Torremolinos Local Customs

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Every town in Spain celebrates its own feria and even different areas in Torremolinos celebrate their own feria, thus the feria in La Carihuela is held on the 15th-18th of July and lasts for a couple of days. The feria of Torremolinos is then held on the 29th of September. As with all ferias in Spain there is food and drink, dancing and singing at a feria ground "Recinto ferial". At the feria ground there is also a tivoli. In La Carihuela there was only a small tivoli, but in Malaga for example there was the largest tivoli ever. But the concept is the same, people dress up in Flamenco clothes and celebrate.

The feria of La Carihuela is held to celebrate "Virgen del Carmen" see my tip on that.

The feria of La Carihuela is held by the end of Calle Bulto by Plaza del Remo.

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"Día del Turista" or The day of the tourist was held this year for the 21st time in Torremolinos. It is held in honour of the hundreds of thousands of tourists visiting Torremolinos each year. Unfortunatly I missed this event only by few hours and the photos show what it looked like after the festivities. I add this tip here so that you will not miss it like I did. It is held on the first Thursday in September. It starts at 10 with a parade through local streets led by the Musical Marching Band and girls in traditional costumes offer flower to people. Then at 13 there is music and dancing and complimentary paella (a big one), sangria, Malaga wines and soft drinks on the beach and Paseo Marítimo in front of Hotel Melia in Bajondillo and at another location in La Carihuela-Montemar and Playamar. There is also celebration and paella and street entertainers at La Plaza Jesus Santos Rein - La Nogalera in the center of town of Torremolinos

Then later on there is a bull-fight at the bullring.

Remember to get your latest issue of the agenda of the month at the Informacion centers so you don´t miss this one like I did.

If you want to experience a real bull fight then Torremolinos has its own bull ring where some of Spain’s top matadors have strutted their stuff. The ring which is located near the Waterpark behind the Town Hall. You will find posters around Paseo Maritimo advertising when the fights are on.

The patron saint of Torremolinos is St Michael and every year at the end of September, a 5 day festival is held in celebration of the Saint. There are lots of festivities and entertainment including bull fights. The highlight of the week is actually at the beginning of the festivities where pilgrims on horseback followed by tractors, oxen and horses pulling decorative floats form a procession from the town to Los Pinares. Here a mass is celebrated in the San Miguel Chapel in the honour of St Michael.

Soccer is a very popular sport in Spain and was introduced by the British when they occupied the country. Soccer camps are even held during the summer months. While you can often see children and adults kicking around a soccer ball, there are obviously places where you cant.

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Torremolinos has quite a popular gay scene. There is large number of gay bars and venues as well as shops. Many of the bars do not open until around 11.00pm which are busy on Friday and Saturday nights. The Poseidon beach, close to the tourist office, is probably the most popular.