FIESTAS AND FESTIVALS

In this Blog Post, I am going to keep a running list of what Fiestas and Festivals are on throughout the year, as the dates do not vary much and this means that by the time this blog is a year old, we will have a running archive of whats on, for next year.
Often the programmes do not come out till just before, so until I can get all the information will just put a link to a spanish site which gives last years programme. This post will be permanently listed on the site under "posts to keep your eye on for updates"


JUNE

16th-22nd June - Fiestas Patronales de San Pedro de Pinatar
http://www.regmurcia.com/servlet/s.Sl?sit=a,0,c,369,m,0&r=AgP-20758-DETALLE_EVENTO

JULY 25th June- 30th July 2011 - San Javier Jazz Festival
http://polarisworldandbeyond.blogspot.com/2011/06/san-javier-jazz-festival.html

10th - 18th July - Fiestas patronales de Aviles
http://www.regmurcia.com/servlet/s.Sl?sit=a,0,c,369,m,0&r=AgP-20880-DETALLE_EVENTO

1st to 31st July 2011 - Mar de Musicas - Cartagena - music and performances throughout the city
http://www.lamardemusicas.com/2011/08072011.htm

16th - 21st August - Fiestas Patronales de Santiago de la Ribera
http://polarisworldandbeyond.blogspot.com/2010/07/los-alcazares-santiago-de-la-ribera-and.html

25th July - Day of Santiago Apostol - Santiago de la Ribera - procession - mass and "la Cucaña" (boys try and walk a slìppery plank over the sea to win a leg of ham)
http://polarisworldandbeyond.blogspot.com/2010/07/day-of-santiago-apostol.html

28th - 31st July - Festival de Flamenco VA - Sucina - Free Flamenco performances at the Cultural centre from 10pm
http://polarisworldandbeyond.blogspot.com/2010/07/free-flamenco-festival-sucina.html

AUGUST16th July- 21st August - Fiestas patronales de Santiago de la Ribera
http://polarisworldandbeyond.blogspot.com/2010/07/los-alcazares-santiago-de-la-ribera-and.html

3rd- 14th August - Cante de las Minas - La Union - Flamenco Festival
http://polarisworldandbeyond.blogspot.com/2010/07/summer-festivals-around-murcia-2010_02.html

3rd- 24th August - Festival of Theatre, Music and Dance - San Javier
http://polarisworldandbeyond.blogspot.com/2010/07/summer-festivals-around-murcia-2010_02.html

6th, 7th, 8th August - Bullrunning and Bullfights - Cehegin
http://polarisworldandbeyond.blogspot.com/2010/07/running-of-bulls-in-murcia.html

13th-14th August - bull running - Blanca
http://polarisworldandbeyond.blogspot.com/2010/07/running-of-bulls-in-murcia.html

13th - 15th August - Fiestas patronales de Cabo de palos- artesan market, cucaña, verbenas, procesion maritima
http://polarisworldandbeyond.blogspot.com/2010/08/pirate-artesan-market-and-music.html

13th to 21st August - Semana Internacional de La Huerta y El Mar - Los Alcazares - 13th-21st August - Folkloric performances, night artesan market and local dishes.
http://polarisworldandbeyond.blogspot.com/2010/08/fiesta-la-semana-de-la-huerta-y-el-mar.html

21st to 29th August - Fiestas patronales de Roda - Roda
http://polarisworldandbeyond.blogspot.com/2010/08/fiestas-patronales-de-roda.html

23rd- 28th August - Cante de Flamenco - Lo Ferro (Roldan) - Flamenco Festival
http://polarisworldandbeyond.blogspot.com/2010/08/festival-internacional-de-cante.html

24th - 29th August - The Audi Med Cup and Tapas trail - Cartagena -
http://polarisworldandbeyond.blogspot.com/2010/08/audi-med-cup-and-tapas-route.html

SEPTEMBER
2nd -14th September - Feria de Murcia - parades, wine and food tastings, funfair, music, performances, christians and moors and tons going on
http://polarisworldandbeyond.blogspot.com/2010/08/feria-murcia.html

4th-12th September - La Aparecida Fiestas Patronales, children´s events and activities, music, processions, motorbike congregations...
http://polarisworldandbeyond.blogspot.com/2010/09/la-aparecida-fiestas-patronales.html

