The Festa. or Mystery Play, of Elche is performed every year in Elche`s Basilica of Saint Mary. It is performed in two acts on the afternoons of the 14th and 15th of August, with special performances on the 1st of November in years with an even number. The play, which is chanted, relates the last days of Mary`s life, her death, her assumption and her coronation as the Queen of creation. A multimedia presentation of this Mystery Play can be seen in the museum.
