Plans in Malaga: Solidarity, Theater, and Lots of Music (with Tributes)

Isabel Méndez

Málaga

This Friday, La Trinchera hosts the Girasoles de Acero festival to benefit Cudeca, featuring metal bands Retador, Crummy, and Under Taiga. It starts at 10 PM and tickets are priced at 12 euros. The following day, the Atrincherados Metal Fest will take place, featuring performances by Bolu2 Death, Abxenta, Thrashgresso, and Psyksoul. On Friday, rapper Fernandocosta will perform at París 15, followed by the Uruguayan cumbia band The La Planta on Saturday and the Mexican artist Edén Muñoz on Sunday. Marenostrum Fuengirola welcomes a Michael Jackson tribute (This is Michael) on Friday, while Dani Martín will perform on Saturday with his tour 25 P*t*s years (tickets sold out).

Additionally, Miguel Poveda will perform at the Sports Palace on Friday, and on Sunday, the DJ Symphonic Royal Film Concert Orchestra will arrive at the Fair Palace, offering a unique combination of symphony orchestra and DJ to perform songs by Coldplay, Daft Punk, and others. Meanwhile, El Kanka continues his major concert week at the Teatro Cervantes, with tickets already sold out until Sunday.

Simultaneously, two festivals kick off this weekend. The 'Music... in your Zone' festival on Saturday will bring Jose Carra's trio to the Curro Román Auditorium (East Zone) with his session 'El algoritmo son los padres', a collection of songs from the 80s and 90s that marked his childhood, starting at 8:30 PM with free admission. The Brisa Sessions also begin this Friday at Muelle Uno with performances by Benzú and Samuel Hope at 8 PM, also with free entry.

The unforgettable musical 'The Sound of Music' arrives in Málaga. It will be staged at Sohrlin Andalucía from May 29 to June 14 (Friday to Sunday, starting at 45.50 euros) by the Málaga-based company Theatre Properties. The production tells the story of Maria, a young nun full of music and vitality, who arrives at the home of the strict Captain Von Trapp in late 1930s Austria to take care of his seven children. Her joy will transform a home marked by discipline into a place full of songs, laughter, and new feelings, as the family faces the changes shaking Europe. More details

Inés attends the wake of Pilar, who decides to leave her house to her without ever having met her and without notifying Leo, her granddaughter. Together, they will uncover a past they did not know, reopening old family wounds that date back to Pilar's own childhood during the last months of the Civil War and her youth in the Women's Section. This is the starting point of 'I Just Want to Go to France', which will be performed from Friday to Sunday at the Teatro del Soho, starring María Galiana. Performances will be on Friday and Saturday at 7 PM and Sunday at 12 PM. Ticket prices start at 25 euros.

The Málaga Student Symphony Orchestra (OSEM) will put the final touch to the season this Friday with Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18, one of the most inspiring works in the history of music. The event will take place at 7:00 PM at the Superior Conservatory of Music of Málaga, with free admission until full capacity is reached.

The municipal venue Eduardo Ocón, in the Parque del Paseo, will host the 'Málaga with Cultures' showcase this Friday and Saturday, an intercultural encounter with 18 traditional performances by entities from the city of Málaga and the participation of over 180 people. Activities will start from 6 PM and admission is free. The initiative will feature various musical performances and parades of traditional costumes from a dozen countries showcasing a representative sample of their country's folklore.

Huelin Park hosts the Huelin Sardine Festival this Saturday and Sunday, offering sardines, drinks, and food at popular prices. There will also be live performances to entertain the day, organized by the Brotherhood of Our Lady of Carmen. The schedule will be Saturday from 1 PM to 11:30 PM and Sunday from 1 PM to 6 PM.

The Solidarity Caravan returns to bring smiles to hospitalized children. The Automobile and Fashion Museum of Málaga organizes this Saturday a new edition of this charitable initiative, whose proceeds will go to the 'Superheroes, A Child A Smile' association. It will start at 6 PM from Tabacalera and, in addition to the car exhibition through the streets, various parallel activities can be enjoyed. More details

Iznate celebrates its patron saint festivities this weekend in honor of Saint Anthony of Padua. The celebration officially begins on Friday 12 with the traditional ringing of bells announcing the arrival of the festivity. Later in the evening, a new novena in honor of Saint Anthony will be held, and from 11:00 PM, the Puerta de la Martina Park will host the first festive activities with musical performances and the election of the Reign of the Festivities.

On Saturday 13, the day will start with the traditional flowered dawn, which will tour the streets of the municipality collecting the members of the Reign of the Festivities. At 12:00 PM, the solemn mass in honor of the patron will take place in the Church of San Gregorio VII. After the religious acts, the program will continue in the Puerta de la Martina Park with zumba exhibitions, musical performances, copla, and various animation activities. At 6:00 PM, the traditional ribbon race for motorcycles and horses will take place. At 8:30 PM, the last novena will be held, followed by the procession of Saint Anthony through the streets of the municipality. Once the procession is over, there will be fireworks and the festive program will continue in the Puerta de la Martina Park. The humorist Jesús Piña, the Mediterráneo Orchestra, Samueliyo Baby will perform, and DJ Kike Rodríguez will provide the final touch to the day.

The festivities will conclude on Sunday 14 with a large Day Fair in the Plaza de la Virgen starting at 2:00 PM, where there will be music, a foam party, a children's ribbon race on bicycles, and the traditional breaking of clay pots.

Simultaneously, there are also fairs this weekend in Villanueva de Tapia and in Frigiliana.

Marbella is celebrating until Sunday in honor of its patron, Saint Barnabas. This year, the celebration will feature for the first time a youth space in the fairgrounds, conceived as a meeting point, and will include DJ sessions, food trucks, and specific activities. More details

A Ferrari Formula 1 car, Olympic torches, and various items from Leo Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, or Magic Johnson can be seen together in Málaga. And it's free. The cultural center La Malagueta hosts until June 14 the exhibition 'Legends of Sport', which displays 200 objects related to the greatest sports milestones in history at the national and international levels. It can be visited for free from Monday to Friday from 9 AM to 2 PM and from 4 PM to 6 PM. On Saturdays and Sundays, the hours will be from 11 AM to 2 PM and from 3 PM to 6 PM. The exhibition will also feature, for example, the South Africa jersey, the boots and the ball of Andrés Iniesta, or the commemorative jersey of the 40th anniversary of Spain's 12-1 against Malta in 1983, among others. More details

Cirque du Soleil returns to Málaga with its 'Kurios' show (tickets on sale from 49 euros), which can be seen until July 5 in the large tent set up at the fairgrounds. More details

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