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Forthcoming Events
By Keith Nicol
As the temperatures rise and the tourists arrive in their droves, it’s time to move into summertime mode for the next couple of months. The San Javier Jazz Festival takes place from the 1st to the 30th July. 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. Fri. 8th 21:30 tickets 20€ • Ignasi Terraza Cuarteto + Ronald Baker • Keb’ Mo’.
Sat. 9th - 21:30 tickets 15€ • Charles Lloyd New Quartet • Myles Sanko. Wed. 13th - 21:30 FREE - Plaza de Espana.• King Solomon Hicks. Fri. 15th - 21:30 tickets 15€ • Joshua Redman Quartet. Sat. 16th - 21:30 tickets 20€ • Toni Zenet • Spyro Gyra. Sun. 17th - 21:30 tickets 30€ (not included in the Festival Pass) • Steve Vai. Tues. 19th - 21:30 FREE in Santiago de la Ribera • Pike Cavalero & The Gentle Bandoleros. Wed. 20th - 21:00 tickets 15€ • Jon Cleary and The Absolute Monster Gentlemen • Mike Stern & Bill Evans Band. Thurs. 21st - 21:30 FREE in Santiago de la Ribera • Trouper’s Swing Band.
Fri. 22nd - 21:30 tickets 20€ • Jaume Vilaseca Trio y Mar Vilaseca • The JB’s James Brown Original Band. Sat. 23rd - 21:30 tickets 30€ (20€ for festival pass holders) • Dorantes • Melody Gardot. Sun. 24th - 21:30 FREE in the Puerto Tomas Maestre in La Manga • Ray Gelato’s Enforcers. Fri. 29th - 21:30 tickets 15€ • Sarah McKenzie • The London Community Gospel Choir. Sat. 30th - 21:30 tickets 15€ • Ellis Marsalis Quartet • Kevin Mahogany, Dado Moroni & Ulf Wakenius.
The Alicante Fijazz Festival takes place in Alicante City from the 15th to the 23rd July in the Auditorio de la Diputación de Alicante, known as the ADDA on Paseo Campoamor. The festival features seven concerts. Entrance prices start at 15€ and all performances start at 10pm.
Female Focus
Don’t forget that the Hippy Market in Torrevieja is open every night and located beside the fairground which runs until the early hours of the morning. Torrevieja, Quesada and other towns all have their aqua parks open through to the beginning of September and the local Go Kart tracks in La Marina and Orihuela Costa are all there for summer fun and an adrenalin rush.
In a slightly gentler vain, the monthly Craft Market and Meeting at the Cuevas del Rodeo in Rojales takes place on the 2nd Saturday of July from 7pm to 10pm and the 1st Saturday of August & September. You can browse and buy many different types of art, crafts, try some of the free workshops or sample some local food and drink.
For a complete change of scene there is also the Isla de Tabarca Fiestas. The Island celebrates a fiesta in honour of the Virgen del Carmen from the 15th to the 16th July. She is the patron saint of fishermen, so a very important fiesta for the small island which is only a few hundred metres wide and 2 kilometres long! If you are planning a trip to Tabarca, then this is an ideal time to go and enjoy one of the parades or mascletas there.
On Friday 15th July at 10.30am the Virgen del Carmen is celebrated with the arrival of the music bands followed by a parade through the streets and along the beaches. Each evening has parades with entertainment and games for the children plus concerts and traditional dancing. Saturday has a full day of activities with the festivities all finishing on Saturday morning at 1am with a firework display.
Torrevieja also have a number of Museums worth a visit. The best of these is the floating museum close to the Fishing Zone. The main attractions are the S-61 Delfin submarine, the only Spanish decommissioned submarine that you can visit, along with the Albatros III Patrol Boat Floating Museum.
The S-61 Delfin submarine offers people the possibility of visiting the interior of a submarine and imagine how the members of its crew used to live inside the same. The Delfin is a Daphne class submarine given by the Spanish army to the Torrevieja’s Council, thus becoming the “first floating museum” of its type in Spain. The Delfin submarine is based in the Torrevieja’s harbour and has become a part of its landscape, having received over 1,300,000 visits since it was inaugurated.
The “Albatros III” patrol boat belonged to the Customs Surveillance Service until it was given to the Museo del Mar y de la Sal (the Sea and Salt Museum). It guarded our coasts for 33 years until it became a floating museum in March 2006. Torrevieja pays tribute to its crew, the professionals and members of the customs maritime surveillance service.
Opening hours: From 29th June to 28th August from 5:30pm to 10:30pm and from 31th August to 18th December from 10am to 2pm. Admission price: 2€. Minimum height to enter and visit the submarine: 1,15 metres. Telephone: 966 704 643.
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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