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..

Free beach fitness sessions in Santiago de la Ribera and La Manga! Full details have now been published of the municipal sports activities in San Javier for the summer of 2026, with a variety of attractive options open to all in San Javier, Santiago de La Ribera and La Manga del Mar Menor. In total over 800 places are available for 45 activities, 22 of them for young people and the remainder for adults. The summer swimming pool will be..

El Prado en las Calles brings the Prado museum experience to the heart of the Region of Murcia The itinerant exhibition El Prado en las Calles has arrived for the next few weeks in the municipality of San Javier, bringing with it a total of 50 large-scale high-quality reproductions of masterpieces created by Velázquez, Goya, El Bosco, Rubens and El Greco, among others. Each image is accompanied by explanatory information panels and additional..

Get into shape before a refreshing swim in Santiago de la Ribera and La Manga Once again this summer the Town Hall of San Javier is offering free fitness sessions for all members of the public on the beaches of La Manga del Mar Menor and Santiago de la Ribera during the months of July and August. All scheduled for the early morning or early evening, these sessions are a great way to put in some proper physical exercise before freshening up..

A plethora of free concerts, processions on land and sea and a whole lot more as Santiago de la Ribera celebrates the Virgen del Carmen and the feast day of Santiago Apóstol Two of the most important dates in the annual calendar of the municipality of San Javier fall during July, the first of them on the 16th, the day of the Virgen del Carmen. The figure of the Virgin, the patron of fishermen and sailors, is carried out onto the Mar Menor on..

Pick up bargains during your evening stroll on Thursday and Saturday evenings! During July and August 2026 a series of arts and crafts markets are being held at two locations on La Manga del Mar Menor, offering a wide range of handmade items and foodstuffs from 19.00 until 1.00 in the morning. On Thursdays the stalls are set up behind the packet boat close to km 12 of the strip, while on Saturdays the action moves to the area alongside the..

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..

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..

Fun parades and activities for youngsters and grown-ups on the shore in San Javier The seaside town of Santiago de la Ribera, on the coast of the Mar Menor, is hosting this maritime market over the weekend of 17th to 19th July, with plenty of fun activities taking place for children alongside the stands and stalls in the streets (which are open on the Saturday and Sunday from 10.00 to midnight). Friday July 17 19.00: All Aboard, Pirates!..

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 9.30 on Saturday February 15 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..

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..

The most listened-to pop music station in Spain comes to the municipality of San Javier The Los 40 Summer Live show, an event held by the Los 40 radio station and one of the most eagerly awaited by young people in coastal resorts of Spain every summer, is visiting La Manga del Mar Menor this year on Saturday 18th July. The music begins outside the sports pavilion at km of La Manga at 22.00 and is sure to go on long into the early hours with..

The third and final free concert of the 2026 San Javier Jazz Festival on the Explanada Barnuevo alongside the Mar Menor The third and final free concert included in the programme for the 2026 San Javier Jazz Festival takes place on Sunday, July 19th on the Explanada Barnuevo in Santiago de la Ribera and features The Minor Jazz Collective with special guest Raynald Colom. The Minor Jazz Collective emerged from the San Javier Music Conservatory..

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..

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..

The sounds of Freddie Mercury and Queen in the Parque Almansa in San Javier The 2026 summer season of cultural events continues in San Javier on 25th July with a Queen tribute concert offered by Unrisen Queen, a glam rock group who were formed in Murcia and whose performances of Queen numbers have impressed audiences all over Europe. The concert at the open-air auditorium in Parque Almansa begins at 22.00 with tickets available online here ..

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..

The annual Theatre, Music and Dance festival of San Javier takes to the streets As part of the annual Festival of Theatre, Music in Dance in San Javier the programme this year features four free open-air shows at different venues in the municipality, the first of which is this performance by the Murcia company UpArte in the Plaza de España on Friday 31st July. “Sísifo” is a contemporary circus show inspired by the myth of Sisyphus and..

The renowned violinist at the open-air auditorium of Parque Almansa in San Javier Ara Malikian is an unusual musician: an award-winning classical violinist who also assimilates the cultures of other countries into his music and repertoire, including those of the Middle East (Arab and Jewish), Central Europe (gipsy and Klezmer), Argentina (tango) and Spain (flamenco. This concert on 9th August at the Auditorio Almansa in San Javier forms part..

The annual Theatre, Music and Dance festival of San Javier takes to the streets As part of the annual Festival of Theatre, Music in Dance in San Javier the programme this year features four free open-air shows at different venues in the municipality, the second of which is this performance by Sebastián Paladines and Arena Teatro y Danza in the Plaza de España on Monday 10th August. “Winter Speaks” was first performed at the Estrenarte..

The annual Theatre, Music and Dance festival of San Javier takes to the streets As part of the annual Festival of Theatre, Music in Dance in San Javier the programme this year features four free open-air shows at different venues in the municipality, the third of which is this performance by El Carromato Teatro de Calle on the Explanada Barnuevo in Santiago de la Ribera on Saturday 15th August. “Elipsión” is a travelling show which features..

The annual Theatre, Music and Dance festival of San Javier takes to the streets As part of the annual Festival of Theatre, Music in Dance in San Javier the programme this year features four free open-air shows at different venues in the municipality, the last of which is this performance by Non Sir Tri Circo at the Puerto Tomás Maestre in La Manga del Mar Menor on Wednesday 19th August. “Instants” offers a visual perspective of the passage..