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November 14 to December 8 Annual patron saint fiestas in San JavierWeekend celebrations with processions, live music, food and drink and fun for all the family, all in honour of St Francis Xavier! Towards the end of every year the municipality of San Javier on the shores of the Mar Menor celebrates fiestas to commemorate..

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 13 Free guided cycling tour of open-air urban art in Los AlcazaresThe cycle tour in Los Alcázares offers a mixture of history and urban art This popular bicycle tour of the centre of Los Alcázares is being held again on Saturday 27th September to mark World Tourism Day and includes some of the town’s..

December 13 Free guided tour IN ENGLISH 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..

December 14 Free ENGLISH LANGUAGE guided tour in San Pedro del Pinatar, Life in the World of SaltWildlife and salt production in the spectacular landscape of the Regional Park of San Pedro The Regional Park of Las Salinas y Arenales de San Pedro del Pinatar is a wetland area which includes salt flats, dunes and beaches between the Mar Menor and the..

December 20 The Herculean Way, Free guided tour of San Javier in Spanish Discover 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 December 20 at the San Javier Museum, where participants can learn..

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..

December 21 The traditional Christmas swim in Los Alcázares!Register now and take part in one of the highlights of the festive season around the Mar Menor! Here’s the festive event you’ve all been waiting for in Los Alcázares, the Christmas dip in the Mar Menor! This is NOT a sporting event..

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..

December 28 Bublé Christmas Tribute at the seafront auditorium in CartagenaThe Red Velvet Big Band in a festive special at the Auditorio El Batel on the seafront in Cartagena A special festive night out is available on Sunday 28th December at the El Batel auditorium in Cartagena, where the “Bublé Christmas Tribute&rdquo..

January 3 New Year concert at the seafront auditorium in CartagenaThe Region of Murcia Symphony Orchestra with their traditional concert at the Auditorio El Batel on the seafront in Cartagena The Region of Murcia Symphony Orchestra, accompanied by tenor Juan Antonio Sanabria and conducted by Manuel Hernández..

January 23 dIRE sTRAITS 40th Anniversary Tribute at the seafront auditorium in CartagenabROTHERS iN bAND present Brothers in Arms at the Auditorio El Batel in Cartagena bROTHERS iN bAND take us on a journey in their time machine to the days of Twisting by the Pool, Money for Nothing, Sultans and Swing, Romeo and Juliet and many more in their..