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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 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 Jumilla Half-Marathon and 10-km raceSign up now to take part in the “Jumilla Ciudad del Vino” events Registration is now open (and remains so until 15th October) for the 7th edition of the “Jumilla Ciudad del Vino” half-marathon and 10-km running races, which start and..

October 24 El Amor Brujo, the flamenco classic by Manuel de Falla, in a special concert in CaravacaA special night in Caravaca as Lidia Plaza is joined by the OSRM at the superb old church of El Salvador Following the success of last year’s inaugural edition, Caravaca de la Cruz is once again holding its own Flamenco Festival in 2025, featuring six..

October 25 and 26 Matavendimia wine festival and fiestas in JumillaJumilla celebrates the end of grape-picking season with another year of top-drawer wines already being produced This year’s annual Matavendimia event in Jumilla, which is held to coincide (more or less) with the end of the grape harvest, is being held..

October 26 Free Bach- Abel classical concert in YeclaThe Anacronía Ensemble at the municipal auditorium in Yecla The International Chamber Music Festival in Yecla (“Festival Internacional de Música de Cámara de Yecla”, or FIMYECLA), offers a series of free high-quality small-..

October 26 Free concert by Xuxurlaka in BarrandaCeltic music from the Basque country at the Ethnic Music Museum in Barranda The 2025 “Conciertos Sentidos” series of free musical events at the Museum of Ethnic Music in the Caravaca village of Barranda continues on Sunday 26th October with a performance..

November 1 Closing night of the 2025 Flamenco Festival in Caravaca de la CruzA free open-air percussion workshop and a performance by exciting young dancer Águeda Saavedra in Caravaca Following the success of last year’s inaugural edition, Caravaca de la Cruz is once again holding its own Flamenco Festival in 2025, featuring..

November 30 Free classical guitar concert in YeclaGuitarist Fernando Espí at the municipal auditorium in Yecla The International Chamber Music Festival in Yecla (“Festival Internacional de Música de Cámara de Yecla”, or FIMYECLA), offers a series of free high-quality small..

November 30 Free concert by Albardín in BarrandaThe musical tradition of Murcia with influences from elsewhere in Europe at the Ethnic Music Museum in Barranda The 2025 “Conciertos Sentidos” series of free musical events at the Museum of Ethnic Music in the Caravaca village of Barranda comes..

Armistice Day in Spain: Do the Spanish wear poppies and celebrate Remembrance Day?Many British expats in Spain observe Remembrance Day, but don’t be surprised if you get some funny looks from Spaniards for wearing a poppy November 11 is Remembrance Day or Armistice Day for countries like the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia..