Month-long free cultural programme including zarzuela theatre, water activities, cinema, concerts, and traditional sports tournaments.
Festival across Málaga province
Ferias, fiestas and festivals across Málaga province.
Saturday, 1 August 2026
Week-long celebration of Iznate's celebrated Muscat grape with gastronomic route, flamenco, music performances, and traditional festivities.
The 47th Semana Cultural week features a rich programme of music, theatre, workshops, sports, and family activities throughout the town.
The 7th edition of Plaza en Plaza brings dance, circus, music, and performance art to public spaces each evening at 22:00 throughout the summer.
August 2026 · dates to be confirmed
Early August Verbena
FreeTraditional street party and fair held in early August at Jubrique's church plaza — local celebration with music, food, and community gathering.
Local fair in Mezquitilla village, part of Algarrobo municipality, celebrating with traditional festivities and local culture.
Annual mass and pilgrimage procession honouring the Señor de la Verónica, held the Saturday before the August fair.
Romería de San Roque
FreeTraditional pilgrimage in honour of San Roque, one of Torrox's patron saints, with a horseback and cart procession into the countryside.
San Bernardo Fiestas
FreeMacharaviaya celebrates its patron saint with flamenco performances, traditional music, and cultural activities throughout August.
Traditional religious procession honouring the Virgin of Fátima, a significant local devotion in Algarrobo.
August water fiesta with free water activities, concerts, and attractions in the heart of Arriate.
Week-long cultural programme featuring workshops, exhibitions, live music, flamenco performances, and family activities.
Festival Folclórico
FreeFestival showcasing traditional folklore, regional dances, and cultural performances celebrating Algarrobo's heritage.
Monday, 3 August 2026
Casares's traditional August fair fills the historic old town with live bands, dancing and street celebrations for a week.
Humilladero's historic week-long fair celebrating emigrant heritage with music, dancing, food, and family activities.
Wednesday, 5 August 2026
Alameda August Fair
FreeFive days of traditional August fair with day entertainment, night orchestras, dance tributes, foam parties, fireworks, and children's activities.
Almargen Fair 2026
FreeAlmargen's main summer fair with music, marquees, traditional games, and sports tournaments including volleyball, ping-pong, and horse activities.
Jimera de Líbar's annual fair honouring the Virgen de la Salud, featuring religious processions, verbena dancing, and traditional celebration.
Feria de Álora
FreeÁlora's summer fair: day fair at Plaza Fuente Arriba, evening concerts, flamenco, verbenas and closing fireworks over Peñón Gordo.
Teba Fair
FreeTeba's main annual celebration honoring patron saint Santo Toribio de Liébana with street parties, dances, lights, and traditional activities.
Thursday, 6 August 2026
Arenas Fair
FreeTraditional 4-day fair in Arenas with concerts, cultural performances, and local festivities celebrating the town's heritage.
August Fair
FreeThe town's major August celebration featuring music, dancing, traditional games, water activities, sports competitions, and cultural performances across four days.
Annual fair honouring the Virgen de la Cabeza with free live music, flamenco performances, children's attractions, and traditional festivities.
Colmenar Fair
FreeA 4-day traditional Andalusian celebration with music, local cuisine, family activities, and cultural performances in this charming Axarquía white village.
Feria de Alcaucín
FreeFour-day August fair honoring San Sebastián with flamenco festival, live music, dancing, food, and traditional activities.
Gaucín's old livestock fair turned village festival, with bullfighting, live music, dancing and the fairground in full swing.
Tierra de Nadie 2026
Free (day visitors)Spain's largest gathering for role-playing, board games, LARP, and alternative entertainment with hundreds of activities and tournaments.
Friday, 7 August 2026
Youth summer festival featuring foam parties, DJ sessions, and live concerts—free entry.
Coín's week-long August fair honouring patron saint the Virgen de la Fuensanta — casetas, concerts, parades and a closing night procession.
Faraján's traditional August fair honoring its patron saint, San Sebastián, with concerts, theater, parties, food, and local celebrations.
