Jábega Boat Regatta
FreeTraditional jábega rowing boats race across Málaga's port during the August fair — free to watch and a nod to the city's fishing past.
Cultural listings · Costa del Sol · Est. 2026
Towns · Málaga · Málaga province
Saturday, 8 August 2026
Traditional jábega rowing boats race across Málaga's port during the August fair — free to watch and a nod to the city's fishing past.
The council's free open-air film season: over 100 screenings on beaches, in parks and at historic sites citywide, plus family matinees at Cine Albéniz.
Sunday, 9 August 2026
Around 500 swimmers race across Málaga's historic port on an August morning during fair week — free to watch from the quaysides.
Málaga's largest market (315+ stalls, 2 cafes): clothing, footwear, jewelry, gifts, produce.
Free entry to Málaga's 19th-century botanical garden every Sunday; exact closing hours shift with the season.
Free entry every Sunday to this small museum devoted to Málaga portrait painter Félix Revello de Toro.
Free museum access Sunday afternoons from 2:00 PM onwards. Summer closing 7:00 PM, winter 5:30 PM.
Free access to the hilltop Gibralfaro Castle and its panoramic views over the city, every Sunday from 2pm.
Free access to the Carmen Thyssen Museum's permanent and temporary collections every Sunday afternoon from 4pm to 8pm.
Free entry to the Centre Pompidou's colourful cube on Málaga's harbourfront every Sunday afternoon from 4pm to 8pm.
Free entry to the Málaga branch of the Russian Museum's collection every Sunday afternoon from 4pm to 8pm.
Free admission Sunday evenings during last 2 hours before 8:00 PM closing (6:00–8:00 PM).
The council's free open-air film season: over 100 screenings on beaches, in parks and at historic sites citywide, plus family matinees at Cine Albéniz.
Monday, 10 August 2026
Weekly street market with 23+ vendor stalls: footwear, leather, textiles, produce, kitchenware.
Major Monday market with 94+ stalls: clothing, shoes, leather, produce, flowers, gifts.
Free morning access to this folk-life museum in a former 17th-century convent, every Monday from 10am to 2pm.
The council's free open-air film season: over 100 screenings on beaches, in parks and at historic sites citywide, plus family matinees at Cine Albéniz.
Tuesday, 11 August 2026
Weekly Tuesday market with 46+ stalls: clothing, footwear, produce, flowers, plants.
Weekly street market in the Churriana district with around 23 stalls of clothing, footwear, textiles and fresh produce.
The council's free open-air film season: over 100 screenings on beaches, in parks and at historic sites citywide, plus family matinees at Cine Albéniz.
Málaga's historic flamenco peña and Museo de Arte Flamenco hosts informal singing and guitar sessions every Tuesday and Friday night.
Wednesday, 12 August 2026
Large market on esplanade: 167–170 stalls, gifts, footwear, textiles, produce, jewelry.
Wednesday market with 86 stalls: clothing, footwear, gifts, produce, textiles, plants.
The council's free open-air film season: over 100 screenings on beaches, in parks and at historic sites citywide, plus family matinees at Cine Albéniz.
Thursday, 13 August 2026
The council's free open-air film season: over 100 screenings on beaches, in parks and at historic sites citywide, plus family matinees at Cine Albéniz.
Friday, 14 August 2026
Friday market with 53 stalls: clothing, textiles, footwear, jewelry, produce, plants.
Málaga's historic flamenco peña and Museo de Arte Flamenco hosts informal singing and guitar sessions every Tuesday and Friday night.
Saturday, 15 August 2026
Southern Spain's biggest summer fair — nine days of flamenco, parades, fireworks and free daytime street parties across the old town.
Large market on esplanade: 167–170 stalls, gifts, footwear, textiles, produce, jewelry.
Sunday, 16 August 2026
Málaga's largest market (315+ stalls, 2 cafes): clothing, footwear, jewelry, gifts, produce.
Free entry to Málaga's 19th-century botanical garden every Sunday; exact closing hours shift with the season.
Free entry every Sunday to this small museum devoted to Málaga portrait painter Félix Revello de Toro.
Free museum access Sunday afternoons from 2:00 PM onwards. Summer closing 7:00 PM, winter 5:30 PM.
