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December 13 to January 5 Christmas, New Year and Three Kings in Jumilla 2024-25
A host of concerts and other entertainments during the festive season in Jumilla
The program of events over the Christmas and New Year season in Jumilla, in the north of the Region of Murcia, includes the following:
Friday December 13
19.30: 21st annual carol concert of the Cruz de Piedra school at the Teatro Vico. Click here for further details.
20.00: The Christmas tree lights are switched on in Fuente del Pino.
Sunday December 15
11.00 to 20.00: Christmas market in the Jardín de la Glorieta.
17.00 onwards: More Christmas tree and the children’s band of the Julián Santos music society in the Plaza de la Alcoholera.
17.30: Father Christmas pays a visit, accompanied by the Jumilla Canticorum choir, to La Estacada, with a tourist train running from 16.00.
Wednesday December 18
20.00: Children’s choirs in the Cantemus concert at the Arzobispo Lozano secondary school.
Friday December 20
20.00: The Nativity Scenes route is officially opened with a concert by the Jumilla Canticorum choir in Calle Pósito.
Saturday December 21
16.30 to 19.00: A living nativity scene is staged in the Plaza de la Constitución.
Sunday December 22
10.30: The official opening speech of the festive celebrations at the parish church of San Juan.
12.30: The Canticorum choir with a Christmas concert at the parish church of San Juan.
11.00 to 14.00: Activities for children (with monitors) at the Christmas area in the Teatro Vico.
17.30: Father Christmas’s parade in the centre of Jumilla. Route: Plaza del Rollo, Cánovas del Castillo and on to the Christmas area in the Teatro Vico. Click here for further details.
Tuesday December 24
23.59: Midnight Mass in all the parish churches of Jumilla.
Thursday December 26
11.00 to 14.00: Activities for children (with monitors) in Calle Cánovas del Castillo and Plaza del Rollo.
18.30: Choir concert at the church of San Juan Bautista.
Friday December 27
11.00 to 14.00 and 17.00 to 20.00: Children’s activities and book fair at the Christmas area in the Teatro Vico.
19.00: Wonka, a children’s musical at the Teatro Vico. For further details including booking information click here.
Saturday December 28
12.00: Flamenco Christmas concert at the Christmas area of the Teatro Vico.
17.30: Christmas fun run starting and ending in the Jardín de la Glorieta
19.00: Christmas Mass with the Jumilla Brass Quintet at the parish church of Santiago.
22.00: A pre-New-Year concert at the Christmas area of the Teatro Vico.
Sunday December 29
12.00: Wine tasting in the Jardín de los Cipreses in La Estacada.
19.00: End-of-year concert by the Julián Santos music society at the Teeatro Vico. Click here for further details.
Monday December 30
19.00: Magician Abraham Gallego at the Teatro Vico. Tickets available online here at 4 and 6 euros.
Tuesday December 31
12.00 midday: The 12 bells of midnight as children ring in the New Year at the Christmas area of the Teatro Vico.
Thursday January 2
17.00: The children’s band of the Julián Santos music society at the Christmas area of the Teatro Vico.
Friday January 3
11.00 to 14.00: Activities for children (with monitors) at the Christmas area in the Teatro Vico.
13.00: The royal pages of the Three Kings visit the Christmas area in the Teatro Vico.
Sunday January 5
12.00: The Three Kings worship the Baby Jesus at the crib in the parish church of San Juab Bautista.
17.00: Time for the splendour of the Three Kings Parade, starting in the Plaza del Rollo and continuing along Calle Trabajo, Cánovas del Castillo, Avenida de la Asunción, Reyes Católicos and on to the Plaza de Abastos.
Free “Roscón de Reyes” cake is served after the parade in the Plaza de Abastos car park.
HAPPY 2025!!
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