April 19 to May 5 Red Prawn Gastronomic Festival in Aguilas

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10 Águilas restaurants offer menus including this prized local delicacy

April 19 to May 5 Red Prawn Gastronomic Festival in Aguilas

One of the gastronomic highlights of the year in Águilas is the annual Red Prawn festival, the ‘Jornadas gastronómicas de la Gamba Roja de Águilas’, during which these delicious local products caught by local fishermen are featured on special menus at various restaurants in the town.

The 2024 festival is being held from Friday April 19 to Sunday May 5, even earlier than in it was last year, and ten restaurants are taking part, each of them offering menus with a choice of at least three starters, a main course, dessert, coffee and a drink.

The red prawns of Águilas are highly prized and for this reason the menus are not exactly in the “cheap and cheerful” price range. Even so, along with your restaurant experience, you can also get a 15% discount at the Estela Diving Club and a 50% discount for the Don Pancho Boat as part of your participation in this foodie event.

For the 2024 edition of the Red Prawn food festival, diners can expect to pay between 39 and 69 euros each for a tasting menu in each of the participating establishments, but the reward is an opportunity to taste one of the most renowned delicacies in the Costa Cálida.

Alongside the gastronomic temptations, you can also win a scuba diving experience by entering the prize raffle draw. Follow the SaboreÁguilas Facebook page from April 19 onwards and like the post about the raffle (‘sorteo’), then post a comment tagging at least one friend.

The restaurants in Águilas taking part in this year’s festival are the following: