Estepona Comes Alive in Autumn — Street Festival
Three days of micro-theatre, concerts in the squares and children's activities all over the town centre. On Saturday night, Seguridad Social in Plaza del Ajedrez; on Sunday, a tribute to Carlos Cano in Plaza del Reloj.
This edition took place in 2026. The event is held every year in Estepona.Two editions a year — one in spring, one in autumn; dates are published a few weeks ahead.
Estepona Comes Alive returns in autumn, from Friday 9 to Sunday 11 October, with more than ten activities spread across the squares of the old town and some of its cultural venues. Almost everything happens outdoors, from one square to the next.
Friday 9. From 7:00 pm, four short micro-theatre plays you watch from a metre away: Plaza San Francisco (7:00 pm), Casa de las Tejerinas (7:30 pm), Plaza Blas Infante (8:00 pm) and the Paseíllo on Calle Real (8:30 pm). At 7:30 pm, the international choir Love to Sing gives its autumn concert at the Mirador del Carmen, in aid of the Emaús soup kitchen (€10). At 8:00 pm, Steven Anderton plays classics by Dire Straits, Santana and Bruce Springsteen in Plaza Casa Cañada, next to the Castillo de San Luis. And at 9:00 pm, Algeciras guitarist Salvador Andrades closes the night at the Orquidario with 'Magia Andaluza', with singing, cajón and dance.
Saturday 10. In the morning, a painting workshop, 'Metamorfosis', with Rubén Terriza at the Biblioteca de Culturas Contemporáneas (11:00 am, free, register at bcc@estepona.es), and a hand-painted jewellery workshop at the former adult education centre on Calle Terraza (12:00 and 1:00 pm, register at arteunplan@gmail.com). From 11:00 am to 9:00 pm, the 'Universo Mágico' escape room at the Centro Cultural Padre Manuel, in groups of eight with prior registration. At 7:00 pm a gymkhana sets off from Plaza Antonia Guerrero (sign up there from 6:00 pm). At 8:30 pm, jazz in Plaza del Reloj with the Joaquín Castellano Jazz Quartet, 'Entre el mar y el jazz'. And at 10:00 pm, Seguridad Social in concert in Plaza del Ajedrez: José Manuel Casaño's band, close to 45 years on the road. The same night, at 9:00 pm, El Brujo performs 'Iconos' at the Teatro Felipe VI (ticketed).
Sunday 11. In the morning, the 1st Estepona Marathon. From 10:00 am to 1:00 pm and from 4:00 to 7:00 pm, City Jump: a trampoline park at the Palacio de Congresos, with one-hour sessions per family; free passes are collected from 5 to 7 October, 10:00 am to 12:00 noon, at the Centro Cultural Padre Manuel. At 8:00 pm, Málaga soprano Klaudya presents 'Renacer' at the Teatro Felipe VI, moving between opera, zarzuela and Spanish song; entry is free and tickets can be downloaded from the theatre's website from 5 October at 11:00 am, two per person maximum. The finale, at 9:00 pm in Plaza del Reloj: 'Coplas que van y vienen', the tribute by Juan Santamaría, a singer from Ayamonte, to Carlos Cano.
The spring edition, from 17 to 19 April, featured a free Chenoa concert in Plaza del Ajedrez and the 15th 'Saborea Estepona' tapas trail.
The best October weekend to wander the centre with no fixed plan: you go from square to square and something is always about to start. Seguridad Social on Saturday is the big one; Friday's micro-theatre is the oddest and the one people remember.
Before you go
Friday 9 to Sunday 11 October 2026. The Love to Sing choir (€10), the workshops, the escape room and El Brujo are paid or need prior registration. City Jump and Klaudya need a free pass, available from 5 October.
Where
Estepona town centre
Squares and streets of the old town, Mirador del Carmen, Orquidario, Palacio de Congresos and Teatro Felipe VI
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