December arrives in the Marina Alta wrapped in a unique Mediterranean winter, bright skies, and a cultural agenda full of cinema, theater, dance, workshops, exhibitions, and Christmas traditions.
It’s that month when the sea remains a deep, intense blue — but much more intimate — squares glow with warm lights, and towns are filled with the scent of firewood, sweets, and celebration.
If you’re looking to explore the region with a plan completely different from summer, one that’s human, close-to-home, and full of Christmas excitement, then December is your month. From Riu Rau Rentals, we invite you to live it from the inside — connecting with local culture, shared stories, art in motion, and the family spirit that defines this season, always surrounded by sea and mountains, tradition and calm.
Music & Concerts
In December, the Marina Alta fills once again with charming recitals, Christmas concerts held inside historic spaces, charity events, and performances by young musical talents trained in local conservatories and schools.
You’ll be able to enjoy piano, chamber ensembles, choirs, Puccini tribute opera, music bands, and seasonal performances that resonate with the cultural magic of the region.
Calp
Christmas concert
📅 Sunday 14 · 8:30 p.m.
📅 Sunday 21 · 8:30 p.m.
📍 Nuestra Señora de las Nieves Parish Church
Swan Lake – Classical ballet
📅 Thursday 11 · 7:00 p.m.
📍 Jaume Pastor i Fluixà Cultural Center
💰 €35
Benissa
Christmas Concert – Benissenca Choir
📅 Saturday 13 · 7:00 p.m.
📍 Taller d’Ivars Art Center
💰 €10 · 🎟️ Advance tickets and at the box office
Tosca Ensemble
📅 Saturday 27 · 8:00 p.m.
📍 Convent
🎟️ Free
Dénia
Dénia International Piano Festival
📅 Thursday 4 · 8:00 p.m.
📍 Teatre Auditori
💰 €20 (box office opens 2 hours before)
‘Zambomba flamenca solidaria’
📅 Friday 19 · 8:00 p.m.
📍 Teatre Auditori
💰 €5 · 🌺 By No ni na (Casa de Andalucía)
Christmas Concert
📅 Saturday 13 · 8:00 p.m.
📍 Centre Social
🎟️ Free (until full capacity is reached)
🎤 By the Orfeó de Dénia
Gata de Gorgos
Christmas Concert
📅 Saturday, December 20 · 7:30 p.m.
📍 Casal de la Música
🎷 Performed by the Youth Band and the Unió Musical Gata
Piano Recital
📅 Tuesday, December 9 · 8:00 p.m.
📍 CODA Music School
Trumpet and trombone recital
📅 Thursday, December 11 · 7:00 p.m.
📍 Municipal Music School
Violin and cello recital
📅 Friday, December 12 · 8:00 p.m.
📍 CODA Music School
Guitar recital
📅 Wednesday 17 · 8:00 p.m.
📍 CODA Music School
Children’s Christmas recital (ages 4–7)
📅 Thursday 18 · 6:00 p.m.
📍 Integrat Social Center
Percussion recital
📅 Friday 19 · 8:00 p.m.
📍 CODA Music School
Christmas Concert
📅 Sunday 21 · 8:00 p.m.
📍 Sant Miquel Arcàngel Church
🎙️ Performed by the Youth Choir, CODA Gospel, and CODA Band
Saxophone and clarinet recital
📅 Monday 22 · 8:00 p.m.
📍 Centre Social Integrat
Xàbia
Opera and piano recital – Tribute to Puccini
📅 Saturday 13 · 8:30 p.m.
📍 Església de Sant Bartomeu
🎟️ Free
🎤 With Laura Cruz & Victoria Marco
Christmas concert
📅 Sunday 21 · 11:00 a.m.
📍 Convento de las Agustinas
🎟️ Free
🎤 By Ars Nova and Petit Ars
Passejades Nadalenques – Young music from CAM Xàbia
📅 Sunday 21 · 12:30 p.m.
📍 Historic Xàbia
🎶 By the CAM Xàbia Youth Band and Orchestra
‘Ha arribat el Nadal’ – Album presentation
📅 Sunday 21 · 8:00 p.m.
