Everything on in La Manga, Cartagena — live events, gigs, markets, fiestas and nightlife for today, tonight and this week. Updated regularly, free to browse.
La Manga's calendar belongs to the sea. Its warmest fixture is the Virgen del Carmen in mid-July, when Cabo de Palos honours the patron saint of fishermen with a maritime procession — the image carried out over the water by a flotilla of decorated boats. Through the summer the Tomás Maestre marina hosts sailing weeks and regattas, and the calm Mar Menor is busy with watersports from spring to autumn.
The strip is at its liveliest from June to September, when the Zoco and Plaza Bohemia fill each night; in winter it's quiet, with the Christmas lights and Three Kings parade. This page keeps the coming days — tonight, this weekend and the week ahead — in one place, updated as events are confirmed.
The Christmas lights switch-on and festive market brighten the strip through December — a quiet, family affair in La Manga's off-season.
The Three Kings parade on the eve of Epiphany — floats, music and sweets through La Manga. The big family night of the Spanish Christmas.
Puerto Tomás Maestre, La Manga
A week of sailing and regattas out of the Tomás Maestre marina — one of the season's fixtures on the Mar Menor, with boats of all classes racing off the strip.
Cabo de Palos honours the patron saint of fishermen with a maritime procession — the Virgin carried out to sea on a flotilla of decorated boats, with music and celebrations on the harbourfront.
The fishing village's main fiesta, around 16 July — a maritime procession honouring the patron saint of fishermen, with her image carried out to sea on a flotilla of decorated boats, plus music and events on the harbourfront.
There's no fixed weekly street market on the strip itself. Instead, a maritime flea market pops up by the Tomás Maestre marina entrance on the busy festive bridges. For a full weekly market, nearby Cartagena (Wednesday) and Los Alcázares (Tuesday) are the closest.
Beaches on both seas, sailing and watersports on the Mar Menor, world-class diving out at Cabo de Palos and the Islas Hormigas reserve, and nightlife around the Zoco and Plaza Bohemia — La Manga is at its busiest from June to September.
It's very quiet out of season — a lot of the strip closes down. Cabo de Palos stays open for a meal, and there are the Christmas lights and the Three Kings parade on 5 January.