Regular markets throughout the municipality Spanish street markets are a great way to pick up some amazing bargains and offer an enormous range of products for sale, including clothes and accessories, shoes, beauty products, household items, soft furnishings as well as some of the freshest fruit and veg around. Tips Fruit and veg are generally one of the best options at weekly street markets as the Region of Murcia produces so much..

IFEPA hosts the 28th edition the second most important annual horse show in Spain The 28th annual EQUIMUR International Thoroughbred Horse Show is being held from March April 25 to 28 at the IFEPA exhibition and show venue in Torre Pacheco, along with an extremely wide range of events including equestrian shows, the Spanish national Purebred competition, cowboy riding, national and regional dressage competitions, the Alta Escuela Competition..

A magical night of music as San Javier heralds the arrival of the month of May   On Tuesday April 30, the Mar Menor Choir and Dance group will once again perform the ancient Murcian tradition of singing Los Mayos, joined for the first time by musicians from the San Javier Conservatory of Music. Los Mayos is an age-old fiesta centred on offering up songs to the Virgin Mary to herald the arrival of the month of May and all its bounties.  ..

Los Colores del Mar offres fascinating insights into the underwater world of the Mar Menor and the Mediterranean “Los Colores del Mar” is an exhibition of subaquatic photographs illustrating the shapes, textures and of course colours which are unique to the marine environment and cannot be found on land. The images were taken in both the Mediterranean and the Mar Menor by José Luis Alcaide Sanjurjo and can be seen at the Centro de Vistantes..

The San Javier Air Festival promises to showcase the finest of European aviation with more than 50 unique planes The first ever San Javier Air Festival is set to take place from May 3 to 5 on the beaches of Santiago de la Ribera and promises to be an unforgettable experience for aviation enthusiasts and families alike.   Organised by the San Javier City Council, the festival will feature more than 50 aircraft from various parts of Spain..

The San Javier town will celebrate well into May with dances, processions food tastings and more The charming village of La Grajuela, just two kilometres from the town of San Javier, has an action-packed programme of events for all the family during the 2024 fiestas in honour of its patron saint, the Virgin of Fátima.   The celebrations kick off on April 30 and really get going with parties, food tastings and more over the weekend..

The extraordinary life of Josue Vivancos expressed through the media of words and dance Flamenco dancer Josué Vivancos, who rose to fame as part of the family group Los Vivancos, is performing his spectacular show “Elijo Vivir” at the Teatro de Invierno in Parque Almansa, in the centre of San Javier, on Saturday May 11. The show begins at 20.30 (doors open at 20.00) with tickets priced at 15 and 18 euros and available online here or in person..

Bike tours and live music including the original drummer of Thin Lizzy! The 21st annual International Hot Rally is taking place in Santiago de la Ribera over the last weekend of May, featuring a range of motorbike- and music-themed activities and events. The official opening is in the evening of Thursday 26th May, hosted by Santiago Campillo de Juan, before the rock and roll festival begins the following day with performances by Gatos Locos..

José Luis Alcaide Sanjurjo explains the images on display at the “Los Colores del Mar” exhibition To commemorate World Oceans Day this special tour of the “Los Colores del Mar” subaquatic photography exhibition at the Las Salinas visitors centre in the Regional Park of San Pedro del Pinatar is being led by the photographer himself, José Luis Alcaide Sanjurjo. Sr Alcaide Sanjurjo is not only a photographer but also a naturalist fiercely..

Swing and traditional New Orleans music in a free concert in the Plaza de España in San Javier It is a privilege for the organizers of the San Javier Jazz Festival to welcome Australian musician Adrian Cunningham, who lives in New York and frequently visits Barcelona. As well as being a singer and composer he is one of the most recognized instrumentalists of current jazz, with a refined technique on saxophone, clarinet and flute and has great..

Argentinian and Cuban influences on a double bill at the open-air auditorium of Parque Almansa in San Javier Although she was born in Barcelona, singer, guitarist and composer Anna Luna comes from a Brazilian and Andalusian family and specializes in music with Mediterranean, Latin and jazz roots. She combines her concerts with her work as a singing teacher at the ESEM Higher School of Musical Studies. Her album “Sola” was nominated as..

