On the 13th of June, Las Lagunas kicked off the festivities with the proclamation in Andalucía Park. Singer Melody, who lives in the town, was chosen as the town crier for the 2026 Las Lagunas Fair and Festivities. “We have put together a comprehensive and varied programme for all audiences, with the help and collaboration of all the groups that make up the Festivities Committee”, announced the councillor for Festivities and Traditions, Silvia Marín (PP). 

 

Performances

As for the musical performances lined up for the 2026 Las Lagunas Fair, the councillor for the department noted that “we will be welcoming artists such as Seguridad Social, Andy, Merche, Salma, Lorenzo Molina, alongside a flamenco night featuring artists such as Rancapino Chico, Farruquito and Jesús Méndez. The opening act will be provided by the great flamenco group of Isabel Guerrero, a Mijas-born artist and last year’s official town crier for the Las Lagunas Fair”.

Furthermore, Mijas dance groups will also take centre stage at the Municipal Booth: “Local groups will also be performing, such as the dance groups led by Feli and Berni Gabriel, the dance school run by Ana María Tineo, the Aprende y Baila academy and the Expresión dance academy,” Marín added.

Artistic lighting display

The Las Lagunas Fair will begin next Wednesday, 24th of June, “with the traditional switching-on of the lights at 22:00”, explained the councillor for Festivities, adding that “we will then continue with the pageant to choose our queen and king of the 2026 Las Lagunas Fair, and on Thursday 25th, we will also be holding the selection of our little ones’ king and queen”.

 

Daytime fair

The daytime fair will take place on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th, for the first time at Cortijo Don Elías rather than on Avenida Miguel Hernández, with the aim, according to the Town Hall, of providing a better service both to fairgoers and to residents living near the venue.

A fair for everyone 

The traditional threshing demonstration will also take place at Cortijo Don Elías on Sunday 28th of June at 11:00, featuring Sebastián Navas and a performance by the verdiales group from the Mijas Cultural Folklore Association ‘Coros y Danzas’. 

Marín reiterated that the Town Hall’s Festivities Committee has designed a fair for all age groups, without forgetting the children, as all the attractions will cost the same (2.50 euros on special  children’s day), and there will be a children’s party, nor senior citizens, who will be able to enjoy the traditional dinner in their honour on the 28th.  According to Marín, “we will put the crowning touch on the festivities with the tribute dinner for our senior citizens, which we will be able to enjoy this year at the CEIP María Zambrano, near the Las Lagunas fairground”.

The Town Hall also announced that, between 19:00 and 21:00 each day, both the music and the sound of the fairground rides will be turned off so that children with special needs can enjoy the fair without acoustic barriers.

Reviving traditions

This year’s Las Lagunas Fair also revives the traditional horse parade through the town centre, as announced by the councillor Silvia Marín (PP) during the presentation of the programme. In collaboration with the Livestock Department, “we have worked to restore the prominence of horses, so that they can have their own identity and their moment at our fairs, thanks also to the collaboration of the Peña Caballista de Mijas, which has worked hand in hand with both the Livestock and Festivities departments”, explained the councillor responsible for the department.  

Equestrian enthusiasts will therefore be able to enjoy the horse ride taking place on Saturday 27th of June at 12 noon, starting from Finca el Cartujano, and following a route that will take in the Camino de Campanales, Emilio Prado, Goya and Velázquez streets; Miguel Hernández and María Zambrano Avenues; Antonio Machado and Vicente Aleixandre Streets, ending at Cortijo Don Elías.

 

According to the councillor for Livestock, Eloy Belmonte (Vox), “it is a tradition that needed to be revived, and that is what we are working on; we believe it is very important and that it has gradually lost the significance it once had, so we want to bring it back for this Las Lagunas Fair”. 

For her part, the president of the Peña Caballista de Mijas, Ana Guerrero, was delighted with the news: “We’re very pleased because this tradition hasn’t taken place for 10 years. We’re going to open the day fair with the horse ride and we think people are going to love it”.    

The Town Hall is asking participants to attend dressed in traditional costume and to take part in the event.

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