CARTHAGINESES AND ROMANS

Cartagena holds the Carthaginians and Romans Festival from the 17th to the 26th of September. Throughout these 10 days, cartagena remembers its history through costume, battles, performances, fireworks,Ancient market

The lighting of a sacred fire traditionally inaugurates the festivities and on the final day this Fire is extinguished to mark the close of the festival with a firework display

To see the full programme - click here
http://www.cartaginesesyromanos.es/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=219&Itemid=294

To see a more in depth version of the programme and festivities take a look at Simply Networkings site http://www.simplynetworking.es/calida-3670-65-10-romans_and_carthaginians_cartagena_17th-_26th_september_full.html

I have just sumarized the most interesting for you below, but click the link above for the full programme.

Programme of Festivities - 2010

Friday 17th September 2010
20.00 .- Lighting of the sacred fire  -Plaza HH Cavite. Main Stage

20,00  - Parade of the legions and troups through the Historic Center
21,00 .- Town Crier at the Townhall
22,00.-  March towards the Encampment. Itinerary - Plaza del Ayuntamiento, Mayor, Puerta de Murcia, Carmen, Plaza de España, Alameda de San Antón, Soldado Rosique, puente Cartagonova al Campamento.
22,45 Horas.- Inauragaration of the Festivities at the Encampment.

Saturday 18th September 2010
The First of the 4 performances "FUNDACIÓN DE QUART-HADAST" . This starts at 19.30 and each act is held in a different location. See full programme for exact locations

Sunday 19th September 2010

12,30 .- CHILDREN´S PARTY - Plaza del Ayuntamiento (Townhall square)

Monday 20th September 2010
21,00 .- THE WEDDING OF ANÍBAL AND HIMILCE - Plaza HH. Cavite. Principal Stage

Tuesday 21st September 2010
21,00 .- ORÁCALE OF THE GODDESS TANIT - Plaza HH. Cavite. Principal Stage
24,00 .- CARTHAGINESES GAMES - The Festival Encampment.

Wedenesday 22nd September  2010
21:00 .- ACT IN HONOUR OF EMILIA PAULA
22:30 .- LUDIS ROMANIS
23:30 .- FERIAE LATINO - The Festival Encampment

Thursday 23rd September 2010
13,00 .- Opening of the Ancient Market  - Parque Municipal Vallejo Alberol

21,00 Horas.- MARCH OF HANÍBAL TO ROME - ItinerarY: Plaza del Ayuntamiento, Mayor, Puerta de Murcia, Carmen, Plaza de España, Alameda de San Antón, Soldado Rosique, puente Cartagonova al Campamento.

Friday 24th September 2010

11,00 .- SEA BATTLE - Port OF Cartagena
17,30 .- DESEMBARMENT OF THE ROMAN ARMY - Port of Cartagena
18,30 .- GREAT BATTLE TO TAKE QUART-HADAST - Cuesta del Batel
21,00 .- GREAT VICTORY PARADE - Itinerary: Plaza del Ayuntamiento, Mayor, Puerta de Murcia, Carmen, Plaza de España, Alameda de San Antón, Soldado Rosique, puente Cartagonova al Campamento.

Saturday 25th September 2010

11,30 .- IV CONCENTRATIÓN OF “MINIS” - Plaza HH. Cavite.
13,30 .- HOMAGE TO THE FALLEN ROMANS IN BATTLE - Monumento Funerario. Torreciega
19,00 .- GREAT PARADE OF TROUPS AND LEGIONS- Itinerary: Calle Esparta, Paseo Alfonso XIII, Plaza de España, Alameda de San Antón, Soldado Rosique, Puente Cartagonova al campamento.

Sunday 26th September 2010
23,00  EXTINGUISHING THE SACRED FIRE - Festival Encampment
24,00 .- HUGE FIREWORK DISPLAY - From the mount “Atalaya” - so that the whole city can enjoy it.

