May 8 to 11 La Grajuela fiestas in honour of the Virgin of Fatima
The San Javier town will celebrate well into May with dances, processions food tastings and more
The little village of La Grajuela, just two kilometres from the town of San Javier, has an action-packed programme of events for all the family during the 2025 fiestas in honour of its patron saint, the Virgin of Fátima.
The celebrations kicked off on April 30 but the main weekend consists of a series of parties, food tastings and more over the weekend of May 8-11.
Festival highlights
The programme includes the following:
Thursday May 8
17.00: Groove to the talents of seniors participating in the ‘Got-Talent’ contest, exclusively for the elders, followed by a desserts competition.
Saturday May 10
8.30: Tantalise those taste buds with an old-fashioned "matanza", a pork and sausage extravaganza, followed by a sumptuous barbecue breakfast between 10.00 and 11.30.
10.30: Children's day begins, with games, bouncy castles, etc.
14.00: Lunch (mainly barbecued meat!) for all the community.
15.30: Coffee and entertainment.
21.00: Top off the night with the iconic Procession of the Virgin of Fátima, starting at Paraje Los Jiménez.
22.00: An evening of comedy and muisc with Arantxa Pons and Carlos Berrocal, ending with hot chocolate and buns.
Sunday May 11
8.00: Start off the morning with the scenic 8 kilometre ‘Walk through La Grajuela with Santos’, stopping by the Julio Martínez Museum.
14.00: Join fellow neighbours for a colossal paella feast, followed by coffee and a raffle.
19.30: Pay homage to the Virgin of Fátima during a moving Mass, enlivened by the Coros y Danzas del Mar Menor choir.
22.00: Closing firework display.
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Images: Ayuntamiento de San Javier
Address
Calle Padre Juan. Centro Cultural Principe de Asturias 30720 SAN JAVIERTel: 968 571 704
Oficina de Turismo de San Javier
The municipality of San Javier has three main offices giving tourist information to visitors, as well as two information points. The tourist offices are located in Santiago de la Ribera, on the ground floor of the town hall in San Javier and at the start of La Manga. There is also a summer tourist information point located on the seafront in Santiago de la Ribera as well as one at kilometre 12-13 of La Manga del Mar Menor next to Playa Mistral.
Due to its location on the fringes of the Mar Menor and Mediterranean, San Javier has a period of intense summer tourism activity during the peak summer months, although it is popular with retirees of all nationalities out of peak season.
Tickets for the annual San Javier Jazz Festival can be purchased at the Festival office in San Javier Town Hall, Plaza de España.
Timetables summer 2024:
Tourist office Santiago de la Ribera (Calle Padre Juan 30720, Santiago de la Ribera)
Weekdays 9.00 to 14.00 and 18.00 to 21.00
Weekends and public holidays 10.00 to 13.00
Telephone: 661 572285
Email: turismo@sanjavier.es
La Manga del Mar Menor (Gran Vía Km. 0 30380, La Manga del Mar Menor):
May 1 to September 30:
Weekdays 10.00 to 14.00 and 17.00 to 19.00
Weekends and public holidays 10.30 to 13.00
Telephone 968 128955 ext. 2
Tourist information point of San Javier (Plaza de España, 30730 San Javier):
Weekdays 9.00 to 14.00
968 573 700 ext #5351
Email: concejaliadeturismo@sanjavier.es
Tourist information point of Santiago de la Ribera (Paseo Colón on the seafront)
Weekdays 9.00 to 14.00 and 18.00 to 21.00
Weekends and public holidays 10.00 to 13.00
Tourist information point of La Manga del Mar Menor (Playa Mistral, km 12)
Weekdays 11.00 to 18.00
Weekends and public holidays 11.00 to 14.00
