InforMálaga: news from Málaga

The Regional Ministry of Education offers 7,970 vacant places in Vocational Training courses with no waiting list. Applications may be submitted until Monday, October 19, and the allocation will be on Tuesday, October 20.

The charity event scheduled for Saturday 17 in Plaza de la Constitución is awaiting a new date due to the weather. The proceeds will go to the Vive y Camina programme of the Hermanas Adoratrices.

The Official State Gazette of Friday, October 16, 2026 includes the resolution of the University of Málaga that gives publicity to the modification of the curriculum of the degree in Software Engineering.

The Andalusian Agency of Cultural Institutions opens the incorporation of new candidates to the II Pool of Stage Technical Staff Jobs, specialising in Rigging and Props, for temporary contracts in Sevilla, Málaga and Granada.

The II Rail-Port Conference, held at the University of Málaga, analyses technological solutions to reduce emissions in railway, port and logistics activity.

The mayor of Manilva, Mario Jiménez, and the councillor for Social Welfare, Laura Salazar, have read a manifesto alongside Afesol on the occasion of World Mental Health Day, which is commemorated every October 10.

The Cártama Town Council (Málaga) has announced a position for civil servant or labor staff, according to the resolution published in the Official State Gazette on Friday, October 16, 2026.

The Malaga town of Casarabonela celebrates this weekend the arrival of the relic of Blessed Father Arnaiz, with a procession from the Ermita de la Vera Cruz to the Iglesia de Santiago Apóstol and an act of veneration and kissing of the hand.

The Manilva Town Council has opened registration for the VIII Trail Manilva, a race with 400 participants that will be held on January 16, 2027. Registrations are processed online and there is an information phone number.

Benalmádena Pueblo and Arroyo de la Miel host children's parties, parades and horror spaces on October 31, with a paid horror passage in the plaza de la Mezquita that also opens on November 1 and 2.

The Plenary of the Alhaurín el Grande Town Council has unanimously agreed to propose María Isabel Gallego García as titular justice of the peace and María Teresa Santos Aragón as her substitute. The appointment remains pending ratification by the High Court of Justice of Andalusia, Ceuta and Melilla.

The Diocese of Málaga organizes twelve missionary vigils in different parts of the province and a Diocesan Missionary Gathering on Saturday, October 24, within the framework of DOMUND, which is celebrated on Sunday the 18th.

MP Luis Rodrigo meets with applicants excluded from the Lagoon Living development, who claim they meet the minimum income requirement of 23,500 euros but are left out due to the income calculation.

The Alfonso Queipo de Llano municipal pavilion hosts on Saturday and Sunday the mixed basketball tournament 'Futuros cracks', with 32 teams and 400 athletes in the Minibasket category from various Andalusian provinces.

Six libraries in the Carretera de Cádiz, Centro, Este, Ciudad Jardín, Campanillas and Puerto de la Torre districts take part in the III Semana de la Proximidad with exhibitions, book clubs, a lecture and storytelling for all audiences.

La Cala de Mijas celebrates this weekend the final stretch of the Santa Teresa festivities, after the mass, the floral offering and the procession on Thursday 15. The verbena will be on Saturday 17 in Los Olivos park and the pilgrimage, on Sunday 18.

The Assembly Hall of the Museo de la Ciudad de Antequera (MVCA) will host the 10th Mediation Conference on Friday, October 23, dedicated this year to intervention with families from a restorative perspective. Registration is free and places are limited.

The patio of the San Zoilo Municipal Library hosted on Thursday, October 15 the activity «Palabras de Mujer», with readings and dramatizations of texts by women authors from different periods, organized by the Antequera City Council.

The Institute of Biomedical Research of Málaga (IBIMA Plataforma BIONAND) has established the Committee of Experts of its new Social Impact Unit, an advisory body that seeks to strengthen the link between biomedical research, patients and society.

The Malaga municipality of Cártama has opened a sustainable urban park dedicated to the priest Jesús Pascual, who was parish priest of San Pedro for 16 years, with a bust in his memory.