From tennis to Spanish for foreigners, from yoga to patchwork, broaden your horizons at the Banco del Tiempo in San Javier! The ever-popular “time bank” returns to the municipality of San Javier in November for its 21st season, an initiative in which members of the community offer their time and expertise to give a number of courses to anyone interested in taking up a hobby or widening their knowledge in a huge range of carrying fields...

The Pedro Navarro Trio at the Town Hall of San Javier The 2026 Fall Music Fest of San Javier continues on Thursday 5th November with a free concert given by young guitarist Pedro Navarro and his trio on the ground floor of the Town Hall. The concert begins at 20.30 and admission is free of charge.   For more local events, news and visiting information contact the local tourist office in Santiago de la Ribera (main contact number 661..

“Sòmion. La ciudad de los oficios imposibles” at the Winter Theatre in San Javier This year the town of San Javier is included for the first time in the series of events scheduled during TítereMurcia, the international puppet theatre festival of the Region of Murcia, which is being held for the 25th time and is celebrating with a total of 70 shows throughout the area over a 10-day period. On the menu in San Javier is the show “Sòmion..

Great prizes for the best paintings presented on the day in 3 age categories Following its unfortunate postponement in early October due to adverse weather conditions, the inaugural edition of the San Javier open-air painting competition, sponsored by Fundación Caja Rural Regional, is being held on Saturday 7th November in Santiago de la Ribera. Anyone who wishes to take part can do so: simply come along to registration at the Real Club de..

Discover the history and most important buildings of San Javier The free “Vía Herculea" guided tour, which on this occasion is offered in Spanish, starts at 10.00 on Saturday November 7 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..

Prepare for a night of ghoulishly good fun at the Galería El Flamenco commercial centre this Halloween On Saturday November 7, La Manga del Mar Menor is celebrating Halloween in style with a suitably spooky party at the Galerías El Flamenco commercial centre - a week later than planned following the postponements of events during the three days of national mourning in the wake of the rail disaster near Urda in the province of Toledo. Starting..

Antonio García Egea and the Ensemble Meyerbeer quintet at the Town Hall of San Javier The 2026 Fall Music Fest of San Javier continues on Thursday 12th November with a free concert given by violinist Antonio García Egea, from Murcia, and the Ensemble Meyerbeer quintet, performing Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” on the ground floor of the Town Hall (admission free of charge). Composed approximately 300 years ago, the Four Seasons is the..

The Pearl of the Mar Menor tour offers an informative stroll around the seaside resort in Santiago de la Ribera This relaxed tour takes in the locality of Santiago de la Ribera on the shore of the Mar Menor and includes some of the most important historical buildings in the area. These include the tower of Torre Mínguez, which was the forerunner of the fishing village we know today, the Academia General del Aire (the officer training centre of..

The Fall Music Fest comes to a close at the Town Hall of San Javier The 2026 Fall Music Fest of San Javier continues on Thursday 12th November with a free performance by flamenco dancer Daniel Valera, who works at the Conservatorio de Danza in Murcia, on the ground floor of the Town Hall in San Javier. The concert begins at 20.30 and admission is free of charge.   For more local events, news and visiting information contact the local..

Discover the history and most important buildings of San Javier The free “Vía Herculea" guided tour starts at 10.00 on Saturday 21st November 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 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..