La Zenia Boulevard Christmas Parade, Saturday 22nd December 2018
The enchanting magic of Christmas on the Costa Blanca
LATER THIS WEEK one of the highlights of the festive calendar takes place in La Zenia, with the Zenia Boulevard Christmas Parade this coming Saturday.
The Costa Blanca´s foremost shopping centre has quite a reputation, and the venue never fails to impress each year with a spectacular Christmas light display culminating in the "Cabalgata de Papá Noel".
At the beginning of December, the water fountains in the main concourse are turned off to make way for the ornately decorated festive tree, and the mall is decked from head to toe in Christmas lights.
It´s become something of a local tradition, and the Zenia Boulevard Christmas Parade is the pinnacle of the celebrations.
The evening event is a spectacle of light, music, and colour, as the shopping centre´s meandering avenues are filled with hundreds of dancers, and thousands of festive visitors.
Local men and women of all ages dress in brightly coloured costumes and parade through the streets in a clearly well rehearsed and closely choreographed performance.
The theatrical enactment concludes with Santa Claus himself (yes, the real one), taking a break from his chores in more Northern climes and riding his sleigh along the avenues waving to spectators.
Zenia Boulevard will host the "Hadas Christmas World" festive show on Sunday evening, and offer a chance for some lucky children to meet Santa Claus in person.
Retail outlets at the shopping centre will be closed on Christmas Day, but restaurants and leisure facilities will be open for business as usual.
Please check with each restaurant for opening times and ensure that reservations are not required prior to travelling to La Zenia.
The Zenia Boulevard Christmas Parade takes place this coming Saturday 22nd December 2018 from 6:00 pm.
Find out more about this event on the official Zenia Boulevard website, or watch our video above.
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