SUM (Aliento) shows a blend of oriental and contemporary styles at the San Javier museum Korean artist Kihong Chung, who now resides in Cartagena, is exhibiting a selection of her work under the title SUM (Aliento) at the Museo de San Javier until 28th June. The artist’s work represents a poetic and philosophical reflection on the permanence of the invisible in reality, and fuses traditional oriental styles with a contemporary visual idiom..

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..

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 `laces are available for 45 activities, 22 of them for young people and the remainder for adults. The summer swimming pool will be..

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..

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 20th June 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..

The Pearl of the Mar Menor tour illustrates the history of Santiago de la Ribera through its most important buildings 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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

The Pearl of the Mar Menor tour in Spanish illustrates the history of Santiago de la Ribera through its most important buildings 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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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 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 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..