The religious events for Holy Week (Easter) in Calasparra are organised by the local religious brotherhoods.
This is the programme they have published.
March 21 7pm
Mass Saints Church followed by Stations of the Cross
March 28 8.30pm
Ecce Homo Chapel Mass and Stations of the Cross
4pm Bands Procession from the arches in Gran Via to Cine Rosales
4.30pm Bands Contest Cine Rosales
Local bands of the religious brotherhoods and bands from Totano
April 4 8pm
Besamanos in St Peters Church followed by mass and Stations of the Cross
April 5 6.30pm St Peters Church
Official Opening Speech for Easter Week by Pepe Vazquez
April 11 9pm
Mass in Merced Church
10pm Procession to St Peters Church
April 13 Palm Sunday
9am Mass Saints Church
10.30am Blessing of palms and olive branches
Procession with palms to Merced Church through central town
12 midday Extraordinary Easter Concert in the Municipal Auditorium
5pm Mass in the Ecce Homo Chapel
Followed by procession with statue to Calasparra
8pm Meeting of Statue of Ecce Homo and La Dolorosa statue followed by procession
Calle German Galindo through central town to St Peters Church
April 15 9.30pm
Procession from Merced Church to St Peters Church
April 16 10pm Commemoration of the Arrest of Jesus in the Olive Garden
Re-enactment and procession from the Parque de Prendamiento to St Peters Church through central town
April 17 9pm
General Procession through central town
11pm Holy Hour at the Monument in Merced Church
April 18 Good Friday
9am Merced Church opens
10am Procession from St Peters Church to the Merced Church includes horseback riders mounting steps of St Peters Church
Central town
6pm Celebration of the Passion of Christ in the Merced Church
9.30pm Procession of the Holy Burial
St Peters Church, central town and back to St Peters
April 19 10.30pm
Easter Vigil in Merced Church
April 20 Easter Sunday
10.30am Procession
St Peters Church, central town and back to St Peters
1pm Mass in the Sanctuary Chapel
April 27 10am
Return of the statue of Ecce Homo to the chapel

