Frigiliana is ready to celebrate Christian, Islamic and Jewish Heritage

Festival de las Tres Culturas de Frigiliana, which takes place every year from Thursday 28 August to Sunday 31 august.

In its 18th anniversary, this event celebrates the Christian, Muslim, Jewish and other cultures of the town. Each day visitors can enjoy music, storytelling, a craft market of 100 stalls, masked night parades, and the candlelit ‘Muluk Gnawa’.

The festival also includes a chapel for all faiths, fireworks and a tapas trail. Workshops and activities are available for families and children.

The four day event allows visitors to enjoy and discover the rich legacy that these three cultures have left in the Axarquía when Frigiliana becomes a meeting place where history, music, art and gastronomy intertwine.

The concerts will be held in three locations: the San Antonio de Padua Church, the Town Hall patio and Plaza de las Tres Culturas.

This year’s performers include Kiko Veneno, Colectivo Panamera, KlezMerama, Al-Marán y Neftis Paloma, Mawazin and El Mantel de Noa offering a mix of flamenco, Mediterranean music, Sephardic sounds, Arabic rhythms, Balkan music and Latin American fusion.

On Thursday 28 at 6pm the market and the tapas route will officially begin and there will be live music in the Callejón del Inquisidor and La Princesa Ratona de Berta la Despierta in the exhibition hall. There will be a “Raqus al Hagala” parade at 7pm.

Get a free bus service

On 10pm, the official festival launch will take place at the Plaza de las Tres Culturas. This will include a candlelit walking, a musical display, and a parade of masks.

The shuttle bus service between Nerja (Frigiliana) and Frigiliana is free.

Click here to view the complete programme www.frigiliana3culturas.com.