On the other hand, for those who wish to enjoy Torremolinos
in its purest essence, there is the opportunity to participate
in the local customs and festivals of the townspeople, throughout
the year.
The Championship Ballroom Dance Contest, The Carnival,
The Verdiales festival, holy Week, Crosses of May, Saint
John’s Eve, and Corpus Christi are some of the most
important celebrations, not forgetting the Fair del Carmen,
the day of the tourist and the Romería, a picnic
style event, celebrated the last week in September as a
prologue to the festivities of the Fair of the patron saint,
Michael, September 29th.
This Fair attracts more and more tourists from all over
the world with each passing year, gathering in the town’s
centre during the day and continuing into the evening at
the Fairgrounds, recently improved and endowed with unsurpassable
infrastructure.
The Festivals in honour of the patron saint include La
Romeria de San Miguel where more than 200.000 persons gather
in the pinewoods Los Manantiales in a festive procession
to the Ermita after leaving behind a splendorous trail of
joy and amusement through the town streets.
Joined by numerous carts, many of them drawn by oxen and
beautifully decorated with floral motifs, they file past
a Jury that judges the best decorated.
Another very popular festivity takes place on July 16th
when the fishing village of la Carihuela, pays tribute to
its patroness, La Virgen del Carmen. The virgin’s
image is placed onboard a fishing boat and escorted by numerous
craft in a nautical procession.
