December 13 to January 5 Christmas, New Year and Three Kings in Jumilla 2024-25
A host of concerts and other entertainments during the festive season in Jumilla
The program of events over the Christmas and New Year season in Jumilla, in the north of the Region of Murcia, includes the following:
Friday December 13
19.30: 21st annual carol concert of the Cruz de Piedra school at the Teatro Vico. Click here for further details.
20.00: The Christmas tree lights are switched on in Fuente del Pino.
Sunday December 15
11.00 to 20.00: Christmas market in the Jardín de la Glorieta.
17.00 onwards: More Christmas tree and the children’s band of the Julián Santos music society in the Plaza de la Alcoholera.
17.30: Father Christmas pays a visit, accompanied by the Jumilla Canticorum choir, to La Estacada, with a tourist train running from 16.00.
Wednesday December 18
20.00: Children’s choirs in the Cantemus concert at the Arzobispo Lozano secondary school.
Friday December 20
20.00: The Nativity Scenes route is officially opened with a concert by the Jumilla Canticorum choir in Calle Pósito.
Saturday December 21
16.30 to 19.00: A living nativity scene is staged in the Plaza de la Constitución.
Sunday December 22
10.30: The official opening speech of the festive celebrations at the parish church of San Juan.
12.30: The Canticorum choir with a Christmas concert at the parish church of San Juan.
11.00 to 14.00: Activities for children (with monitors) at the Christmas area in the Teatro Vico.
17.30: Father Christmas’s parade in the centre of Jumilla. Route: Plaza del Rollo, Cánovas del Castillo and on to the Christmas area in the Teatro Vico. Click here for further details.
Tuesday December 24
23.59: Midnight Mass in all the parish churches of Jumilla.
Thursday December 26
11.00 to 14.00: Activities for children (with monitors) in Calle Cánovas del Castillo and Plaza del Rollo.
18.30: Choir concert at the church of San Juan Bautista.
Friday December 27
11.00 to 14.00 and 17.00 to 20.00: Children’s activities and book fair at the Christmas area in the Teatro Vico.
19.00: Wonka, a children’s musical at the Teatro Vico. For further details including booking information click here.
Saturday December 28
12.00: Flamenco Christmas concert at the Christmas area of the Teatro Vico.
17.30: Christmas fun run starting and ending in the Jardín de la Glorieta
19.00: Christmas Mass with the Jumilla Brass Quintet at the parish church of Santiago.
22.00: A pre-New-Year concert at the Christmas area of the Teatro Vico.
Sunday December 29
12.00: Wine tasting in the Jardín de los Cipreses in La Estacada.
19.00: End-of-year concert by the Julián Santos music society at the Teeatro Vico. Click here for further details.
Monday December 30
19.00: Magician Abraham Gallego at the Teatro Vico. Tickets available online here at 4 and 6 euros.
Tuesday December 31
12.00 midday: The 12 bells of midnight as children ring in the New Year at the Christmas area of the Teatro Vico.
Thursday January 2
17.00: The children’s band of the Julián Santos music society at the Christmas area of the Teatro Vico.
Friday January 3
11.00 to 14.00: Activities for children (with monitors) at the Christmas area in the Teatro Vico.
13.00: The royal pages of the Three Kings visit the Christmas area in the Teatro Vico.
Sunday January 5
12.00: The Three Kings worship the Baby Jesus at the crib in the parish church of San Juab Bautista.
17.00: Time for the splendour of the Three Kings Parade, starting in the Plaza del Rollo and continuing along Calle Trabajo, Cánovas del Castillo, Avenida de la Asunción, Reyes Católicos and on to the Plaza de Abastos.
Free “Roscón de Reyes” cake is served after the parade in the Plaza de Abastos car park.
HAPPY 2025!!
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Address
Plaza del Rollo, 1 30520 JUMILLA Tel: 968 780237 / 663 300779
Oficina de Turismo Jumilla
The tourist office in the centre of Jumilla is easily found by driving straight into the centre of the town along the Avenida de Murcia and following the signposts. The tourist office is alongside the Parque de Don Albano Martínez Molina, where there are a number of parking spaces.
Jumilla, in the north of the Region of Murcia, has become internationally famous over recent decades due to the quality of the wines produced in the municipality, and wine tourism has begun to attract visitors from other parts of Spain and the rest of Europe.
The tourist office is happy to provide a range of maps and leaflets showing the different bodegas which can be visited within the municipality. Some of these form part of the Rutas del Vino de Jumilla, the Jumilla wine route, and can either be visited as a guided tour or sell their produce directly to the public.(see feed below for more details)
However, the town and the surrounding countryside have plenty of other attractions for visitors, and the popularity of Jumilla wines is leading more and more people to discover other facets of the tenth largest municipality in Spain.
These include the spectacular countryside and birdlife in the Sierra del Carche, the historic remains which range from cave paintings and a Roman mausoleum to the castle, the Iglesia de Santiago, the Town Hall and the Teatro Vico, and the gastronomy: rich stews are accompanied not only by the wines of the area but also by Jumilla pears, which also enjoy Denomination of Origin status.
Tourism in Jumilla is not as seasonal as it is in the coastal areas of the Region of Murcia, but the town is at its liveliest during the fiestas in Holy Week and the August Fair, which incorporates the grape harvest celebrations and the Moors and Christians parades.
The Altiplano of the Region of Murcia, which consists of the municipalities of Jumilla and Yecla, is only just over an hour by car from the Mar Menor, Cartagena, Mazarrón, Torrevieja and Alicante, and anyone wishing to visit real inland Spain and world-class wineries is advised to include Jumilla in their schedule.
Opening hours
Summer
Tuesday to Friday from 10am to 2pm
Saturday and Sunday 10am to 2pm
Monday closed
Winter
Tuesday to Friday from 10am to 2pm and 5pm to 7pm
Saturday and Sunday 10am to 2pm
Monday closed
Click for full information about visiting the Jumilla municipality and its wine bodegas: Jumilla section
