas se anuncia en las semanas previas a la cabalgata.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">The parade (<em>Cabalgata de Reyes<\/em>) starts at 19:00 on Avenida de la Estaci\u00f3n, next to the Palacio Provincial, goes along Plaza de los Luceros, Avenida Alfonso X el Sabio, Rambla de M\u00e9ndez N\u00fa\u00f1ez and calle Rafael Altamira, and ends in Plaza del Ayuntamiento (route of the 2026 parade). Watching it from the street is free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1c9r7UXQVEe7Wql5feuqDJ2bvQXm8LYc&#038;ehbc=2E312F\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El mapa muestra el recorrido de la cabalgata de 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En los \u00faltimos a\u00f1os, la cabalgata ha tenido tres partes: primero, grupos de baile y las comisiones de Hogueras; despu\u00e9s, escenas de la Biblia, como el nacimiento de Jes\u00fas, seguidas de los Reyes Magos, Melchor, Gaspar y Baltasar, cada uno en su carroza; y por \u00faltimo, las carrozas de los patrocinadores, que reparten regalos a los ni\u00f1os.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wise-men-float-parade-alicante-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Melchor en su carroza en la Cabalgata de Reyes de Alicante\" class=\"wp-image-6405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wise-men-float-parade-alicante-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wise-men-float-parade-alicante-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wise-men-float-parade-alicante-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wise-men-float-parade-alicante-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wise-men-float-parade-alicante-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wise-men-float-parade-alicante-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wise-men-float-parade-alicante-scaled-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wise-men-float-parade-alicante-scaled-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/wise-men-float-parade-alicante-scaled-960x720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Melchor en la Cabalgata de Reyes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sillas para ver la cabalgata<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Las sillas a lo largo del recorrido se venden con antelaci\u00f3n. Para la \u00faltima cabalgata salieron a la venta el 26 de diciembre de 2025, a partir de las 10:00, por internet en vivaticket.es y de forma presencial en la Plaza de Toros. Se agotan r\u00e1pido, as\u00ed que c\u00f3mpralas en cuanto abra la venta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cartas a los Reyes Magos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">In the days after Christmas, the City Hall sets up the camp of the Kings&#8217; royal letter carriers (<em>Campamento de los Carteros Reales<\/em>) in Plaza Gabriel Mir\u00f3, where children can hand in their letters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Estuvo abierto del 26 de diciembre de 2025 al 4 de enero de 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The letter carriers also parade through the centre on 4 January from 18:00, from Plaza de Espa\u00f1a to the bottom of the Rambla (Fondo Rambla), where they collect the children&#039;s letters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/three-wise-men-greating-children-alicante-port-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Uno de los Reyes Magos saludando a una ni\u00f1a en Alicante\" class=\"wp-image-6401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/three-wise-men-greating-children-alicante-port-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/three-wise-men-greating-children-alicante-port-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/three-wise-men-greating-children-alicante-port-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/three-wise-men-greating-children-alicante-port-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/three-wise-men-greating-children-alicante-port-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/three-wise-men-greating-children-alicante-port-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/three-wise-men-greating-children-alicante-port-scaled-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/three-wise-men-greating-children-alicante-port-scaled-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/three-wise-men-greating-children-alicante-port-scaled-960x720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Uno de los Reyes Magos saludando a una ni\u00f1a<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">El tiempo en Alicante en Navidad<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Days around Christmas are usually mild and sunny, and nights are cool: December averages a high of 17.7\u00b0C (63.9\u00b0F) and a low of 7.4\u00b0C (45.3\u00b0F). Bring a warm layer for the evenings out. More in <a href=\"https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/es\/tiempo\/el-tiempo-en-alicante-en-diciembre\/\">Alicante weather in December<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Navidad en Alicante: preguntas frecuentes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1225000000001\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">\u00bfCu\u00e1ndo se encienden las luces de Navidad en Alicante?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">El pr\u00f3ximo encendido tendr\u00e1 lugar el 20 de noviembre de 2026, a las 19:00 horas en la Avenida de la Constituci\u00f3n.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1225000000002\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">\u00bfHay mercado de Navidad en Alicante?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">S\u00ed. El Mercado de Navidad est\u00e1 en el Paseo de Federico Soto y abre de 10:00 a 15:00 y de 17:00 a 23:00 (el 5 de enero, de 17:00 a medianoche), y en los \u00faltimos d\u00edas antes de Navidad se instala en el mismo paseo un mercado de frutos secos y dulces. El \u00faltimo Mercado de Navidad estuvo abierto del 1 de diciembre de 2025 al 6 de enero de 2026.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1225000000003\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">\u00bfD\u00f3nde est\u00e1 el Bel\u00e9n Gigante de Alicante?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Est\u00e1 en la Plaza del Ayuntamiento. El \u00faltimo estuvo montado del 23 de noviembre de 2025 al 7 de enero de 2026. Seg\u00fan Guinness World Records, tiene las figuras de bel\u00e9n m\u00e1s grandes del mundo.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1225000000004\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">\u00bfFuncionan los autobuses y el TRAM en Nochebuena en Alicante?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">S\u00ed, pero los autobuses urbanos dejan de circular pronto: el 24 de diciembre los \u00faltimos autobuses salen de cada cabecera a las 21:00 y no hay autobuses nocturnos. El TRAM circula con un horario especial el 24 y el 25 de diciembre, distinto tanto del de d\u00edas laborables como del de festivos. Estos datos proceden de los \u00faltimos avisos, para el 24 y el 25 de diciembre de 2025: el aviso de Vectalia cubre los autobuses urbanos del 24 de diciembre, y el horario del TRAM de FGV, los dos d\u00edas.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1225000000005\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">\u00bfQu\u00e9 es la Casa de San Nicol\u00e1s en Alicante?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Se trata de una casa de Pap\u00e1 Noel donde los ni\u00f1os pueden conocer a San Nicol\u00e1s, el patr\u00f3n de Alicante. Est\u00e1 ubicada en la Plaza S\u00e9neca y no es necesario reservar (solo se requiere reserva para escuelas y grupos sociales). Esta temporada estar\u00e1 abierta del 27 de noviembre de 2026 al 24 de diciembre de 2026.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1225000000006\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">\u00bfCu\u00e1ndo es la Cabalgata de Reyes en Alicante?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">La tarde del 5 de enero. Comienza a las 19:00 en la Avenida de la Estaci\u00f3n, junto al Palacio Provincial, y finaliza en la Plaza del Ayuntamiento. Ese es el recorrido del desfile de 2026.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1225000000007\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">\u00bfHace falta entrada para ver la Cabalgata de Reyes en Alicante?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">No. Verla desde la calle es gratis. Las sillas a lo largo del recorrido se venden con antelaci\u00f3n y se agotan r\u00e1pido. Para la \u00faltima cabalgata salieron a la venta el 26 de diciembre de 2025, a partir de las 10:00, por internet en vivaticket.es y de forma presencial en la Plaza de Toros.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1225000000008\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">\u00bfCu\u00e1ndo abre la feria de Navidad de Alicante?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Estuvo abierta del 28 de noviembre de 2025 al 18 de enero de 2026. 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