From Thursday 8th to Sunday 11thfestivity of la Puríssima in Altea la Vella. From Thursday 8th you can visit the traditional Nativity Scene in the Casa de Cultura (open Monday to Friday from 10 to 14 h and from 17 to 20 h – admission free). From Thursday 8th to Sunday 11th Christmas Market in Plaza del Ayuntamiento (Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 11 to 21 h. and Sunday from 11 to 14 h.) with games and workshops for children, animations, donkeys, merry-go-round. Organized by AMATA Association. On Saturday 10th at 16,30 h. in Palau Altea, 43th International Music Band Contest. More information here. The cultural offer in Altea completes with the exhibition Casal Fester Museum, where Moors and Christians show their finery in the Casa de Cultura at the 14 Pont de Montcau Street where you can visit as well the works of Salvador Mollà (open Monday to Friday from 10 to 14 h and from 17 to 20 h – admission free) and with the Museo Parroquial de la Iglesia de Ntra. Sra. del Consuelo, where you can admire liturgical objects such as chalices, chasubles and parish books of great historical value that come to date from the year 1640 (the exhibition will be open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 10:00 to 13:30 hours and the church will be open from Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 to 13:30 h and from 16:30 to 18:30 hours, Sundays from 08:30 h to 13:00 h – more on this link).