Festivals in Águilas
Discover the main festivals, celebrations and traditions of Águilas, municipality of Murcia, in Murcia.
Local festivals in Águilas
The internationally recognised Carnival and the patronal feast of the Virgen de los Dolores are Águilas's principal celebrations. The Town Council, Federación de Peñas, carnival groups, brotherhoods, musicians, residents and visitors sustain a calendar spread across the town centre, castle, Plaza de España, harbour and parish church of San José.
Usual celebration
Carnival moves with the Lenten calendar and lasts several days. Its distinctive traditions include the release of the Mussona from the Castillo de San Juan, the Fiesta de la Cuerva, the eggshell battle between Don Carnal and Doña Cuaresma, opening speeches, fancy-dress competitions and the large peña and comparsa parades. The Virgen de los Dolores is honoured on the Friday before Palm Sunday with mass, a floral offering, a procession and events around San José.
Other events
Holy Week, the Monas de Pascua outings, summer festivals and pilgrimages complete the annual calendar, with events at the Infanta Doña Elena Auditorium and Conference Centre and at coastal and parish venues.