Feria del Emigrante
FreeThe Feria del Emigrante (Emigrant Fair) brings together residents, expatriates, and returning natives for a week of music, dance, food, and cultural celebration.
San Lorenzo Fair
FreeValle de Abdalajís' main festival honoring San Lorenzo with exhibitions, contests, flamenco performances, processions, and traditional music and dance.
Saturday, 8 August 2026
Week-long celebration featuring children's games, competitions, sports, art exhibitions, live music, street parades, and community lunches.
Cattle Fair
FreeTraditional livestock fair featuring cattle breeds from across Spain, horse competitions, breeding seminars, and local food offerings during the second weekend of August.
Verdiales Festival
FreeAncient Andalusian folk tradition: pandas de verdiales groups perform traditional songs and dances—the oldest festival of its kind in the province.
Traditional community celebration with music and dancing in the heart of Monda.
Festive carnival celebration in traditional dress, with family-friendly activities and entertainment in the town square.
Sunday, 9 August 2026
Fiesta del Agua
FreeTraditional water festival celebration in Serrato village.
Mad Bear Festival Torremolinos
Free street events; some ticketed partiesOne of Europe's biggest gay bear festivals — a week of beach parties, club events and street atmosphere around Plaza de la Nogalera.
Water-bucket battle festival unique to the Serranía de Ronda — locals and visitors engage in refreshing water fights to beat the summer heat.
Water Festival
FreeA summer festival celebrating water and community activities in the historic hill town.
Totalán's White Night festival — an evening of cultural activities, music, and local traditions in the historic centre.
Monday, 10 August 2026
Benalmádena Pueblo's biggest annual fair — casetas, live music and dancing in honour of the Virgen de la Cruz.
A week-long cultural celebration featuring music, theatre, workshops, sports competitions, and family activities showcasing local traditions and art.
Tuesday, 11 August 2026
Fiestas de San Roque
FreeCútar's patron-saint festival features beauty pageants, equestrian displays, traditional ribbon races (corridas de cintas), and community celebrations.
Wednesday, 12 August 2026
Feria de El Morche
FreeEl Morche's summer fair on Torrox's coast — lighting ceremony, live music, sport and family activities over five days.
Four-day August fair with open-air dancing, night parties, community games, and traditional festivities in the historic plaza.
San Roque Festival
FreeAlpandeire's patron saint festival featuring live music, processions, dances, and traditional celebrations in honour of San Roque.
Annual pilgrimage honoring the Virgin del Carmen with water festival, races, concerts, dancing, and traditional processions departing from town center to the hermitage.
Manilva's five-day summer fair — flamenco, funfair rides, casetas and street parties through the night.
Thursday, 13 August 2026
Almogía August Fair
FreeAnnual August fair honouring the town's patron saints San Roque and San Sebastián, featuring religious processions, live music, dance, and traditional celebrations.
Benahavís celebrates its annual fair in honour of Nuestra Señora del Rosario with music, parades, food, decorated streets, and family activities.
Campillos' four-day August Fair featuring folk music, flamenco, processions, bullfighting, and the 55th Flamenco Singing Festival.
Three-day fair honoring the Virgin of the Rosary with parades, mass, processions, evening dances (verbenas), and traditional celebrations.
Monda's major summer festival honoring its patron saint with music, food, parades, and activities for all ages.
Annual fair and festival in honour of the town's patroness, La Inmaculada Concepción, with music, traditional events, and community celebrations.
Mollina August Fair
FreeMollina's traditional August fair honoring the Virgin of the Olive, featuring parades, sports competitions, concerts, and the Book Fair.
Pujerra's patron saint festival celebrating San Antonio de Padua with traditional processions, local celebrations, and community gatherings.
Friday, 14 August 2026
Archidona's five-day August fair in honour of the Virgen de Gracia — casetas, flamenco and street parties in the historic hilltop town.
Five-day street culture festival featuring circus, live music, theatre, and family activities in Benadalid's Valle del Genal setting.
Cañete la Real's historic August fair — four days of festivities with music, flamenco, processions, and traditional celebration authorized by royal decree.
Carratraca Fair
FreeCarratraca's annual fair honoring the Virgin of Health, filled with music, tradition, and street celebrations.
Cuevas Bajas' traditional August fair fills the town centre with music, food, and entertainment celebrating local culture and traditions.
Five-day patron saint celebration honoring San Jacinto and Nuestra Señora de Gracia, featuring processions, flamenco performances, music, fireworks, and street festivities.
Montejaque's August fair — a traditional celebration featuring local culture, music, food, and community gatherings.
Two-day festival in Cortes de la Frontera featuring music, cultural activities and entertainment for all ages.
Pizarra's Real Feria
FreePizarra's August fair honors the patron saint Virgen de la Fuensanta with religious processions, flamenco concerts, dance competitions, food tastings, and community celebrations.
Tolox's patron saint festival featuring processions, music, and the famous La Cohetá fireworks display with up to 50,000 rockets.
A unique overnight pilgrimage: thousands walk through the dark from Archidona to the hilltop sanctuary, arriving as dawn breaks over the feria.
Saturday, 15 August 2026
Assumption of Mary
FreeNational religious holiday observed throughout Spain, marking the Assumption of Mary.
The Assumption of Mary is celebrated as a major religious and cultural festival, with traditional festivities throughout the day.
Emigrant Fair
FreeA traditional August fair honouring emigrants and the Virgin del Carmen with bicycle races, music, and community events.
Alhaurín el Grande's patron-saint festival for Nuestra Señora de Gracia, with neighbourhood visits and an evening procession on 15 August.
Feria de Málaga (Málaga August Fair)
Free (attractions/food/drink extra)Southern Spain's biggest summer fair — nine days of flamenco, parades, fireworks and free daytime street parties across the old town.
Spiritual heart of Pizarra's August celebrations—a solemn religious ceremony honors the Virgin of the Holy Fountain with traditional processions and the centuries-old raffle ritual through town…
Cómpeta's beloved Noche del Vino: grape-treading, flamenco and free Muscatel wine fill the village all day and night.
Sunday, 16 August 2026
Annual patron saint celebration honouring the Virgin of Moclón with processions, music, traditional food, and community gatherings.
Three-day patron saint festival celebrating San Roque with processions, water festivals, foam fights, and community festivities.
Tuesday, 18 August 2026
Igualeja Fair
FreeIgualeja's August fair celebrating patron saint Santa Rosa de Lima with traditional festivities, parades, and community celebrations.
Wednesday, 19 August 2026
Royal Fair of August (Real Feria de Agosto)
Free (bullfight tickets sold separately)Antequera's historic fair dating to 1748 — a daytime fair in the centre and a night fair with music and rides, plus bullfights and folk contests.
Thursday, 20 August 2026
Cortes de la Frontera's August fair celebrating patron saints San Roque and San Sebastián with parades, bullfighting, music and local traditions.
Douglas Days
FreeTeba's XX edition of a historic festival celebrating Sir James Douglas. Medieval market, theatrical performances, concerts, historical tours, and cultural activities.
Friday, 21 August 2026
Week-long cultural celebration featuring concerts, 1980s-themed night, theatrical performances, and art exhibitions across multiple venues.
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Feria de Guaro
FreeGuaro's four-day summer fair with music, flamenco, food, and community celebration in the mountain town.
Moclinejo's main August fair celebrating St. Bartholomew, the town's patron saint. Features music, folklore, fireworks, horse races, and flamenco performances.
Periana August Fair
FreePeriana's August Fair brings three days of music, dancing, gastronomy, and festivities celebrating the summer harvest.
Sierra de Yeguas' patron saint festival with traditional horse ribbon races, flamenco competitions, local food tastings, processions, and fireworks.
Monday, 24 August 2026
The town's historic August fair with music, community spirit and the lively popular atmosphere that dates back to 1853 as a cattle fair.
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Annual celebration honoring San Hilario de Poitiers, the patron saint of Comares, with local traditions, music, and festive gatherings in the historic town center.
FestiBallix
FreeA two-night arts festival through Vélez-Málaga's old town, with late museum openings, an artisan market, food trucks and Spanish indie bands.
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
Benadalid's patronal festival in honour of San Isidro, featuring live historical re-enactments of Moors and Christians battles at the castle, parade, flamenco, and local festivities.
Thursday, 27 August 2026
Feria de San Agustín
FreeEl Burgo's patronal fair honoring Saint Augustine, featuring traditional festivities, parades, and local celebrations.
Town fair honoring San Antonio Abad with religious processions, music, and a fireworks display on August 29th.
Frigiliana's XIX Festival of the Three Cultures — four nights of concerts, an artisan market, a tapas route and processions in the old town.
Friday, 28 August 2026
The main August fair of Comares, featuring traditional Verdiales music and dancing, ribbon races (carreras de cintas), street performances, and festive evening celebrations.
Sabinillas beach turns into a sea of white for this all-night full-moon beach party with fire performers and music.
An enchanted evening in Manilva's old town with flamenco, live music and street performance under lantern light.
Ronda International Folklore Gala
See sourceThe 52nd Galas Folklóricas Internacionales bring folk dance groups from Turkey, India, Mexico, France, Easter Island and Spain to Ronda.
Saturday, 29 August 2026
La Vela de Istán
FreeIstán's summer night fiesta 'La Vela' — two nights of music and local tradition in the Sierra de las Nieves village.
Vélez-Málaga's old town glows with thousands of candles for a night of flamenco, parades, live music and an artisan market.
Sunday, 30 August 2026
Gaucín's biggest festival: a 500-year-old pilgrimage carrying the Holy Child statue from the castle to a woodland hermitage, ending in two days of processions.
Gaucín's patron-saint romería begins with a pilgrimage on the last Sunday of August and runs through the Feria de Santo Niño in early September.
Ronda's Feria y Fiestas de Pedro Romero
Free (Corrida Goyesca tickets sold separately)Ronda's historic fair opens with an evening parade on 30 August and runs six days, climaxing in the Corrida Goyesca bullfight in 18th-century dress.
Tuesday, 1 September 2026
Ardales' first-week September fair honoring its patroness Virgin of Villaverde with music, cultural activities, and local traditions.
Ronda's Feria de Pedro Romero
Free (bullfights ticketed separately)Ronda's legendary September fair — the Goyesca bullfight, parades in 18th-century dress, flamenco, and concerts fill the historic city.
Ronda's Feria de Pedro Romero
Free (bullfight tickets separately)Regional Serranía festival — Ronda's famous 67th Corrida Goyesca with 18th-century bullfighting, horse parades, flamenco, and fairground festivities.
Neighbourhood street fiesta in Barriada Plaza de Toros with queen coronation, live dancing, games and family activities over four days.
Early September pilgrimage honoring the Virgen de Flores, a traditional religious celebration with local devotion.
September 2026 · dates to be confirmed
Casares honours its patron, the Virgin of the Rosario del Campo, with a weekend of processions, open masses and street celebration.
Feria de Los Núñez
FreeEarly September fair celebrating local traditions and community culture in Almogía.
Feria de San Miguel
Free entryVélez-Málaga's flagship autumn fair — Andalusian horse parades, flamenco dress, casetas and live music through the town centre.
Casares closes its summer fiesta cycle with this intimate town-centre fair — orchestras, a Holy Christ procession and fireworks.
Istán's early-September cultural week mixes talks, art exhibitions, film and a flamenco encounter, ending in an open-air rock concert.
Mijas Pueblo's annual thank-you to visitors: a free flamenco show in Plaza Virgen de la Peña followed by a giant paella for the crowd.
Nerja's annual thank-you to visitors: a flavours market, free guided town tours, live music and traditional food on the Balcón de Europa.
Patacos Bonfires
FreeTraditional bonfires (called patacos locally) lit throughout the town center and surrounding countryside in early September—a local custom reviving centuries-old traditions.
A pilgrimage procession from the parish church to El Esparragal park honouring Fuengirola's patroness, the Virgen del Rosario.
