The time for one of the most important summer festivals on the Costa del Sol has arrived: let the Malaga Fair begin! The week gets off to a start on Friday with the inaugural proclamation and fireworks display at the Malagueta Beach, and fun, dancing and festivities are the order of the day. Don’t miss the opportunity to enjoy one of the most eagerly awaited festivals of the summer in Malaga. We also recommend some other events taking place around the province over the coming days. Don’t miss out on them!
Featured Events
Malaga Fair 2017
One of the most popular and eagerly awaited summer festivals, the Malaga Fair, begins on the Costa del Sol this weekend. This year it will be held between 12 and 19 August, although the festivities really commence on the Friday evening, with the traditional inaugural proclamation and firework display taking place on the Malagueta Beach. Over the following days there will be more than 200 free activities for everyone to enjoy taking part in, with no shortage of music, food, drink and, of course, lots of fun.
Night-time
The Starlite Gala
On Sunday 13 August the 8th edition of the Starlite Gala will take place, with Antonio Banderas and Sandra García-Sanjuán as the star hosts. This is one of the most important benefit galas in Spain and every year it’s attended by important national and international celebrities, like Carlos Slim, Cayetano Rivera, Alejandro Sanz and Valeria Mazza, amongst others.
Music
Starlite 2017: Dani Martín
This Friday, the stage of Starlite Marbella will play host to one of the most successful Spanish artists of recent times. After leaving the pop-rock group “El Canto del Loco”, Dani Martin presents his second solo album and first single “Cero", the Roller Coaster, which has stayed at number one in the radio charts for seven consecutive weeks.
Festivals and Fairs
Water Festival
Just like every year in the month of August, the town of Jimena de Líbar will hold its traditional water Festival. For this event residents organise battles with buckets of water in the town’s streets, making this a great festival that’s also the perfect way to combat the heat.
Throughout the day, the people take part in a wide variety of activities in which the main feature is water. What’s more, tastings of wines and traditional local products may be enjoyed. To bring the festival to a close, a big evening celebration will take place in the town square.
Sport
World Amateur Golfers Championship Spain 2017
This weekend marks the holding of the second of the three rounds of the World Amateur Golfers Championship being hosted on the Costa del Sol. On this occasion, next Saturday it will be the turn of the Guadalhorce Golf Club to welcome those taking part in this great day of golf. If you're fan of this sport don’t miss it.
