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Holidays and Festivals Axarquia August 2024

Algarrobo Feria 1-4 August: Yearly Local open air Festival

For everyone. If you want to enjoy a night full of music and fun, you cannot miss the Algarrobo Fair.


Canillas de Albaida Feria 2-4 August: Yearly Local , flamenco style, open air Festival


Alfarnatejo August 3rd: the Gazpacho Fair at the beginning of August every year.

They will distribute 400 of the traditional dishes for free, which can be tasted in clay bowls made by the women of the town t is a typical cold drink recipe from southern Spain. You can discover the gazpacho, the gazpachuelo and the gazpacho de los tres golpes.

The particularity of this cold soup (gazpacho de los tres golpes) is that the vegetables are not beaten, but cut into small pieces, then olive oil and garlic are added, and it ends with three basic ingredients: water, salt and vinegar.

This festival has been declared of provincial tourist interest.


Torrox August 5th: día de Virgen de Las Nieves. Local holiday, everything is closed.

This local public holiday is filled with light and there will be a beatiful procession in Torrox pueblo over the main squere at la Plaza de Contiticion.


Vélez-Málaga August 10th: Flamenco Festival.

This festival is famous and named after the greatest flamenco singer in Malaga:

Juan Breva (real name: Antonio Ortega Escalona). He was born and raised in Vélez-Málaga.

This singer gave his last recital in Vélez-Málaga in 1918.

He is known for his body of work and the breadth of his repertoire. He sang all the styles and fandangos: fandango verdial, fandango abandolao, fandanguillos, malagueñas, soleares, peteneras and guajiras.

Nowadays, for all flamenco lovers, a visit to the Flamenco Art Museum of the Peña Juan Breva in Malaga is essential.

He also inspired poets like Rubén Darío and Federico García Lorca, who wrote a poem in his name.


El Morche (Torrox-Costa), yearly Fair from the 14th to 18th of August with fire works, live music and much more.


AUGUST 15TH The Assumption of Virgen María, PUBLIC HOLIDAY, most of the businesses are closed.


Cómpeta: Wine celebration Night, August 15th.


The “night of wine in Cómpeta” is very popular. It is a joyous festival around wine, vines, and grapes, with many events around this theme, such as a demonstration of stomping on the grapes, as was practiced in the past.

Vine cultivation remains widespread to this day in the Axarquía, producing some of the best wines in Andalusia.


Periana Feria, 16 - 18 of August

The August Fair in Periana is a gathering celebration with all Perialeños to enjoy special days with family, friends and loved ones. It is a flamenco style fair, endearing with many events in the town hall square and the church square.


MÁLAGA CITY FAIR FROM 17 - 24 OF AUGUST

The history of the Malaga Fair commemorates the capture of the city by the Catholic Monarchs on August 19, 1487, incorporating it into the Crown of Castile.

This gave the city the image of the Virgin Victoria. The newly formed City Council agreed to commemorate the capture of the city by the Catholic Monarchs, to hold an annual festival on Assumption Day, to commemorate that event.
The celebration took place on August 15, 1491 with a procession. The following year the celebration of the festival was moved to August 19, the day of San Luis. That year there was a procession and a small bullfight with four bulls. The festival continued to be held every year, and in the 17th century rockets were thrown and fireworks were set up. The royal banner with which Malaga was won was carried in the procession, and the procession headed from the Cathedral to the church of Santiago where mass was celebrated. Over time, the festival of San Luis was reduced to mass and sermon.
Fireworks on the opening day of the festivities.
Subsequently, and coinciding with the Liturgical celebrations of the Cathedral Chapter, the Municipal Council of Malaga established the beginning of the popular festivities that were celebrated on August 15 that year. In 1887, as the commemoration of the IV Centenary of the conquest, the traditional date of the capture of Malaga by the Christians was resumed and the procession of the Virgen de la Victoria was established, a procession simulating the entrance of the Catholic Monarchs and their army , exhibitions of plants and flowers, regattas, concerts, bullfights, etc.
The Malaga Fair has had several meeting points throughout its history. Initially, the Malaga Fair was installed in the Heredia Pier, passing through the Park, Teatinos and other places until reaching its current location in the Cortijo de Torres, where the Malaga Trade Fair and Congress Center is also located. .
On Friday of the Fires the starting signal is given with the proclamation, previously it was held on the balcony of the Town Hall but for some years now it has been held on the Malagueta beach.

Billed as southern Europe’s biggest summer party, Malaga fair provides 7 full days of music, dancing and fun. It’s a huge event that takes place over 2 venues where you can see free concerts, dancing, fireworks and ride the rides.
Celebrations start with a massive firework display near the port at midnight on the Friday before the official start date (16 August in 2024). Then festivities continue on La Malagueta beach with a concert, usually featuring one of Spain’s best-known singers or groups.




Mezquitilla (Argarrobo-Costa) Fair 22 - 25 of August: Great fun for kids and yong adults with good varity of attractions and games.


Frigiliana 22 - 25 of August: The Festival of the 3 Cultures at the end of August.

The festival is held in one of the most beautiful villages in Andalusia.

This town is located just above Nerja, in the Axarquía.

The festival of the 3 cultures of Frigiliana is the party not to be missed in August.

During 4 days the cultures that marked medieval Spain are celebrated:

Visitors will discover these three great cultures: Christian, Muslim and Sephardic, through food, music, art and ancestral traditions.


Nerja: the Fiesta Blanca will finally be held next Friday, August 30, on El Salón beach starting at nine o'clock at night.

DJs Vicman Romero and Mike Saldavia, Manuel Moreno Casanova and Elías Moreno will be in charge of livening up the party, which this year reaches its fifteenth edition. Rivas has recalled that it was planned to be held on August 14 but due to the storm it was postponed.
The descent to El Salón beach will be decorated for the occasion with Ibizan motifs, there will be a photocall at the Chanquete viewpoint and the party will have entertainment, light shows and special effects. For her part, the Councillor for Tourism, Ana María Muñoz, has highlighted the celebration of the Fiesta Blanca, declared of Special Local Tourist Interest by the City Council in 2019, and has launched an invitation to Nerja, Mareños and visitors to attend and enjoy this magical night on the beach of El Salón.



Vélez-Málaga is preparing to experience its great Noche en Vela next Saturday, August 31.

This cultural day is spread across 10 locations in the municipality from 8:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m., with concerts, shows, exhibitions, dramatized tours and much more.

These are all the areas:
Carmelitas-Canalejas
San Francisco
Ermita de los Remedios and Jardín del Cerro
Plaza de la Constitución and Parish of San Juan
Barrio de la Villa
Church of Santa María and Museum of Holy Week
Calle de las Tiendas, Plaza del Carmen and Office of the Historic Center
Center of Contemporary Art (CAC)
Museum of History and Archaeology (MUVEL)
La Fortaleza

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