A mid-September pilgrimage on horseback and cart from town to Finca La Mota, with an equestrian exhibition, paella and Andalusian tradition.
Torrox Tourist Day (Día del Turista)
Free (registration required for activities)Torrox's yearly tourism-appreciation day: guided walks, snorkelling, a mosaic workshop, tourist-train rides, an evening gala concert and fireworks.
Theatrical reenactment of the legendary 'Andalusian Robin Hood' José María El Tempranillo with flamenco, market, and mausoleum access.
Argentine culture takes over El Bil Bil Castle — gaucho horsemanship, tango and folklore, wine tastings and asado-style grilling, free entry.
Thursday, 3 September 2026
Torremolinos thanks its visitors with free paella, fried fish and sangría on the seafront, dance shows and an evening equestrian display.
Fiestas de la Victoria
Mostly free; concert tickets €12-17Málaga's four-day September fiesta for its patron saint — concerts, artisan markets, biznaga workshops and a street party across four city venues.
Friday, 4 September 2026
Benaque's traditional September fair honoring the Virgin of the Rosary, featuring a mass and procession, free paella, foam party, music, sports tournaments, and children's games.
The patron saint of Villanueva de Algaidas is celebrated with cultural activities and local festivities.
Edad de Oro Classic Film Festival
€6 per filmClassic-cinema festival marking centenaries of Marilyn Monroe and Buster Keaton's The General, plus 50 years of Scorsese's Taxi Driver.
Mijas Pueblo's patron-saint fair for the Virgen de la Peña: nightly free concerts, a torchlit procession, feria de día and traditional games.
The 29th Embrujo Andalusí Festival celebrates Carratraca's Andalusian heritage with performances, music, dance, crafts, gastronomy, and 120,000 candlelit ambiance.
Southern Europe's biggest free air show — over 40 aircraft, aerobatic teams and the Eurofighter Typhoon fly along Torre del Mar's beach.
Saturday, 5 September 2026
Maro's traditional fair honouring the Virgen de las Maravillas, with a floral offering, procession, live music and fairground stalls.
Archidona's patron saint descends from her hilltop sanctuary to the parish church for a nine-day novena through the old town.
Four-day patronal celebration honoring the Virgin of Virtues with processions, flamenco nights, traditional competitions, and local product tastings.
Monday, 7 September 2026
Traditional fire ritual where bonfires light up the village. Farmers and residents gather in farmhouses and fields to burn discarded items and harvest remains while sharing food and wine.
Sixth edition of Enciende la Mecha transforms Caminillo street into an Old West movie set, with taverns, wagons, cacti decorations, live music, theatre, and local gastronomy.
Fiesta del Candil
FreeAncient village lantern festival where children create straw dolls, displayed throughout streets with a contest for the best design. Includes ceremonial bonfires believed to ward off evil spirits…
Las Candelarias
FreeMedieval tradition celebrating the clever 15th-century military tactic of Christian forces using torches on sheep to intimidate Muslim troops during the reconquest.
Las Candelarias
FreeTraditional September festival with communal bonfires where families gather to sing, dance, and enjoy folk traditions including the zambomba and rueda.
Night of Candles
FreeAncient Axarquía tradition celebrating the birth of the Virgin Mary with bonfires, roasted hazelnuts and chickpeas, local wines, and conch shell music.
Candelarias Bonfires
FreeAncient September bonfires celebrating the grape harvest with singing, dancing, and traditional folk music around fires at rural cortijos.
A rural tradition marking the end of the raisin harvest: bonfires lit at farmhouses on the night of 7 September, followed by a village gathering with music, anís and tapas.
Tuesday, 8 September 2026
Procession and celebration of Our Lady of Sorrows in the La Parrilla neighborhood, featuring cultural activities, sports, and traditional poetry evening.
Las Candelarias
FreeTraditional festival with bonfires lit to ward off evil spirits and ensure a bountiful Moscatel grape harvest, accompanied by singing, dancing, and food.
Celebration of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Atajate's patron saint day on September 8th with local traditions.
Annual pilgrimage to the Ermita de Villaverde honoring Ardales' patroness. Traditional gathering includes a communal meal on the riverbank of Guadalhorce reservoir.