📍 Church of Sant Bartomeu
💿 By the El Portitxol Dance Group
Teulada – Moraira
Christmas Concert
📅 Sunday 14 · 5:00 p.m.
📍 Moraira Church Square
🎤 Organized by the Teulada Moraira Lions Club
Christmas Choir Concert
📅 Friday 19 · 8:00 p.m.
📍 St. Catherine Martyr Church
🎤 With the Teuladina Choir and choirs from the Mestre Berenguer Conservatory
Christmas Concert
📅 Saturday 20 · 9:00 p.m.
📍 Verge dels Desamparats Church
🎶 With the Teuladina Choir and Professional Choir
Christmas Concert
📅 Sunday 14 · 5:00 p.m.
📍 Plaza de la Iglesia de Moraira
🎟️ Free
🎼 Organized by the Teulada Moraira Lions Club
Christmas Concert – Youth Band
📅 Sunday 21 · 11:00 a.m.
📍 Pl. de la Constitución, Teulada
Christmas Concert – Cor La Senieta de Moraira
📅 Sunday 21 · 12:00 pm
📍 Virgen de los Desamparados Church
‘Cant de la Sibil·la’
📅 Tuesday 23 · 8:00 pm
📍 Santa Catalina Mártir Church
Pedreguer
Music at the fair
📅 Monday, December 8
📍 Espai Cultural dance floor
🎼 Performed by the Banda del Centre Artístic Musical
Saxophone student recital
📅 Monday, December 15 · 7:00 p.m.
📍 Casa de Cultura
🎼 Performed by the Conservatori i Escola de Música de Pedreguer
Dance & Ballet
In December, dance glows under a different sky: movement lights up like Christmas tree bulbs and becomes a language filled with technique and emotion. Classical ballet, contemporary flamenco, and cultural performances celebrate the body as art, embracing winter magic and festive Mediterranean charm.
Calp
‘Flamenco Antares’
📅 Thursday, 14 · 8:00 p.m.
📍 Casa de Cultura
🎟️ €15
‘Swan Lake’
📅 Thursday, 11 · 7:00 p.m.
📍 Jaume Pastor i Fluixà Cultural Center
🎟️ €35
Pedreguer
Children’s and Youth Dance Festival
📅 Saturday, 13 · 6:00 p.m.
📍 La Pista Cultural Center
Pedreguer
Children’s and Youth Dance Gathering
📅 Saturday, 13 · 6:00 p.m.
📍 La Pista Cultural Center
Teulada Moraira
Sleeping Beauty
📅 Sunday, 21 · 6:00 p.m.
📍 Auditorium
Theater, Storytelling & Popular Culture
In December, the curtain rises with a special gleam: stories smell of roasted chestnuts and spark Christmas excitement. Performances for adults, showings for kids, magical reading workshops, and reinvented classics turn the Marina Alta’s stages into warm shelters where we celebrate culture from the beating heart of Christmas.
Dénia
Desconcert als 60
📅 Friday 5 · 7:30 p.m.
📍 Public Library
📖 Storytelling for adults by Domingo Chinchilla
L’Atzúbia – Forna
El malalt imaginari
📅 Sunday 14 · 6:00 p.m.
📍 Ausiàs March Cultural Center
💰 €3
🎺 By Butaca Teatre
Tribute to 60 – Desconcert
📅 Sunday 14 · 6:00 p.m.
📍 Ausiàs March Cultural Center
💰 €3
🎟️ Performed by Butaca Teatre
Benissa
Manual for the idle and mourning witches
📅 Friday 19 · 10:00 p.m.
📍 Cultural Hall
🎟️ Free admission (pick up at the concierge desk)
🧙♀️ By Esclafit Teatre
Two giant tales by Kummerlin: Travel, travel, and me more
📅 Wednesday 17 · 5:30 p.m.
📍 Les Cases del Batlle
🎟️ Free with invitation
📚 Family storytelling
Xàbia
The magic of reading (workshop for ages 3 to 5)
📅 Wednesday 3 · 5:30 p.m.
