PROPERTY SEARCH

August 9 to 12 The 43rd annual National Folklore Festival in Jumilla

ARCHIVED ARTICLE -

Three days of traditional music and dancing to coincide with the annual grape harvest fiestas in Jumilla

August 9 to 12 The 43rd annual National Folklore Festival in Jumilla The 43rd National Folklore Festival of Jumilla is being held in the north of the Region of Murcia between August 12 and 14.

Events will be centred on the Jardín de la Glorieta (click for map) and the Plaza de la Constitución (formerly the Plaza de Abajo, home to the Jerónimo Molina Ethnographic Museum) and as usual the traditional dancing and singing will coincide with the annual grape-picking fiestas, the highlight of which for many people is the “Cabalgata del Vino” on Saturday August 17, when rivers of red wine will once again flood the streets of the town as revellers indulge in a wine “battle” to celebrate the beginning of another harvest!

The full program of the 2024 Folk Festival is as follows:

August 9 to 12 The 43rd annual National Folklore Festival in Jumilla Friday August 9

20.15: The traditional raising of the flags at the Monumento del Festival in the Jardín de la Glorieta.

Saturday August 10

19.00: Official reception for the groups taking part in the Festival at the Town Hall of Jumilla.

21.15: The participating groups parade through the streets (Plaza de la Constitución, Cánovas del Castillo, Plaza de la Glorieta).

22.00: Official opening ceremony and first performances in the Jardín de la Glorieta. Admission is free of charge.

Sunday August 11

August 9 to 12 The 43rd annual National Folklore Festival in Jumilla 13.30: Convivencia con el Folklore, a convivial lunch (with music, of course) in La Estacada, La Alquería and La Fuente del Pino.

19.00: Sones de España, a live show in the auditorium of the Conservatorio de Música Julián Santos.

22.30: El Náan in concert in the Jardín de la Glorieta.

Monday August 12

12.00: Traditional folk dancing in the Jardín del Rey Don Pedro.

13.30: Convivencia con el Folklore at various public spaces and gardens.

21.45: Closing performances and ceremony in the Jardín de la Glorieta.

Image 2: Ruta del Vino Jumilla

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

Linea Directa Bottom Article M-Z CAR INSURANCE

Address

Plaza del Rollo, 1 30520 JUMILLA

Tel: 968 780237 / 663 300779

Oficina de Turismo Jumilla

The tourist office in the centre of Jumilla is easily found by driving straight into the centre of the town along the Avenida de Murcia and following the signposts. The tourist office is alongside the Parque de Don Albano Martínez Molina, where there are a number of parking spaces.

Jumilla, in the north of the Region of Murcia, has become internationally famous over recent decades due to the quality of the wines produced in the municipality, and wine tourism has begun to attract visitors from other parts of Spain and the rest of Europe.

The tourist office is happy to provide a range of maps and leaflets showing the different bodegas which can be visited within the municipality. Some of these form part of the Rutas del Vino de Jumilla, the Jumilla wine route, and can either be visited as a guided tour or sell their produce directly to the public.(see feed below for more details)

However, the town and the surrounding countryside have plenty of other attractions for visitors, and the popularity of Jumilla wines is leading more and more people to discover other facets of the tenth largest municipality in Spain.

Jumilla Tourist Office

These include the spectacular countryside and birdlife in the Sierra del Carche, the historic remains which range from cave paintings and a Roman mausoleum to the castle, the Iglesia de Santiago, the Town Hall and the Teatro Vico, and the gastronomy: rich stews are accompanied not only by the wines of the area but also by Jumilla pears, which also enjoy Denomination of Origin status.

Tourism in Jumilla is not as seasonal as it is in the coastal areas of the Region of Murcia, but the town is at its liveliest during the fiestas in Holy Week and the August Fair, which incorporates the grape harvest celebrations and the Moors and Christians parades.

The Altiplano of the Region of Murcia, which consists of the municipalities of Jumilla and Yecla, is only just over an hour by car from the Mar Menor, Cartagena, Mazarrón, Torrevieja and Alicante, and anyone wishing to visit real inland Spain and world-class wineries is advised to include Jumilla in their schedule.