Estepona celebrates its annual Carnival with carnival market, fancy dress contest, comparsas, chirigotas and Drag Queen Gala

As part of this year’s Estepona Carnival celebrations, which run from Friday 17th to Sunday 19th February, there will be a number of events and activities including a Carnival Market in Plaza del Ajedrez, with food and craft stalls, musical performances, circus, workshops and the first Estepona Drag Queen gala.

Programme

Friday 17th

5 pm – Official opening of the Carnival Market. Parade with stilt walkers and music, leaving from the town centre and ending up at the Plaza del Ajedrez.
6.30 pm – Batucada “Cora music”. Children’s mask workshop, ideal for playing and dressing up at the carnival.
7.30 pm – Clown show. V for Banana “The Clowns”.
8.30 pm – “Incandescence” fire show. At the lighthouse.

Saturday 18th

10.45 am – Opening of the Carnival Market stalls. In the Plaza del Ajedrez.
11 am – Children’s Party “El Super Show De Los Punkilokis”, where the youngsters can sing and dance with the Punkilokis.
12 noon – Fancy Dress Contest for the selection of Adult Nymph and Child Nymph, Momo Adult, Momo Child, Best Costume Adult (€100), Best Costume Child and Best Group Costume, (minimum of 8 participants of any age).
1 pm – Performance by Comparsas and Chirigotas comedy music groups. Featuring Comparsa from La Línea: “LA LLAMADA”, Chirigota from Estepona/San Pedro “PA TÍ TÓ”, Comparsa from Marbella: “LOS TESTARUDOS”.
8 pm – Estepona Drag Queen Gala 2023. Competition with prizes of €1,200, €1,000 and €800, and for the 5th, 6th and 7th, second prize of €200 each.

Sunday 19th

11 am – Opening of the Carnival Market stalls. In the square of Chess.
12 noon – Circus workshop for children, where they can try various juggling and circus skills, feeling like true artists.
1.30 pm – Acrobatic fabric show. “La Pluma”, with the Company ‘La Galerna’.
2 pm – Acoustic concert with “Ramoncillo de la Calle”. Urban musical stories.
5 pm – Magic Wands Workshop. We will make custom wands from wooden sticks.
6 pm – Balloon Modelling Workshop. A fun workshop, where we will make figures with balloons: puppies, swords, flowers, etc.
7 pm – Acrobatic Fabric Show. “The metamorphosis”, with the Company ‘La Galerna’.

More information about Carnival HERE