March 29 to April 5 Semana Santa processions and Easter services in Mojácar

Five traditional processions as Mojácar celebrates Easter week

Semana Santa (or Holy Week) in Mojácar is celebrated with a series of events leading up to Easter Sunday, the highlights being the five processions which take place in the old town.

For many the highlights are in the evening of Maundy Thursday, when the sculpted figure of Jesus passes through the old gate to the town, and the meeting on Good Friday morning between the figures of Jesus and his mother.

The programme for the celebrations of Semana in 2026 includes the following:

Sunday March 29, Palm Sunday

11.00: Blessing of the Palms in Plaza del Caño and the Procession of La Borriquilla, featuring a donkey, the means of transport Jesus used to enter Jerusalem, to the parish church, where Holy Mass is held.

Monday March 30

10.00: Holy Mass in the parish church of Santa María.

Tuesday March 31

21.30: A Via Crucis following the Stations of the Cross in the streets of the town.

Wednesday April 1

10.00: Holy Mass in the parish church of Santa María.

Thursday April 2, Maundy Thursday

18.30: The In Coena Domini (At the Table of the Lord) Mass in the parish church of Santa María.

22.30: Procession of the figures of Our Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth and Our Lady of Sorrows.

Friday April 3, Good Friday

12.00: Procession of the meeting between Jesus and his mother.

18.30: Passion Mass with the Adoration of the Cross in the parish church of Santa María.

22.30: The Procession of the Burial of Christ.

Saturday April 4

21.00: Easter Vigil begins in the parish church of Santa María.

Sunday April 5, Resurrection Sunday

11.00: Easter Mass in the parish church of Santa María, followed by the Procession of Christ Risen.