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Well it looks as though summer is well and truly here, and this weekend the state meteorological agency is forecasting that night-time temperatures on the coast are unlikely to drop below 25-26 degrees, so have a siesta and head for one of the many nocturnal events which conclude in the early hours of the morning instead!

Coastal areas have plenty of action between now and the end of August, the Fiestas in Santiago de la Ribera in San Javier packed with events. Have a look at the programme if this is local to you as there are lots of music nights and events on offer. San Javier also has its Jazz Festival which has three consecutive nights of live music this weekend with more next week and the Los40 summer tour reaches La Manga, bringing another big FREE pop party from one of Spain's top radio stations..

This weekend san Pedro del Pinatar hosts three nights of the Mar Menor Beer Festival with craft beers, including Another Planet Brewing and live music.

This weekend the Lo Ferro Flamenco Festival in Torre Pacheco begins with a night of free flamenco music and dancing in the Plaza de la iglesia in Roldán on Friday. There's more flamenco ahead at the Cante de Las Minas Festival in La Unión at the beginning of August; have a look at the dates as the first two nights are free entry.

Along the coast is Los Alcázares which begins its free cinema on the beach tonight with a silent Buster Keaton movie with musical accompaniment and tomorrow evening the open air auditorium which is the focal point for the Semana de la huerta y el Mar in August (programme written up and loaded this week). There are also free beach keep-fit activities every day during the week, the free entry Músicas en el Balneario cycle of concerts are on Tuesdays throughout the remainder of July, always a treat for music lovers set in the atmospheric central patio of the Hotel la Encarnación and next weekend the fantastic concert of the OSRM Regional Symphonic Orchestra of Murcia on the beach will take place on the 27th July in Los Alcázares. Last year this attracted 6,000 people!

This weekend Los Alcázares also hosts its annual Summer Freak event with all things going Japanese for this Manga weekend.

Next along the coast is Cartagena, which begins its Mar de Músicas Festival tonight , and offers a feast of music for the coming week, lots of free concerts alongside the paid events. Tonight Marlon Williams is the first of the paid concerts, tomorrow Olafur Arnalds is in the open-air auditorium of the Parque Torres, Kamasi Washigton and pianist Rui Massena are on Sunday, with lots more throughout the week.

There are also lots of activities in the Roman Theatre Museum including nocturnal tours, virtual reality tours and don´t forget that the standard entry fee also gives an English language audioguide.

Mazarrón is next and has also begun its free cinema on the beach programme and published a summer programme which includes free beach keep fit etc. This weekend the local music school offers two nights of free concerts, the Calle Salsa event in the port invites attendees to learn the basics of Salsa and have a dance, and there's also an artisan fair and poetry recital.

And then we reach Águilas and entertainment overload! Talk about a huge programme of entertainment for its summer visitors, with dance displays, concerts, concerts in beautiful viewpoints, its summer carnival, huge firework display, mediaeval market and loads more!(and fabulous beaches as well as a castle with some of the best views in the region, open every day : see www.aguilastoday.com

Inland Alhama de Murcia now has folk music concerts on Wednesday evenings free in its plazas, as well as a separate programme of youth concerts for young people, one of which is tonight. This weekend the ECOS early music festival in the Sierra Espuña begins, with free concerts in several locations including Alhama de Murcia. Most of the tickets have been snapped up, but on the night in Librilla, for example, there are no tickets and the event is open to anyone who wants to go along.

Lorca castle is really busy with a host of special tours, specifically targeting families.  Lorca castle is also offering tapas meals and live music in the grounds of the castle on Thursday and Saturday evenings and a really unusual tourism offering; have the castle to yourself! Special intimate meals can be booked this summer inside the two main towers of the castle for just 2-6 people!!!!

The tourist office also sells a bargain tourist wristband for 8 euros which gives access to the castle and the embroidery museums for just 8 euros. Bargain! see www.lorcatoday.com

Música entre Vinos continues in Jumilla right throughout July, and the municipality has also started preparing for its August wine fiestas.

OK, you'd rather go shopping.

The summer market is now open on Friday evenings at the La Torre Golf Resort in Torre Pacheco with live music and craft beer from Another Planet Brewing (who also offer Tuesday night tours of their craft brewery in Torre Pacheco) and guess what, there are free live concerts there every Friday as well.

The feed below also includes the artisan market in the Puerto de Mazarrón this weekend, the daily markets every day around the region, the Aledo Mediaeval market this weekend and the Águilas mediaeval market next weekend! (and lots more)

What else?

The Terra Natura wildlife park in Murcia city is offering nocturnal safaris of the wildlife park which include a burger meal (or veg burger) with salad, fries, ice cream and a drink as well as park tour for 15 euros during the week. There is also another special offer which includes full adult entry to the water and wildlife park,  lunch, sunbed and ticket to go back again another time for free (entry only) for a total of 34 euros. (28 for children).

From  the 1st July the Balneario at Archena extends the opening hours of its Spa Piscinas Termales indoor-outdoor pools circuit to midnight and offers special deals for those choosing to use the circuit from 9pm to midnight. Children are also able to use the large outdoor pool all day from the beginning of July and the gardens of the complex provide many shaded sunbeds and shaded gardens for those wishing to relax and enjoy the jacuzzis, river current and bathing areas ( or of course, use the Balnea thermal circuit or the luxurious beauty treatments. )

It's worth checking the special offers for overnight accommodation at one of the three hotels, as prices start at just 35 euros a head for a night in one of the hotels and use of the Spa thermal pools circuit and there are some excellent one day offers as well.

There are also many sporting options to help you get wet and stay cool this summer; the Mariposa Hotel in the Sierra Espuña runs kayaking outings and rafting as well as its quad bike tours, downhill cycling and clay pigeon shooting, Murcia Aventuras offer caving, canyoning, kayaking, river descents and other adventure sports, or there's even mindfulness and yoga in the cooling lushness of the Ricote Valley with Happy Retreats.

Outdoor summer swimming pools are now open in most inland municipalities with open bathing as well as activity classes and swimming lessons ( we have loaded information for Alhama de Murcia and Totana, so ask at your local town hall for details in your own municipality.)

And there are free beach activities on many beaches. We have loaded Los Alcázares, san Pedro del Pinatar, Mazarrón and San Javier. There is also yoga on the beach in Águilas.

Or of course, we've got over 200 beaches and coves in the Region of Murcia, 40 of them blue flag beaches, with both the Mediterranean coastline and the sheltered waters (170 square kilometres of them) within the protected sleeve of the Mar Menor.......click for Murcia beach guide

Guided visits and trips

The Murcia Region covers over 11,000 square kilometres and has 45 different local councils, each of these municipalities with something completely different to offer visitors.

One of the easiest ways to explore some of the many options on offer is to join in with a guided tour or excursion and the feed below shows trips and tours is in date order so you can scroll through and pick something of interest.

A lot of the free tours run by the tourist offices are in Spanish, but some are offered in English and are free.

Don´t forget, you can visit one of the wine bodegas of Jumilla any day at your leisure with an English speaking guide, or enjoy an introductory tour of Lorca in English on a daily basis, just remember to book in advance as sometimes guides are busy with pre-booked groups. Alhama de Murcia also offers a free audioguide in English taking visitors out into the streets on a tour of its historical sites which can be borrowed at any time and Lorca castle offers special tours in English with lunch included every Thursday.

We have a wide range of exhibitions on offer all over the region, showcasing many diverse aspects of art and a separate feed containing music and cultural events.

There is also a community expats feed containing charity events and local community news,and suggestions of places to go which are open throughout the year as well as sporting options including several free guided walking routes and a separate music section.

We also have links for the legendary Bryan Adams concert in Murcia on 3rd December. The promotor says that 80% of the tickets have now sold, so if you want to go, it could be an idea to book the tickets up as it looks as though this could be a popular gig; the other dates are a long long way from Murcia in major cities such as Madrid and Barcelona, so the concert will pull people in from quite a wide catchment area.

Don´t forget, you can access these feeds anytime during the week by clicking back onto this mailer, and feeds are updated every day with more new events.

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There are lots of static locations which can be visited at any time in the Murcia Region.This is simply a scrolling list, but if you click through to the Where to go section, the articles can be searched by category, ie museums, locations children might enjoy, walking routes etc

There are dozens of places to choose from and lots of activities, ranging from rafting down the River Segura, walking Route 66, visiting the historical monuments and archaeological sites which litter the region, mud bathing or visiting the regional parks, so much to do!

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