In order to celebrate the wedding of Crown Prince Ludwig (later to become King Ludwig I) to Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen of Saxony in 1810 in Munich, Hotel Arrayanes Playa will once again be hosting their annual Oktoberfest on Friday 11th October starting at 11:00 . Live music with Egon Kjer, Beer, Wurst, Pork, Pretzel, Weiss Beer and much more to tickle your Teutonic tonsils.
The “What’s On” is now out for this month. As always you can download it onto your phone for easy reference – just double click:
The tourism office have just released the Autumn 2019 opening hours for the castle, museum, pottery, botanical gardens, tropical bird gardens, aquarium, etc..
octubre-NEW-A4At long last the itinerary for this year’s fiesta for the barrio de Los Marineros has been published. An automatic English translation is below the original…
Sábado, 13 de julio
09:00 h. Alegre despertar con cohetes.
10:00 – 18:00 h. Devoto Besamanos a nuestra Imagen Titular en su Capilla.
14:00 h. Comidas tradicionales.
16:00 h. Torneo de padel.
17:00 h. Taller de cup cake (previa inscripción).
19:00 h. Concurso gastronómico.
20:00 h. Pregón en honor a Nuestra Señora del Carmen.
21:00 h. Actuación de Alma Marinera.
22:00 h. Actuación The Royal Family.
22:30 h. Dj Spiry.
Domingo, 14 de julio
09:00 h. Alegre despertar con cohetes.
09:30 h. Trails bicicletas.
14:00 h. Comidas tradicionales (gran paella).
17:00 h. Juegos tradicionales.
18:00 h. Fiesta de la espuma.
18:30 h. Merienda infantil.
20:00 h. Ven a bailar con Evi Martín.
20:30 h. Último día de la exposición de barcos sexitanos ‘José Martín’.
22:30 h. Dj Spiry.
Lunes, 15 de julio
09:00 h. Alegre despertar con cohetes.
14:00 h. Comidas tradicionales.
17:30 h. Visita para los más pequeños al acuario.
21:00 h. Actuación de Paquillo Zumba.
22:00 h. Orquesta.
23:00 h. Elección de la Reina de las fiestas.
Martes, 16 de julio
09:00 h. Alegre despertar con cohetes anunciando el día grande de las fiestas.
10:00 h. Jornadas de puertas abiertas en la Capilla para la Ofrenda Floral a nuestra Patrona la Virgen del Carmen. (Flores blancas)
14:00 h. Comidas tradicionales en la Barra de Fiestas.
17:00 h. Reunión de miembros de la Hermandad para la Salida.
18:00 h. Salida de la Procesión de nuestra Patrona desde su Capilla acompañada por la Banda Ntro. Padre Jesús Cautivo de Granada y grupo de baile Alma Marinera.
21:00 h. Celebración de la Santa Misa en Honor a la Patrona de los Marineros en el Rincón de la China.
22:00 h. Embarque y procesión marítima terrestre, si el tiempo lo permite.
23:00 h. Gran Castillo de Fuegos Artificiales.
23:30 h. Dj Spiry.
00:30 h. Llegada a su Templo de nuestra Patrona la Virgen del Carmen.
01:00 h. Gran traca fin de fiestas.
English Version
Saturday, July 13″
09:00 h. Wake up with rockets.
10:00 – 18:00 h. Devotee of the Besamanos to our Titular Image in its Chapel.
2:00 p.m. Traditional foods.
4:00 p.m. Padel tournament.
5:00 p.m. Cupcake workshop (previous registration).
7:00 p.m. Gastronomic contest
8:00 p.m. Proclamation in honor of Our Lady of Carmen.
9:00 p.m. Performance of Alma Marinera.
22:00 h. Performance The Royal Family.
22:30 h. Dj Spiry.
Sunday, July 14
09:00 h. Wake up with rockets.
09:30 h. Bicycle trails.
2:00 p.m. Traditional foods (great paella).
5:00 p.m. Traditional games.
6:00 p.m. Foam party.
6:30 p.m. Children’s snack
8:00 p.m. Come dance with Evi Martín.
8:30 p.m. Last day of the exhibition of sexitano ships ‘José Martín’.
22:30 h. Dj Spiry.
Monday, July 15
09:00 h. Wake up with rockets.
2:00 p.m. Traditional foods.
5:30 p.m. Visit for the little ones to the aquarium.
9:00 p.m. Performance of Paquillo Zumba.
22:00 h. Orchestra.
23:00 h. Election of the Queen of the holidays.
Tuesday, July 16
09:00 h. Glad to wake up with rockets announcing the big day of the holidays.
