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Schedule

From 11.00 to 21.00

Start date

28/02/2026

Ending date

28/02/2026


ESSÈNCIA (ESSENCE) PROGRAMME 


 

11:00 am | Opening Ceremony


 Jaume I Square

 

11:00 am – 3:00 pm | Tapas Route


 Purísima Street

 

11:00 am – 3:00 pm | Wine Cellar Area


 Placeta Vella · Riberer

 

11:00 am – 4:00 pm | Local Products & km 0 Craft Market


 

12:00 pm | Carmencita Spices Workshops

For children aged 4 to 13


 Jaume I Square

 Live Showcookings & Great Names in Gastronomy

11:30 am | Macarena Fortón


El Rall · Winner of the Cacau d’Or 2025

With the participation of Paco Alonso, journalist and creator of the Cacau d’Or Competition

12:00 pm | Vicent Jiménez

Escondida

12:30 pm | Ferdinando Bernardi


 Michelin Star · Casa Bernardi

1:00 pm | Rafa Soler


 Michelin Star · Audrey’s

1:30 pm | Alberto Ferruz


 Two Michelin Stars · BonAmb

 

2:00 pm | Benissa Gastronomy


Pumpkin fritters

Les Bunyoleres & FPX 2026 Commission

 

2:30 pm | Benissa Gastronomy

Octopus stew

Amas de Casa Benissa

Public tasting


 3:00 pm | “Tapas Route” Awards Ceremony


 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm | Music Time


 Fluxà Band

 DJ Pepe Caste

 Bar service by the “Capitanes Bereberes y Piratas” festivity groups

# Availability
All year
# Exclusions
Weekend