Antequera honours its patroness, the Virgen de los Remedios, with mass and a procession of the 16th-century carved sculpture through the old town.
Thursday, 10 September 2026
Alozaina Olive Fair
FreeProvincial Tourist Singularity festival celebrating the start of the olive harvest (verdeo) with free tastings, concerts, culinary competitions, crafts sales, and workshops.
Friday, 11 September 2026
Four-day Virgin Mary festivities with procession (Sept 12, 8 PM), verdiales folk music, paella tasting, and traditional games.
Spectacular costume parade with theatrical performance depicting the town's founding. Locals and tourists dress in colorful costumes and parade with brass bands and costumed groups.
Five-day patron saint festival honoring Our Lady of Sorrows with processions, theatrical performances, paella contest, lace exhibition, and costume parade.
Luna Mora Festival
€40 adults / €30 under 18Candlelit celebration of Al-Andalus with 20,000 candles illuminating medieval streets, artisan marketplace, flamenco, belly dancing, and Andalusian music.
The patron saint is carried back uphill to her sanctuary, closing the September novena with a torchlit procession through town.
Saturday, 12 September 2026
Local craft exhibition featuring traditional bobbin lace-making alongside a communal paella celebration.
Four-day festival celebrating the Virgin of Monsalud patron saint. La Embajada, a theatrical reenactment of the Moors and Christians conflict dating to the 17th century, is the highlight.
Four-day patron saint festival featuring slingshot tournaments, verdiales and fandangos performances, regional and modern dances, games, exhibitions, and the iconic Embajada theatrical procession.
Mollina's historic wine harvest festival celebrating centuries of winemaking tradition with tastings, wine workshops, artisan markets, horse ribbon races, and evening celebrations.
Antequera's patron saint procession through the old town, with candles lit along the historic route and live musical accompaniment.
Periana's September celebration honouring Santa María de la Cabeza, the patroness wife of San Isidro, with pilgrimage, mass, and popular festival.
Torrox revives its farmhouse harvest-end custom of candelaria bonfires, songs and the burning of the effigy figure at the lighthouse grounds.
Sunday, 13 September 2026
Feria de la Villa
FreeThe Village Fair showcases local gastronomy, artisanal crafts, traditional games, music performances, and heritage activities — a celebration of local culture and commerce.
Fiesta de Viñeros
FreeTraditional wine harvest festival honoring Moscatel wine production. Features grape pressing, verdiales music, tastings, and paella.
Álora's patron-saint pilgrimage: decorated ox-carts, horses and walking pilgrims escort the Virgin of Flores from her convent back through town.
Fifteen tents of Moroccan food, henna and craft stalls line the seafront for Estepona's Arab Culture Day, part of the town's Compartiendo Culturas programme.
Monday, 14 September 2026
Solemn floral offering procession to the patroness accompanied by local equestrian association.
Week-long intercultural celebration highlighting women's human rights, with participation from communities across Latin America, Africa, and Europe. Festival of the peoples on Saturday at 10 PM.
Neighbourhood fiesta opening Friday night with fireworks, queen coronation, live orchestras and a Sunday community paella.
Tuesday, 15 September 2026
Evening processional featuring women in traditional mantillas carrying candles, accompanied by municipal band, carrying the saint's image through town, concluding with fireworks.
Friday, 18 September 2026
Four-day patronal festival honouring the Virgin of Caños Santos with religious processions, sports tournaments, performances, and traditional celebrations.
Three-day historical festival commemorating September 1811 resistance against French Napoleonic forces, featuring parades, reenactments, equestrian shows, awards ceremonies, and local cuisine.
Saturday, 19 September 2026
Art Tolox
FreeInternational contemporary art festival where artists from around the world create live artwork in situ throughout Tolox, turning the town into an open-air gallery.
Weekend celebration of the Málaga goat breed with traditional crafts, cheese markets, live cooking, children's activities, farm experiences, and flamenco performances.
