# Spanish municipal festival queen and herald proclamations

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/spanish-municipal-festival-queen-proclamations
> Updated: 2026-09-24T11:50:57.000Z. Sources: 29. Developments: 7.

Various Spanish municipalities have begun proclaiming festival queens, heralds, and honor courts to mark the start of patron saint celebrations. In Santa Pola, Helena Martínez Alba was named Reina Mayor and Inés Abad Vicent was named Reina Infantil. In Sant Joan d'Alacant, Ana Burillo Navarro and Victoria Bravo López were named Senior and Junior Queens. Alcalà de Xivert proclaimed fifteen festival queens for Sant Joan Baptista and the Sagrat Cor de Jesús. Recent announcements include El Grao de Castellón, where María Gómez Vicente was named Queen of the Sant Pere 2027 festivities, alongside Children's Queen Martina Boix Martí and Children's President Yahir Fernández de Marcos Llorens. In Segorbe, Zara Soler Bonillo and Alba García Narváez were proclaimed Queen and Children's Queen for the 2026 festivals. Municipalities have also named festival heralds. In Alhama de Murcia, Fina Muñoz Romera, known as ‘la Gonzala’, was selected as the herald for the 2026 Fiestas Patronales. In Aldea del Rey, cellist Juana García López delivered the festival herald speech. For the 2027 Holy Week, Juan Jesús López Gámez has been selected as the pregonero in Cádiz, and Iván Roa Rodríguez will serve in Puerto Real. In Antequera, Juan Pablo García-Berdoy y Cerezo, a diplomat and ‘Hijo Predilecto de la Ciudad’, was named herald for 2027. In Albox, Francisco Javier Rodríguez Carricondo, known as ‘Kiko’, was selected as the herald for 2027. Further appointments for 2027 Holy Week include Enrique Barrero Rodríguez in Seville, a law professor and poet whose appointment will be marked at the Teatro de la Maestranza. In San Roque, painter José Tomás Pérez Indiano has been selected to create the official 2027 Holy Week poster.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-24: Cultural appointments announced for 2027 Holy Week in Seville and San Roque

Enrique Barrero Rodríguez is named the 2027 Holy Week herald for Seville, while painter José Tomás Pérez Indiano will create the 2027 San Roque Holy Week poster.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/cultural-appointments-announced-for-2027-holy-week-in-seville-and-san-roque

### 2026-09-21: Spanish towns announce heralds for 2027 Holy Week

Municipalities in Antequera and Albox have announced their heralds for the 2027 Holy Week celebrations: Juan Pablo García-Berdoy y Cerezo and Francisco Javier Rodríguez Carricondo, respectively.

4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/spanish-towns-announce-heralds-for-2027-holy-week

### 2026-09-17: Spanish municipalities announce participants for upcoming religious festivities

Various Spanish towns have announced key participants, pregoneros, and artists for upcoming religious festivities, including the 2026 patron saint celebrations and the 2027 Holy Week in Cádiz.

10 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/amparo-cos-boj-named-herald-for-2026-patronal-festivals

### 2026-09-05: Spanish municipalities announce heralds for 2026 patron saint festivals

Municipalities in Spain, including Alhama de Murcia and Aldea del Rey, have announced their heralds and inaugurated festivities for their 2026 patron saint celebrations.

4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/spanish-municipalities-announce-heralds-for-2026-patron-saint-festivals

### 2026-08-31: Spanish towns announce new festival queens for upcoming celebrations

New festival queens have been named in El Grao de Castellón for 2027 and Segorbe for 2026, marking the start of their ceremonial roles in these Spanish local traditions.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/spanish-towns-announce-new-festival-queens-for-upcoming-celebrations

### 2026-08-23: Spanish municipalities hold coronation ceremonies for 2026 festival queens

Municipalities in Spain, including Sant Joan d'Alacant and Alcalà de Xivert, have held coronation ceremonies to proclaim their festival queens for the upcoming 2026 celebrations.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/spanish-municipalities-hold-coronation-ceremonies-for-2026-festival-queens

### 2026-08-16: Santa Pola names new festival queens for 2026

Helena Martínez Alba and Inés Abad Vicent have been named the Reina Mayor and Reina Infantil, respectively, for the 2026 Santa Pola festivities in Spain.

6 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/santa-pola-names-new-festival-queens-for-2026

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