Overview

• The XXXVI Encuentro Nacional de Cofradías is underway in Gandia through 28 September, with around 500 registered participants from across Spain, exceeding recent editions.
• An opening ceremony at the UPV campus featured Mayor José Manuel Prieto, Archbishop Enrique Benavent and Provincial President Vicent Mompó, who stressed the event’s cultural and economic significance.
• Two exhibitions launched the cultural program: a 30‑year photography prize retrospective at Sala Coll Alas and an outdoor showcase on local cofradías along the Paseo de las Germanies.
• The agenda highlights the Visitatio Sepulchri, an extraordinary Santo Entierro procession, cofradía music concerts, youth gatherings, and other liturgical, cultural and gastronomic events, with Friday set for the Bajada del Cristo de la Buena Muerte and the Noche Cofrade.
• Organizers note the 70th anniversary of the local Junta Mayor and the first Gandia hosting 30 years ago, as the city pursues Bien de Interés Cultural designation for the Visitatio Sepulchri.