Mijas will welcome Christmas next Friday 1st of December with the official switch-on, which will take place at 19:00 hours on the Boulevard of La Cala de Mijas. Prior to this, at 18.00 hours, a children's performance will take place on the Branch Office Square in La Cala.
Three and a half million LED points, distributed in more than 30 streets, squares, municipal buildings and roundabouts in the three districts, will light up Christmas in Mijas.
In the case of Mijas Pueblo, Osunillas, the Plaza de la Constitución and Carril, Compás, Caños, Málaga and San Sebastián streets will be illuminated. As for La Cala de Mijas, Cártama, Antequera, Marbella, Torremolinos and Torreón streets will be illuminated.
As for Las Lagunas, the following points will be lit: Miguel Hernández, Mijas Alta, Mijas, Los Lirios, Margaritas and Andalucía avenues, Camino de Coín, Camino de Campanales, Camino del Albero, Plaza La Cala, Plaza de Mijas, the park next to the San Manuel parish church, Doña Ermita and the roundabouts in the centre. The streets that will have Christmas lighting are María Zambrano, Vicente Aleixandre, San Javier, Antonio Machado, Virgen de la Paz, Virgen de la Concepción, de la Unión, Río Aguas, Río Las Pasadas, Dinamarca and the streets around El Corte Inglés.
The Christmas lighting is just the starting point of the extensive programme planned to celebrate Christmas.
Christmas programme
Although Friday 1st of December will be the inaugural day, the programme of activities will start on Sunday 26th of November at 17:00 hours with a Christmas snack at Cortijo Don Elías organised by the Mijas Town Hall, in collaboration with the Federation of Mijas Associations and the Mibu Cultural Association. As well as tasting chocolate and Christmas sweets, there will be performances by the pastoral (Spanish Christmas Carols) groups El Camorro, La Paz and the Unión del Cante Choir. Admission is free.
On the other hand, from the 1st to the 17th of December, the Plaza de la Constitución in Mijas will host a Christmas market with traditional products. On Sunday, December 3rd, at 17:00 hours, the Las Lagunas Theatre will hold a Christmas concert for the elderly with free admission until full capacity is reached. Also, on the 16th of December, the Mijas Music Band will perform on the Plaza Virgen de la Peña. It will take place at 19:00 hours.
There will be no shortage of activities for the little ones. The Father Christmas village will have workshops with different themes imparted by elves and other typical Christmas characters. In this village, Father Christmas will have his own little house where he will welcome children who wish to come and greet him and leave their wishes. This village will be located in the three centres of the municipality: in the La Butibamba park in La Cala, in Andalucía park in Las Lagunas and on the Virgen de la Peña square in Mijas Pueblo.
The Christmas Town with the Royal Postman will be another of the activities planned. There will be free bouncy castles and games for all those attending, as well as an area for the Royal Postman who will collect the letters sent by the little ones to the Three Wise Men from the East. The Butibamba park in La Cala, Fernán Caballero park in Las Lagunas and the Virgen de la Peña square in Mijas village have been the places chosen for this Christmas Town.
All of this without forgetting the important role that the pastoral groups will play. The Plaza Virgen de la Peña will host a large marquee with a stage where the different groups from different Andalusian municipalities will perform.
Three Kings Cavalcade
The celebration of the Three Wise Men's Cavalcade will put the finishing touch to Christmas.
The planned itineraries are as follows:
In Mijas Pueblo, it will leave at 16:30 hours from Avenida Virgen de la Peña, continue along Avenida de Méjico, Calle Málaga, Calle Carril, Calle Coín, Calle Barrio Santana, Plaza Siete Caños, Calle Barrio Santana, Calle Coín, Plaza de la Constitución, Avenida del Compás and finish in Plaza Virgen de la Peña.
In La Cala de Mijas, the parade will start at 17:00 hours from the Boulevard in front of the cultural centre, continuing along Torremolinos, Torreón, Marbella and Cártama streets and finishing at La Butibamba park.
As for Las Lagunas, the parade will start at 17:30 hours from the Mijas water park and will continue along San Cristóbal, San Bartolomé, San Javier, La Unión, Avenida de Mijas, Ford roundabout, Santa Laura street, Santa Gema street, Camino de Campanales, Avenida de Mijas, Camino del Albero and Antonio Machado street, ending at Avenida Miguel Hernández.
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