New history with retro culture cigarettes. This Saturday marks the sixth edition of Retroalacant, a vibrant event that blends charity activities with a playful nod to vintage pop culture. Attendees will discover a mix of charity tournaments, hands-on workshops, and a lively soundtrack drawn from the 1970s and 1980s. The event also features an arcade zone, photo sessions, a photo booth, and a community of fifteen participants, all coming together for a shared celebration of retro gaming and style.
Among the year’s fresh offerings is a table football championship open to both kids and adults. Participants can join by registering together with a kilo of non-perishable food, which will be donated to the Alicante Food Bank. The day will also showcase the results of the traditional arcade tournament, newly projected on a large screen, providing a dynamic scoreboard as a centerpiece of arcade nostalgia. The organizing team behind Arcade Vintage Origins Association Peterer’s will guide and host the activities, ensuring a friendly and competitive atmosphere for gamers and newcomers alike.
Entertainment runs throughout the day with a curated musical program that travels through the era’s hits. A DJ will interpret the tunes from the 70s and 80s, offering fresh spins while staying faithful to the era’s distinctive sound. In addition, fans of iconic movie moments will have the chance to pose with characters inspired by Ghostbusters United Spain, and a towering Mazinger Z model, standing over two meters tall, will captivate visitors and serve as a dramatic photo backdrop.
Photo sessions are a core feature of Retroalacant. The event makes room for friendly photo opportunities, including a dedicated photo booth by tufotobox.com where attendees can purchase a keepsake from the fair. The oversized Mazinger Z model provides a memorable frame for many of those shots, adding to the event’s cinematic feel.
Creativity also gets hands-on attention with a t-shirt workshop. Participants will learn the art of screen printing using retro-inspired screens to showcase vintage graphics and lettering on apparel. The workshop aims to empower attendees to express their retro passions through wearable art while learning practical printing techniques that echo the medium’s historic methods.
Several groups and collectives will run tournaments and demonstrations across the day, including Arcade Vintage, Retroalcoy, Retroworks, AUA, Arcaic, Daguten, Videogames x Food, and Gameboy Spain. Their programs will vary from casual showcases to competitive bouts, inviting players of all skill levels to test their reflexes and strategic thinking in a nostalgic setting. The collaborations underscore the community spirit that Retroalacant cultivates, turning a single day into a festival of shared memory and friendly rivalry.
Attendees may also encounter displays of early computer prototypes that once defined home computing. Iconic machines like the Amstrad CPC family will be featured, and the booth hosted by AUA (Friends and Users of Amstrad) will guide visitors through the machines’ stories and demonstrations. This segment celebrates the evolution of personal computing and invites curious minds to connect past innovations with today’s digital landscape.