Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza has featured in the Semana Santa processions of Jumilla since the year 2000 The annual Easter Week processions are being prepared once again in Jumilla, where the event has been awarded International Tourist Interest status on account of its long history, deep-rooted traditions and the fervour with which the locals participate, and this year marks the 25th anniversary of the incorporation of the carved figure of..

This work by Julián Santos deals with Easter Week traditions in the town of Jumilla Julián Santos Carrión, who was born in Jumilla in 1908, was a musician and composer who gained renown during the 20th century despite being largely self-taught other than receiving the influence of his father, also a musician. He began writing his own pieces at the age of just 12 and by 1924 had already composed his first operetta, “Sueño de Niña”...

Works by Granados, de Arriaga, Tárraga and Albéniz at the Casa de la Música in Jumilla This concert at the Casa de la Música in Jumilla, which begins at 20.30 on Friday 13th March, features the Sine Tempore Ensemble performing their “Iberia Musical” programme. This consists of “Goyescas” by Granados, de Arriaga’s 2nd Quartet, Tárrega’s “Recuerdos de Alhambra” and “Asturias y Sevilla” by Isaac Albéniz. Admission..

The ancient Easter drama is performed at the Iglesia Mayor de Santiago in Jumilla One of the key elements of the 600-year-old Easter Week traditions in Jumilla, in northern Murcia, is the Passion Play which narrates the event of Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, and in 2026 it is being performed on Sunday 15th March at the parish church of Santiago. The performance begins at 12.30 and all are welcome to witness this drama, which underlies..

Cumbres, Rememorando el Tibet at the Casa de la Música in Jumilla The official opening of this art exhibition featuring some of the work of Dolores Balsalobre takes place on Friday 6th March at the Casa de la Música y las Artes in Jumilla. The exhibition is organized by Liliana Leal Albert, a graduate in Fine Art from the Christie´s Art Business Course in London. Opening hours are Friday and Saturday 10.00 to 14.00 and 17.00 to 20.00..

Striking images of the 600-year-old Easter traditions in Jumilla This is the 43rd annual exhibition of photographs entered into the Luis Canicio photography competition related to the Semana Santa celebrations of Jumilla, and can be visited at the Jerónimo Molina archaeology museum in the Plaza de Arriba. The exhibition remains open until 12th April during normal museum opening times (Tuesday to Saturday 10.00 to 14.00 and 17.00 to 20.00..

Violinist Sofía Guillamón and pianist Francisco Javier Sánchez at the Casa de la Música in Jumilla The chamber music season at the Casa de la Música y las Artes in Jumilla on Friday 24th April with two young talents, violinist Sofía Guillamón and pianist Francisco Javier Sánchez performing the following programme: J.S. Bach – Third violin sonata Tercera sonata para violín solo (3rd and 4th movements) N. Paganini – First viol..

Romeria to the Monte Santa Ana in Jumilla, second Sunday in May Every year on the second Sunday in May the Romería del Cristo Amarrado takes place in Jumilla, as the figure of Christ tied to the whipping post travels from the old town centre back up into the nearby Sierra of Santa Ana del Monte. The figure of el Cristo Amarrado a la Columna, a work by the master sculptor Francisco Salzillo, is kept in the Franciscan Convento de la Sierra..