Leisure/Entertainment news & information for Alicante

JAZZING up your summer, Spain's east coast is aflame with music this August: Two much-loved festivals barely 10 kilometres apart mean the final full month of summer is always an excellent time to plan a trip to the...

THE LONGEST day north of the tropics has now passed, and summer is officially here, exams are over, schools and colleges in Spain have broken up for the next three months, and fiesta season is ready to kick off.

SPAIN has been practically fiesta-free for the past three years, but lifelong summer entertainment staples are finally flooding back – patron saint festivals, live folk and jazz sessions, and the iconic Moors and...

TO CELEBRATE its leading rôle in choosing this year's Eurovision Song Contest entry for Spain, Benidorm will host a huge open-air party night broadcasting the event live and with warm-up bands giving gigs in the...

PRIMAL Scream is among at least 13 bands and artists who have confirmed their presence at one of the Costa Blanca's biggest music festivals this summer.

BENIDORM Fest winner Chanel Terrero will represent Spain at this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Torino, northern Italy, after gaining the public's and judges' votes in an extremely closely-fought final.

EACH region in Spain has its own day of the year where it celebrates itself, rather like a birthday but without the age increase involved. Sometimes, a 'regional day' just involves a public holiday, a day off...

WINGED superhero Batman is 82 years old in 2021, but has not yet retired from his full-time job of saving the world – or from travelling it without having to bother with a passport or check-in queues.

NOT JUST every child's dream, but every adult's, too, especially Millennials and late Generation-Xers: An Alicante-province town has unveiled a giant Playmobil exhibition showing its local history through the...

FANS of cult historic fantasy series Game of Thrones have been plunged into confusion with conflicting stories about whether or not Sansa Stark – known in real life as Sophie Turner – spent her hen weekend in...

BENIDORM Palace will greet its 16 millionth customer this year after 42 years and over 3,500 shows, says its owner Vicente Climent.

A BRITISH pensioner who does not speak Spanish found out almost be accident that he had won €75,000 on the El Niño lottery, which was drawn on Sunday, January 6.