| Alhaurin el Grande | Semana Santa (Holy Week) – Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday – a week of Easter processions and spectacle
El Dia de las Cruces - 1st May
Feria de Mayo - last weekend in May
El Dia de Jesus - the middle of June
Romeria – first Sunday in September |
Alora | Carnival – February – colourful parades, music and lots of fun
Semana Santa (Holy Week) – Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday – a week of Easter processions and spectacle
Palm Sunday: procession in the morning of Jesus coming to Jerusalem; procession in the evening of Jesus praying the the Garden of Gethsemane
Holy Tuesday: The image of Christ of Students is taken from the Church of Our Lady of the Incarnation to the Chapel of the Nazareno
Holy Wednesday: Stations of the Cross starting at the Church of the Veracruz
Maundy Thursday: The procession of the image of Christ of Students - Jesus of Nazareth of las Torres, Saint John and Our Lady of Pains
Good Friday: La Despedia - Jesus says farewell to his mother, the Virgin Mary in the early afternoon in La Plaza Baja. Also processions of Holy Mary of Souls, the Holy Sepulchre and Our Lady of Solitude
Romeria de la Virgen de la Cabeza (Procession of the Head of the Virgin) – last weekend in April
Festival de Verdiales, La Ermita de la Cruces – 1st Sunday in May – a joint celebration between Alora, Almogia and Cartama dating back to the 18th Century
Festival de Cante Grande (Festival of Flamenco Singing) – July – singing, music and dance
Feria – beginning of August – a week of special events, a fun fair in the evening, live music, street parties, sopa perota and lots of jollity
Romeria de la Virgen de Flores (Procession of the Virgin of the Flowers) – Sunday following the 8th September – a colourful procession of floats and horses starting about 10am in the Plaza Baja de la Despedia and finishing up at the Convento de Flores
Dia de Sopa Perota in Alora – 1st Saturday of October
Christmas Fair – middle of December, Plaza Arriba
Verbanas – Street Parties
Verbana de la Estacion – end of April
Verbana de Poco Agua – beginning of May
Verbana de Bellavista – beginning of May
Verbana de la Trocha – middle of June
Verbana de San Paulino – end of June
Verbana de la Barriada El Puente – end of July Markets and Boot Sales
Boot Sale - Bar Tropicana, Ctra. Alora-Pizarra
Saturday 16th February 12noon until 4pm, then every forthnight
Market - Plaza Baja (lower square)
Every Monday 9am until 1pm |
Almogia | Summer Feria - the middle of August |
Antequera | Carnival – February
Flemenco Competition – March, April, May and June
Romeria del Vecino - March
Concurso de Cruces - May
Spring Feria - the middle of May
Flamenco Competition Final – June
Blues Festival - last week of July
Summer Feria - 20 - 22 August 2008
Medieval Festival - 19 - 21 September - stalls selling products with a mediaeval theme in the Paseo Real area Markets and Boot Sales
Market - El Maul - Every Tuesday 9am until 2pm |
Campillos | Summer Feria - the middle of August |
Carratraca | Luna Mora – beginning of September - moorish moon festival with craft market and flamenco Markets and Boot Sales
Market - Main Square - Every Friday |
Cartama | Markets and Boot Sales
Market including Organic Products - Every Sunday |
Casares | Romero - last saturday in May - a pilgrimage in honour of the patron saint
Feria – first weekend in August
Virgen del Rosario - first week in September
Feria del Cristo - middle of September Markets and Boot Sales
Market - Every Friday |
Coin | Markets and Boot Sales
Market - La Trocha Shopping Centre
Every Sunday 9am until 1pm
Organic Food Market - Plaza de la Villa
Every 3rd Saturday of the month 10am until 2.30pm |
Fuente de Piedra | Festival - second Sunday in May
Fair of Saint James - 22nd - 25th July
Ringing of the Flamingoes - July and August |
Granada | Dianimal Fiesta - beginning of October - Cenes de la Vega - to raise awareness of abandoned animals and includes various attractions, music and a market |
La Joya | Annual Fair - last weekend of July |
Malaga | Carnival - 7th January to 3rd February (24th January - Children’s Carnival Parade, 25th January – Grand Final of the Bands, 27th January – Carnival Grand Parade, 3rd February – Burial of the Boquerone)
Semana Santa - Holy Week, Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday
Feria – 16th to 24th August 2008 - The feria takes place in two separate sites: the ‘Feria de Noche’ in the main fairground near the Malaga conference centre (Palacio de Congresos) and the ‘Feria de Dia’ in Malaga city centre.
World Day of Birds in Malaga - first week in October - SEO Malaga (Spanish Ornithological Society) will celebrate El Dia Mundial de Aves with conferences, photographic exhibition and guided excursions
Christmas Lights - December into New Year
Flamenco Shows - Every Tuesday to Sunday - 12.30am - at the Tablao Flamencio "Vista Andalucia" in Avenida de los Guindo in the Santa Paul area
Live Jazz Sessions - Every Tuesday and Wednesday – 11pm, 12.15am and 1.30am - at the Onda Passadena Jazz Club in Calle Gomez Pallete, 9 (near the Plaza de la Merced)
Flamenco - Every Thursday – 11pm, 12.15am and 1.30am - at the Onda Passadena Jazz Club in Calle Gomez Pallete, 9 (near the Plaza de la Merced)
The Malaga Municipal Band - Every Sunday - a concert from 12 noon in the Eduardo Ocon Bandstand in the Malaga Park Markets and Boot Sales
Market - Matiricos (near to La Rosaleda Football Stadium) - Every Sunday
Market - Next to Avda. Juan XXIII - Every Wednesday
Market - Cruz de Humilladero area - Every Thrusday
Market - El Palo area - Every Saturday
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Pizarra | Ruta de la Tapa - beginning of October - an event held to promote the culture of “tapeo” - visitors can try many different tapas (Spanish snacks) at a price of 1.50€ including a drink Markets and Boot Sales
Market - Every Thursday |
Sayalonga | Fiesta del Nispero - the first Sunday in May |
Zalea | Feria - the last weekend in May |