InforMálaga: news from Marbella

The Marbepop festival returns on Saturday, October 24 at the Represa park in Marbella, from 16.00 hours, with Besmaya at the top of the bill and the presence of local artists. The event, previously postponed due to rain, will have a charitable side benefiting Triple A.

The director of the Rock Factory school, Rafa Reyes, gave this Tuesday the opening speech of the San Pedro Alcántara Fair and Festivities, an event marked by music in which he claimed his link with the municipality and with its residents.

Mayor Ángeles Muñoz has handed to the dean of the College of Architects of Málaga, Susana Gómez de Lara, a copy of the General Municipal Urban Plan, definitively approved last September.

Marbella ended September 2026 with 84,655 people affiliated with Social Security, of whom 15,923 are self-employed. The figure is down from August, but exceeds that of the same month in 2025 by more than 3,200.

The Marbella City Council has given the Fundatul association a cheque for 1,200 euros from the proceeds of the solidarity ecocups at the Juerga Fest festival, held on June 6 in the Parque del Mediterráneo.

The Marbella City Council has allocated one hundred percent of the budget planned to support the activity of 32 social entities in the municipality through agreements and grants under competitive bidding, and announces a 15 percent increase in that allocation in 2027.

The La Caridad fairground opens this Tuesday, October 13, at 21.00 hours the Feria y Fiestas de San Pedro Alcántara, which will run until October 19 with 22 casetas, more than 500,000 LED light points and parking for more than 4,000 vehicles.

Marbella City Council has signed the annual agreement with Marbella Rugby Club, endowed with 60,000 euros, so that the club can maintain its activity and cover the participation of its teams in regional and national competitions.

The Marbella City Council relaunches the 'Salidas a la Naturaleza' program with ten routes between October 25 and May 30. The activities are free and include bus, monitors and insurance, except for entry to the Caminito del Rey, which each participant pays for.

San Pedro Alcántara will host the sixth edition of its international classical music festival from October 22 to 25, with four evenings, nine participating musicians and sponsorship from Skybound Wealt Management. Music promoter Shane O'Shea organises the event through Elissimo Events.

The Marbella City Council has opened a new indoor basketball court at the Carlos Cabezas Pavilion, in Bello Horizonte, following a municipal investment of 700,000 euros and about six months of works.

The Marbella City Council has recognized the season of the city's beach soccer club, which has won the titles of Málaga, Andalusia and Spain in different categories, according to the Consistory.

The Marbella City Council is deploying a security operation with more than 200 daily officers and 29 video surveillance cameras for the San Pedro Alcántara Fair and Festivities, held from October 13 to 19 at La Caridad.

The Marbella City Council will distribute 2,500 bracelets that detect substances used in chemical submission during the San Pedro Alcántara Fair and Festivities, held from October 13 to 19 at the La Caridad venue.

Marbella City Council activates a special cleaning operation for the San Pedro Alcántara Fair, held from October 13 to 20 at the Finca La Caridad site, with 25 workers daily and 60 bins.

The Jorge Lorenzo Tejada park in San Pedro Alcántara will have a library, a study area and a space for cultural, educational and institutional activities, according to the Marbella City Council.

The Marbella City Council will launch during the Feria y Fiestas de San Pedro Alcántara, from October 13 to 19, a prevention campaign against gender violence with awareness actions, specialized advice and resources to detect risk situations.

The Marbella City Council and the VENEMAR-Venezolanos en Marbella Association have signed an agreement to cover part of the shipment of medical supplies collected in the city for those affected by the earthquakes in Venezuela.

The Marbella City Council has renewed its collaboration with the Ángel Rivière Association with an extraordinary grant of 52,000 euros for its work in the care and support of people with autism spectrum disorder and their families.

The works have made it possible to expand the cafeteria of the senior centre and move the Social Services of Derechos Sociales to a larger and more accessible space, according to the City Council.