August 15 Monastrell Sound music festival in Jumilla

Malmö 040, Karlan and others provide a musical backdrop to the annual fiestas and fair in Jumilla

August 15 Monastrell Sound music festival in Jumilla During the annual Fiestas and Fair in Jumilla this August, coinciding with the beginning of the grape harvest, a series of live concerts and other musical evenings is being held at various venues, including the Monastrell Sound festival on 15^th of the month.

The bill is topped by Malmö 040, Karlan and Madbel DJ and throughout the event the DOP Jumilla wine labels are being promoted and a special wine bar is being set up along with the more “traditional” bar in the grounds of the Arzobispo Lozano secondary school.

Due to a change in the organization of the event the previouslyt reported ticket prices are no longer applicable: the event is now free of charge and full refunds will be issued on tickets already purchased.

Other live concerts during the fiestas include the following:

August 15 Monastrell Sound music festival in Jumilla Sunday August 16: an evening of folk music with El Gato con Jotas in the Jardín de la Glorieta. Starts at 23.00.

Tuesday August 18: Legendary group Los Diablos at the Arzobispo Lozano secondary school. Starts at 23.30.

Wednesday August 19: A children’s Disney musical at the Arzobispo Lozano secondary school. Starts at 21.00.

Thursday August 20: Nyno Vargas live in concert at the Arzobispo Lozano secondary school. Starts at 23.30.

Friday August 21: A Queen tribute concert at the Arzobispo Lozano secondary school. Starts at 23.30.

Sunday August 23: Cristina Ramos and the local AJAM music society in the Jardín de la Glorieta. Starts at 22.30.

In addition, the traditional evenings of light music are returning to the Jardín Rey Don Pedro, with performances by Granujas de Medio Pelo (14^th August), Isabel Ruiz (17^th August), Altiplanes (18^th August) and Bis a Bis (19^th August).

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Oficina de Turismo Jumilla

The tourist office in the centre of Jumilla is easily found by driving straight into the centre of the town along the Avenida de Murcia and following the signposts. The tourist office is alongside the Parque de Don Albano Martínez Molina, where there are a number of parking spaces.

Jumilla, in the north of the Region of Murcia, has become internationally famous over recent decades due to the quality of the wines produced in the municipality, and wine tourism has begun to attract visitors from other parts of Spain and the rest of Europe.

The tourist office is happy to provide a range of maps and leaflets showing the different bodegas which can be visited within the municipality. Some of these form part of the Rutas del Vino de Jumilla, the Jumilla wine route, and can either be visited as a guided tour or sell their produce directly to the public.(see feed below for more details)

However, the town and the surrounding countryside have plenty of other attractions for visitors, and the popularity of Jumilla wines is leading more and more people to discover other facets of the tenth largest municipality in Spain.

Jumilla Tourist Office

These include the spectacular countryside and birdlife in the Sierra del Carche, the historic remains which range from cave paintings and a Roman mausoleum to the castle, the Iglesia de Santiago, the Town Hall and the Teatro Vico, and the gastronomy: rich stews are accompanied not only by the wines of the area but also by Jumilla pears, which also enjoy Denomination of Origin status.

Tourism in Jumilla is not as seasonal as it is in the coastal areas of the Region of Murcia, but the town is at its liveliest during the fiestas in Holy Week and the August Fair, which incorporates the grape harvest celebrations and the Moors and Christians parades.

The Altiplano of the Region of Murcia, which consists of the municipalities of Jumilla and Yecla, is only just over an hour by car from the Mar Menor, Cartagena, Mazarrón, Torrevieja and Alicante, and anyone wishing to visit real inland Spain and world-class wineries is advised to include Jumilla in their schedule.