Málaga Special Events

Carnival, 10 days around Ash Wednesday (usually Feb), the most colourful festival of the year with street parades in fancy dress, bands on stage, the Carnival Ball and a Grand Procession through the streets culminating in fireworks on the seafront
Semana Santa (Holy Week), Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday (usually Apr), large-scale religious processions parading often huge statues through the main streets, featuring hooded penitents
Fiesta de San Juan, 21-23 Jun, bonfires and fireworks celebrate the solstice and large caricature ‘guy' figures meet a fiery end down by the beach
Feria de Málaga (Málaga Fair), second-third week in Aug, folklore, music, food and wine, dressage and bullfighting are all part of this wide-ranging festival which takes over the central streets by day. By night the action moves to a giant free funfair by the lighthouse
International Jazz Festival, Nov, big names from the world of jazz and blues play various venues around town.
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