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Fiesta calendar – celebrations on the Costa Tropical and up in the mountains

Here is our guide to all the festivals worth experiencing while staying at Playa Tropical – from the Three Kings parade in January to the lucky grapes on New Year's Eve. Some happen right on your doorstep in Almuñécar, while others make a fantastic day out. Click on any festival to read more.

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January

  1. 1New Year's Day Bank holidayMost shops, banks, and offices are closed.
  2. 55 JanuaryThree Kings' ProcessionAlmuñécar and all townsThe Three Wise Men drive through the town throwing sweets to the children – the evening before Spain's big gift-giving day.
  3. 6Epiphany / Three Kings Day Bank holidayMost shops, banks, and offices are closed.

February

  1. February/MarchCarnivalAlmuñécarCostumes in the streets in the weeks leading up to Lent – on a smaller scale in Almuñécar.
  2. Late FebruaryTrade Fair Day trip · 219 km Salón Andaluz del CaravaningIFECA, Jerez de la FronteraAndalusia's premier exhibition for motorhomes and caravans – featuring over 1,000 vehicles and around 100 dealerships. 2027 dates are yet to be announced.
  3. 28Day of Andalusia Bank holidayMost shops, banks, and offices are closed.

March

  1. 29Holy WeekSemana SantaMálaga, Granada and all townsProcessions with heavy floats carried through the streets – largest in Málaga and Granada. See also the Easter procession in Almuñécar. See also The Easter Procession in Almuñécar.

April

  1. 2Maundy Thursday Bank holidayMost shops, banks, and offices are closed.
  2. 3Good Friday Bank holidayMost shops, banks, and offices are closed.

May

  1. 1May Day / Labour Day Bank holidayMost shops, banks, and offices are closed.
  2. Mid-MayFair Autocaravanas Norte – motorhome fairCampillos (Málaga)Sales fair for new and used motorhomes in inland Málaga province. In 2026 it was held 14–17 May.
  3. 33 MayCruces de MayoGranada, Frigiliana, Almuñécar and La HerraduraFlower-decorated crosses in the squares, often with music and a bar next door.
  4. 1515 MaySan IsidroNerjaThe town goes in procession with decorated carts and horses to the chapel by the cave.

June

  1. JuneFeria GastronómicaAlmuñécar (Parque El Majuelo)The town's food festival in the botanical garden beneath the castle.
  2. 4May/June (Corpus Christi)Corpus Christi and Granada's feriaGranadaGranada's big spring festival with procession, funfair and feria tents.
  3. 2323–24 JuneMidsummer – Noche de San JuanAlmuñécar and SalobreñaBonfires and partying on the beach all night until Midsummer Day.

July

  1. Late July 2027Anniversary Jazz en la Costa – 40th editionParque El Majuelo, AlmuñécarAlmuñécar's jazz festival among the palm trees of El Majuelo celebrates its 40th anniversary. Recent years have featured names like Paquito D'Rivera and Joe Lovano. Dates will be announced in spring.
  2. 15Around 16 JulyVirgen del CarmenAlmuñécar, La Herradura and NerjaThe fishermen's virgin is taken out to sea on local boats, and the evening ends with fireworks over the sea.

August

  1. AugustFeria de MálagaMálagaA week-long celebration with daytime feria in the streets and night-time partying at the fairground.
  2. Late AugustFestival Frigiliana 3 CulturasFrigilianaChristian, Jewish and Muslim roots are celebrated with music, food and a market in the white streets.
  3. 55 AugustVirgen de las NievesSierra NevadaPilgrimage to the virgin high up in the Sierra Nevada.
  4. 9Approx. 9–15 AugustVirgen de la AntiguaAlmuñécarThe town's biggest festival: procession on land and at sea past Peñón del Santo, feria and musical fireworks. See also Festivals and traditions in Almuñécar.
  5. 15Assumption of Mary Bank holidayMost shops, banks and offices are closed.
  6. 15Around 15 AugustVirgen de la Cabeza and Motril's feriaMotrilMotril's patron saint is celebrated with a procession and the town's big feria.
  7. 1515 AugustNoche del VinoCómpetaThe mountain village's wine festival with free tastings, music and flamenco.

September

  1. Late SeptemberSan MiguelAlmuñécar and Vélez-MálagaFestival in the San Miguel neighbourhood beneath the castle in Almuñécar and the Real Feria de San Miguel in Vélez-Málaga.
  2. 5First Saturday of SeptemberHarvest festival The Ajoblanco Festival in AlmácharAlmáchar (Axarquía)Chilled garlic-almond soup and muscatel grapes for all, with verdiales folk music and flamenco in the hillside village east of Málaga. The very grape harvest that produces the raisins.
  3. 99 SeptemberCascamorrasGuadixThe craziest festival in the province: Cascamorras is chased through the town and smeared in oil and soot.
  4. 20Third Sunday of SeptemberHarvest festival Día de la Pasa – Raisin DayEl Borge (Axarquía)The raisin village of El Borge celebrates the harvest of muscatel grapes, dried on the sloping "paseros" in the hills. Tastings, music and traditional crafts.

October

  1. Early OctoberVirgen del Rosario and Romería del SurSalobreñaSalobreña's patron saint and the pilgrimage to the beach.
  2. Second week of OctoberFeria de NerjaNerjaNerja's big feria with funfair, music and horse riders in the streets.
  3. 12National Day of Spain Bank holidayMost shops, banks and offices are closed.
  4. 12Around 12 OctoberHarvest festival Fiesta de la ChirimoyaTorrecuevas, AlmuñécarThe Torrecuevas quarter celebrates the cherimoya harvest – Almuñécar's signature fruit – with music, dancing and tastings over the weekend around 12 October.

November

  1. 1All Saints' Day Bank holidayMost shops, banks and offices are closed.
  2. 11 NovemberMauraca – the chestnut festivalCapileira (Alpujarras)Roast chestnuts over open fires in the mountain village on All Saints' Day.
  3. NovemberFeria del JamónTrevélezHam fair in Spain's highest village, known for its air-cured ham.
  4. 1313–16 November 2026Anniversary The Route to Yuste – finale of the 500th coat of arms anniversaryAlmuñécarThe anniversary of the town's coat of arms concludes with the «Ruta del Emperador Carlos V» – from Almuñécar to the monastery in Yuste where the emperor died.
  5. 2323 November 2026Anniversary Manuel de Falla 150 yearsGranadaSpain's great composer was born 150 years ago. He lived in Granada from 1920–39, and his whitewashed house just beneath the Alhambra is now a museum.

December

  1. 6Constitution Day Bank holidayMost shops, banks and offices are closed.
  2. 8Feast of the Immaculate Conception Bank holidayMost shops, banks and offices are closed.
  3. 20The Sunday before ChristmasFiesta de las MigasTorroxFree migas, wine and music in the streets – thousands of visitors.
  4. 25Christmas Day Bank holidayMost shops, banks and offices are closed.
  5. 3131 DecemberNew Year's Eve – the 12 grapesAlmuñécar and all townsThe Spanish eat a grape for each strike of the clock at midnight – followed by celebrations in the squares.

Dates shift slightly from year to year, and programmes are often only released a few weeks in advance. Always check the town's official website before setting off. Fixed bank holidays (such as 3 May and 15 August) remain on their set dates, but the actual festivities may be moved to the nearest weekend.

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