9th- 19th September - Feria de Murcia - Bullfights
http://polarisworldandbeyond.blogspot.com/2010/07/running-of-bulls-in-murcia.html

14th September - Romeria de la Viren Fuensanta - Murcia
http://polarisworldandbeyond.blogspot.com/2010/09/romeria-de-la-virgen-de-fuensanta.html

17th-26th September - Cartagineses y Romanos- Cartagena
http://polarisworldandbeyond.blogspot.com/2010/09/carthagineses-and-romans.html

11th September- 4th October - Sucina Fiestas Patronales - Sucina
http://polarisworldandbeyond.blogspot.com/2010/09/fiestas-patronales-de-sucina.html

OCTOBER
9th - 13th October - Fiestas del Caldero - Los Alcazares
http://polarisworldandbeyond.blogspot.com/2010/10/fiestas-del-caldero-los-alcazares.html

9th-10th October - Surfari - Los Alcazares

22nd October - 31st October - Balscias Fiestas Patronales
http://polarisworldandbeyond.blogspot.com/2010/10/balsicas-fiestas-patronales.html

FEBRUARY

26TH February - 8th March - Cartagena Carnaval

http://polarisworldandbeyond.blogspot.com/2011/02/carnaval-2011-cartagena.html

MARCH

5th - 26th March - Roldan fiestas patronales

http://polarisworldandbeyond.blogspot.com/2011/02/roldan-fiestas-patronales.html

5TH- 13TH March - Santiago de la Ribera Carnaval

http://polarisworldandbeyond.blogspot.com/2011/03/carnaval-santiago-de-la-ribera.html

PIRATE ARTESAN MARKET AND MUSIC

Cabo de Palos is holding their "Fiestas Patronales" in honour of Santa Maria del Mar this weekend.


There will be an artesan Market with a Berber Pirate theme down by Marina/fishing port. Open from 11.30am till late.


On the evening there will be "verbenas" (music and dancing)

On Sunday the 15th of August at 1pm they will be having a "Cucaña" where local boys try and show off by walking a greasy pole which is extended off the brow of a boat across the sea, they need to get to the end to grab the flag, to win the prize (a leg of ham usually). Below is a Picture of a Cucaña I saw this summer in Santiago de la ribera.

Later that afternoon around 7pm the virgen will be carried out of the church and a procession will take place and then she will be shipped out to sea. Come night fall there will be a Verbena with music and dancing.

So Sunday could be a good day to go down to Cabo de palos, get there 12ish, go and watch the cucaña, grab some lunch in a good restaurant. I have reccomended 2 in my Restaurant guide, but there are many more down there.

http://polarisworldandbeyond.blogspot.com/2010/07/restaurants-in-region.html

Then have a wander around the market, maybe a spell on the beach, and catch the procession then the Verbena.

Enjoy :)

WALKING THE PLANK

Today is the day of Santiago Apostol. And lots going on down in Santiago de la Ribera well into the early hours of tommorrow
See earlier post to see what´s on tonight http://polarisworldandbeyond.blogspot.com/2010/07/day-of-santiago-apostol.html

We went down to see the "Cucaña" where there have a greasy pole directioned out to sea and the local lads try to walk to the end to grab the flag and then they win a leg of ham.

The start of the festivities was a huge BANG of a firework.

The pole was coming off the end of the ferry and the spectators were bobbing around in the sea!

And then the boys started trying to walk the greasy pole....

They would inevitably lose their balance and...

fall with a splosh into the sea and have to do the walk of shame back through the bobbing spectators

Some did manage to hang on .... literally ;)

and occasionally some got soooooooooo close that the bobbing people cheered and oohed and arghh just like when a golfer misses the hole by a milimetre!

Finally one lucky lad did manage to make a flying leap whilst falling and took the most sought after prize!

For more local festivities around the beach click here http://polarisworldandbeyond.blogspot.com/2010/07/los-alcazares-santiago-de-la-ribera-and.html
The afternoon was finished beautifully by a "Menu del Dia" at Meson del Molinero down in Lo Pagan with views across the sea

You can see more info of this restaurant in my Restaurant Guide here
http://polarisworldandbeyond.blogspot.com/2010/07/restaurants-in-region.html