San Miguel de Salinas - the official rough guide of San Miguel de Salinas, Costa Blanca, Spain

	What's on in San Miguel de Salinas in MAY 2008	Tell us about your events for publication here! email

	For last minute information on SMdS Events... listen to The Monday Show on Radio San Miguel 107.4fm Global.

The Opera San Miguel's fantastic production on 28th February at The Casa de Cultura. The theme was 'Women in Opera' and it followed a week of Operatic Workshop...more

ENTERTAINMENT FOR MAY 2008
Thursday 1	Chimes Bar - 8.30pm Salsa Class - Cheers Bar Restaurant 8.45 Big Screen Football - SEMI FINAL UEFA CUP
Friday 2	Chimes Bar - 1pm Advanced Line Dancing + Quiz at 9pm Cheers Bar Restaurant - "PROTOCOL", The best duo on the Costa Blanca (Ex BC Sweet &"The Firm") La Oficina Bar Restaurant - The sounds of Gemini Karaoke Radio San Miguel 107.4fm - Friday Fever with Caz 'The Barber of Quesada' 6.30pm
Saturday 3	Chimes Bar – AMERITZ Duo great singers includes Carpenters Numbers La Oficina Bar Restaurant - Keith Lennard star guitarist Cheers Bar - 1.45 Big Screen Football - Man United v West Ham Bar Rufe's – regular Saturday Fun Night entertainment with DJ Nessie including Play your cards right, Karaoke, and Disco.
Sunday 4	Cheers Bar Restaurant - 2.30 Football - Arsenal v Everton, BIG Screen! 17.00 Football - Liverpool v Man City
Monday 5	Cheers Bar Restaurant – 11am Weight Watchers, 8pm Bingo Chimes Bar - 8pm Line Dancing Class for Absolute Beginners
Tuesday 6	Snack Shack – Bingo Night Chimes Bar - 2.30pm Slimming Class + 8pm Texas Holdem Poker Bar La Oficina – Regular Tuesday Night Pool Nights
Wednesday 7	Chimes Bar - Popular Bring & Buy Auction (200 lots) Cheers Bar Restaurant - QUIZ night Snack Shack - Regular Quiz Night + Pie and Mash
Thursday 8	Chimes Bar - 8.30pm Salsa Class
Friday 9	Chimes Bar - 1pm Advanced Line Dancing + Quiz at 9pm La Oficina Bar Restaurant - Marcias Karaoke Cheers Bar Restaurant - "PROTOCOL", The best duo on the Costa Blanca (Ex BC Sweet &"The Firm") Radio San Miguel 107.4fm - Friday Fever with Caz 'The Barber of Quesada' 6.30pm
Saturday 10	La Oficina Bar Restaurant - The sounds of Gemini Karaoke Bar Rufe’s – singer Lucy J entertains Cheers Bar Restaurant - “PETER JOHN”, Excellent Male Vocal with Guitar Classics and Loads of Dancing.
Sunday 11	Chimes Bar – Juan ANGEL - absolutely Fabulous Spanish Singer Cheers Bar Restaurant - “JEFF ALLEN” Music to Dance to with Great Local Singer
Monday 12	Cheers Bar Restaurant – 11am Weight Watchers, 8pm Bingo Chimes Bar - 8pm Line Dancing Class for Absolute Beginners
Tuesday 13	Snack Shack – Bingo Night Chimes Bar - 2.30pm Slimming Class + 8pm Texas Holdem Poker Bar La Oficina – Regular Tuesday Night Pool Nights
Wednesday 14	Chimes Bar - Popular Bring & Buy Auction (200 lots) Cheers Bar Restaurant - QUIZ night Snack Shack Regular Quiz Night + Pie and Mash
Thursday 15	Chimes Bar - 8.30pm Salsa Class Cheers Bar Restaurant - Songs from “WEST END & BROADWAY” with The Amazing “EDDIE WALLACE & Supporting Act plus Top Class Dance Duo – Ticket only 15 euros including a 2 Course Meal, your Seat for the Night and the Whole Show!
Friday 16	Chimes Bar - 1pm Advanced Line Dancing + Quiz at 9pm La Oficina Bar Restaurant - Gemini Sounds as good as you do! Cheers Bar - 4.00 Big Screen Football - Cardiff v Portsmouth FA Cup Final Cheers Bar Restaurant - "PROTOCOL", The best duo on the Costa Blanca (Ex BC Sweet &"The Firm") Bar Rufe’s – Top Music Group PDQ entertains Radio San Miguel 107.4fm - Friday Fever with Caz 'The Barber of Quesada' 6.30pm
