December 3 to January 5 Christmas, New Year and Three Kings in Jumilla 2023-24

A host of concerts and other entertainments during the festive season in Jumilla

The program of events over the Christmas and New Year season in Jumilla, in the north of the Region of Murcia, includes the following:

Sunday December 3

12.00: Y entonces… Cataplán, children’s entertainment at the Teatro Vico.

Wednesday December 6

12.00: Constitution Day concert by the Asociación Musical Julián Santos in the Plaza de la Constitución.

Friday December 8

11.00: Guided tour of the Senda de Granada. Click here for further details.

Sunday December 10

11.00: Dramatized guided tour of Jumilla castle with the Marqués de Villena. Click here for further details.

19.30: Yo Voy Soñando Caminos with María Galiana and Luís Santa at the Teatro Vico. Click here for further details.

Friday December 15

19.30: Christmas songs concert by the Colegio Cruz de Piedra at the Teatro Vico.

Saturday December 16

A weekend wine and painting workshop begins in the Museo del Vino.

10.30: Decoration of the Christmas tree in the Jardín de San Antón.

17.00 to 19.00: The living nativity scene of the Hermandades de Semana Santa in the Plaza de la Constitución.

18.00: Children’s Christmas concerts in the Plaza de la Alcoholera and the village of La Alquería.

Sunday December 17

11.00: Guided tour of Renaissance architecture in Jumilla. Click here for further details.

10.30 to 20.00: Christmas market in Cánovas del Castillo alongside the Teatro Vico.

16.00: Father Christmas visits La Estacada to enjoy a children’s concert.

19.30: Sha Sha Vámonos, a charity choral concert at the Teatro Vico.

Tuesday December 19

17.30: Christmas arts and crafts workshop at the Roque Baños sociocultural centre.

Wednesday December 20

10.00 to 11.30: Christmas arts and crafts workshop at the Roque Baños sociocultural centre.

Thursday December 21

20.00: The Ruta de los Belénes, the nativity scene route, is officially opened at the Convento de Santa Ana.

Friday December 22

20.00: An exhibition opens of realist drawings by Fina Abellán at the Jerónimo Molina Ethnography and Natural Sciences Museum. Click here for further information.

21.00: The Nutcracker ballet at the Teatro Vico. Click here for further information.

Saturday December 23

11.00: Children’s Christmas decorations workshop at the Jerónimo Molina Ethnography and Natural Sciences Museum.

18.00: Festive running race (non-competitive) starting and finishing in the Jardín de la Glorieta.

21.00: The Nutcracker ballet at the Teatro Vico. Click here for further information.

Sunday December 24

18.00: Father Christmas enjoys his parade in Fuente del Pino.

Tuesday December 26

18.30: Christmas songs performed by the Cofradía del Rollo at the church of San Juan Bautista.

18.30: Magic gala show at the Teatro Vico. Click here for further information.

19.00: Christmas Mass and a performance by the Jumilla Brass Quintet at the main parish church of Santiago.

Wednesday December 27

19.00: Coco the Musical at the Teatro Vico.

Friday December 29

20.00: The Teatro Vico hosts a musical journey through Andalucía with Ángel Ripoll and Conchi Marín. Click here for further information.

Saturday December 30

20.00: The Asociación Musical Julián Santos offer their New Year’s concert at the Teatro Vico. Click here for further details.

Sunday December 31

11.00: The bells chime at the Teatro Vico to welcome in the New Year for children.

Wednesday January 3

17.00 to 18.30: Collection of toys for children in need at the Cofradía Santo Costado (Calle Barón del Solar 26).

Friday January 5

12.00: An official reception for the Three Kings is held at the Town Hall after they parade from the Arco de San Roque to receive the keys to the town.

17.00: The Gran Cabalgata de Reyes, the grand parade of the Three Kings. Route: Calle Trabajo, Plaza del Rollo, Cánovas de Castillo, Pasos, Calle Valencia, Mercado de Abastos. At the end of the parade there is traditional Roscón de Reyes cake for all.

For further information about visiting Jumilla and what’s on in the municipality contact the tourist office (Plaza del Rollo, 1, telephone 968 780237, email oficinaturismo@jumilla.org) or go to the home page of Jumilla Today.

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Oficina de Turismo Jumilla

The tourist office in the centre of Jumilla is easily found by driving straight into the centre of the town along the Avenida de Murcia and following the signposts. The tourist office is alongside the Parque de Don Albano Martínez Molina, where there are a number of parking spaces.

Jumilla, in the north of the Region of Murcia, has become internationally famous over recent decades due to the quality of the wines produced in the municipality, and wine tourism has begun to attract visitors from other parts of Spain and the rest of Europe.

The tourist office is happy to provide a range of maps and leaflets showing the different bodegas which can be visited within the municipality. Some of these form part of the Rutas del Vino de Jumilla, the Jumilla wine route, and can either be visited as a guided tour or sell their produce directly to the public.(see feed below for more details)

However, the town and the surrounding countryside have plenty of other attractions for visitors, and the popularity of Jumilla wines is leading more and more people to discover other facets of the tenth largest municipality in Spain.

These include the spectacular countryside and birdlife in the Sierra del Carche, the historic remains which range from cave paintings and a Roman mausoleum to the castle, the Iglesia de Santiago, the Town Hall and the Teatro Vico, and the gastronomy: rich stews are accompanied not only by the wines of the area but also by Jumilla pears, which also enjoy Denomination of Origin status.

Tourism in Jumilla is not as seasonal as it is in the coastal areas of the Region of Murcia, but the town is at its liveliest during the fiestas in Holy Week and the August Fair, which incorporates the grape harvest celebrations and the Moors and Christians parades.

The Altiplano of the Region of Murcia, which consists of the municipalities of Jumilla and Yecla, is only just over an hour by car from the Mar Menor, Cartagena, Mazarrón, Torrevieja and Alicante, and anyone wishing to visit real inland Spain and world-class wineries is advised to include Jumilla in their schedule.

Opening hours

Summer

Tuesday to Friday from 10am to 2pm

Saturday and Sunday 10am to 2pm

Monday closed

Winter

Tuesday to Friday from 10am to 2pm and 5pm to 7pm

Saturday and Sunday 10am to 2pm

Monday closed

Click for full information about visiting the Jumilla municipality and its wine bodegas: Jumilla section