The widely admired pianist returns to San Javier at the Teatro de Invierno in Parque Almansa Bill Charlap, one of the most admired pianists within jazz circles, returns to the San Javier Jazz Festival with his mix of recycled standards and delicious bop and hard bop. During his career he has played with giants such as Tony Bennett, Clark Terry, Gerry Mulligan, Phil Woods and Sheila Jordan, among many others, and was the recipient of the Jazz..

Roberto Carlos Valdés “Cucurucho”, Alana Sinkëy and Steffen Morrison in a double header at the open-air auditorium of Parque Almansa in San Javier Kicking off this double bill in the Parque Almansa auditorium of San Javier is Roberto Carlos Valdés “Cucurucho”, a prestigious jazz pianist in his own right as well as grandson of the legendary Bebo Valdés and nephew of Chucho Valdés. He leads a tribute to his grandfather which also includes..

One of the most recognizable voices in current music at the open-air auditorium of Parque Almansa in San Javier Of all the stars appearing at the 26th edition of the San Javier Jazz Festival in June and July 2024 one of those which shone most brightly is Gregory Porter. Few voices today are more recognizable than the his warm baritone and on the borders between jazz, soul and gospel, his music covers various styles without for a moment losing..

Special guests for the evening are Ivan Lins and Grégoire Maret at the open-air auditorium of Parque Almansa in San Javier Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin are among the best-loved and most admired artists to make repeat appearances at the San Javier Jazz Festival over the years and are now presenting their new album “Brasil”, recorded in Sao Paulo in 2023, with guest artists such as Ivan Lins, Celso Fonseca and Tatiana Parra. Lee Ritenour..

North American indie rock and Latin music fusion at the open-air auditorium of Parque Almansa in San Javier Calexico is a band founded by guitarist and singer Joey Burns and drummer John Convertino in Tucson, Arizona, and is a clear example of how much beauty the mix of North American independent rock and the Latin musical tradition can generate. With twelve fantastic albums in their discography (the last of which is El Mirador (2022)), Calexico..

A very special double bill at the open-air auditorium of Parque Almansa in San Javier Special guests Champian Fulton and Ekep Nkwelle complete the line-up The third double bill at the 2024 San Javier begins with a performance by Joan Mar Sauqué, a trumpeter and composer born in the province of Girona and one of the most admired talents of new jazz in Spain. He learnt his trade with David Pastor and in Joan Chamorro's Sant Andreu Jazz Band..

The exquisite vocalist performs live at the Puerto Tomás Maestre in La Manga del Mar Menor The Financial Times has described the voice of American jazz, gospel and blues singer Carole Alston as “sweet and dark as cane honey” and she has had a long and successful career in the fields of both jazz and musical theatre. In her resumé are shows such as “Jesus Christ Superstar”, “Kiss Me Kate”, “West Side Story” and “Trouble in..

Great live entertainment on the Explanada Barnuevo in Santiago de la Ribera! The Steam Brass Band is one of the most impressive, original and fun groups to emerge in the Region of Murcia in recent times. This brilliant brass band adapts some of the best songs of our time to the wind and percussion instruments of the legendary bands of the city of New Orleans, the cradle of jazz. At the same time, they add retro-futuristic touch and aesthetic inspired..

An electrifying Cuban funk show at the open-air auditorium of Parque Almansa in San Javier Cimafunk is the stage name of Erik Alejandro Rodríguez, a Cuban singer, composer, record producer and spectacular showman who is revolutionizing funk and contemporary and popular music in Spanish. His name is a reference to the “maroon” condition of one of his ancestors, a fugitive slave who took refuge in the mountains and forests to be free, and which..

A great vocalist and a tribute to Paco de Lucía at the open-air auditorium of Parque Almansa in San Javier The final double bill at the 2024 San Javier Jazz Festival begins with a performance by José Luis Jaén, a vastly experienced musician who absorbs the best of the musical genres that he considers his roots: mainly flamenco and copla, and also tango, boleros and Cuban. The Almería singer has been adding a growing passion for jazz in recent..

San Javier is honoured to welcome the Canadian star at the open-air auditorium of Parque Almansa in San Javier The honour of closing the 2024 San Javier Jazz Festival goes to the Canadian pianist and singer Diana Krall, winner of three Grammy Awards and eight Juno Awards, famed for a string of top-10 US chart albums and with more than fifteen million records sold worldwide. She is the only singer in the history of to have seen 8 albums debut..