The local festivities are starting in February with the Carnival,where marching bands from the whole of Europe meet in Calpe. The "Fallas" are in March, burning ceremoniously big statues on "San Jose", the 19th. The next is a summer’s festival on the beach the 24th of June, followed by the fishermen’s patron "Virgen del Carmen" in the port the 16th of July.The 5th of August is the patron saint’s day of the town"Virgen de las Nieves" with processions, fireworks etc.After the German Beer Festival in October ,on the 22nd of the same month is the Fiesta in honour of the "Santisimo Cristo del Sudor" and about the same time the fiestas of the Moors and Christians as well with different processiones ,fireworks,outdoor parties etc.