📍 Municipal Library
🧒 Workshop for children aged 3 to 5
✍️ Advance registration by email or phone
Give me a story + workshop The tree of memories
📅 Friday 5 · 5:30 p.m.
📍 Duanes de la Mar Library
🌳 Workshop: The Tree of Memories
👨👩👧👦 Free family activity
Amparito, the Teacher’s Daughter + Pop-up Postcard Workshop
📅 Friday 12 · 5:30 p.m.
📍 Biblioteca Centre Històric
✂️ Workshop: Pop-up postcards
🎟️ Free family activity
The Magic of Reading (Workshop 2)
📅 Wednesday, 17 · 5:30 p.m.
📍 Duanes Library
🧒 Workshop for children ages 3 to 5
✉️ Advance registration by email or phone
Gata de Gorgos
Shrek (family audience)
📅 Friday 19 · 6:00 p.m.
📍 Centre Social Integrat
👨👩👧👦 For family audiences
🎟️ Free admission
La Vall de Gallinera
Children’s theater + visit from the Royal Pages
📅 Sunday 28 · 6:00 p.m.
📍 Town Hall building in Benialí
💌 Collection of letters for the Three Kings
👨👩👧👦 Free activity for children and families
Cinema
Cool December nights taste better with great stories shown on the big screen. Across the Marina Alta, seasonal film cycles, iconic classics, local documentaries, and cinema forums invite us to share seats, conversations, and reflections in a festive, welcoming atmosphere. From timeless cinema to local audiovisual tributes, everything is designed to be enjoyed together.
Benissa
The Two Sides of the Bed
📅 December 6 and 7
📍 Cultural Hall
🕘 Saturday 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
🕖 Sunday 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
🎟️ Local event / regional film screening
My Wings Will Protect You
📅 December 13 and 14
📍 Cultural Hall
🕘 Saturday 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
🕗 Sunday 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
Alibis
📅 December 20–21
📍 Cultural Hall
🕘 Saturday 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. · Sunday 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
Pedreguer
Amelie
📅 Saturday, December 6 · 7:00 p.m.
📍 Espai Cultural Court
🌍 Part of the 11th Mundial Cinema Risa Film
Welcome Mr. Chance
📅 Sunday, December 7 · 7:00 p.m.
📍 Espai Cultural
🌍 11th World Cinema Laughter Film Festival
Sullivan’s Travels
📅 Monday, December 8 · 7:00 p.m.
📍 Espai Cultural
🎞️ 11th World Cinema Laughter Film Festival
Mr. Nobody vs. Putin
📅 Friday 12 · 7:00 p.m.
📍 Casal Cultural Jaume I
🎬 Documentary action
The Stroller
📅 Sunday 14 · 7:00 p.m.
📍 La Pista Espai Cultural
🎬 Screening as part of the XI Mundial Cinema Risa Film cycle
A Day of Sant Blai 1959
📅 Thursday 18 · 6:30 p.m.
📍 Carrer Mestre Serrano, 30
🎥 Documentary · Online registration · Free
Music and shows in Pedreguer
📅 Thursday 18 · 6:30 p.m.
📍 Carrer Mestre Serrano, 30
🎥 Documentary · Online registration · Free
Rotonda, round trip
📅 Thursday, January 18 · 7:00 p.m.
📍 Municipal Cultural Center
🎬 Post-screening discussion · Cinema a poqueta nit
Dreams of a seducer
📅 Sunday, January 28 · 7:00 p.m.
📍 Pista Espai Cultural
🎞️ XI Mundial Cinema Risa Film
Calp
Life in a Drop
📅 Wednesday, 10 · 7:00 p.m.
📍 Casa de Cultura Jaume Pastor i Fluixà
Xàbia
El robatori de Benimassot (The Robbery of Benimassot)
📅 Friday 12 · 7:30 p.m.
📍 Municipal Archive
🎟️ Free admission until full capacity is reached
Dénia
Gato negro, gato blanco (Black Cat, White Cat)
📅 Sunday 7 · 7:00 p.m.
