Festival
What is D*NA?
Much more than a food festival.
Much more than the best chefs, restaurateurs and producers.
Much more than you imagine.
The D*na gastronomic festival Dénia is the must-see event for lovers of gastronomy, of creativity, of local produce and for everyone that understands that we are what we eat. And how we eat it.
This ninth D*NA festival revolves around gastronomy as a space for shared knowledge. Cuisine that is written, read and conveyed, and that finds in books one of its great tools for evolving.
How has contemporary cuisine been developed through what has been told and published? How has the way of cooking changed when knowledge is no longer kept secret and becomes a shared culture?
Together we will see it, listen to it and debate it based on the experience of those who make, write and tell the story of gastronomy, with the Mediterranean as the setting.
A large 800-metre-long table next to the Mediterranean will accompany you on a journey where local producers, restaurateurs and chefs invite you to sample our dishes, our landscape and our way of life.
A tour in which great names of our gastronomy have already participated, such asQuique Dacosta, Lucía Freitas, Jordi Cruz, Alberto Chicote, Jordi Roca, Bego Rodrigo, Ángel León o r Susi Díaz.
An event with a lot of art that has already inspired more than 250,000 people.
And where you have a table (with sea views, of course) reserved for you. We are waiting for you.
DNA
- D*NA is… the promotion of Mediterranean culture. It’s an event to champion Mediterranean products and lifestyle, rooted in local traditions but with an international outlook
- D*NA is… the celebration of high local culinary creativity, beyond official accolades
- D*NA is… the excellence of the combination: love for traditions + innovation. It’s the fusion of avant-garde and traditional cuisine in search of roots
- D*NA… is a positive impact, respect for the environment, and a passion for responsible eating, supporting both small and large producers in this region who make Marina Alta and the Valencian Community leaders in sustainability.
- D*NA… is the advocacy of gastronomy as a cultural value and an essential part of a distinctive and unique way of life in the world.
- D*NA is… Dénia as a synonym for top-tier international tourist appeal and for excellence in sustainable and friendly gastronomy.
Other editions
D*na Festival Gastronomic Dénia has managed to position itself as one of the reference events of the gastronomic scene.
Here you can discover all its editions.
Organise
The D*NA Festival is brought to life through the support of various organisations and brands, which we will introduce to you below.