Feslalí 2026
Experiences
Ornithological hiking route.
Scientific bird-ringing workshop and bird watching
Saturday the 7th
08.30 am – Departure from the town square
Circular route · 5 km · Elevation gain +60 m · Low intensity · Non-accessible itinerary. Approximate duration: 3 h. Limited places
We discover the fascinating world of birds with Mateo’s help, a local ornithologist who carries out bird censuses at different times of the year thanks to the scientific ringing technique.
We will observe birds in the different ecosystems of the town: the cropland and the river and forest areas. Participants will be divided into 2 groups, the first one taking part in the scientific ringing while the second one takes part in an interpretive walk in search of birds and after that the other way around.
Ceramic workshop “Esgrafiat”: The Carob
Saturday the 7th
10.00 am – Ethnological Museum
C/ Porxe, 33
Participants will experiment with clay and the carob tree, its flowers, and its leaves.
You can decorate your own piece. Once the workshop is finished, each piece is fired and glazed, and can be collected a few weeks later.
Workshop duration: 1 hour 30 mins.
Limited places
Handmade soap workshop with carob
Saturday the 7th
12.30 pm
Ethnological Museum
C/ Porxe, 33
We propose to recover and value traditional knowledge for making homemade soap from natural and everyday ingredients, just as our grandmothers did, promoting sustainability, cultural memory, and cooperative work.
Each participant creates and takes home their own handmade soap.
Workshop duration: 1 hour 30 mins to 2 hours.
Limited places
Ethnobotanical walk
Sunday the 8th
10.00 am – Departure from the town square
Circular route • 4.5 km • Elevation gain + 60 m • Low intensity • Accessible itinerary • Approximate duration: 3 h • Limited places
We recover traditional and forgotten uses of wild plants while learning to identify and differentiate them.
II Quick Painting Contest “Feslalí. February is Alcalalí”, in collaboration with ADAMA
Sunday the 8th
From 8.30 to 2.00 pm
Urban centre and surrounding area of Alcalalí
The objective of this contest is to foster artistic creativity and promote the dissemination of the landscape, urban, and cultural heritage of Alcalalí through pictorial works made in situ and in a limited time.
Registration: until Saturday the 7th, via the site www.feslali.com or on Sunday the 8th from 08.30 to 09.30 am at the Ethnological Museum (C/ Porxe, 33)
Collaboration: ADAMA & Fundació Baleària
Interpretative hiking route “Coll de Rates. PR-CV 425”
Saturday the 14th
08.00 am
Departure from the town square
Circular route • 10 km • Elevation gain + 400 m • Moderate intensity. Non-accessible itinerary • Approximate duration: 4 h 30 min. • Limited places
This hiking route mostly follows trails that guide us through the landscape and agricultural heritage of Alcalalí, reaching the “Coll de Rates” viewpoint where we will enjoy an incredible panoramic view of the Pop Valley.
In collaboration with the Trail Penya Talaia Mountain Club.
Hiking route “The aromas de Alcalalí”
Sunday the 15th
10.00 am
Departure from the town square
Circular Route • 7 km • Elevation gain +130m • Non-accessible itinerary · Limited places
In our mountains, we find many species of aromatic plants.
We will learn to identify them through touch, smell, and sight, discover their uses and virtues, and learn their common names.
It is a sensory experience that activates olfactory memory.
II Carob sweets contest
Sunday the 15th
12.30 pm
Town square
The carob tree is once again the protagonist in Alcalalí. To celebrate the 10th Edition of Feslalí “February is Alcalalí”, the Alcalalí Town Council is organising the II Carob Sweets Contest, a gastronomic proposal that invites you to rediscover this fruit so rooted in our landscape, history, and agricultural identity.
Free registration on the site www.feslali.com until February the 10th.
Floral workshop for children
Saturday the 21th
Crafts and land prodcuts fair
4.00 pm – C/ Solo
Floral workshop for children
By Mascarena Garden
Palm craft workshop
Sunday the 22nd
Crafts and land prodcuts fair
12.00 pm – C/ Solo
By the “Palmes i Llata” Cultural Association
Registration on the site www.feslali.com. Limited places
We recover the artisanal use of palm for making baskets, hats, and other items. We value folk wisdom and the natural resources of the Valencian drylands. This educational and cultural proposal invites participants to connect with our identity and discover a future model based on respect for the landscape and traditional agriculture.
During the feslali
Torre Medieval
February weekends
Visiting hours: 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM