ACTIVITIES IN MAZARRÓN - 14 MAY

On Saturday 14 May Mazarrón celebrates International Museum Day. This year, like other localities, Mazarrón is changing the official date (May 18) to coincide with the weekend and therefore able to offer to a much wider audience a wide range of activities starting at 11 am. The activity programme was presented on Tuesday by the Councillor for Culture of the City of Mazarrón, Pedro Martinez and the Head of the Cultural Association "La Lanzadera" Miguel Tebar.

All scheduled activities are free and are on a first-served basis. Highlights include a guided tour of the various archaeological sites, stories, dance,  folk concert by Bando del Pepo in the Church of San Andres of Mazarrón, a performance by of the winner of Filon prize in the Cante de las Minas, Abdon Alcaraz, in the Factoría Romana de Salazones and closes with music by M. Lacroix, with tasting of local products on the terrace of the Torre de Los Caballos.

 Saturday, May 14

 11: 00-13: 00  Archaeological Sites. Guided route with Dani Megías from departure of C.I. del Barco Fenicio and arrival to the Villa del Alamillo (Port)

 17: 00-18: 00 Tales from here and there. Dramatization for the whole family by Fran Bermejo in the  Centro de interpretación del Barco Fenicio (Puerto)

 18: 30-19: 30  Sara Guirado. Dance exhibition opposite Town Hall (Mazarrón)

 20: 00-21: 00  La Banda del Pepo. Folk concert by the Church of San Andrés (Mazarrón)

 21:00 Video-art. Night projected above Bolnuevo Erosions

 21: 30-23: 30 Abdon Alcaraz. Semi-acoustic concert flamenco at the Museo Arqueológico Factoria Romana de Salazones (Puerto) 

00: 00-02: 00  DJ session. End of celebration by DJ M. Lacroix and tasting of local products in the Torre de los Caballos (Bolnuevo)

This year the theme chosen to mark the International Museum Day has been "Museums and Cultural Landscapes". The main mission of museums is to watch over the heritage, whether it is inside or outside its walls. The International Museum Day gains increasing participation from museums around the world. 

In 2014 more than 35,000 museums in 145 countries participated in the event. It is celebrated every year on May 18th or around that date and the events and activities organized for the celebration can last a day, a weekend or a week.