Festivals in Estepona

Local festivals of Estepona

La Fair and Major Festivals of Estepona It is celebrated at the beginning of July. In 2026 it took place 7 July to 12, lasting six days. The parade of giants and big heads left the Víctor de Serna school to announce the opening; Then came the proclamation at the extension of Juan Carlos I Avenue, the lighting of the Real and the fireworks.

The Fair and Sports Park and the Municipal Booth host the day fair, free concerts, dance academies, orchestras, children's activities and gastronomic events. The Horse Walk hosts horsemen dressed in Andalusian clothing and the Harnessing Competition, while the Bullring maintains the closing bullfighting celebration. The City Council, the Municipal Band, local artists and schools, cassette players, horsemen, the Association of Friends of the Horse, neighbors and visitors participate.

The 2026 edition included Children's Day on 8 July, free horse-drawn carriage rides from Thursday to Saturday and the IX Andalusian Harnessing Competition on Sunday the 12th. Estepona Town Hall confirmed the dates of the fair and the formation of his procession of Queens and Ladies. The municipal balance put the edition's attendance at nearly half a million visits, a reference of participation, not of resident population.

Estepona also celebrates San Isidro and the seafaring festival of the Virgin of Carmen, with a maritime-land procession on 16 July. The 2026 local public holidays son el 15 May and the 16 July, according to the resolution published in the Official Gazette of the Regional Government of Andalusia. Those two days are non-working days; the six days of the Fair are not automatically.