Registration open for Mar Menor Aidemarcha 2026 night race
The exciting charity event, organised by the San Javier Sports Department, takes place on Saturday July 4 Get ready for the most eagerly anticipated night race of the summer in the Mar Menor. Registration for Aidemarcha 2026 opened on 1st May with 3,000 spots available for participants in this exciting charity event, taking place on Saturday 4th July.   The race, organised by the San Javier Sports Department in collaboration with..

Full programme for the 2026 San Javier Jazz Festival
Pat Metheny, Ludovico Beier, Camille Thurman, Young Gun Silver Fox, The Brand New Heavies and Carles Benavent top the bill at the 2026 San Javier Jazz Festival The full line-up has been confirmed for the 28th edition of the San Javier Jazz festival, a truly international event which takes place this year with 15 concerts between June 26 and July 19. TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE ONLINE HERE for both season tickets and individual concerts Friday..

May 23 The Herculean Way, a free guided tour of San Javier IN ENGLISH
Discover the history and most important buildings of San Javier The free “Vía Herculea" guided tour starts at 9.30 on Saturday 23rd May at the San Javier Museum, where participants can learn about the town's history from the very early days as well as getting to know about some illustrious people born in the municipality. The items exhibited here, such as an aeroplane donated by the San Javier air base, take us on a journey through the..

May 23 and 24 Spectacular sailing regatta from La Manga to Portmán
More than 50 craft set off around Cabo de Palos from the Puerto Tomás Maestre in La Manga This year’s 15th edition of the “Regata Solidaria Carburo de Plata” (a fundraising event named after silver acetylide, a reference to the substances mined in the past in the area between Cartagena and La Unión), sees more than 50 boats setting out from the Puerto Tomás Maestre La Manga del Mar Menor on a two-day course during which they have to navigate..

May 24 Free guided tour in Spanish explaining the origins and history of La Manga and the Mar Menor
The Origins of the Mar Menor tour traces the ancient and modern history of La Manga This 5-kilometre walking tour in La Manga begins at the bridge of El Estacio and the channel which enables boats to pass between the Mar Menor and the Mediterranean, and continues to the lighthouse, where information is given about the long history of the area. After seeing the water storage facilities which were used in the past by lighthouse-keepers and their..

May 28 to 31 Hot Rally motorbike and music event in Santiago de la Ribera
San Javier welcomes the friendly bikers to the shore of the Mar Menor The last weekend of May sees the arrival of the Hot Rally motorcycle and music event at the Explanada Barnuevo in Santiago de la Ribera, on the shore of the Mar Menor in the municipality of San Javier, bringing a weekend of live music, motorcycle fandom and tours, performances, food and drink to the locality for three days. The programme is as follows: Thursday May 28..

May 30 La Vía Hercúlea, free guided tour of San Javier in Spanish
Discover the history and most important buildings of San Javier The free guided tour, which on this occasion is offered in Spanish, starts at 9.30 on Saturday 30th May at the San Javier Museum, where participants can learn about the town's history from the very early days as well as getting to know about some illustrious people born in the municipality. The items exhibited here, such as an aeroplane donated by the San Javier air base, take us..

June 22 and 23 San Juan Fiesta in La Manga
Three nights of non-stop fun, food, music and magic by the sea in La Manga del Mar Menor Murcia’s iconic midsummer festival returns to La Manga del Mar Menor this June with three evenings of music, food and family fun. Although the summer solstice falls on 21st June this year, the real celebrations in La Manga del Mar Menor off on the night of 22nd and 23rd June at the Pabellón Deportivo (between km 11 and km 12).   From 19.00 until..

June 26 Soulift in a free concert to begin the 2026 San Javier Jazz Festival
A Madrid-based soul-funk-reggae band in the Plaza de España in San Javier There could be no better way to kick off the 28th edition of Jazz San Javier than by presenting fans with a concert in Plaza de España by Soulift, whom many call “Madrid’s best-kept secret”! This fantastic band fuses soul, funk, and reggae in its own unique style with hints of gospel, and is composed of musicians from four countries and three continents: Nigeria..

June 26 and 27 Festival Tour Fest in Santiago de la Ribera
Music, water sports and fun for all the family to welcome in the summer on the shore of the Mar Menor The seaside district of Santiago de la Ribera in San Javier welcomes the start of summer on 27th June with the holding of the Festival Tour Fest, preceded this year by an evening of comedy the evening before. The comedy festival on Friday 26th June is entitled “La Mar de Risas” and features Chely Capitán, Pepe Céspedes and Toni Rodrí..

June 27 Nicole Zuraitis and The Brand New Heavies at the 2026 San Javier International Jazz Festival
Grammy winning singer and pianist Nicole Zuraitis and the British acid jazz formation The Brand New Heavies on a double bill at the open-air auditorium of Parque Almansa in San Javier TICKETS FOR THE 28th SAN JAVIER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL ARE NOW ON SALE ONLINE HERE (both season tickets and individual concerts) Singer, songwriter and pianist Nicole Zuraitis “possesses supreme talent” (according to Broadway World) and her sixth album..

July 1 Joe Lovano & Antonio Farao Trio and José James featuring China Moses at the 2026 San Javier International Jazz Festival
A tenor sax great with an Italian pianist and a pair of exquisite vocalists paying tribute to Marvin Gaye on a double bill at the open-air auditorium of Parque Almansa in San Javier TICKETS FOR THE 28th SAN JAVIER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL ARE NOW ON SALE ONLINE HERE (both season tickets and individual concerts) Joe Lovano was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and has become one of the most important tenor saxophonists playing today, renowned as a..

