{"id":31768,"date":"2026-09-16T12:51:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T10:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mojacar.es\/mojacar-volvera-a-brillar-con-la-noche-de-las-velas-19-septiembre\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T10:29:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T08:29:43","slug":"mojacar-shine-one-more-with-the-night-of-candles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mojacar.es\/en\/mojacar-shine-one-more-with-the-night-of-candles\/","title":{"rendered":"Moj\u00e1car to shine one more with the Night of the Candles this saturday 19th of September"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;132910&#8243;]Moj\u00e1car will once again experience one of its most special nights this <strong>Saturday 19th of September<\/strong> with the celebration of the <strong>2026 Night of the Candles (Noche de las Velas)<\/strong>, a now well-established event on the municipality&#8217;s calendar which every year brings together residents and visitors to gaze at a unique and especially magical image of the historic old town.<\/p>\n<p>As night falls, the usual lights of Moj\u00e1car Pueblo will give way to <strong>thousands of candles distributed around streets, squares, corners, homes and businesses,<\/strong> creating a trail of light that will highlight Mojacar\u2019s architecture and the characteristic white of the facades. It is a tradition where the involvement of residents and business owners plays an essential part, and which for a few hours turns the old town into a unique setting. In previous editions, this staging has featured between 7,000 and 8,000 candles.<\/p>\n<p>The celebration invites people to stroll around Moj\u00e1car at a leisurely pace and discover its streets under a completely different kind of illumination. Live music has also been one of the characteristic elements of the Night of the Candles, with performances scattered around the village\u2019s different squares and locations, that accompany visitors along the route.<\/p>\n<p>The Mayor of Moj\u00e1car, <strong>Francisco Garc\u00eda Cerd\u00e1<\/strong>, has highlighted the special character this event has acquired for the municipality: &#8220;The Night of the Candles allows us to see Moj\u00e1car in a completely different way. It is a night on which our village shows its full beauty, and on which residents, business owners, and visitors all make up part of the same celebration. We want everyone joining us this Saturday to enjoy Moj\u00e1car and its streets, and an experience that every year manages to surprise us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Given the expected large crowds, <strong>Moj\u00e1car Council has organised a special public transport service <\/strong>with the aim of facilitating travel to Moj\u00e1car Pueblo and ensuring more comfortable and orderly access.<\/p>\n<p>The special bus service will <strong>start at 6pm<\/strong>, while the last bus down from the village is scheduled for <strong>2.45am<\/strong>. A special <strong>round-trip ticket will cost 3 euros<\/strong>; hence the Local Council recommends using public transport and avoiding the use of private vehicles wherever possible. This system follows the model established in previous years to connect the coastal area with the old town.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>2026 Night of the Candles<\/strong> will once again offer an opportunity to rediscover Moj\u00e1car from a different perspective: strolling through its streets bathed in the warm glow of candlelight, soaking up the atmosphere, and sharing one of the nights that has become one of the municipality&#8217;s most recognisable images.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moj\u00e1car will once again turn off its electric lights this Saturday to allow the candles to illuminate a night made for enjoyment, sharing, and making memories.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;132910&#8243;]Moj\u00e1car will once again experience one of its most special nights this Saturday 19th of September with the celebration [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":31755,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rs_blank_template":"","rs_page_bg_color":"","slide_template_v7":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[34,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-actualidad-en","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mojacar.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mojacar.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mojacar.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mojacar.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mojacar.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31768"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.mojacar.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31768\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31770,"href":"https:\/\/www.mojacar.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31768\/revisions\/31770"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mojacar.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mojacar.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mojacar.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mojacar.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}