San Pedro del Pinatar hosts first ever Skateboard Festival with strong turnout
The event brought together skateboarders, urban culture enthusiasts and professionals for a day of exhibitions and classes
The I Skateboard Festival of San Pedro del Pinatar was successfully held last Saturday, May 24, attracting dozens of skateboarders and fans of urban culture to the Centro de Ocio y Artes Emergentes Juan Martínez Juliá.
Organised by the Colectivo Ministros del Aire in collaboration with the Youth Department, the festival offered a full morning of activities including exhibitions, live music and expert-led classes in skateboarding.
A key highlight, according to San Pedro Town Hall, was the participation of Basque professional skateboarder Jon Santiago, who led a masterclass and gave an exhibition. Santiago praised the venue, describing its facilities as “one of the best” he has encountered, particularly the Half Pipe ramp, considered among the top in Spain.Throughout the event, amateur and aspiring skateboarders were able to take part in both beginner and technical training sessions, helping to strengthen local interest in the sport. The festival also showcased homegrown talent, including young skater Valeria Chacón, who took part in the day’s activities.
Local officials, including Mayor Pedro Javier Sánchez and Councillors Pedro Vivancos and Carmen María López, attended the event and underlined the town’s investment in skateboarding infrastructure. The addition of the Half Pipe ramp has helped position San Pedro del Pinatar as a leading location for skateboarding in Spain.For more local news, events and information, go to the home page of San Pedro del Pinatar Today
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Avenida de las Salinas (Edificio CIT), 55 30740 SAN PEDRO DEL PINATARTel: 968 182 301
Oficina de Turismo, San Pedro del Pinatar
The municipality of San Pedro del Pinatar has one principal tourist information office which is open throughout the year, and then other tourist information points which open during the peak summer months. Due to its location on the fringes of the Mar Menor and the Mediterranean coastline, San Pedro del Pinatar has a period of intense summer tourism activity during the peak summer months, although is popular with retirees of all nationalities out of peak season.
Much of the tourism activity is directed into these peak months, although the Salinas natural park and health tourism hotels in San Pedro del Pinatar make this a popular destination throughout the year.
For more general information about the San Pedro del Pinatar municipality and its beaches, go to the dedicated San Pedro del Pinatar section, Click San Pedro del Pinatar
Tourist Information Offices, San Pedro del Pinatar.
Oficina de Turismo, tourist Information office.
Avenida de las Salinas, 55, 30740 San Pedro del Pinatar. Murcia.
Tel.: 968 182 301 – Fax: 968 183 706
Click for map, Avenida de Las Salinas, San Pedro del Pinatar
Opening hours:
1st April to 30th September:
Monday to Friday: 9am to 2pm.
Saturday: 10am to 2pm and 5pm to 7pm.
Sunday and Fiesta Days:10.30am to 2pm
1st October to 31st March:
Monday to Friday: 9am to 2pm.
Saturday: 10am to 2pm and 4pm to 6pm.
Sunday and Fiesta Days:10.30am to 2pm
Punto de Información Turística Villananitos
Playa de Villananitos (Beach of Villananitos, opposite the Windmill of Quintín.)
Click for map, Villananitos beach
Opening hours:
1st July to 30th September:
Monday to Friday: 10am to 1.30pm.
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