9 days of parades, music, festivities, food and drink as Los Alcázares celebrates the traditional August influx of visitors from inland Murcia

As has been the custom for the last 54 years, the town of Los Alcázares will once again be transformed for a week and a half this August into the hub of a unique celebration of summer: the Semana Internacional de la Huerta y el Mar, which takes place from 14^th to 21^st August.

During the 54^th edition of these fiestas, the streets of the town centre will be at the heart of an event which is guaranteed to delight both residents and visitors in a festival of culture, music and tasty food!

The Semana Internacional de la Huerta y el Mar is a tribute to the roots of the Region of Murcia, combining the best of its folk traditions and rich gastronomic heritage, and for ten days those attending are treated to a varied program of events including concerts, live entertainment and float parades, all taking place in the charming historic centre of Los Alcázares.

The municipality of Los Alcázares proudly invites you to come along and take in the atmosphere at the concerts, folk dancing, parades and outdoor eateries in this unique environment: a culturally and gastronomically rich environment which constitutes and unforgettable experience!

Apart from the programmed events there is plenty of atmosphere in and around the artisan market, in the “barracas” or "ventorrillos", where traditional dinners are served at very affordable prices to customers seated outside, and throughout the town as Los Alcázares recalls the days when the agricultural workers of the Murcia countryside used to decamp to the coast for a couple of weeks before returning home for the autumn.

These “ventorrillos” open every evening in Avenida 13 de octubre and other locations at 20.00, as does the arts and crafts market.

The full programme has now been confirmed and one of the highlights is on Sunday August 16 when the traditional Bando de la Huerta takes place. This is a smaller-scale replica of the massive event on the Tuesday after Easter in the city of Murcia, which is a local holiday and sees hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets in a celebration of their agricultural heritage and the start of spring. On this occasion the main procession sets out at 19.00 from close to the beach in Los Narejos to the Town Hall of Los Alcázares and is followed by an open-air talent show.

 

2026 Semana Internacional de la Huerta y el Mar:

Friday August 14

20.00: The opening of the Ventorrillos in Avendia 13 de Octubre and other locations, the 22^nd annual arts and crafts fair and the costumed “barraca”.

22.30: The official opening speech of the fiestas is given by Juan García Serrano at the open-air auditorium in the Plaza Manuel Floreal Menárguez, next to the Town Hall.

This is followed by a concert featuring Son del Malecón (admission free of charge).

Saturday August 15

21.00: Entertainment at the “ventorrillos” with the Cuadrilla de los Troveros de la Huerta de Murcia (traditional singers).

23.00: Official reception of the figure of the Virgen de las Asunción (today is a national holiday in Spain to commemorate Assumption Day) on the jetty of the old “pescadería”, with more music from the Cuadrilla de los Troveros de la Huerta de Murcia.

Sunday August 16

19.00: The 22nd annual Bando Internacional de la Huerta y el Mar, a multi-cultural parade. Route: Avenida Ferrocarril (Los Narejos), Calle Marqués de Rozalejo, Avenida de Los Narejos, Avenida Carril de las Palmeras, Avenida de la Libertad, Avenida 13 de Octubre (the road to Torre Pacheco).

Among the participants are the percussion and dulzaina group “La Chirimía”, big-heads from Murcia, Los Lecheros, Motos “Guzzi”, the “Virgen de La Purísima” folk group from El Palmar, the “Rondalla de Calasparra· group, the Asociación Musical Parranda Ixemad (Tenerife), the Cananea folk ballet from Mexico and many others. 

23.00: Live pop, rock and indie music from The Tracks in the Plaza Manuel Floreal Menárguez (admission free of charge). 

Monday August 17

19.30: A musical event telling “Stories of the Sea in Los Alcázares” with Antonio Zapata, Paco Frutos and Tomás García. Only limited seating is available, registration online through the regional tourist board website. Venue: Plaza del Espejo.

20.00: A presentation of the work of Julio Pedauyé by cinematographer and literary expert Antonio Rentero in the Town Hall.

