Estepona Fair and Major Festivals 2015

If you are going to be in Estepona between the 7 and the 12 of July, you cannot miss its famous "Feria Grande" (Fair and Major Festivals).

During this week, working life in Estepona is completely stopped as a high percentage of the population throws himself to celebrate his Fair. During the day there are numerous open bars, there are lots of colour on the streets where residents and visitors gather to enjoy manzanilla wine, music and dancing.

But the main attractions will be located at the recinto ferial (on the outskirts of the town). There is a traditional amusement park with lots of rides, things to win and music all day for all ages to enjoy. 

This year stands out installation of a wheel that exceed 30 meters, and it will become one of the most interesting for the public.

Sociocultural Councilman area, Blas Ruzafa, explained that the event will start on Tuesday, at 21.00, with the opening speech of the painter from Malaga Antonio Montiel, renowned for the portraits he has done of such outstanding figures as Queen Sofia, Fidel Castro or the Queen of England.


Here you can find this year highlights:

Tuesday, July 7

19:00: A Parade of Giants in the city center will announce the start of the Fair and Major Festivals of Estepona, departing from the College Victor Serna.

A fireworks show will announce the beginning of the Fair and Major Festivals of Estepona.

00:00: Opening of the Real de la Feria and Amusement Park, with the traditional ribbon cutting by authorities, raising of flags and opening of the Caseta Municipal, accompanied by the Municipal Band of Estepona.

00:30: CRUISE Orchestra perform every night at the Caseta Municipal.

Wednesday, July 8

12:30: Opening of the "Feria de dia" at the fairgrounds. (Every day from 12:30 till 18:00 aprox.) dance, party, drinks and more party.  

NOTE: This day will be dedicated to children, and all the attractions will have a 50% discount. (attractions normally start circa 19:00hs)

Thursday, July 9

21:30: Performance Group "Ballroom Dancing, Cabaret and Eastern Dance" of the Department of Culture, led by Mariví Rodriguez, and the Group of "Modern and Contemporary Dance" Claudia Ramirez Rodriguez.

Friday, July 10


21:30: Performance Group "Classic-Spanish Dance and Flamenco" of the Department of Culture, directed by Lourdes Barrientos.

00:30: Great festival of Sevillanas with "CANTORES of HISPALIS". Free entrance.

Saturday, July 11 

20:30: GRAND PARADE at the fairgrounds. A procession of carriages will carry the Queens and Ladies of the Fair. 

00:30: Concert by MELODY. Free entrance.


Sunday, July 12

19:30: Bullfight for the Fair and Major Festivals 2015 at the bullring. The bullfighters Francisco Rivera "PAQUIRRI", Cayetano Rivera and Javier Jiménez will cope 6 Bulls of the MURUBE lifestock.

Visitors are always welcome!!

How to get to the Feria: The "recinto ferial" is at the end of Juan Carlos I avenue. There is a big parking area near the theatre.  

GPS: 36.431478, -5.159535



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A day at the bullring... I mean, at the museums!!!

You probably saw the place on your way to the historic centre hundreds of times, but unless you are a bullfight passionate is possible you never realize that under the bullring there are 4 small but cosy museums waiting for your visit. 

The big parking area surrounding the building, the flexible timetable (Tuesday to Sunday of 9:00hs to 16:00hs) and the fact that they have free admission. Makes the visit to these museums something you have to do.

Palaeontology Museum:

Now that the movies show us (again) how difficult would be for us to survive in world dominated by dinosaurs, you can see some nice fossils without worry to become their next meal.

Opened in December 2000, with the primary objective of showing and disseminate both the scientific and the amateur fossil fauna richness Pliocene (about four million years ago) Estepona basin. This wealth is exceptional from every perspective, hence the large number of species present as the extraordinary preservation of fossils, which in some cases have even the original color.

The exhibition consists of more than 2,000 fossils corresponding to some 600 species of Pliocene of Estepona, including plants, vertebrates, brachiopods, bryozoans, crustaceans, cnidarians (corals), echinoderms (sea urchins) and molluscs.

It is ultimately the most important European collection housed in a museum Pliocene to the same location, collection steadily increasing thanks to the research work developed from the museum.

Bullfighting Museum:

Like it or not, the Spanish tradition has been linked to bullfights. In this museum you can see photographs, costumes of famous bullfighters and other instruments of torture ... ups!

The Museum Taurino "Antonio Ordóñez" is dedicated to the great bullfighter who also was the first entrepreneur of Estepona bullring. 

It was inaugurated by his grandson, the famous bullfighter Francisco Rivera Ordonez.

In this museum you can admire many objects related to bullfighting, such as photographs of major bullfighters of all times, heads of bulls fought in memorable evenings, photos of scenes in the square became history, irons and Currency of the Spanish and Portuguese herds, a complete collection of bullfighting posters and, above all, different costumes donated by the best bullfighters in Spain.

Ethnographic Museum:

Its main purpose is to show and spread the lifestyle, customs, economy and other aspects of life of the inhabitants of the region of Estepona in recent centuries. It has a major exhibition of more than 2000 ethnographic objects. In addition to the various rooms, there is an audiovisual room, storage and restoration laboratory. 

The museum's exhibition space is divided into several themed rooms, in which the visitor is given ordering information following basic criteria: functionality implements.

Image and Sound Museum:

Opened in 2004, during the Spanish Film Week XVII of Estepona, the Museum pays tribute to Luis Garcia Berlanga, one of the most important directors in the history of Spanish cinema. Its various rooms invite us to take a tour of the history of cinema, music and comics. It consists of the following rooms: 

Room Maria Isbert: memories of film weeks held annually in Estepona dedicated to Spanish cinema as both the fantasy and horror. Collect posters, programs and memories of artists who have gone through Estepona. .- 

Passage of The Spring Musical: a journey through the history of music in Estepona through the most important concerts of the past decades, as well as a tribute to the musicians of Estepona. .- 

Edgar Neville Hall: review of the film from its beginnings in the late nineteenth century to the 90s thanks to a magnificent collection of cameras and assigned by the Brothers Cantos that collected over many years of love and dedication to cinema projectors.

How to get there:

Calle Matías Prats s/n. Plaza de Toros.

GPS: 36.417588, -5.157572


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