MURCIA SOUTH WEST

5 (or 6!) spring fiestas not to miss during early May in the Region of Murcia!Flowers, partying, fun, spectacle, religion, poignancy, music and food welcome the spring in the Costa Cálida For many people May is the best month to be spending time in the Region of Murcia: the weather is warming up nicely after the uncertainty of..

Free guided tours for staying overnight in Lorca hotels!The rewards scheme in Lorca represents a boost for both tourist accommodation businesses and visitors! The latest figures for tourism relating to 2025 in the city and municipality of Lorca show that the number of visitors, both from elsewhere in.. 25/02/2026

Free guided tours of Lorca in SpanishTuesday afternoon visits to the most outstanding monuments in the historic city of Lorca If you speak enough Spanish then one of the best ways of starting to learn about the old city centre of Lorca is to book yourself in on one of the free tours offered on..

Los Palacios Gardening and Community Group weekly library open on Camposol AGrab a bargain every Friday, support your local group and help keep Camposol beautiful The Los Palacios Gardening and Community Group on Camposol Sector A is holding its weekly library every Friday from 10am to 12.30pm.   Located in the.. 12/02/2026

From Cieza blossoms to Andalucía and Benidorm: Taquilla Tickets reveals March and April tripsThe Mazarron-based tour operator has announced a packed spring programme of day trips, festivals and mini-breaks across southern Spain After a busy start to the year, Taquilla Tickets has unveiled a jam-packed March and April 2026 line-up, featuring.. 22/01/2026

Paws and Snores dog social club returns to Camposol after the bad weatherMonday evenings in Camposol are all about muddy paws, wagging tails and a proper catch up! The dreadful weather we’ve been having recently has forced the cancellation of the always popular Monday night dog social club at Paws and Snores in Camposol.. 19/01/2026

Taquilla Tickets launches monthly coach trips to Alhama de Murcia market from FebruaryThe popular Murcia tour operator will run accompanied shopping excursions on the last Tuesday of every month in 2026 Taquilla Tickets is giving bargain hunters and market lovers a new reason to get excited with the launch of monthly coach trips to.. 12/01/2026

Daily guided tours of the Palacio de Guevara in LorcaThe palatial residence contains antique furniture from the last 350 years and important works of art Almost 13 years after the Casa de Guevara was closed to visitors after being damaged in the earthquakes which hit the city of Lorca on 11th May 2011, the palatial..

Until May 24 San Javier Phoenician shipwreck exhibition at the ARQVA museum in CartagenaFenicios, Mercaderes del Mar show some of the items found on board the Bajo de la Campana wreck which was found off the coast of La Manga The ARQVA national museum of underwater archaeology in Cartagena is holding a special exhibition concerning the Phoenician..

What's on in Águilas April 2026Semana Santa is ending but Águilas awaits plenty of spring visitors as the temperatures gradually rise! The winter in Águilas doesn't drag on for long, and although this year the Carnival celebrations were a rather chilly affir the weather..

April 1 to 29 Painting exhibition by Yolanda Calle in ÁguilasMetamórfosis en Águilas at the Casa de la Cultura Francisco Rabal in Águilas The painting exhibition “Metamórfosis en Águilas”, featuring works by local artist Yolanda Calle, can be visited at the Casa de la Cultura..

Until May 12 Historical exhibition of the old watchtowers along the Cartagena coastlineStar of the show at the Archivo Municipal is the Torre de Santa Elena in La Azohía An exhibition of documentation relating to the old watchtowers dating from the Late Middle Ages dotted along the coastline of Cartagena is being held this spring at the..

April 24 to May 10 Los Mayos fiestas 2026 in Alhama de Murcia: full programmeThe main Mayos weekend in Alhama de Murcia is the first in May   Alhama de Murcia celebrates its annual Los Mayos fiestas at the beginning of May, combining local traditions with entertainment and fun for the whole family, and this year once again a full..

April 10 to May 30 Modern art exhibition in Alhama de Murcia“Personajes de la DANA, Memoria compartida" at the El Pósito venue in Alhama Running from 10th April to 30th May, this exhibition at the El Pósito venue in Alhama by Antonio García López takes an in-depth look at the..

April 30 Free Shrek tribute musical in Alhama de MurciaOgro El Musical at the church of San Lázaro in Alhama This show, which is being held during the 2026 Los Mayos fiestas in Alhama de Murcia, is a tribute to the Shrek franchise and begins at 21.00 at the church of San Lázaro Obispo. Admission..

May 1 Open water swimming race in Puerto de MazarronThe 3.1-km route takes competitors around the headland of the port in Mazarrón Anyone wanting to celebrate the national holiday on Friday May 1 (a national holiday) with a testing swim in the Mediterranean will be interested to learn that the 4th edition..

Summer timetable begins with a full guided visit schedule at the Roman Theatre Museum in CartagenaFour guided visits every weekend with something for both adults and children! As of Friday 1st May the opening hours of the Roman Theatre Museum in Cartagena, by some distance the most popular of all the museums in the Region of Murcia, is extending its opening..

May 2 String quartet plays Coldplay and Imagine Dragons in MazarrónCuarteto Macondo present Coldplay as you’ve never heard them before! An unusual concert is being held at the Casa de la Cultura in Mazarrón (Calle Entierro de la Sardina, 65) on Saturday 2nd May, when Cuarteto Macondo, a string quartet, present..

May 2 Free guided history tour of Puerto de Mazarron in SpanishSee for yourself the legacy of the Romans, Phoenicians and other settlers in Mazarrón during previous millennia These days the municipality of Mazarrón is probably best known for its fabulous beaches on the Mediterranean coast, but for past civilzations..

May 2 and 3 Romería Rociera al Molino del Saltaor in AguilasOver May Day weekend Águilas celebrates its 37th annual Romería Rociera al Molino del Saltaor Every year at the start of May Águilas holds a Romeria del Rocío, in which participants walk out from the town centre to the windmill..