7th to 14th October Fiestas del Caldero in Los Alcázares

The Fiestas de octubre 2018 include "Caldero day" on the beach

Free music, Caldero on the beach, foam party and lots of family activites on the shore of the Mar Menor

Los Alcázares is once again holding its annual Fiestas of October, (also known as the Fiestas del Caldero) which include the Day of the Caldero when thousands of people take to the beach for a day of good food and socializing. There are also the institutional events surrounding the celebrations of the independence of the municipality, and lots of live music and entertainment, but the main attraction is an opportunity to sample the “caldero” fish and rice dish which is so typical of the Mar Menor and the surrounding areas.

The main venues for all of these events are the Plaza del Ayuntamiento and the Playa de la Pescadería (also known as Playa de Manzanares).

All of the activities listed below are free of charge.

The schedule of events programmed includes the following:

7th October

10:00 Club Naútico Mar Menor; Regatta

8th October; Día del Mayor; a day dedicated to adult pursuits!

14.00: Giant caldero in the Parque de Las Peñas for all adults, with a free glass of beer to wash the food down! Entertainment for the family is provided by the magician "Mago Chema."

21.30: Gala of copla entertainment in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento

Midnight Chocolate and churros for all in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento

9th October: Children's day

All activities taking palce in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento.

18:30  Workshops with the crocodile "El Drilo"

20:30 Live musical entertainment for children with "La Pandilla de Drilo"

22:00 Photocall and chance for children to have their picture taken with these characters from the popular TV show

10th October; Dance day

22.00: A night of Spanish dance music with professional dancers in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento

11th October; Eighties day

21:30 Free live music with Nagha in a tribute concert to the 80s

Followed by a free entry concert by OBK in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento

12^th October

10.00 Batucada and charanga along the Paseo Marítimo (drummers and music band on the paseo)

11.00: The traditional choral “Misa Marinera” Mass in the Iglesia de La Asunción to mark the national day of Spain, with singing from the Nuestra Señora de la Asunción choir.

This is also the Día del Caldero in Los Alcázares on the Paseo Marítimo, an event which lasts all day and centres around the consumption of large quantities of caldero, paellas, beer, and lots of food on the seafront.

Permission must be obtained in advance from the town hall to set up a cooking centre, so groups of friends and families gather on the beach to enjoy a real day of community fun. Thousands of people will spend the day on the beach, eating, drinking and socialising.

There is also music at the Playa de La Pescadería from 12.00 onwards, and a big foam party with mobile disco on the beach at 17.00

18.00: Mobile disco

Elsewhere, a Salsa evening is offered on the Playa Espejo and on the Playa las Palmeras at 16:00 the group Filiu y Cia perform

13^th October:  anniversary of the declaration of municipal independence

11.00: the Surfari Mar Menor event begins on the Playa Carrión and a separate Kitesurfing event on Playa Salinas (see feed below for more details).

20.00: Awarding of the local AlKazar prizes to local residents to mark the 35th anniversary of Los Alcázares becoming an independent municipality (Plaza del Ayuntamiento).

22.00: Live music show with music and dance in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento, featuring Rosa Benito, Rosario Mohedano and Carlos Vargas.

14^th October

11.00: the Surfari Mar Menor event continues on the Playa Carrión and the Kitesurfing festival on Playa Salinas .

22.00: Closure of the Fiestas del Caldero with a large-scale live music performance in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento featuring the fabulous Orquesta Show la Mundial, followed by fireworks at midnight.

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