21.00: At the “ventorrillos” the featured group today is “La Morenica” from Puente Tocinos (Murcia), with their chosen typical menu being a plate of migas with “Tarta del Abuelo” (with white chocolate) for dessert.

21.00: Entertainment in Calle Río Nalón, a parade by the Asociación Musical Parranda Ixemad (Tenerife). Route: Calle Río Nalón, Calle Río Sella, Playa de Las Palmeras, seafront promenade towards Santiago de la Ribera, Calle Pintor Pedro Flores, Punta Calera, Avenida Marqués de Rozalejo, Avenida Cartagena, Avenida Justo Quesada, Calle Penélope.

22.30: The International Folk Festival in the Plaza Manuel Floreal Menárguez, featuring a recital of “Bandos Panochos” in the dialect of the “huerta” by Emilio Soler Poveda “El Corcho”.

This is followed by traditional ballads from the Asociación Trovera José Travel Montoya “El Repuntín” (troubadours) and the Asociación Trovera José María Marín, and the Ballet Folklórico Cananea (Mexico).

Tuesday August 18, the day of this year’s guest municipality (Alhama de Murcia)

21.00: At the “ventorrillos” the featured group today is again “La Morenica” from Puente Tocinos (Murcia), with their chosen typical menu being a plate of migas with “Tarta del Abuelo” (with white chocolate) for dessert.

21.00: Entertainment in Calle Río Nalón, a parade by the Cananea folk ballet from Mexico. Route: Calle Río Nalón, Calle Río Sella, Playa de Las Palmeras, seafront promenade towards Santiago de la Ribera, Calle Pintor Pedro Flores, Punta Calera, Avenida Marqués de Rozalejo, Avenida Cartagena, Avenida Justo Quesada, Calle Penélope.

Tuesday August 18

20.00: “Huertana” Mass in the Plaza Manuel Floreal Menárguez with music by the Coro y Rondalla “San Roque” from Cobatillas (Murcia).

22.30: The “Villa de Alhama” folk group from Alhama de Murcia, along with the Grupo Folklórico San Roque and the Asociación Musical Parranda Ixemad (Tenerife), also in Plaza Manuel Floreal Menárguez. Admission free of charge.

Wednesday August 19

19.30: Musical “Stories of the Sea in Los Alcázares” with Antonio Zapata, Paco Frutos and Tomás García. Only limited seating is available, registration online through the regional tourist board website. Venue: Plaza del Espejo.

21.00: Entertainment in Calle Río Nalón, a parade by Señor Perú – Herencia Viva. Route: Calle Río Nalón, Calle Río Sella, Playa de Las Palmeras, seafront promenade towards Santiago de la Ribera, Calle Pintor Pedro Flores, Punta Calera, Avenida Marqués de Rozalejo, Avenida Cartagena, Avenida Justo Quesada, Calle Penélope.

Thursday August 20

21.00: At the “ventorrillos” the featured group today is again “La Morenica” from Puente Tocinos (Murcia), with their chosen typical menu tonight a dish of gurullos (chickpeas or beans) with snails and rabbit, followed by “leche frita” (a sweet based on milk, flour and cinnamon) for dessert.

20.30: Music from “Las Repompitas Senior” in the Plaza del Espejo.

22.30: The International Folk Festival continues in Plaza Manuel Floreal Menárguez with music by Rondalla “Son del Mar Menor”, the Nuestra Señora de Asunción choir, Sonrisas Harmony and Señor Perú – Herencia Viva.

Friday August 21

22.30: The oficial closing ceremony in the Plaza Manuel Floreal Menárguez of the 54^th Semana Internacional de la Huerta y el Mar, presented by María José Navarro and with music from Grupo Folklórico “Antonete Gálvez” (Torreagüera, Murcia), Grupo Folklórico “Virgen de la Luz” (Santo Ángel, Murcia) and Señor Perú – Herencia Viva.

Admission free of charge.

Saturday August 22

21.00: The Sardinero Parade, a scaled-down version of the massive Entierro de la Sardina which is held every spring in Murcia, sets out from the Plaza del Espejo to the Plaza Manuel Floreal Menárguez.

 

For more local events, news and visiting information go to the home page of Los Alcázares Today.

 

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