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Spain Reroutes and Advances Epiphany Parades as Storm ‘Francis’ Forces Last-Minute Changes

Weather warnings drive accelerated timetables, indoor alternatives, close monitoring of flagship events.

Overview

  • More than a dozen Murcia municipalities move celebrations to Saturday, January 3, with Totana, Alcantarilla, Caravaca, Mula and others advancing schedules as Cartagena cancels its parade and stages an extraordinary evening pasacalles.
  • Lorca keeps its January 5 street procession on the calendar but readies a full indoor reception at Ifelor if rain intervenes, with officials pledging prompt updates based on AEMET forecasts.
  • Barcelona maintains January 5 plans with a 16:30 sea arrival at Portal de la Pau and an 18:00 parade to the Font Màgica, adding reserved viewing areas, sign-language interpretation and new staging including a double float for Baltasar and post-event distribution of seven tonnes of gluten-free sweets.
  • Leganés prepares a large procession featuring 45 entities, reinforced barriers and police drone monitoring, hospital visits by the Magi, a 16:30 helicopter arrival at Plaza del Milenio and distribution of more than ten tonnes of gluten-free candies.
  • Elsewhere, Xàtiva postpones the parade to January 6, Sagunto swaps processions for indoor receptions, several Mar Menor towns plan covered meet-and-greets, Moratalla shifts to January 6, and cities like Avilés and Segovia detail sea arrivals, expanded casts and accessibility measures.