Saturday 17	La Oficina Bar Restaurant - Miss Suzy G blows your mind. Cheers Bar Restaurant - 4.00 Football - Cardiff v Portsmouth FA Cup Final Plus 9pm “JAMES GOULDING“ KARAOKE at its best! Bar Rufe's – regular Saturday Fun Night entertainment with DJ Nessie including Play your cards right, Karaoke, and Disco.
Sunday 18
Monday 19	Cheers Bar Restaurant – 11am Weight Watchers, 8pm Bingo Chimes Bar - 8pm Line Dancing Class for Absolute Beginners
Tuesday 20	Snack Shack – Bingo Night Chimes Bar - 2.30pm Slimming Class + 8pm Texas Holdem Poker Bar La Oficina – Regular Tuesday Night Pool Nights
Wednesday 21	Chimes Bar - Popular Bring & Buy Auction (200 lots) Cheers Bar Restaurant - QUIZ night Plus 8.45 Football - Final Champions League, Widescreen TV in the Canopied area Snack Shack Regular Quiz Night + Pie and Mash
Thursday 22	Chimes Bar - 8.30pm Salsa Class
Friday 23	Chimes Bar - 1pm Advanced Line Dancing + Quiz at 9pm La Oficina Bar Restaurant - Marcias Karaoke Cheers Bar Restaurant - "PROTOCOL", The best duo on the Costa Blanca (Ex BC Sweet &"The Firm") Radio San Miguel 107.4fm - Friday Fever with Caz 'The Barber of Quesada' 6.30pm
Saturday 24	La Oficina Bar Restaurant - Blondie, Cher, Kylie no Its Kerry! Cheers Bar Restaurant - “JAMES GOULDING“KARAOKE at its best!
Sunday 25	The Rambling Group of La Asociación de Vecinos "San Miguel Arcángel" May Event - Meet at Church Square Sunday 9.30am on 25th May 2008 - The Route: VEREDA DE DOLORES Y RAMBLA DE LA FAYONA Chimes Bar Bella Luna Duo perform for JP’s Christmas Party! Cheers Bar Restaurant - “MIKE LOVEIT”, Great Male Vocal with Plenty of Sixties & Rock ’n Roll
Monday 26	Cheers Bar Restaurant – 11am Weight Watchers, 8pm Bingo Chimes Bar - 8pm Line Dancing Class for Absolute Beginners
Tuesday 27	Cheers Bar Restaurant - Fashion show + singer Peter John Chimes Bar - 2.30pm Slimming Class + 8pm Texas Holdem Poker Snack Shack – Bingo Night Bar La Oficina – Regular Tuesday Night Pool Nights
Wednesday 28	Chimes Bar - Popular Bring & Buy Auction (200 lots) Cheers Bar Restaurant – 9pm QUIZ night, Come early for a seat! Plus Football - ENGLAND v USA, Widescreen TV in the Canopied area Snack Shack Regular Quiz Night + Pie and Mash
Thursday 29	Chimes Bar - 8.30pm Salsa Class Cheers Bar Restaurant - 11am Ladies Coffee Morning and later “ROD STEWART ” Tribute. What a find…got to be one of the Best Tribute Acts on the Costa Blanca!
Friday 30	Chimes Bar - 1pm Advanced Line Dancing + Quiz at 9pm Cheers Bar Restaurant - "PROTOCOL", The best duo on the Costa Blanca (Ex BC Sweet &"The Firm") La Oficina Bar Restaurant - The V.I.Ps Guitar duo, Rock on! Radio San Miguel 107.4fm - Friday Fever with Caz 'The Barber of Quesada' 6.30pm
Saturday 31	Bar Rufe’s top entertainment with Suzy G Chimes Bar – Peter John – Singer Entertainer La Oficina Bar Restaurant - Gemini Karaoke. Cheers Bar Restaurant - “JAMES GOULDING“ KARAOKE at its best!
SOME DATES FOR JUNE 2008
Friday 6	La Oficina Bar Restaurant - Marcias Karaoke for all! Bar Rufe’s - Suzy Gibb the brilliant Hypnotist entertains
Saturday 7	La Oficina Bar Restaurant - Keith Lennard strums his guitar
Friday 13	Bar Rufe’s – singer Lucy J entertains La Oficina Bar Restaurant - Gemini Karaoke
Saturday 14	La Oficina Bar Restaurant - Miss Suzy G dances the night away
Saturday 21	Bar Rufe’s - Stevie Spit great entertainer