Free access to the hilltop Gibralfaro Castle and its panoramic views over the city, every Sunday from 2pm.
Free access to the Carmen Thyssen Museum's permanent and temporary collections every Sunday afternoon from 4pm to 8pm.
Free entry to the Centre Pompidou's colourful cube on Málaga's harbourfront every Sunday afternoon from 4pm to 8pm.
Free entry to the Málaga branch of the Russian Museum's collection every Sunday afternoon from 4pm to 8pm.
Free admission Sunday evenings during last 2 hours before 8:00 PM closing (6:00–8:00 PM).
Monday, 17 August 2026
Weekly street market with 23+ vendor stalls: footwear, leather, textiles, produce, kitchenware.
Major Monday market with 94+ stalls: clothing, shoes, leather, produce, flowers, gifts.
Free morning access to this folk-life museum in a former 17th-century convent, every Monday from 10am to 2pm.
Tuesday, 18 August 2026
Weekly Tuesday market with 46+ stalls: clothing, footwear, produce, flowers, plants.
Weekly street market in the Churriana district with around 23 stalls of clothing, footwear, textiles and fresh produce.
Málaga's historic flamenco peña and Museo de Arte Flamenco hosts informal singing and guitar sessions every Tuesday and Friday night.
Wednesday, 19 August 2026
Large market on esplanade: 167–170 stalls, gifts, footwear, textiles, produce, jewelry.
Wednesday market with 86 stalls: clothing, footwear, gifts, produce, textiles, plants.
Friday, 21 August 2026
Friday market with 53 stalls: clothing, textiles, footwear, jewelry, produce, plants.
Málaga's historic flamenco peña and Museo de Arte Flamenco hosts informal singing and guitar sessions every Tuesday and Friday night.
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Large market on esplanade: 167–170 stalls, gifts, footwear, textiles, produce, jewelry.
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Málaga's largest market (315+ stalls, 2 cafes): clothing, footwear, jewelry, gifts, produce.
Free entry to Málaga's 19th-century botanical garden every Sunday; exact closing hours shift with the season.
Free entry every Sunday to this small museum devoted to Málaga portrait painter Félix Revello de Toro.
Monthly seafront market on La Malagueta promenade with craft, fashion, vintage and gourmet stalls, held on the 4th Sunday of the month.
Free museum access Sunday afternoons from 2:00 PM onwards. Summer closing 7:00 PM, winter 5:30 PM.
Free access to the hilltop Gibralfaro Castle and its panoramic views over the city, every Sunday from 2pm.
Free access to the Carmen Thyssen Museum's permanent and temporary collections every Sunday afternoon from 4pm to 8pm.
Free entry to the Centre Pompidou's colourful cube on Málaga's harbourfront every Sunday afternoon from 4pm to 8pm.
Free entry to the Málaga branch of the Russian Museum's collection every Sunday afternoon from 4pm to 8pm.
Free admission Sunday evenings during last 2 hours before 8:00 PM closing (6:00–8:00 PM).
Monday, 24 August 2026
Weekly street market with 23+ vendor stalls: footwear, leather, textiles, produce, kitchenware.
Major Monday market with 94+ stalls: clothing, shoes, leather, produce, flowers, gifts.
Free morning access to this folk-life museum in a former 17th-century convent, every Monday from 10am to 2pm.
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Weekly Tuesday market with 46+ stalls: clothing, footwear, produce, flowers, plants.
Weekly street market in the Churriana district with around 23 stalls of clothing, footwear, textiles and fresh produce.
Málaga's historic flamenco peña and Museo de Arte Flamenco hosts informal singing and guitar sessions every Tuesday and Friday night.
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
Large market on esplanade: 167–170 stalls, gifts, footwear, textiles, produce, jewelry.
Wednesday market with 86 stalls: clothing, footwear, gifts, produce, textiles, plants.
Friday, 28 August 2026
Friday market with 53 stalls: clothing, textiles, footwear, jewelry, produce, plants.
Málaga's historic flamenco peña and Museo de Arte Flamenco hosts informal singing and guitar sessions every Tuesday and Friday night.