📍 Teatre Auditori
💰 €3 · Tickets online or at the box office 1 hour before
Ta Bo, paving the way
📅 Thursday 11 · 7:00 p.m.
📍 Casa de Cultura
🗣️ Includes discussion with protagonists · Mountain Day · Free
What we wanted to be
📅 Sunday 14 · 7:00 p.m.
📍 Teatre Auditori
💰 €3
Past Lives
📅 Sunday 28 · 7:00 p.m.
📍 Teatre Auditori
💰 €3
Born in Gaza
📅 Sunday 21 · 7:00 p.m.
📍 Teatre Auditori
💰 €3
Art & Exhibitions
December is also a month to observe, feel and be moved. Between twinkling lights, Christmas décor and cozy winter squares, the Marina Alta becomes a living open gallery: photography, painting, sculpture and collective art installations travel through museums and cultural halls, celebrating local talent and offering artistic refuge to enjoy calmly during this special season.
Pedreguer
Els colors de les emocions (group exhibition)
📅 November 8–December 12
📍 Municipal Cultural Center
🕛 Opening: November 8 at 12:00 p.m.
15,620 (photography exhibition)
📅 December 5–19
📍 Cultural Center
📷 Laura Carrió Simó
Student exhibition
📅 December 1–19
📍 Jaume I Cultural Center
📚 Students from CEIP l’Alfàs and CEIP El Trinquet
Flors d’ametller (group exhibition)
📅 December 20 – February 8
📍 Municipal Cultural Center
🕛 Opening: December 20 at 12:00 p.m.
Benissa
Painting exhibition (Centre d’Art Taller Ivars)
📅 November 13 to December 5
📍 Centre d’Art Taller Ivars
🎉 Opening: November 13 at 8:00 p.m.
🕒 Hours: Tuesday to Saturday from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
🖼️ Collective painting exhibition
Painting exhibition (Lola Llinares)
📅 From December 1 to 31
📍 Centre d’Art Taller Ivars
🕒 Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
🎨 By Lola Llinares
🖼️ Collective painting exhibition
Student exhibition
📅 November 20 to December 19
📍 Casal Cultural Jaume I
🎒 Students: CEIP l’Alfàs and CEIP El Trinquet
🎟️ Free admission
Dénia
Dénia and the sea – works by Jaume Sendra
📅 November 20 to December 13
📍 Casa de Cultura
🎨 Works by Jaume Sendra
🕒 Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. · Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Landscapes of the Marina Alta
📅 From December 4 to January 3
📍 Casa de Cultura
🎉 Opening: January 4 at 7:00 p.m.
🕒 Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. · Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
El hueco, metonymy of absence
📅 From December 5 to January 11
📍 Centre d’Art l’Estació
🎉 Opening: December 5 at 7:00 p.m.
🕒 Hours: Monday to Saturday 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. and 4:00–7:00 p.m. · Sundays and holidays 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Hollywood, the art of painting
📅 December 18 to January 10
📍 Casa de Cultura
🎨 By Paula Puente
🕒 Hours: Monday to Friday 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. · Saturdays 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Teulada Moraira
Desitjos del calendari d’advent
📅 December 1 to 24
📍 Avinguda Santa Catalina (Teulada) and C/ Doctor Calatayud (Moraira)
🎟️ Outdoor exhibition on balconies · Free family activity
Xàbia
Hebrew Bethlehem
📅 December 5 to January 6
📍 Soler Blasco Archaeological and Ethnological Museum
🎭 Organized by the Association of Nativity Scene Makers of Xàbia
In the spirit of engraving
📅 December 5 to January 31
📍 Casa del Cable
🎉 Opening: 12/5
🖼️ Engraving exhibition
Transit
📅 December 5 to January 17
📍 Ca Lambert
🎉 Opening: 12/5
👩🎨 Artists: Brisa Sánchez, Lua Ramé, and Silvia Mercé Cervelló
Talks & Presentations
Inspirational conversations. Emerging books. Reflections on the region. Libraries, auditoriums and cultural halls are filled with shared voices, unique perspectives and local identity.
Gata de Gorgos
Shared letters, springtime of beasts
📅 Thursday 4 · 12:00 p.m.