MAY EVENTS include - THE CHIMES BAR - LA OFICINA at LAKEVIEW MANSIONS - BAR RUFE'S - CHEERS BAR at EAGLES NEST - - SNACK SHACK RESTAURANT -

Carol and Steve at Chimes Bar in Calle Ruiz Caracena welcome everybody to a Regular Schedule of Entertainment in the heart of the pueblo.
New Kentucky Style Coated Chicken Buckets included on the Evening Menu
New Beginners Line Dancing Monday 8pm Tuesdays 2.30pm Slimming Class + later at 8pm Texas Holdem Poker
Wednesday - Popular Afternoon Bring & Buy Auction (200 lots)
Salsa Classes at 8pm Thursdays
Fridays - Line Dancing from 1pm till 3pm
and Fish and Chips with quiz and Open the Box from 7 euros.
Sundays - great Sunday Lunches

Snack Shack Restaurant - Bingo on Tuesday 8.30pm and Quiz Night Wednesday 8.30pm + Pie & Mash

The Oficina Pool Team growing from strength to strength...more

We don't just promote events that are going on in the pueblo - if you tell us about events anywhere in the municipality they can appear here...this page is now one of the most frequently visited!

A quick look at our main annual events here in San Miguel de Salinas.

Fiestas and Celebrations are highlights of the social calendar not only for the community but particularly for our visitors. And we know those visitors want the information...they make this page of our website the 4th most hit one...in the last week we have had visitors from as far a field as Uruguay, Philippines, and Mongolia and of course, every country in Europe, and we get as many email enquiries to match.

So whilst we can give you neither exact dates nor a definitive programme we are going to give you a run down of the main celebrations for 2006.

We work closely with our Concejalía de Fiestas y Turismo Inma Hernández and here's our promises ...firstly you will always find the published programme here before anywhere else...and two, you can be sure of a great time in San Miguel de Salinas during our special events.

If you missed The Fiesta of our Patron Saint it's a shame...have a look at our Albums
2006 September Website Album
2007 September Patron's Fiesta Album

Traditionally our main events are those during Easter Week, our August Fair, The Main Fiesta and Christmas.

Easter or Semana Santa is more than just the Bank Holidays of Good Friday and Easter Monday here in Spain and consists of a number of events during Holy Week.

San Miguel de Salinas is unique amongst the towns of the Vega Baja in that we have a Local Society called The Centuria Romana and they take an important role in the re-enactment of the events celebrated in the Christian Church.

Holy Week starts every year from Palm Sunday with a traditional procession through the pueblo lead by Padre Lucas, The Mayor, Local Dignitaries and our townsfolk. During the week there were a number of processions culminating on Easter Sunday with the most colourful parade with The Bands of The Musical Union and Cornetas and Tambones of San Miguel de Salinas. We have a 2008 Easter Compilation Album including fotos from Andy Fox and Louise Clarke of Round Town News

San Miguel de Salinas August Fair is during the first week of AUGUST – A special week of events with a variety of Concerts, Late Night Parties and Spectacular Horse Shows. Most of the action takes place at The Showground, the area just out of the Town on The Campoamor Road near The Ronda and The Institute. Great music with Orchestras and Big Bands including concerts from the students of the Musical Union Summer School. We have the traditional election of our Fiesta Queens and Princesses and you can expect to see our locals parading horseback in the pueblo. It’s a weeklong party with pavilions of revellers dancing and singing into the coolness of the night. Our fiesta picture on the left will always remain one of our all time favourites.