Saturday, 29 August 2026
Large market on esplanade: 167–170 stalls, gifts, footwear, textiles, produce, jewelry.
Sunday, 30 August 2026
Málaga's largest market (315+ stalls, 2 cafes): clothing, footwear, jewelry, gifts, produce.
Free entry to Málaga's 19th-century botanical garden every Sunday; exact closing hours shift with the season.
Free entry every Sunday to this small museum devoted to Málaga portrait painter Félix Revello de Toro.
Free museum access Sunday afternoons from 2:00 PM onwards. Summer closing 7:00 PM, winter 5:30 PM.
Free access to the hilltop Gibralfaro Castle and its panoramic views over the city, every Sunday from 2pm.
Free access to the Carmen Thyssen Museum's permanent and temporary collections every Sunday afternoon from 4pm to 8pm.
Free entry to the Centre Pompidou's colourful cube on Málaga's harbourfront every Sunday afternoon from 4pm to 8pm.
Free entry to the Málaga branch of the Russian Museum's collection every Sunday afternoon from 4pm to 8pm.
Free admission Sunday evenings during last 2 hours before 8:00 PM closing (6:00–8:00 PM).
Monday, 31 August 2026
Weekly street market with 23+ vendor stalls: footwear, leather, textiles, produce, kitchenware.
Major Monday market with 94+ stalls: clothing, shoes, leather, produce, flowers, gifts.
Free morning access to this folk-life museum in a former 17th-century convent, every Monday from 10am to 2pm.
Tuesday, 1 September 2026
Weekly Tuesday market with 46+ stalls: clothing, footwear, produce, flowers, plants.
Weekly street market in the Churriana district with around 23 stalls of clothing, footwear, textiles and fresh produce.
Málaga's historic flamenco peña and Museo de Arte Flamenco hosts informal singing and guitar sessions every Tuesday and Friday night.
Wednesday, 2 September 2026
Large market on esplanade: 167–170 stalls, gifts, footwear, textiles, produce, jewelry.
Wednesday market with 86 stalls: clothing, footwear, gifts, produce, textiles, plants.
Thursday, 3 September 2026
Málaga'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
Classic-cinema festival marking centenaries of Marilyn Monroe and Buster Keaton's The General, plus 50 years of Scorsese's Taxi Driver.
Fifth edition of Málaga's guitar festival honouring Pepe Romero, with recitals by leading classical and flamenco guitarists across the city.
Friday market with 53 stalls: clothing, textiles, footwear, jewelry, produce, plants.
Málaga's historic flamenco peña and Museo de Arte Flamenco hosts informal singing and guitar sessions every Tuesday and Friday night.
Saturday, 5 September 2026
Large market on esplanade: 167–170 stalls, gifts, footwear, textiles, produce, jewelry.
Sunday, 6 September 2026
Málaga's largest market (315+ stalls, 2 cafes): clothing, footwear, jewelry, gifts, produce.
Free entry to Málaga's 19th-century botanical garden every Sunday; exact closing hours shift with the season.
Free entry every Sunday to this small museum devoted to Málaga portrait painter Félix Revello de Toro.
Free museum access Sunday afternoons from 2:00 PM onwards. Summer closing 7:00 PM, winter 5:30 PM.
Free access to the hilltop Gibralfaro Castle and its panoramic views over the city, every Sunday from 2pm.
Free access to the Carmen Thyssen Museum's permanent and temporary collections every Sunday afternoon from 4pm to 8pm.
Free entry to the Centre Pompidou's colourful cube on Málaga's harbourfront every Sunday afternoon from 4pm to 8pm.
Free entry to the Málaga branch of the Russian Museum's collection every Sunday afternoon from 4pm to 8pm.
Free admission Sunday evenings during last 2 hours before 8:00 PM closing (6:00–8:00 PM).
Monday, 7 September 2026
Weekly street market with 23+ vendor stalls: footwear, leather, textiles, produce, kitchenware.
Major Monday market with 94+ stalls: clothing, shoes, leather, produce, flowers, gifts.
Free morning access to this folk-life museum in a former 17th-century convent, every Monday from 10am to 2pm.
Málaga's municipal band performs Rossini, Delibes and Chueca for free outside the Cathedral — arrive early for seating.