The encampment is located next to the Football Stadium in Cartagena


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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

LOS ALCAZARES, SANTIAGO DE LA RIBERA AND LO PAGAN

San Pedro de Pinatar - Lo Pagan

Holds a nightime "Artesan Market" on the 18th of July and 15th of August at Parque de España from 8pm to late.
The Rest of the year this is held at lo pagan on the seafront, every third sunday of each month from 10am till 2pm.
Location of Parque de España can be seen below.
http://maps.google.es/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=es&geocode=&q=Parque+del+Mar-Reyes+de+Espa%C3%B1a&sll=37.744861,-0.847492&sspn=0.017205,0.038409&g=Calle+del+Espejo,+Los+Alc%C3%A1zares&ie=UTF8&hq=Parque+del+Mar-Reyes&hnear=Espa%C3%B1a&ll=37.825108,-0.785351&spn=0.065356,0.153637&z=13&iwloc=A


Santiago de la Ribera

Throughout most of the summer there seems to be something on at this gorgeous beachside town.
Most of the activities take place at the "Explanada Barnuevo" Which is basically the seafront.Coming from San Javier Just continue down straight until you hit the Sea.

With the festivities of the Virgen Carmen coming to a close tommorrow, at 9.30 am there is a maritime procession where they take the virgen out to sea!
On the evening there is Gran Fiesta with a mobile disco on the seafront at 10.30pm

From the 19th to the 23rd of July from 7pm to 9pm it is "the week of beach fitness" down on the seafront!

Thursdsay the 22nd the band "Parrandboleros"will be playing at the seafront from 11pm


And on Saturday the 24th of July there will be a party at the seafront with the group BUDU
Starting at 10.30pm

On Sunday the 25th of July celebrating the Santiago Apostol.There will be a procession at 9pm finishing with a verbena at the seafront with SHOWBAND ORQUESTA playing

Lots more happening here on 25th July, click here to see
http://polarisworldandbeyond.blogspot.com/2010/07/day-of-santiago-apostol.html

On the 31st of July it is "childrens day" and down at the seafront there will traditional games with prizes, starts at 8pm

On the 3rd August the 40 principales radio station will be holding a free gig down at the explanada barnuevo for more details click here:
http://polarisworldandbeyond.blogspot.com/2010/07/free-pop-concert-40-principales.html

And on the 8th of August there will be a gathering of Classic Motorbikes

Los Alcázares is just a short drive away, and a great place to go for dinner or to chill out on the beach. The word Alcázares is very difficult for people to say when they first come over, and people often resort to calling Alcatraz or Alka Seltza. But actually means Palace in Arabic! The easiest way to learn how to say it correctly is by stressing the sylable "ca" = al CA zares.

Throughout the year there are some great fiestas and things going on.




In My Restaurant guide I have added various restaurants in this town.
http://polarisworldandbeyond.blogspot.com/2010/07/restaurants-in-region.html

The Restaurant Encarnacion (description of how to get there on link above) is an old Spa hotel and is beautiful old building, well worth going down just to have a coffee and look. On the 29th of July and 5th of August they will be having Jazz Musicians in the inner patio from 8pm onwards.
Entry free until full.

Circus Quiro in Los Alcazares 29th-9th August

for more info click the picture below


On the 8th of August there will be processions with bands playing, at Punta Calera in Los Narejos (los alcazares) at 6pm in honour of "The Patron Saint of Angeles", at 7pm there will be a mass with a procession, a firework display will finish off the festivities. (As far as I can see, Punta Calera is around where the Hotel los Narejos is and running down to the beach)

CHILDRENS GAMES AND ACTIVITIES IN THE SQUARES- AUGUST

There will be a variety of childrens games and activities, including varios workshops making summer ornaments, painted salt, facepainting, recycling, costumes, clay, traditional games, ballon crafting....
From 6pm to 8pm

Plaza del Espejo: 2nd to 6th of August.
Plaza del Espejo: 9th to 13th of August
Plaza del Ayuntamiento: 16th to 20th of August
Plaza del Ayuntamiento: 23rd to 30th of August
As a finale there will be a fiesta in the plaza del Ayuntamiento in los Alcázares, on the 31st of August from 6.30pm to 8.30pm

The plaza del espejo is located here
http://maps.google.es/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=es&geocode=&q=Calle+del+Espejo,+Los+Alc%C3%A1zares&sll=37.760978,-0.832558&sspn=0.017201,0.038409&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Calle+del+Espejo,+30710+Los+Alc%C3%A1zares,+Murcia,+Regi%C3%B3n+de+Murcia&ll=37.744861,-0.847492&spn=0.017205,0.038409&z=15

and the Plaza del Ayuntamiento is the square next to the townhall.

"Semana Internacional de la huerta y el mar" 13th August to 21st August in los Alcazares, performances, procession, handicrafts and tapas!

http://polarisworldandbeyond.blogspot.com/2010/08/fiesta-la-semana-de-la-huerta-y-el-mar.html