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A huge variety of courses at the San Javier time bank 2024-25From Macrame to Spanish for foreigners, from yoga to ballroom dancing, broaden your horizons at the Banco del Tiempo in San Javier! The ever-popular “time bank” returns to the municipality of San Javier in November for its 20th season, an initiative..

October 9 Free concert by Counterpoint Duo from Italy in San JavierThe Fall Music Fest continues at the Town Hall of San Javier The “Fall Music Fest” in San Javier this autumn continues on Thursday 9th October with a concert by Counterpoint Dúo, two accomplished Italian musicians performing a selection..

October 10 to 12 Oktoberfest in San JaverThe Mar Menor town is hosting a weekend of live music with German beer and food The annual Oktoberfest makes a welcome return to San Javier over the holiday weekend of October 10 to 12, bringing with it a series of live musical performance as well as..

October 11 The Herculean Way, Free guided tour in Spanish of San JavierDiscover the history and most important buildings of San Javier The free “Vía Herculea" guided tour, which on this occasion is offered in Spanish, starts at 9.30 on Saturday October 11 at the San Javier Museum, where participants can learn..

October 12 Sunday arts and crafts market in Santiago de la RiberaA morning full of unique, handmade treasures on the seafront in San Javier The always-popular Mar Menor Craft Market is back on Sunday October 12 on the Explanada de Barnuevo in Santiago de la Ribera, where from 10.00 until 14.00 visitors can browse a..

October 4 to 25 Annual fiestas in Los AlcázaresHighlights include the Día del Caldero on October 12 and the Gastromar festival the following weekend Los Alcázares celebrates 42 years of municipal independence on October 13 Every October the local fiestas of Los Alcázares are..

October 18 and 19 The Jan Collins memorial dragon boat festival in San Pedro del PinatarInternational crews compete at the nautical and water sports centre in Lo Pagán The 10th Intercontinental Dragon Boat event takes place at the Centro de Actividades Náuticas in Calle Magallanes in Lo Pagán (San Pedro del Pinatar) over..

October 23 Free concert of Argentinian music in San JavierThe Fall Music Fest continues at the Town Hall of San Javier The “Fall Music Fest” in San Javier this autumn continues on Thursday 23rd October with a concert by Carles Pons and Orlando de Bello, a duo playing guitar and bandoneon (kind of concertina..

October 24 Screening of Rebecca in original language version in Los AlcázaresLaurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine star in the Cineforum event at the Town Hall of Los Alcázares The “Cineforum” series of four screenings of classic movies in the Salón de Plenos of the Town Hall of Los Alcázares, all of them..

October 25 Free guided tour of the old hydroplane air base in Los AlcázaresA key establishment in the aviation history of Spain and the history of Los Alcázares! The skies over Los Alcázares may be quiet these days, particularly since the closure to passenger flights of the nearby airport in San Javier, but 100 years..

October 25 The Herculean Way, Free guided tour of San Javier IN ENGLISHDiscover the history and most important buildings of San Javier The free "Vía Herculea" guided tour starts at 9.30am on 26th July 26 at the San Javier Museum, where participants can learn about the town's history from the very early..

October 26 Free guided tour explaining the origins and history of La Manga and the Mar MenorThe Origin of the Mar Menor traces the ancient and modern history of La Manga This 5-kilometre walking tour in La Manga begins at the bridge of El Estacio and the channel which enables boats to pass between the Mar Menor and the Mediterranean, and continues..

November 8 and 9 Dog Show and Pet Fair at the at the IFEPA exhibition centre in Torre PachecoThe most popular dog show in Spain takes place in Murcia with hundreds of dog-based activities and events The second year of the new cat show alongside the main event at the IFEPA! Over the weekend of November 8 and 9, the 2025 edition of the..

November 21 Screening of Double Indemnity in original language version in Los AlcázaresFred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck in the Billy Wilder classic at the Cineforum event at the Town Hall of Los Alcázares The “Cineforum” series of four screenings of classic movies in the Salón de Plenos of the Town Hall of Los Alc..

November 29 Free guided tour of the old hydroplane air base in Los AlcázaresA key establishment in the aviation history of Spain and the history of Los Alcázares! The skies over Los Alcázares may be quiet these days, particularly since the closure to passenger flights of the nearby airport in San Javier, but 100 years..

December 12 Screening of It’s a Wonderful Life in original language version in Los AlcázaresJames Stewart stars in the Frank Capra classic at the Town Hall of Los Alcázares The “Cineforum” series of four screenings of classic movies in the Salón de Plenos of the Town Hall of Los Alcázares, all of them in original..

December 20 Free guided tour of the old hydroplane air base in Los AlcázaresA key establishment in the aviation history of Spain and the history of Los Alcázares! The skies over Los Alcázares may be quiet these days, particularly since the closure to passenger flights of the nearby airport in San Javier, but 100 years..