📍 Carme Miquel Library
🎙️ By Miquel Mas Fiol
Walter Benjamin, finished passages
📅 Friday 12 · 7:00 p.m.
📍 Carme Miquel Library
🎙️ Presented by Rafa Gomar and Carles Mulet.
Xàbia
The red thread of destiny
📅 Thursday 4 · 7:00 p.m.
📍 Soler Blasco Museum
🎓 Presented by Chris Betterton-Jones
Golden reflection
📅 Thursday 18 · 7:00 p.m.
📍 Historic Center Library
👩🏫 Poetry collection by Adriana Serlik with the participation of Maite Satre
The Valencian naturalist Eduardo Bosc and his commitment to evolutionism
📅 Friday 5 · 7:00 p.m.
📍 Soler Blasco Archaeological and Ethnological Museum
Tabernacle, erotic-romantic triptych
📅 Saturday 11 · 7:00 p.m.
📍 Historic Center Library
Dénia
“Which song do we hear most in the background?”
📅 Thursday 4 · 7:00 p.m.
📍 Casa de Cultura
📚 Book by Luis Miguel Sanmartín
L’aiguadolç, a value for eternity
📅 Friday 5 · 7:30 p.m.
📍 Library
📰 Presentation of issue no. 54 of l’Aiguadolç by IECMA
La fúmiga. It had to happen
📅 Wednesday, October 10 · 8:00 p.m.
📍 Library
✍️ Book by Vicent Contrí with the author in attendance
Buscando el verdadero impulso (Searching for the True Impulse)
📅 Thursday, October 11 · 7:00 p.m.
📍 Cultural Center
🖼️ Poetry collection and illustrations
Koinos: Encounters on cinema, music, and thought
📅 Friday, 12 · 7:00 p.m.
📍 Municipal Library
Aguaits No. 48 + IECMA Calendar 2026
📅 Thursday 18 · 7:00 p.m.
📍 Library
🎓 By Rosa Serer and Joan Ivars
Your light in motherhood
📅 Friday 19 · 7:00 p.m.
📍 Cultural Center
👩🏫 Presented by Maite Pingarrón Montes
Pedreguer
Some considerations on the attribution of Antoni Gilabert’s work
📅 Thursday 4 · 7:30 p.m.
📍 Municipal Cultural Center
🎓 Presented by Joan J. Gavara
Pedreguer in the press
📅 Wednesday 17 · 7:00 p.m.
📍 Municipal Cultural Center
📚 Book presentation
Benissa
Calendario dels Brillants 2026
📅 Thursday 11 · 7:30 p.m.
📍 Les Cases del Batlle
🎓 By Joan Josep Cardona
Courses & Workshops
Courses and workshops offer a place to learn, craft and share experiences, tailored for all ages. From reading sessions to hands-on creative artistic workshops, there are perfect activities to enjoy with family and community.
Gata de Gorgos
Reading with TAPIS
📅 December 1–29 · Every Monday · 11:00 a.m.
📍 Carme Miquel Public Library
Reading with Moroccan women
📅 December 2–30 · Every Tuesday · 12:00 p.m.
📍 Carme Miquel Public Library
Story time
📅 December 5–26 · Every Friday · 5:30 p.m.
📍 Carme Miquel Public Library
Block sexism, refresh your algorithm
📅 Friday, December 5 · 7:00 p.m.
📍 Carme Miquel Public Library
🎓 Led by Carmen Ruiz Repullo
Reading club
📅 Friday, December 19 · 7:00 p.m.
📍 Carme Miquel Public Library
📚 Book: Indignas hijas de su patria (Unworthy Daughters of Their Homeland)
Teulada Moraira
Sand sculpture workshop
📅 Tuesday, December 2 · 10:00 a.m.
📍 Platja de l’Ampolla
🕒 Time: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Benissa
The best accessory for your perineum
📅 Tuesday, December 2 · 6:00 p.m.
📍 Center of Excellence
🎓 Led by Judith Avilés
🎟️ Free activity
Xàbia
Reading, values, and creative workshops
📅 December 3 and 17 · 5:30 p.m.
