The major Semana Santa processions in Aguilas take place between Maundy Thursday and Easter Sunday

The Semana Santa week processions and events in Águilas take place during the whole of Easter Week, concluding on Resurrection Sunday (or Easter Sunday).

The processions and acts of penitence are, of course, events charged with religious importance, but the sheer beauty of the rows of penitents, flowers and sculptures which parade during this important week are also popular with those of all religious denominations, bringing colour and spectacle to the streets of the town.

There are nine “Cofradías” (brotherhoods) and two “Agrupaciones” (bands), which have a collection of 19 different “Pasos” (sculpted figures and tableaux) between them, and more than 1,500 members, most of whom parade during the different events which comprise the Semana Santa in Águilas.

There are two main churches around which these processions focus: the parish church of San José, Calle de Floridablanca on the corner of Plaza de España, and the Parroquia del Carmen, Calle Doctor Luis Prieto, 10, (click for map).

The 2026 Semana Santa programme in Águilas is as follows:

Friday March 27, Friday of Sorrows

This is a special day in Águilas as the Virgen de los Dolores (Our Lady of Sorrows) is the patron of the town, and there are a series of events. It is a local holiday and there are a series of events programmed, some of them traditional and religious, others less so:

11.00: Mass in the parish church of San José with music from the Patronato Musical Aguileño.

12.00: The traditional floral offering outside the church in the Plaza de España.

12.30: A day fair begins in the Plaza de España.

19.30: Mass and another offering in the church of San José with Coro Gospel performing in a choral Mass.

21.00: The traditional Procession of the Friday of Sorrows.

Sunday March 29 (Palm Sunday, Domingo de Ramos)

10.30: The procession of palms, in which families carry palm and olive branches, as well as the braided white palm decorations typical of Holy Week. The palms are first blessed before participants commemorate the triumphant entry of Christ into Jerusalem on a donkey. The procession is from the Parroquia del Carmen to the Parroquía of San José and includes the figures of Christ on a donkey and the Virgen de la Estrella.

The religious figures paraded depict the Triumphant Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem and the Virgen de la Estrella, carried on the shoulders of the Hebrew people.

Route: Parish church of the Iglesia del Carmen (where Mass is held), Avenida Juan Carlos I, Rey Carlos III, Plaza España, church of San José, Juan Pablo I, Floridablancа, A. Manzanera, Isabel La Católica, Martínez Parra.

Wednesday April 1 (Holy Wednesday)

The Procesión del Prendimiento (the procession of the Taking of Christ), the Oración en el Huerto (the oration in the Garden of Gethsemene) and Santiago Apóstol.

19.30: The figures of Santiago Apóstol and the Virgen de la Amargura set out on a route which includes A. Manzanera, Floridablanca, reaching the Plaza de España.

21.00: The tableaux of the Taking of Christ and the Garden of Gethsemane leave the church of San José and proceed to the Plaza de España.

From the Plaza de España the procession continues along Rey Carlos III, Avenida Juan Carlos I, Conde de Aranda, and back to the Plaza de España and the church of San José. The return route is Juan Pablo I, Floridablanca, A. Manzanera, Calle Robles.

Thursday April 2, Jueves Santo (Maundy Thursday)

20.00: The Paso Morado brotherhood with the figure of the Virgen de la Soledad set out along Plaza José M López Méndez, A. Manzanera, Floridablanca, Juan Pablo I, Plaza de España, the Town Hall, the church of San José, Juan Pablo І, Floridablanca, A. Manzanera to Plaza José M. López Méndez.

Midnight: Procession of silence, with the figure of Nuestro Padre Jesús de la Agonía, leaving from the Plaza J. M. López Méndez along Luis Prieto, Avenida Juan Carlos I, Sepulcro, Goya, Caridad, Pilar, Cuervo and Monte Calvario.

At this point there is an “encuentro” (a meeting) between the figures of Nuestro Padre Jesús de la Agonía, María Santísima de la Soledad and San Juan Evangelista in the Plaza del Caño de los Arcos.

The procession then continues on Calle Antonio Manzanera, Calle Floridablanca, Calle Juan Jiménez Crouseilles, Calle Castelar and the Plaza de España, ending at the church of San José.

Friday April 3, Viernes Santo (Good Friday)

7.00: The figure of Jesús Nazareno is carried on a Vía Crucis, visiting the stations of the cross after leaving the headquarters of the brotherhood in Caño de Arcos and setting up to climb Calvary.

Route: Plaza J. M. López Méndez, Luis Prieto, Avenida Juan Carlos I, Sepulcro, Goya, Caridad, Pilar, Cuervo, Monte Calvario. The return is along Calle Cuervo and Avenida Juan Carlos I.

9.00: The morning procession of the Holy Encounter (Procesión del Santo Encuentro). The figure of Jesús de la Columna sets out from the Casa de la Hermandad in Severo Montalvo and makes its way to the Plaza de la Constitución, Francisco Rabal, Isabel la Católica, Calle Mercado, Calle Balart, Plaza de España, Floridablanca, A. Manzanera, Luis Prieto and Avenida Juan Carlos I.

9.30: Nuestra Señora la Virgen de los Dolores sets out from the Parroquia de San José in the Plaza de España and is carried along Castelar, Juan Jiménez Crouseilles, Floridablanca, Antonio Manzanera and Luis Prieto to Avenida Juan Carlos I.

10.40: The two processions meet and the junction of Avenida Juan Carlos I and Luis Prieto, along with the figure of San Juan Evangelista. 

11.15: The first Procession of the Holy Burial (Procesión del Santo Entierro) begins, featuring the figures of the Cristo del Prendimiento, Nuestro Padre Jesús de la Columna, Nuestra Señora la Virgen de los Dolores, Jesús Nazareno, Santa Mujer Verónica, and the Cristo del Consuelo. Route: Calle Juan Carlos I, Paseo de la Constitución, Francisco Rabal, Calle Isabel la Católica, Calle Mercado, Calle Balart, Plaza de España, ending at the parish church of San José.

The figures of San Juan Evangelista and Our Lady Verónica return along Juan Pablo I, Floridablanca and A. Manzanera, while Nuestro Padre Jesús de la Columna is carried along Juan Pablo I, Floridablanca, Plaza Robles Vives, Calle Murillo and Severo Montalvo.

19.30: The evening procession, the Procesión del Santo Entierro (the Holy Burial). The Cristo de la Sangre starts in Severo Montalvo and follows Plaza Constitución, Francisco Rabal, Calle Isabel la Católica, Calle Mercado, Calle Balart, Plaza de España, Juan Pablo I, Floridablanca, A. Manzanera dn Luis Prieto.

Between 19.30 and 21.30 more figures emerge from the church of San José, namely those of the Cristo de la Misericordia, the Virgen de la Piedad, Santo Sepulcro and Nustra Señora la Virgen de los Dolores. 

The procession leaves the Parroquia de San José in the Plaza de España and proceeds along Isaac Peral, Plaza Robles Vives, Calle Mercado, Isabel la Católica, Rey Carlos III, Avda. Juan Carlos I and Conde de Aranda to the Plaza de España.

St John the Evangelist and Veronica return along Juan Pablo I, Floridablanca and A. Manzanera while the Cristo de la Sangre is carried home along Juan Pablo I, Plaza Robles Vives, Murillo and Severo Montalvo.

Sunday April 5 (Easter Sunday)

11.00: The Procesión del Santísimo Cristo Resucitado. The mood changes from one of mourning to one of celebration as Christ is resurrected. The procession is bright and cheerful with a joyous meeting between the figures of Jesus resurrected and the Virgen de la Esperanza.

The main figure is Cristo Resuscitado, who is carried along Calles Luis Prieto, Antonio Manzanera, Floridablanca, Juan Pablo I, Plaza de España, Conde de Aranda, Juan Carlos I and Dr. Luis Prieto back to the church of El Carmen. Here there is a meeting with the figure of the Virgen de la Esperanza.

 

When visiting Águilas your first port of call should be the local tourist office (click here for map, telephone 968 493285, email turismo@aguilas.es).

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

 

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