Howdy Grapeviners!
Any pet lovers out there? 🐶🐈 This Saturday, it’s your chance to show your furry friends how much you care by taking them to get blessed in the annual Fiestas de San Antón, the patron saint of animals. The event will be celebrated in different ways in pueblos around Granada, from Monachil to Gaudix, but it’s likely to include mass, mass-dancing and mass-eating of the winter-warmer stew: Olla de San Antón.
Meanwhile, Ogijarians are going against the grain to honour their patron saint in the Fiestas de San Sebastián this Sunday - but there’ll still be an olla. 👍
Elsewhere this week: great films at La Madraza and the Filmoteca de Andalucía (see below), a performance by Estrella Morente, Granada’s Flamenco superstar, a Britpop tribute concert, an escape room at Museo Casa de los Tiros… and enough rain to help fill Granada’s first artificial lake. 🌧️
Fur-real.
🐶 Fiestas de San Antón
Celebrated since the Middle Ages, the Fiestas San Antón features bonfires to ward off evil, pork feasts and the blessing of pets and livestock. It blends ancient pagan fire rituals with Christian devotion to Saint Anthony Abbot, patron of animals and rural life.
Can you name the Granada-loving Brit? 👇 Answer at the bottom of the email.
🎵 Musical Highlights:
Ever tried finding videos of appropriately-dressed positive female role-model musicians to play to your four-year-old daughter? It’s not easy! