On Saturday, a kickboxing tournament takes place in Torrevieja.
Here is the roundup of our pick of the best what’s on in Torrevieja events, and the surrounding area, this weekend, and in the future, from music and culture to sports and spectacles.
If you have read this roundup previously, the newly added events are in bold.
What’s On This Weekend
Saturday is Star Wars Day and a special event will take place in the centre of Torrevieja, “May the Fourth be With You!”
The San Javier Airshow takes place from Friday to Sunday – Festival Aéreo San Javier – over the playas de Santiago de la Ribera, San Javier, Murcia.
The ninth edition ‘Elx Street Food Market’ will offer national and international food, a market with twenty craft and jewellery stalls, and six concerts, taking place in Elche from Friday to Sunday.
Cartagena will celebrate its “Cruzes de Mayo” from Friday to Sunday, with a program that includes concerts, the installation of more than 40 bars in the centre and activities in more than 20 neighbourhoods and councils.
Sunday is Mother’s Day in Spain, so there will be events themed around that. Guardamar del Segura has a shopping initiative taking place right now.
On Sunday, Totally Tina takes place in Torrevieja Municipal Theatre, a tribute to Tina Turner from the 2008 winner of TV’s Stars in Their Eyes.
From Monday a new swimming class course starts in the Torrevieja municipal swimming pool.
Future Events
Theatre, Culture and Music
Between the 10 and 12 May, Torrevieja will go back to the 80’s and 90’s with a musical spectacle at the Torrevieja Municipal Theatre.
A fantastic Europe Day concert will take place in Torrevieja soon with free tickets available shortly.
Big Name Music
- Jonas Brothers – 25 May in Barcelona.
- Taylor Swift – 29 and 30 May in Madrid.
- Calvin Harris – 31 May and 9 and 14 June on Ibiza.
- AC/DC – 1 June in Seville.
- Olivia Rodrigo – 18 June in Barcelona, 20 June in Madrid.
- Tom Jones – 23 June in Valencia, 23 July in Marbella, Alicante on 25 July, Chiclana de la Frontera on 28 July, Almeria on 4 August.
- Alice Cooper – 28 June in Barcelona.
- Pearl Jam – 6 and 8 July in Barcelona.
- Garbage – 9 July in Barcelona.
- Metallica – 12 and 14 July in Madrid.
- James Blunt – Barcelona on 17 July, Alicante on 19 July, Chiclana de la Frontera on 20 July
- Simple Minds – 26 July in Granada.
Special Events
Torrevieja May Fair will take place from 9 to 12 May 2024, once again at the Station Park (full details next week).
Airshows
The DIFAS 2024, taking place in Oviedo on 1 June, and on 15th June, the 50º Aniversario del ALA 14, in Albacete, where a competition is open to design a Eurofighter livery.
The Gijon Airshow is on 27 and 28 July.
Sport and Fitness
On 18 May both a 10k run and walk is taking place between San Miguel de Salinas and Los Montesinos, with a focus on raising funds for charity.
On 19 May, a race will take place in the streets of Formentera de Segura.
From 31 May to 2 June, the YOGAMAR conference takes place in Guardamar del Segura.
From 22 June to 14 July the Torrevieja International Cup will take place bringing together a variety of international competitors in various disciplines, including football and rugby.
Other Events
RBF Torrevieja 2024 – Reggaeton Beach Festival – 3 and 4 August.
Brilla Torrevieja – 27 July to 12 August.
Check with your Local Tourist Information Office
As you might expect, this is not a complete list of events, as there are far too many to put in brief, but they are a hand-picked selection of the most popular or interesting.
For more events in your area, check with your local tourist information office.
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