From a football match of the best league in the world to a comedy about the afterlife, a Brahms’s concert, a festival dedicated to the orange, the pictorial realism of the twentieth century or the mysticism of Palm Sunday. Do not miss the calendar of events of the province of Malaga for this weekend.
The most outstanding
Holy Week: Palm Sunday
Historic Centre of Malaga
9th of April
The Semana Santa of Malaga, declared a Festival of International Tourist Interest, is one of the most important events in Andalusia and Spain. On Palm Sunday there are nine brotherwoods that take the streets of Malaga in an impressive procession of thrones that you can contemplate from 10 a.m. until 2 a.m.
A bit of music
P11. Holy Week. J. Brahms
Cervantes Theatre (Malaga)
6th and 7th of April
The Malaga Philharmonic Orchestra presents “Un réquiem alemán” (“A German requiem”), by the great composer Johannes Brahms. A reflection on life and death through biblical texts.
Exhibitions
The appearance of the real. Fifty years of realistic art in Spain (1960-2010)
Carmen Thyssen Museum (Malaga)
6th to 10th of April
The new temporary exhibition of the Carmen Thyssen Museum of Malaga shows a sample of the most representative Spanish artists of three different generations that summarize the painting of the second half of the twentieth century in our country. The exhibition presents 50 works that reflect the fusion between Spanish realism and baroque naturalism.
Fairs and festivals
Gastronomic Sample and Orange Day of Istan
Istan
Saturday 8th of April
Istan celebrates this weekend its Gastronomic Show and Orange Day, an event where you can enjoy the most exquisite traditional gastronomy of this municipality of the Sierra de las Nieves. The tasting recipes with orange are garnished with the music and dance of the unique “pandas de verdiales”, music groups typical of Malaga.
Sports
Malaga vs FC Barcelona match
La Rosaleda Stadium (Malaga)
Saturday 8th of April
La Rosaleda Stadium will host on Saturday, 8th of April, one of the most anticipated football matches of the Spanish League: the match between Malaga C.F and F.C. Barcelona. Come and support your favorite team!
Theatre
How lovely dying is
Alameda Theatre (Malaga)
6th to 8th of April
Esperanza Lemos presents “Que bello es morir” (“How lovely dying is”), a comedy that shows a different perspective of death. All this with high doses of humor and the uninhibited vision of authors like Antonia San Juan, Maxim Huerta, Fernando J. Lopez or Felix Sabroso.
Business
Home Fair Costa del Sol
Palace of Conferences and Exhibitions of the Costa del Sol (Torremolinos)
7th to 9th of April
With more than 50 exhibitors, both local and international, Home Fair Costa del Sol is more than a real estate fair,. It is an event that shows the quality of life on the Costa del Sol.
