On August 29 at 10:30 p.m., at the Plaza Mayor in Aínsa.

Online ticket sales begin August 15: https://lamorisma.com/tienda/

Seats and front-row bleacher tickets will be available at the box office starting August 26.

Every two years, Aínsa’s porticoed plaza becomes the ideal setting for the Morisma reenactment, which commemorates the reconquest of Aínsa in the 8th century during the reign of Garci Ximénez. Residents from across the region gather there, becoming, for a few hours, star performers in this unique event that takes place in early September.

Every two years, a large audience attends and enjoys this performance, which is staged in the arcaded plaza of the old town in the medieval town of Aínsa; It is *La Morisma*, a popular historical drama that recounts the events that took place in this town during the reign of King Garci Ximénez back in the year 724, when, according to tradition, a burning cross appeared above a holm oak, which inspired the Christian troops to achieve victory over the Moors.

This folk performance takes place every two years in September—the month in which the annual patron saint festivities of the Holy Cross are celebrated—and is linked to the Moors and Christians festivals of Aragon and the Mediterranean, though it has distinct characteristics; it dates back to 1678, although it was not celebrated between 1921 and 1970.

The Morisma is a historical drama passed down from generation to generation, recounting the conquest of Aínsa by the Christians in the 8th century. The play is written in irregular verse, and the performance—which lasts approximately an hour and a half—features more than 300 residents from the town and the surrounding region, whether as amateur actors or in the creation of costumes, sets, organization, etc. This is what makes this play so unique, and it is attracting an ever-growing number of visitors.