Jumilla presents Semana Santa 2026 poster

The Easter processions began over 600 years ago in Jumilla!

The official poster promoting the events during Easter Week in Jumilla, which have been awarded International Tourist Interest status in recognition of their deep-rotted traditions and the feeling with which the local population commemorate them every year, has been presented at the Jerónimo Molina archaeological museum in time for it to be on display at the massive FITUR tourism fair in Madrid (21^st to 25^th January).

The image was created in oil paints by local artist Eduardo Gea and shows the figure of the Santísimo Cristo de las Cinco Llagas, which is borne on the shoulders of penitents belonging to the “Real Cofradía Jesús Nazareno” brotherhood through the streets of the town every Good Friday night.

With a history which dates back over six hundred years the Easter celebrations in Jumilla are among the oldest in Spain, documentary records revealing their existence as long ago as 18th, 19th and 20th April 1411. At that time the Saint of the Dominican Order, San Vicente Ferrer, was preaching in Jumilla during an evangelical campaign which had important social and religious repercussions in numerous towns, and the habit of holding the processions started in Jumilla on the basis of his sermons.

For more local news, events and visiting information please contact the tourist office (telephone 968 780237, email oficinaturismo@jumilla.org) or go to the home page of Jumilla Today.