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title: "Keys Lost in the Moros i Cristians Crowd in Dénia"
description: "The August parades pack Marqués de Campo and keys go missing. Where to look first, who to ask, and when it is time to have the door opened instead."
url: "https://locksmithindenia.es/blog/keys-lost-in-the-moros-i-cristians-crowd/"
business: "Locksmith Dénia"
---

# Keys lost in the Moros i Cristians crowd

The August fiestas pack the centre of Dénia, and keys slip out of pockets. The order to do things in before you pay to have a door opened.

Getting back in · 24 September 2026 · 4 min read

Dénia’s Moros i Cristians run from the last day of July to 16 August in honour of Sant Roc, the town’s patron. The biggest days come at the end: the Moorish landing, the band parades, and the gala parade down Marqués de Campo with fireworks after it. Before that, in July, the Bous a la Mar have already filled the port.

Crowds, heat, a drink or two, clothes without proper pockets. Keys go missing. If yours have, here is a sensible order to go in.

## 1. Retrace, while it is still fresh

Go back along the route you took, in the same order. Keys are more often found on a café table or under a chair than in the middle of a street. Ask at the bars and shops you passed: people hand things in.

## 2. Ask the people who collect lost things

It is worth asking the Policía Local the next morning whether anything has been handed in, especially if the keys had a fob, a tag or anything else that stands out.

## 3. Check for the spare

Who else has a key? A neighbour, the cleaner, the agency, a relative, the person you share the flat with. It is the cheapest way in by far.

## 4. Only then, the door

If there really is no other key, the door has to be opened. If it is the middle of the night, [the emergency page](https://locksmithindenia.es/emergency-locksmith-denia/) says what to do while you wait. Tell us:

- **which door**

  : the street door of a block, your own front door, or both;
- **whether the door is latched or locked**

  , if you know. A door you pulled shut is quicker than one you double-locked;
- **where you are.**

  During the fiesta days some streets around the centre are slow to reach, so the last stretch may be on foot. A pin helps.

You will be asked for proof that you live there. If your ID does not show the address, a rental contract or a neighbour who knows you will do.

## 5. Decide about the lock

If nothing with the keys showed your address, you may be fine once the door is open. If there was a tag with the address or the keys were on a ring with your car key and your name, change the cylinder. It can be done in the same visit, or booked for when the fiestas are over.

## When the door has to be opened

How each kind of Dénia door is opened, and what it takes for the lock to survive it.

[Go to that page →](https://locksmithindenia.es/door-opening-denia/)

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