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The ‘Festival of Legends’ in Benalmádena: Tributes to All-time Musical Greats

Friday 8th September 2023 sees the start of, the ‘Festival of Legends’ at the Benalmádena Auditorium. This cultural event will offer top-class ‘Tribute’ concerts throughout the month of September and October.

The concert series begins on Friday the 8th September with two shows, a tribute to Tina Turner and ‘The New Band’ who will be performing music from the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s. Throughout September and October we can also enjoy an exciting program composed of great artists who will perform hits by musical legends such as James Brown, Michael Jackson or Whitney Houston. A highlight this year will be that many of the shows will include professional dancers to add to the spectacle.

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Why visit Benalmadena in September (Plus Our List of Things to Do & Places to See)

Benalmadena in September

Visiting Benalmadena during the busy summer months – July & August – can be stressful. Too many people, too much traffic, too many queues, it’s too hot… stress!

However, if you’re willing to hold off on your holiday plans until September, the panorama changes… drastically!

September is probably one of the best times of year to visit Benalmadena. Although it’s still busy, kids are back at school and Spanish travellers (who usually holiday in August) are back at work. You’ll also find that flights and accommodation are considerably cheaper and the weather is still fantastic; lots of sunshine but not as stiflingly hot as July and August.

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Benalmadena Pueblo Hosts its Exotic Annual Arabian Market

From Thursday 24th August to Sunday 27th August 2023, Benalmádena Pueblo (the old town) will host the latest edition of its Arabian Market (Zoco), an event that once again returns to the town’s summer cultural programme. 

The Arab Market will take place in the following locations throughout the town: Plaza de las Tres Culturas, Plaza de España; in Calle Real and in the ‘Jardines del Muro’. Aimed to promote the town’s beauty and charm, the town hall hopes this unique event will again attract tourists from all over the Coast. 

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All Your Spanish Wedding Queries Answered at The Wedding & Honeymoon Show at the RDS in Dublin

Wedding and Honeymoon Show Dublin RDS 2023The busy wedding show season starts this September when we head to Ireland to attend the Wedding & Honeymoon Show at Dublin’s RDS.

On Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd September 2023, our Wedding team will be manning our stand and will be available to answer any questions or queries you may have about getting married in Spain. You’ll also have the chance to collect lots of great information about the different wedding options and packages we offer at Sunset Beach Club. (more…)

Top Events at This Year’s Benalmadena Town Fair

This week (from the 11th to the 15th August) is ‘Feria’ week here in Benalmadena with the ‘Pueblo’ (Town) celebrating festivities in honour of their patron, the Virgen de la Cruz.

Obviously, this is a very traditional event and many of the activities and events organised for the week may not appeal to many of our guests; however, we’ve put together a short list of – what we feel are – some of the highlights of the fair and that you might enjoy. Here goes…

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Why You Need To Visit The Málaga Fair

This weekend sees the start of the Costa del Sol’s largest and most popular fair, the Malaga Fair or Feria de Málaga as it’s referred to here!

Official poster for this year’s Malaga Fair

If you haven’t been before, we highly recommend you do so! Get ready for 8 days of fun and entertainment as the city welcomes thousands of visitors from all over Spain for, what has become, the most popular summer fair in Andalucía and one of the most popular festivities in Spain.

The fair starts on Friday 11th August with a special Drone light show at 11:50pm. After the success of last year’s unique show, this year promises to be even more spectacular with 240 drones flying at the same time through the Malaga skies.

From midnight, we’ll be able to enjoy the spectacular pyro-musical and firework display from the cruise terminal access area in Malaga Port. Lasting 20 minutes and using more than 500 kilos of gunpowder, it’s show you wont want to miss!

The official opening of the fair takes place on Saturday 12th August in the same location as last year; the Cortijo de Torres fairground. Local basketball ace Alberto Díaz Ortiz who plays for local club Unicaja will conduct the traditional ‘Pregon’ (opening speech) before the switching on of the fair lights.

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Enjoy the Best Craft Beers at the Benalmadena Pueblo Beer Fest

This Thursday, 20th July sees the start of the Benalmádena Pueblo ‘Craft Beer Festival’; 4 days for you to enjoy a fantastic selection of craft beers, great food and live music.

This will be the 4th edition of the Craft Beer Festival which will once again be held at the Los Nadales Fairground in Benalmádena Pueblo from Thursday 20th July to Sunday 23rd July, from 7:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. each day.

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New LEGO® Exhibition in Malaga

Lego Exhibition in Malaga
An 11 metre-long Titanic model

LEGO® fans are in for a treat!

Until the 8th October 2023 you can visit the largest LEGO® exhibition in Europe.

The exhibition is made up of more than 100 large LEGO®models located in a large 1500m2 space in Málaga Factory (Málaga Nostrum Shopping Centre).

You’ll find stunning special sections featuring specific themes such as spectacular buildings, interactive models, world architecture, educational models, the Human Body, science, history, superheroes, paintings made from LEGO®pieces and lots more!

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‘Virgen del Carmen’ Celebrations this Weekend in Benalmadena

Virgen del Carmen Benalmadena 2023

The ‘Virgen del Carmen‘ celebrations take place in Benalmadena Marina this weekend (from Friday).

The Benalmadena town hall has prepared various events which will take place on Friday 14th, Saturday 15th, and Sunday 16th July,  including a wonderful procession through the streets of Benalmádena Costa in which the fishermen will carry their ‘Stella Maris’ to the Marina. Here she’ll be lifted aboard a boat and paraded along the Benalmadena coastline (weather permitting).

If you’ve got some good binoculars, a great place to watch this is from the terrace in our Panorama Bar here at Sunset Beach Club or from the promenade just in front of the hotel. (more…)