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..

The festival showcases diverse artistic genres including photography, sculpture, installations and live performances The Imagina Festival returns to San Javier this May, with most of the events taking place between the 7th and the 10th, bringing the very best of the youth art scene to venues all over the town on the shore of the Mar Menor. The prgramme of events is as follows: Thursday May 7 11.00: Pasar de Pantalla, sculpture by “Á..

The San Javier village celebrates with dances, processions, food  and entertainment for all the family The little village of La Grajuela, just two kilometres from the town of San Javier, has a varied programme of events for all the family during the 2026 fiestas in honour of its patron saint, the Virgin of Fátima. Saturday May 9 8.30: A traditional “matanza” (the slaughter and eating of an entire pig, creating various different products..

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 day of handmade, artisan delights in San Javier The always-popular Mar Menor Craft Market returns to Santiago de la Ribera on Sunday May 10. Head on down to the Explanada de Barnuevo from 10am to 2pm and you’re sure to bag a unique, handcrafted bargain. The market will be crammed full of stalls featuring one of a kind handmade treasures including jewellery, artisanal soaps, beautiful home decor, clothes and more. Organised by the..

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..

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 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..

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..

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..

A joyous Spanish-Cuban band with the brilliant New York singer Suzette Moncrief at the Puerto Tomás Maestre in La Manga! The second free concert in this year’s International Jazz Festival of San Javier takes place on Sunday 12th July at the Puerto Tomás Maestre in La Manga del Mar Menor and features The Blue Horses with Suzette Moncrief. The Blue Horses is an engaging jazz band led by Cuban tenor saxophonist and flautist Inoidel González..

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..