May 9 to 11 Fiestas de la Cruz de Mayo 2025 in Calabardina Águilas

Live entertainment, a procession, music, dancing and food for all in the seaside village of Calabardina

The first week of May is a time to celebrate the spring and fiestas relating to the tradition of the Crosses of May are common throughout Spain around these dates.

In the pretty seaside village of Calabardina, in the municipality of Águilas in the south-west of the Region of Murcia, every year the Cruces de Mayo are celebrated with traditional music, dancing, a procession and of course, food!

The festivities are taking place alongside Calle Cotopaxi, where the summer fair is installed every year, and the program for 2025 is as follows:

Friday May 9

22.30: Live music from Propiedad Privada.

Saturday May 10

8.30: Registration opens at the marquee for a hiking route in the area. 

21.30: Free sardine barbecue for all with live entertainment from Ana Nájera, Lolita Torres and Aire Puro.

Sunday May 11

9.00: Petanca competition.

10.00: Holy Mass.

11.00: The procession of the Cruz de Mayo and the figure of the Virgen del Carmen.

12.30: Music and dancing from the Cuadrilla de la Cuesta de Gos and the Cuadrilla de la Marina.

14.00: Giant paella, portions for all! (price 3 euros)

If visiting Águilas your first port of call should be the local tourist office (click here for map, telephone 968 493285, email turismo@aguilas.es).

For more local events, news and visiting information go to the home page of Águilas Today.