Presented the carnival 2023, which powers and starts with the proclamation on Friday, January 27

This morning the programming of the Torrevieja Carnival 2023 festivities has been presented, by the Councilor for Fiestas, Concha Sala, and the treasurer and secretary of the Carnival Association, Laura Paredes and Armando Bueno. Concha Sala has taken the opportunity to encourage all the comparsas that are going to participate next Wednesday in the parade that will go through the streets of the center of Madrid promoting the Torrevieja carnival, on the occasion of the celebration of the International Tourism Fair (FITUR).

The kick-off of the festivities will take place next Friday, January 27, at the Municipal Theater, with the proclamation that will be given by the humorist and "tiktoker - Instagramer" from the Canary Islands, Omayra Cazorla. In this act the documentary summary of the last edition of the Torrevieja carnival will be released and a twinning will be carried out with the Carnival of Vinaroz (Castellón) which, like that of Torrevieja, is declared of Autonomous Tourist Interest of the Valencian Community.

The following day, Saturday, January 28, also at the Municipal Theater, the coronation of the Kings of Carnival will take place. The Major Queen will be Sara Fernández and the Child Queen, Edurne Vera. For the first time a King of the Carnival will be proclaimed, who will be Óscar Torregrosa. It so happens that the three of them belong to the troupe "Soul Dance". Also that night, the Golden Shield of the Carnival will be delivered to María Dolores Inglada Ruíz “La Malecha”, historic co-founder of the comparsa “Blanca de sal y Morena de soles”.

On Sunday, January 29, the first Carnival Paella Contest was held in the vicinity of the Borneo Pub, in the Barrio de La Punta (“Zona de La Ermita”) and, on February 4, the National Contest of Drag Queen at the Municipal Theatre. The carnival association has increased the amount of the prizes to 1,500 euros for the first, 900 euros for the second and 750 euros for the third.

Also, for the second consecutive year, the Animal Carnival will be held with a contest parade on the stage of the Jardín de las Naciones, starting at 12:00 p.m. It will be on Sunday, February 5, and at the same time there will be a day of coexistence for the whole carnival family in the same place.

Already in the days before the Great Parade Contest will take place on Friday, February 10, the "Great Carnival meeting" at 10:00 p.m., in the Plaza de la Constitución in the direction of the Plaza de Oriente. The next day, a large representation of the Torrevieja carnival will travel to Vinaroz to complete the twinning, participating in the carnival queens and kings gala. It will be the comparsa “Aquí hay tomate”, which represents the salt carnival with a choreography in the town of Castellón.

Sunday, February 12, will be the date chosen for the great day of the Parade Contest which, this year, as a novelty, varies its route starting on Ramón Gallud street from the vicinity of the Virgen del Carmen Cultural Center to Dr. Gregorio Marañón, next to the CEPSA Service Station. There, the exhibition area will be installed for the third year, which will be renovated with new attractions.

Other important dates of the Torrevieja Carnival will be on February 14 and 15, with the holding of workshops and parades in the local schools. On Thursday, February 16, there will be a Dance for the Elderly at the Municipal Leisure Center (CMO) and on Friday, February 17, the Children's Parade "El carnaval de los coles" from the Virgen del Carmen Cultural Center to the Vista Alegre Walk. On Saturday, February 18, the Great Night Parade and Comparsas Foráneas Contest will be held from 6:00 p.m. along Ramón Gallud street, leaving from the Cultural Center.

The culmination of the festivities will be the National Comparsas and Chirigotas Contest on Sunday, February 19, at the Municipal Theater. The schedule is yet to be determined according to the number of participating groups.

All the acts will be free with an invitation that can be picked up at the Municipal Theater Box Office starting this Wednesday, January 18 or Thursday, January 19, as announced on the social networks of the Torrevieja Carnival Cultural Association.