QF Focus Magazine
International Folk Parade. Route: Avenida de Alfonso el Sabio, Rambla de Méndez Núñez and Calle Rafael Altamira finishing in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento. At 10pm there’s more partying in the barracas and bonfires on the beaches.
Friday 24th June is the night of the burning but there’s another 8am early morning parade with music bands and fire crackers in all districts with the Giants and Big Heads Parade from the Plaza del Ayuntamiento on the street at 1pm as they walk along to the Plaza de los Luceros and the 29th Mascelta Competition in the Plaza de los Luceros continues. Evening activities start at 8pm with the Official Hogueras Mass at the Concatedral de San Nicolás. The main event starts at midnight with the monumental Palmera firework from the Santa Barbara Castle on top of the Monte Benacantil, followed by the Cremá (burning) of the Fogueres.
The San Javier Jazz Festival takes place from the 1st to the 30th July 2016. This will be the 19th year of this fabulous event. Tickets are available to buy online or via the Festival Office in San Javier. The line up is below, along with the price of the tickets and more information can be found on the official website. A pass for all of
the concerts (except the ones on the 17th and 23rd)
is 115€. This year, there are four free open air concerts for you to enjoy in various locations. Friday 1st July 21:30 tickets 15€ • Lars Danielsson New Quintet • Ken Hensley & Our Propaganda.
Did you know? HISTORICAL EVENTS IN JULY
1687 Isaac Newton’s great work PRINCIPIA published by Royal Society in England. 1843 Brunel’s steamship the SS Great Britain is launched, becoming the first ocean-going craft with an iron hull or screw propeller and also becoming the largest vessel afloat in the world. 1877 First ever Wimbledon tennis championship begins - first official lawn tennis tournament - men’s singles only. 1893 Daniel Williams performs 1st successful open heart surgery without anaesthesia. 1900 First flight LZ-1, of a dirigible airship designed by Graf Ferdinand von Zeppelin, in Germany. 1928 British parliament reduces the age at women can vote to 21 - the same as men (Representation of the People Act 1928). 1928 Sliced bread sold for the first time by the Chillicothe Baking. Company, Missouri. Described as the greatest forward step in the baking industry since bread was wrapped. 1930 1st-ever football World Cup competition begins in Uruguay. 1936 Spanish generals Francisco Franco and Emilio Mola lead a right-wing uprising, starting the Spanish Civil War. 1940 Hitler orders invasion of Britain (Operation Sealion). 1940 Battle of Britain begins as Nazi forces attack shipping convoys in the English Channel. 1946 Louis Reard’s bikini swimsuit design debuts at Paris fashion show. 1947 Alleged and disputed Roswell UFO incident occurred. 1956 Elvis Presley records “Hound Dog” & “Don’t Be Cruel”. 1969 1st men on the Moon, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin from Apollo 11, 530 million watch live global broadcast.
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Saturday 2nd July 21:30 tickets 15€ • Kirk Lightsey – Antonio Serrano • Nik West. Friday 8th July 21:30 tickets 20€ • Ignasi Terraza Cuarteto + Ronald Baker • Keb’ Mo’. Saturday 9th July 21:30 tickets 15€ • Charles Lloyd New Quartet • Myles Sanko. Wednesday 13th July 21:30 FREE in the Plaza de Espana.• King Solomon Hicks.
Friday 15th July 21:30 tickets 15€ • Joshua Redman Quartet. Saturday 16th July 21:30 tickets 20€ • Toni Zenet • Spyro Gyra. Sunday 17th July 21:30 tickets 30€ (not included in the Festival Pass) • Steve Vai. Tuesday 19th July 21:30 FREE in Santiago de la Ribera • Pike Cavalero & The Gentle Bandoleros. Wednesday 20th July 21:00 tickets 15€ • Jon Cleary and The Absolute Monster Gentlemen • Mike Stern & Bill Evans Band. Thursday 21st July 21:30 FREE in Santiago de la Ribera • Trouper’s Swing Band. Friday 22nd July 21:30 tickets 20€ • Jaume Vilaseca Trio y Mar Vilaseca • The JB’s James Brown Original Band. Saturday 23rd July 21:30 tickets 30€ (20€ for festival pass holders) • Dorantes • Melody Gardot. Sunday 24th July 21:30 FREE in the Puerto Tomas Maestre in La Manga • Ray Gelato’s Enforcers. Friday 29th July 21:30 tickets 15€ • Sarah McKenzie • The London Community Gospel Choir. Saturday 30th July 21:30 tickets 15€ • Ellis Marsalis Quartet • Kevin Mahogany, Dado Moroni & Ulf Wakenius.
We try to ensure that all information on forthcoming events is correct. All information is sent directly to Keith from the organisers or local town halls and not just taken from other sources. We still advise you to check any information as there are sometimes last minute changes or cancellations which are out of our control.
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