Salares celebrates its Moorish heritage with a three-day festival featuring craft markets, falconry displays, gastronomic tastings, music, dance, and candlelit village streets.
II Concentración de Vehículos Clásicos — classic cars and motorcycles over 20 years old. Charitable event supporting local parishes.
Sunday, 20 September 2026
Raisin Day
FreeEl Borge's major annual celebration of Muscatel raisin production, featuring verdiales folk performances, wine and raisin tastings, traditional food, and local music from thousands of visitors.
Andalucía's largest urban pilgrimage: thousands walk or ride ox-carts to the Ermita de San Miguel for music, ham and wine.
The 6th historical reenactment recreates the 16th-century Inquisition's visit with period costumes, 3,000 illuminating candles, falconry, archery, and Moorish performances.
Friday, 25 September 2026
Rural Tourism Days
FreeFirst Rural Tourism Days conference bringing together experts to discuss sustainable tourism, astrotourism, gastrotourism and data analytics in inland Guadalteba municipalities.
Torremolinos Feria de San Miguel
Free entry to the fairground; some auditorium concerts may need reservationTorremolinos' biggest fiesta of the year: casetas, flamenco, concerts, horse parades and fireworks around the patron saint's day.
Saturday, 26 September 2026
Local victory celebration: reenact the 1810 Battle of the Bridge when 200 residents defeated 700 French soldiers. Three days of theatre, parades, and music.
EcoWeekend Festival
FreeFree sustainability festival with educational workshops, conferences, eco-market, food trucks, and concerts focused on climate action.
A traditional pilgrimage at the Estación de Cortes location, part of the town's annual festivities calendar.
Patron saint festival honoring San Cosme and San Damián, celebrated on the nearest weekend with traditional lantern contest and religious procession.
Four-day patron saint celebration for San Miguel with competitions (futsal, mountain biking, clay shooting), horse ribbon races, and orchestral dancing.
Sunday, 27 September 2026
Day of the Almond
FreeAlmogía celebrates its almond harvest with exhibitions, tastings of cheese and wine, verdiales music, and demonstrations of traditional crafts.
Istán's traditional pilgrimage to the Ermita de San Miguel — 'tomilleros' in local dress, free sangria and an evening procession back to town.
Estepona's Nordic community shares food, crafts and traditions on the seafront promenade as part of the town's Compartiendo Culturas series.
Raíces Folklore Gala
FreeTraditional folklore gala featuring regional and international groups; groups performing traditional music and dance from Spain and Colombia.
Monday, 28 September 2026
Istán's annual town fair honouring San Miguel, with a market, live music and traditional casetas in the village centre.
An artisan market, family workshops and a Ukrainian food festival take over the seafront for Estepona's Ukraine Day.
Tuesday, 29 September 2026
Annual celebration of patron saints Santo Cristo de Cabrilla and San Miguel featuring processions, music, cultural and sports activities.
Tolox celebrates its patron saint with processions, music, and traditional festivities at the 16th-century Parish Church of San Miguel Arcángel.
The Virgin of the Rosary patron saint romería — mass at dawn, pilgrimage to La Sierrecilla with the 'Sin Pecao' image, horse ribbon contests, and return procession with Málaga's drum school.
Wednesday, 30 September 2026
Annual cultural week with nearly 30 activities: art exhibition, sports competitions, heritage talks, honours for residents over 90, gastronomic contests, and live music.
October 2026 · dates to be confirmed
Feria de Torrox
Free entry (casetas may charge for food/drink)Torrox's main annual fair — casetas, flamenco and orchestra music, an equestrian parade, craft stalls and fairground rides in the old town.
Friday, 2 October 2026
Archidona's old town becomes a medieval 'Medina Arxiduna' with an Arab souk, falconry, fire shows and craft workshops.
The 13th edition of this Andalusian film festival brings feature, documentary and short-film screenings and courses to Casares.
Tuesday, 6 October 2026
Feria del Rosario (Fuengirola Fair)
Free entry (casetas charge for food/drink)Fuengirola's main annual fair in honour of the Virgen del Rosario — horse parades, traditional dress and casetas at the fairground.