Bétera is already counting down the hours to welcome the most anticipated moment of summer. The August Festivals of Bétera 2026 will be held from August 12 to 22 with a full program of activities organized with enthusiasm by the Workers and Mayorals 2026. Tradition, music, gunpowder, popular culture and the emblematic basils will once again fill the streets of the municipality for eleven days.
The preliminary events will begin on Monday 10th with registrations for the Paella Contest and the Children's Coetà. On Tuesday 11th, at 7:00 pm, the traditional Entrada de la Murta will take place, from the Castell-Palau del Boïl to the Albereda area.
Presentation, Valencian pelota and Paella Competition
The festival will officially begin on Wednesday, August 12. At 5:00 p.m., the parade and gathering of the 2026 Workers will take place, accompanied by the Musical Band of Pont-Saint-Martin, a town twinned with Bétera . At 11:00 p.m., the Presentation of the 2026 Workers and Mayorals will arrive at the Alameda and, at 1:00 a.m., the Bétera Musical Artistic Center will perform accompanied by the singer Serafín Zubiri.
On Thursday the 13th, Valencian pelota will be the protagonist on Vázquez Mella Street, first with a workshop at 5:30 p.m. and then with a big game at 6:30 p.m. The traditional Paella Competition will begin at 8:00 p.m., while the Invictus Orchestra will liven up the night from 11:30 p.m.
Friday the 14th will combine the Shooting and Dragging, the Great Popular Dinner and the Dance, hosted by the l'Aljama Cultural Association. The day will culminate with a discomobile and, at midnight, the traditional Nit d'Albaes.
August 15, the big day of basil
Saturday, August 15th will once again be the heart of the Bétera Festival. At 8:00 a.m. the gathering for the collection of the Obreres will begin and, at 10:00 a.m., the traditional Rodà de les Alfàbegues will start from the Hort de les Alfàbegues to the Parish of the Puríssima Concepció.
The afternoon will continue with the mass and procession of the Virgin of August. At 9:30 p.m. the Coet de Luxe will take place and, at midnight, the Ave Maria and the Cantà d'Albaes.
The gunpowder will remain the main event during the early hours of Sunday 16th with the Gran Cordà, followed by the Coetà through the streets of Bétera . That same Sunday there will be children's music and a night of tributes to Manolo Escobar and Mocedades.
Music, rockets and a great cavalcade to complete the festivities
On Monday 17th, the Coetà Infantil and the Coetà del Gos will arrive, before a Rock Night with Los Inhumanos and Mojinos Escozíos. On Tuesday 18th, the Albereda will host the traditional Ball de Torrent, which this year will include a tribute to the Obreres and Majorals of 1976 and 2001. The music will continue with Marlon and a subsequent DJ session.
Wednesday 19th will be the turn of the Great Taconeo Festival, while on Thursday 20th one of the most participatory activities will take place: the Costume Parade, with confetti, floats and xaranga. Afterwards, King África will perform and the night will continue with a DJ.
On Friday 21st the Orquestra Màxima will perform and on Saturday 22nd the emotional finale will arrive. The Eighth Mass, the making of the bolletes and the procession will precede the farewell of the 2026 Workers and Mayorals. At 11:00 pm the 2027 Workers and Mayorals will be presented, before Demarco Flamenco will put the musical finale.
Bétera is thus preparing to experience eleven intense days of August Festivities , sharing traditions and signs of identity that are part of the history of the municipality. From August 12 to 22, basil, gunpowder, music and popular culture will once again turn the streets of Bétera into the great stage of the festival.