📍 Biblioteca Centre Històric (3/12) · Biblioteca Duanes de la Mar (17/12)
🧒 Ages 3 to 5
📧 Advance registration: biblioteca@ajxabia.org or 965 793 938
Pego
Fanalets workshop
📅 Friday 5 · 6:45 p.m.
📍 Town Hall Square
📧 Advance registration: 678 268 705 / InfoJove Pego
Veles nadalenques workshop with beeswax
📅 Friday 12 · 6:00 p.m.
📍 InfoJove Pego
📧 Advance registration: 678 268 705 / InfoJove Pego
Dénia
Christmas glow art
📅 Saturday, December 13 · 12:00 p.m.
📍 Library
📧 Advance registration: biblioteca@ayto-denia.es / 965 759 819
Children’s games
📅 Saturday, December 20 · 11:30 a.m.
📍 Library
🎓 Led by Cayro
Jesús Pobre
Glow art nadalenc
📅 Tuesday 16 · 5:30 p.m.
📍 Library
La Xara
Glow art nadalenc
📅 Thursday 18 · 5:30 p.m.
📍 Espai Sociocultural
El Poble Nou de Benitatxell
Dolços nadalencs
📅 Saturday 20 · 9:30 a.m.
🎟️ Advance registration: click on the link or call 966 493 546
La Vall de Gallinera
Creació de cartes per als Reis Mags
📅 Saturday 27 · 6:30 p.m.
📍 Benialí Town Hall Building
🎓 Organized by the Festival Committee
Pedreguer
Cinema for boys and girls
📅 December 29 and 30 · 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
📍 Municipal Cultural Center
💰 Price: €20
📧 Registration until December 19
Routes & Visits
Winter doesn’t stop the Marina Alta, it transforms it. December invites us to explore the region with a new perspective: historic walks, visits to unique nativity scenes, decorated cultural spaces, peaceful viewpoints and magical paths full of Christmas spirit. It’s the perfect season to discover charming villages, embrace winter Mediterranean tradition and enjoy cultural and nature-filled family plans.
Gata de Gorgos
International Mountain Day
📅 Sunday, August 14 · 8:30 a.m.
📍 Church square
🎟️ Registration and further information at 606459066.
Pego
Visit to the residence
📅 Thursday, August 11 · 11:00 a.m.
📍 St. Joan de Déu Nursing Home
🎟️ Advance registration required at 678 268 705.
Ethnobotanical walk through Penya del Gat
📅 Sunday, August 14 · 9:30 a.m.
📍 Reservations and more information here
🎟️ Free activity
Pedreguer
Buildings by architect Antoni Gilabert in l’Alcúdia
📅 Sunday 14 · 8:00 a.m.
📍 Redona del Sequier bus stop
🎟️ Bus, guided tour, and lunch, €53
Calp
Historic center
📅 Sunday, August 7 · 11:00 a.m.
📍 Santa Llúcia residence parking lot
🎟️ Advance registration required at turisme@ajcalp.es or by calling 965 836 920.
Denia
The route of the hermitages: from Santa Llúcia to Sant Joan
📅 Sunday, August 7 · 10:30 a.m.
📍 Santa Llúcia residence parking lot
🎟️ Reservations and further information at 966 420 260.
A Christmas-filled December in the Marina Alta
December marks a new way of experiencing the Marina Alta: bundled up, unhurried, and open-hearted to celebrate small, local magic.
Between movie seats shared in community, glowing stages, creative workshops, and decorated balconies, this region reminds us that culture is also a place to shelter, connect, share, and feel — especially at Christmas.
From Riu Rau Rentals, we want your winter here to feel authentic, warm, and full of moments worth remembering.
🏡 Charming stays in Xàbia, Benitatxell, Teulada-Moraira, and Benissa
📲 Direct bookings without commissions
Come, breathe the fresh December air, let the village lights glow around you, and discover the Marina Alta that lives between art and excitement, tradition and shelter, sea and memory.
We’re waiting for you. This Christmas, experience it from the inside.
