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February 21 to March 2 Carnival 2025 in Yecla!
Dances, gala shows and parades as Yecla welcomes the start of Lent!
This year’s Carnival celebrations in Yecla, in the north of Murcia, feature four special galas as well as two dances, a children’s party and of course the main parades in which as many as 900 people are expected to take part. Tickets for the main events will be going on sale at the Teatro Concha Segura in the evenings: see below.
The program of events to mark the start of Lent includes the following:
Friday February 21
21.30: The Coronation Gala of the 2024 Carnival Queen Alba Amorós Ortuño at the Feria del Mueble building, with satirical music from Chirigota Achy. Tickets 6 euros (2 euros for children) on sale Tuesday February 18 from the Teatro Concha Segura 19.30 to 21.00.
Saturday February 22
19.00: The first Carnival gala takes place at the Feria del Mueble (click for map) with the participation of the Desenfreno, Anubis, Osiris, Troya, Anum, Eden, Sambaio, Kairos and La Guasa groups. Tickets 6 euros (2 euros for children) on sale Wednesday February 19 from the Teatro Concha Segura 19.30 to 21.00.
Sunday February 23
18.30: The second Carnival gala at the Feria del Mueble with the participation of the Elysium, Imperium, Alegoría, Valkiria and El Desmadre groups. Tickets 6 euros (2 euros for children) on sale Tuesday February 18 from the Teatro Concha Segura 19.30 to 21.00.
Friday February 28
21.30: The third Carnival gala at the Feria del Mueble with the participation of the Drag Ona, Destello, Mamá Y Quiero, Meneo, Déj’a Vu, Stylo Pasito, Euforia, El Jaleo and La Divina Comedia groups.
Saturday March 1
19.00: The grand Carnival Parade starts at the crossroads of Calle San Antonio and Calle Iberia. Route: Calle Esteban Díaz, Maestro Mora, Rambla, San José, San Francisco, Parque de la Constitución.
22.30: DJ music and dancing at the municipal marquee in Plaza de San Cayetano until 2.00.
Midnight: Carnival Dance at the Feria del Mueble. Tickets 10 euros available from Instanticket as of 18 from 9.00, and at Taquilla Teatro on Tuesday February from 19.30 to 21.00.
Sunday March 2
16.30: Dancing for children at the marquee in San Cayetano
17.30: The children’s parade. Route: Calle San Antonio, Calle Rambla, Calle Esteban Díaz, Cura Ibáñez, Maestro Mora, Rambla, San José, San Francisco, Parque de La Constitución.