Official mourning suspends events and celebrations in several Vega Baja municipalities
Orihuela is going ahead with its council meeting on 29 October and municipal services; Torrevieja cancelled two performances and will refund tickets bought through official channels.
The railway accident in Urda (Toledo) on Wednesday 28 October has led several Vega Baja municipalities to cancel or postpone public events and celebrations. The suspensions coincide with the three days of official mourning declared by the Government, from Thursday 29 to Saturday 31 October.
Royal Decree 949/2026, published in the BOE (Official State Gazette), sets out this period of mourning and stipulates that the national flag must fly at half-mast on public buildings and Spanish Navy vessels. In Orihuela, Mayor Pepe Vegara suspended public events organised or promoted by the Town Council during those three days. The ordinary council meeting on 29 October and municipal services will go ahead; municipal flags are also flying at half-mast.
In Torrevieja, the Joaquín Chapaprieta Municipal Institute of Culture cancelled the Saul Jazz Band concert and the performance of *Don Juan Tenorio*. Tickets bought through official platforms will be refunded automatically. The cancellation of the Health Fair, scheduled for 29 October at the International Auditorium, and the «Torrevieja Sobrevive II» activity, planned for La Mata, was also announced.
Almoradí, Catral and Dolores suspended their Halloween activities. Callosa de Segura, Rafal, Redován and Rojales also put their festive programmes on hold. The decisions affect municipal events and celebrations scheduled for dates when families are especially likely to be out and about during Halloween week.
In San Isidro, the *El bosque de los susurros* haunted tunnel was postponed to Sunday 1 November, and the rest of the programme to Saturday 7 November. Bigastro moved the unveiling of a work dedicated to General Francisco Grau Vegara to 7 November.
For those who had tickets or were planning to attend these activities, dates and arrangements depend on each organiser. In Torrevieja, the announced automatic refund applies to tickets bought through official platforms; the activities listed in San Isidro and Bigastro have been given new dates. Official mourning ends at midnight on Saturday 31 October.
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