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

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..

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..

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..

What's on in Águilas May 2026Warmer weather is upon us and Águilas is celebrating with a host of events as sunseekers begin to flock to the beaches! In some ways May is always a relatively quiet month in Águilas after the celebrations of Carnival and Semana Santa, but the..

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..

May 2 and 3 Free guided tours IN ENGLISH, The colour and Culture of the Los Mayos fiestas in AlhamaSee the sights and learn the local history of the main annual fiestas in Alhama de Murcia The time of year has come when the town of Alhama de Murcia celebrates the arrival of spring with its annual Los Mayos fiestas, a couple of weeks of traditional fun and..

May 1 to 3 The Cruces de Mayo, May Crosses celebrations in CartagenaLots of live music and 50 outdoor bars in the centre of Cartagena over the weekend Over the long weekend of 1st to 3rd May the municipality of Cartagena joins many others across Spain in celebrating the Crosses of May, a sociable occasion in which crosses..

May 7 Free flamenco guitar recital in ÁguilasTeresa Jiménez performs at the Casa de la Cultura in Águilas The Casa de la Cultura Francisco Rabal in the centre of Águilas welcomes young flamenco guitarist Teresa Jiménez on Thursday 7th May, when she is offering this recital..

May 7 to 10 The Phantom of the Opera in the city of MurciaThe most successful musical of all time at the Auditorio Víctor Villegas in Murcia Ever since it was first performed in London in 1986, Andrew Lloyd Weber’s The Phantom of the Opera has been delighting and enthralling theatregoers all over the..

May 8 to 10 Fiestas de la Cruz de Mayo 2026 in Calabardina ÁguilasLive entertainment, a procession, music, dancing and food for all in the seaside village of Calabardina The first week of May is a time to celebrate the spring and fiestas relating to the tradition of the Crosses of May are common throughout Spain around these..

May 8 to 10 Huge second-hand vehicle fair at the IFEPA venue in Torre PachecoOver 1,000 cars and other vehicles for sale at the largest event of its kind in the Region of Murcia Now in its 22nd edition, the annual second-hand and semi-new car and vehicle fair at the IFEPA venue in Torre Pacheco is taking place between 8th and 10th..

May 9 Jazz pianist Dayramir González in ÁguilasThe Jazz Amigos de la Cultura season continues at the Casino of Águilas The Jazz Amigos de la Cultura society is holding another of its hugely popular jazz events on Saturday 9th May at the Casino of Águilas, where the audience will be entertained..