Elche chooses its new queens for the 2026 festivities

The gala held at the Municipal Park Rotunda has designated the adult and child representatives for the coming year.

Image of traditional sashes and festive elements during the gala for the election of the festival queens.
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Image of traditional sashes and festive elements during the gala for the election of the festival queens.

The city of Elche held this Saturday the gala to elect the new adult and child queens for the 2026 festivities at the Municipal Park Rotunda.

The jury selected the new representatives from a total of 31 adult and 31 child candidates. These young women take over the role previously held by the outgoing queens, marking a transition in a ceremony themed around the future, which included parades with traditional festive costumes and dance performances by Positive Dance.
Along with the queens, the ladies-in-waiting who will accompany them in this new stage were also chosen. In the adult category, the selected representatives come from the ABP Avenida de Novelda and Ángel de la Guarda Algoda Puçol commissions. Meanwhile, the child ladies-in-waiting come from the Parque Aromas Ilicitanos and ABP Avenida Novelda commissions.
The event concluded with the city's anthem. The official proclamation of all positions will take place next Saturday, June 27, at the Plaza de Baix, where they will receive the sashes that accredit them as representative figures of the Elche festivities.