Festivities of Xixona Activity · Xixona/Jijona, L'Alacantí, Alicante Image of Xixona/Jijona, not of the place itself. Xixona's patronal festival is held in the second half of August in honour of San Bartolomé and San Sebastián, with the main days falling on the weekend nearest the 24th. Photo: Alfredo Jerez (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in Xixona/Jijona