Overview
- Nearly 500 representatives from cofradías across Spain are registered for the XXXVI Encuentro running through 28 September.
- The opening at the UPV campus brought together Mayor José Manuel Prieto, Archbishop Enrique Benavent and provincial president Vicent Mompó.
- Saturday’s program features the Visitatio Sepulchri at 13:00 at the Escola Pia and a parade of bands at 19:00.
- Two exhibitions launched the cultural agenda: three decades of award‑winning Holy Week photography at Sala Coll Alas and a display on local brotherhoods along the paseo de las Germanies.
- Lectures by economist Joan Sapena and art historian Ximo Company opened the academic track as Gandia marks the Junta Mayor’s 70th year and 30 years since hosting its first Encuentro.