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Madrid gears up for Mad Cool Festival welcoming big music acts to Spain

George Mathias - 27 May, 2022 @ 15:00

MAD COOL FESTIVAL is making its long anticipated return in Madrid from July 6 to July 10. The festival will see a host of big...

Cordoba

52 patios in Spain’s Cordoba to take part in the Patios de Cordoba Festival

Cristina Hodgson - 3 May, 2022 @ 09:15

THE Patios de Cordoba Festival returns after a two year hiatus due to Covid-19 with a total of 52 patios taking part in this...

Costa Blanca

Tapas festival brings post-Covid joy as familiar faces meet up again on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Simon Wade - 17 Apr, 2022 @ 13:00

TAPAS FESTIVALS are one of many reasons why people love Spain - and the Olive Press always promotes the positivity that they bring to...

Costa Blanca

Moors & Christian festival in popular expat area cancelled at short notice on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Simon Wade - 25 Jan, 2022 @ 12:00

ROJALES will be without the traditional Moors & Christian Festival for another year, thanks to rising Covid-19 figures. The popular expat community of Ciudad Quesada...

La Cultura

IN PICS: Bizarre and beautiful ‘bear man’ festival wards off winter’s evil spirits in Spain’s Basque Country

Kirsty Mckenzie - 23 Jan, 2022 @ 10:37

FORGET the Three Kings, this tiny town in the Basque Country has something better – the simultaneously fun and frightening pagan celebration that takes...

Costa Blanca

First shopping centre in Spain to receive tourist quality award launches market festival for eco traders on Costa Blanca

Simon Wade - 15 Aug, 2021 @ 12:00

ELCHE’S L’ALJUB Shopping Centre is the first in Spain to receive the Q Seal for Tourist Quality. As part of the celebrations, it’s hosting a...

Benidorm

Benidorm to host competition to choose Spain’s 2022 Eurovision Song Contest entry

Alex Trelinski - 19 Jul, 2021 @ 15:45

BENIDORM is set to be at the heart of Spain trying to pick a successful Eurovision Song Contest entry next year. Full details will be...

Alicante

San Juan bonfire ban on beaches throughout Spain’s Costa Blanca

Simon Wade - 21 Jun, 2021 @ 12:00

TRADITIONAL San Juan festivities on all Costa Blanca beaches have been suspended for the second year, thanks to the Coronavirus pandemic. The municipalities of Alicante...

Andalucia

Marbella Arena: Bullring in Puerto Banus to be transformed into entertainment venue

Staff Reporter - 19 Jun, 2021 @ 10:30

By Elena Gocmen Rueda THE OLD bullring in Puerto Banus is having a makeover and is set to become a top entertainment venue. Because of its coliseum...

Torrevieja

Brilla Torrevieja music festival to make its debut on Spain’s Costa Blanca this August

Katherine Brook - 17 Jun, 2021 @ 10:30

A BRAND new festival, Brilla Torrevieja, will be taking place in the centre of the coastal city, at Era de la Sal between August...

La Cultura

Madrid’s Mad Cool Festival confirms rearranged dates for 2021

Dimitris Kouimtsidis - 26 Jun, 2020 @ 19:18

MADRID’S Mad Cool Festival has been rearranged for next year, due to the coronavirus crisis.

Andalucia

COVID-19: Spain’s Andalucia orders ALL ferias and festivals to be cancelled until September

Charlie Smith - 3 Jun, 2020 @ 13:12

THE Junta de Andalucia has ordered all ferias to be cancelled until September amid COVID-19 fears. Health chiefs have warned that festivals and some 37...

Andalucia

Granada International Festival of Music and Dance will open on June 25 and will be the first event worldwide...

Dimitris Kouimtsidis - 21 May, 2020 @ 14:57

THE Granada International Festival of Music and Dance will open on June 25, it has been announced.

Andalucia

Do NOT miss British LEGEND Tom Jones performing on Spain’s Costa del Sol this summer

Dimitris Kouimtsidis - 10 Mar, 2020 @ 16:51

TOM Jones has been confirmed as the latest act due to perform at the Starlite festival on the Costa del Sol this summer.

Andalucia

Harry Potter, Game of Thrones and Star Wars stars to visit Freakcon festival on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Joanne Oakley - 5 Feb, 2020 @ 17:12

Freakcon festival is Malaga’s hotly anticipated international pop culture festival and the 2020 edition features an all-star cast

Andalucia

Costa del sol’s Marenostrum Festival adds God Save the Queen and Bad Bunny to its lineup as festival expands...

Charlie Smith - 26 Nov, 2019 @ 16:03

Among the festival’s other exciting announcements is the creation of the Luna Sur indie music festival

Andalucia

Religion blocks progress and the advancement of science, claims author ahead of Gibraltar visit

Jacque Talbot - 17 Nov, 2019 @ 12:30

Moller’s book charts the way scientific discoveries were brought into Europe by Arabic writers.

