This is what Christmas will be like in Estepona

The Estepona City Council has unveiled a vast and extensive program of cultural, festive, and leisure activities to celebrate Christmas. The Councilor for Culture and Festivities, Macarena Diánez, explained that "there will be concerts, nativity scene contests, facade decorations, musicals, ballets, flamenco zambombas, children's parties, charity events, gastronomic festivals, or the traditional New Year's concert, culminating with the Grand Parade of the Three Wise Men, events suitable for all audiences, most of them free of charge."

The official Christmas lighting will be turned on November 28 at 7 PM at Plaza Antonia Guerrero, an event enlivened by Estepona's Pastoral groups 'Nostalgia Navideña' and 'Jesús Cautivo' and a performance by singer Julia Fernández-Llébrez, the youth winner of the X 'Estepona CREA24' contest.

Diánez also announced a new feature this year, such as the ice rink and Santa Claus house that will be set up in the outdoor area of the Felipe VI Auditorium, along with other children's attractions, available from November 29 to January 4.

The Auditorium will also be filled with various shows from late November, including the Great Acrobatic Circus of China; the K-Pop Warriors musical or The Island of Maui: a tribute to Moana. And in December, the musical of the 80s 90s; the Nutcracker Ballet; Theater with Ibsen's play 'A Doll's House' and the musical 'Tadeo Jones and the Emerald Tablet', among other activities that also highlight Cantores de Híspalis and Cantajuegos.

"Another of the most anticipated musical moments will be the traditional extraordinary Christmas concert that the Municipal Band will offer on December 13 under the direction of José Antonio López Camacho, accompanied by the Magnum Mysterium Choir of Estepona and the Choirs of CEIP Sierra Bermeja and Atlas ASM School," Diánez recounted.

This year's Christmas proclamation will be given by Macarena Arroyo Marín, chief anti-drug prosecutor of Campo de Gibraltar, originally from Jaén and settled in Málaga since her childhood.

On December 26, the School Musical Encounter will be celebrated with free entry in exchange for a kilogram of non-perishable food to benefit the Parochial Caritas of Los Remedios and a show from December 19 to 21 by Circo Bravo Aqua "which will combine magic, humor, light, and adventure for all families," detailed the councilor.

Mirador del Carmen

Diánez commented that this building will have its own programming ranging from book presentations like 'Fundido a Negro', by Estepona native Julio Peces Ruiz, winner of the XXX Young Ateneo Novel Prize of Seville 2025 on December 11 and on December 17 a Cultural Journalism workshop taught by journalist and poet Braulio Ortiz Pole, who will also present his book 'Men Who Say Hallelujah' on Thursday 18.

At the Padre Manuel Cultural Center, the Anniversary of the Birth of Cinema will be celebrated on Wednesday 17 with a piano and singing concert of soundtracks directed by baritone David Geary and the screening of the film It's a Wonderful Life (1946) by Frank Capra. And on Real Street, the Cheese Fair from December 12 to 14.

In Plaza del Rocío, the blessing and enthronement of the Baby Jesus in the Municipal Nativity Scene will be celebrated on December 16, and in Plaza Antonio Gala, the Estepona Flamenco Association 'El Patio' directed by Esteponera Ana Fargas will present on Thursday 18 a show with classic and popular Christmas carols in different flamenco styles.

Plaza del Ajedrez will host the traditional Santa Claus Christmas Village on December 21 in a party with artificial snow, inflatable castles, and workshops for the little ones.

Christmas zambomba in Cancelada on the 12th, senior tea at CEIP Ramón Lago, the living nativity scene of Nueva Atalaya, and traditional contests of typical Christmas sweets are some of the activities that will also take place.

New Year

New Year's Eve will be celebrated in Plaza del Reloj, enlivened by the orchestra Q Gain and their Las Vegas-style show, with party favors and fireworks. Performances at the Felipe VI Auditorium will start in 2026 with the traditional Extraordinary New Year's Concert by the Málaga Philharmonic Orchestra, on Sunday, January 4, under the direction of Maestro Darrell Ang, artistic director of the Sichuan Symphony.

The Royal Postman will collect letters from children and adults on January 3 at Plaza Antonia Guerrero, and the welcome of the Three Wise Men to the city will be on January 5 with a magic and gifts party at the Fairgrounds, followed by the subsequent parade through the central streets of Estepona. In Cancelada, the Three Wise Men will start their tour on Montemayor Street.

Finally, presenter and comedian Paz Padilla will be in Estepona with the theatrical version of her book 'The Humor of My Life' on January 9 and 10.