10:00 h. Days of open doors in the Chapel for the Floral Offering to our Patron Virgin of Carmen. (White flowers)
2:00 p.m. Traditional meals at the Fiesta Bar.
5:00 p.m. Meeting of members of the Brotherhood for the Exit.
6:00 p.m. Departure of the Procession of our Patron from its Chapel accompanied by the Band Ntro. Padre Jesús Cautivo de Granada and dance group Alma Marinera.
9:00 p.m. Celebration of the Holy Mass in Honor of the Patron Saint of the Mariners in the Rincon de la China.
22:00 h. Embarking and maritime terrestrial procession, if time permits.
23:00 h. Great Castle of Fireworks (Firework Display).
23:30 h. Dj Spiry.
00:30 h. Arrival at the Temple of our Patroness the Virgin of Carmen.
01:00 h. Great end of parties.
The July cultural events itinerary has just been released. Top event must be the annual Jazz en la Costa concerts – see our separate page for more information on these gigs.
Other events for this month include a Gala Red Cross fund raiser concert, Andalucia Flamenco troupe, Samba, Bosanova, the Los Marineros neighbourhood fiestas between the 13th and 16th (more info on the events for this fiesta will be on a separate post), “fringe” jazz concerts, a blues festival and the evergreen One for my Baby playing Majuelo Park .
The big ticket event this month is undoubtedly the 32nd annual Jazz en la Costa jazz festival held in Majuelo Park as part of the Granada Jazz Festival, running Mon 15th to Mon 22nd July.
There is a rundown of the gigs on the festival web page where you can also listen to sound bites of the artists.
Advance ticket purchases highly recommended as this is usually a sell out series (advance tickets are €20 per gig, with discounts for multi night bookings). Ticket agencies locally are Halcón Viajes on the corner near Phone House in Plaza Madrid, 1 and also Viajes Ecuador who are just around the corner at Paseo del Altillo, 2.
Gigs start at 22:30 each evening and there is usually ample seating as well as a bar, etc.
The main events are supported this year on Mon 15th to Sat 20th by Costa Jazz Quartet who will be playing from 00:00 in the park, while over in La Herradura on Sun 14th The Jump Club will be playing at Plaza Nueva from 23:00.
As regards the normal cultural itinerary once again the town hall have failed to get it published by the end of the month so we will hopefully post that within the next few days!
After the all night fiestas of San Juan last weekend, we now have the annual Motril airshow to look forward to on Sunday 30th June. This year the display will be staged around Chiringuito Espeto on Playa Poniente and flying is scheduled to commence at 11:00 (subject to weather etc..).
TELEMOTRIL.COM will be supplying a live feed of the events, and there is also a radio link on 107.7 FM.
Slated to appear is the ever popular Eurofighter (heard practising this morning!) with the Army Airpower Forces, (FAMET), also taking part with an HA – 28 Tiger attack helicopter and a Boeing HT – 17 Chinook. Also appearing are the Polish Air Force Acrobatic Patrol, Orlik Team, who fly the PZL-130 Orlik advanced training aircraft, the Canadair CL-415T firefighting aircraft amongst many others.
This year’s annual gastro fair is once again scheduled to be held in Majuelo Park. Dates for this year are Fri, Sat & Sun the 31st May, 1st & 2nd June. Around 20 odd local restaurants and tapas bars will again be competing for prizes, showcasing local dishes prepared freshly at their stands for you to enjoy.
Opening times are 12~:00 to 18:00 and 20:00 – 24:00 with dishes priced on average between 3 and 6 euros.
The entrants for this year’s Cruces de Mayo competitions have now been finalised, and are shown on the attached PDF. This covers both Almunecar & La Herradura.
As much a demonstration of pagan tradition as it is of Christian faith the origins of Cruces De Mayo are rooted in a confusion of legend and folklore. For full information on the meaning and history of the May Crosses please see our dedicated meaning of Cruces de Mayo post.
Times for the displays are still as before – Friday 3rd, Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th May 2019 from12:00 on the Friday until 22:00 on the Sunday, but must be closed at 02:00 in the mornings.
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This year’s annual May Crosses fiesta is confirmed for Friday 3rd, Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th May 2019. The crosses and tableaux must be on display from 12:00 on the Friday until 22:00 on the Sunday, but must be closed at 02:00 in the mornings to respect the neighbours.
As always, they will be judged on multiple criteria, with classes for children as well as communities. Prizes range from €700 for 1st place, to €500 and €300 for 2nd & 3rd places, plus €100 spot prizes.
As and when the entrants and the locations are known we will post the details…