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Entertainment

When is Father Christmas in Gibraltar? Where is the Festival of Lights switch-on? Everything you need to know for...

Charlie Smith - 8 Nov, 2019 @ 14:28

The Rock’s legendary outdoor space will also feature a Santa’s Grotto

Food & Drink

MOUTHWATERING: Four-week food festival takes over Spain’s Mallorca from TOMORROW

Gillian Keller - 3 Oct, 2019 @ 15:10

A MOUTHWATERING new food festival has been launched in Calvia for October. Every Friday the Mostra de Cuines - or Calvia Food Show - a...

Entertainment

Pop star killed after being hit in stomach by exploding pyrotechnic ‘rocket’ at festival performance in Spain

Charlie Smith - 2 Sep, 2019 @ 10:00

"There were two rockets, one that went in the right direction and the other hit the singer in the abdomen"

Andalucia

RURAL RETURN: Music, dance and theatre festival run by Brit in rural inland town celebrates fifth anniversary

Charlie Smith - 23 Jul, 2019 @ 21:00

Me Vuelves Lorca is held in a beautiful, handcrafted stone amphitheatre which was built by the local community in 2013 around an ancient corn-threshing circle

Entertainment

ALIVE AND KICKING: Trio of British rock legends wow the festival crowds at Lisbon’s Nos Alive

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor) - 17 Jul, 2019 @ 17:18

Now well established in its 13th year, Nos Alive manages to combine enough big name acts, with good up-and-coming groups to justify 20% of its 55,000 daily punters coming from the UK

Celebrity

Rick Astley joins Enrique Iglesias, Take That, Mel C and Liam Gallagher at Gibraltar Calling festival THIS SUMMER

Charlie Smith - 17 Jul, 2019 @ 13:00

After signing with Stock Aitken Waterman in 1985, Astley retired in 1993, having sold 40 million records worldwide

La Cultura

American football star caught jumping over bulls at Spain’s San Fermin as veterans SLAM festival as ‘TOO SAFE’

Charlie Smith - 16 Jul, 2019 @ 11:30

This year’s week-long San Fermin festival in Pamplona, has actually been criticised for ‘not being dangerous enough’

Andalucia

Jennifer Lopez to perform on Spain’s Costa del Sol for her 50th birthday

Charlie Smith - 12 Jul, 2019 @ 12:39

Having sold in excess of 80 million records worldwide, Lopez, whose parents are Puerto Rican, is regarded as the most influential Latin artist in the US

Lead

‘ABSOLUTE FILTH’: British comedian Ricky Gervais SLAMS participants of Spanish ‘horse-wrestling’ festival

Charlie Smith - 8 Jul, 2019 @ 16:02

It comes as Gervais, who is a consistent supporter of animal rights, criticised a Spanish matador in May, for wiping the tears of a dying bull, calling him a ‘sequinned c**t’

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U-TURN CAMPAIGN: Plea as petition for expat drivers in Spain nears 5,000 signatures

George Mathias - 27 Jun, 2022 @ 19:00

A PETITION demanding an answer from the British government over the right for expats to drive in Spain is nearly halfway there. Nearly 4,500 people...

Spain's Rugby World Cup appeal over expulsion from 2023 tournament is thrown out

Spain’s Rugby World Cup expulsion appeal fails

27 Jun, 2022 @ 18:30

Gibraltar placed on ‘grey list’ by global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog

27 Jun, 2022 @ 18:00

Wildfire finally extinguished after 18 days burning in hills above Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol

27 Jun, 2022 @ 17:30

Costa Blanca Man Admits Financing Terrorism And Recruitment At Spain's National Court

Costa Blanca man admits financing terrorism and recruiting supporters at Spain’s National Court

27 Jun, 2022 @ 16:45

Tens of thousands of pro-lifers march in Madrid against Spain’s abortion laws

27 Jun, 2022 @ 16:00

Filming for Netflix’s Black Mirror takes place across Spain’s Costa del Sol

27 Jun, 2022 @ 15:45

Repeat Thief Facing 142 Robbery Charges Gets Bail Yet Again In Spain's Valencia City

Serial stealer racks up 142 robbery charges but gets bailed again in Spain’s Valencia City

27 Jun, 2022 @ 15:00

Is Spain really ugly? You decide, after leading writer slams overdevelopment and awful architecture

27 Jun, 2022 @ 14:15

McGrail Inquiry: Ex-Police Commissioner claims ‘improper pressure at highest level of Gibraltar government’ forced early retirement

27 Jun, 2022 @ 13:45

Benidorm Bars And Clubs In Resort's 'english' Zone Get Police Checks On Spain's Costa Blanca

Benidorm ‘English’ zone bars and clubs raided by police on Spain’s Costa Blanca

27 Jun, 2022 @ 13:30

3 bedroom Beach Apartment for sale in Salobrena – € 110,000

27 Jun, 2022 @ 13:05

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