July 3 Cyrille Aimée and Ximo Tebar at the 2026 San Javier International Jazz Festival
The enchanting voice of Cyrille Aimée and one of the greatest Spanish jazz musicians ever on a double bill at the open-air auditorium of Parque Almansa in San Javier TICKETS FOR THE 28th SAN JAVIER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL ARE NOW ON SALE ONLINE HERE (both season tickets and individual concerts) Cyrille Aimée, born in France to French-Dominican parents and grew up in Samois-sur-Seine, the adopted home of the great guitarist Django Reinhardt..

July 4 Camille Thurman with the Darrell Green Quartet and Take Me To The River All Stars at the 2026 San Javier International Jazz Festival
A legendary saxophonist and the music of the Mississippi on a double bill at the open-air auditorium of Parque Almansa in San Javier TICKETS FOR THE 28th SAN JAVIER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL ARE NOW ON SALE ONLINE HERE (both season tickets and individual concerts) Camille Thurman, New York-born saxophonist, vocalist, and composer, is acclaimed as one of the most brilliant jazz artists of our time and was the first woman in over thirty years..

July 7 Lizz Wright at the San Javier International Jazz Festival
One of the finest voices on the current international jazz scene at the open-air auditorium of Parque Almansa in San Javier TICKETS FOR THE 28th SAN JAVIER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL ARE NOW ON SALE ONLINE HERE (both season tickets and individual concerts) Many years have passed since 2004, when Lizz Wright first visited the 7th edition of Jazz San Javier on a historic night sharing the bill with the great Steve Winwood. Even then, at the..

July 10 Antonio Serrano & The Kaele Jiménez Quartet and The War and Treaty at the 2026 San Javier Jazz Festival
The well-loved harmonica virtuoso is joined by husband-and-wife duo Michael and Tanya Trotter at the open-air auditorium of Parque Almansa in San Javier TICKETS FOR THE 28th SAN JAVIER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL ARE NOW ON SALE ONLINE HERE (both season tickets and individual concerts) Antonio Serrano, winner of the 2025 National Prize for Contemporary Music and the 2024 San Javier Jazz Prize, needs little introduction to our audience in San..

July 11 Rafa M. Guillén & The Jazz Walkers with Amy Gaviria and the Clarence Bekker Band with Berget Lewis at the 2026 San Javier Jazz Festival
A Spanish trombone great and two magnificent Dutch vocalists at the open-air auditorium of Parque Almansa in San Javier TICKETS FOR THE 28th SAN JAVIER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL ARE NOW ON SALE ONLINE HERE (both season tickets and individual concerts) Over the course of a long career Spanish trombonist Rafa M. Guillén has played with the Malaga Philharmonic Orchestra, the Cordoba Orchestra and the Bilbao Municipal Band and has collaborated..

July 15 Gunhild Carling & Shakin’All and the Carles Benavent Trio with Raynald Colom & Tomasito at the 2026 San Javier Jazz Festival
The multi-talented Swedish entertainer and one of the legends of Spanish music at the open-air auditorium of Parque Almansa in San Javier TICKETS FOR THE 28th SAN JAVIER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL ARE NOW ON SALE ONLINE HERE (both season tickets and individual concerts) Much-admired Swedish singer and multi-instrumentalist Gunhild Carling won the special award at San Javier Jazz in 2022 and made an extraordinary impression on the audience..

July 17 The Luca Filastro Trio with Lara Ferrari and Young Gun Silver Fox at the 2026 San Javier Jazz Festival
A master jazz pianist and one of the prime examples of “Yacht Rock” at the open-air auditorium of Parque Almansa in San Javier TICKETS FOR THE 28th SAN JAVIER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL ARE NOW ON SALE ONLINE HERE (both season tickets and individual concerts) Luca Filastro is considered one of the world's finest interpreters of Piano Stride, the language created by jazz pioneers such as Willie "The Lion" Smith and Fats Waller..

July 18 The Ludovic Beier “Montmartre” Quartet and The Chico Pérez Quintet with special guest Manuel Lombo at the 2026 San Javier Jazz Festival
The accordion and acordina veteran is followed by one of the most renowned young musicians in Spain at the open-air auditorium of Parque Almansa in San Javier TICKETS FOR THE 28th SAN JAVIER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL ARE NOW ON SALE ONLINE HERE (both season tickets and individual concerts) Ludovic Beier is renowned as a great virtuoso of the accordion and the acordina (a curious instrument sometimes described as a small accordion played with..

July 22 Pat Metheny at the 2026 San Javier Jazz Festival
The legendary guitarist returns to the open-air auditorium of Parque Almansa in San Javier TICKETS FOR THE 28th SAN JAVIER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL ARE NOW ON SALE ONLINE HERE (both season tickets and individual concerts) In the eyes of many Pat Metheny is simply the best and most influential jazz guitarist of the last 50 years, and San Havier is delighted and proud to welcome him back. A magnificent improviser and innovator of his instrument..

July 24 Lluís Coloma Blues Project with “Rockin’ my Blues in San Javier” and Fusion Experience Quartet at the 2026 San Javier Jazz Festival
Brilliant boogie woogie and blues piano and the remarkable Dave Weckl heading up a star quartet at the open-air auditorium of Parque Almansa in San Javier TICKETS FOR THE 28th SAN JAVIER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL ARE NOW ON SALE ONLINE HERE (both season tickets and individual concerts) The final night of the 2026 International Jazz Festival of San Javier kick off with a return to the shore of the Mar Menor for Lluís Coloma, the grand master..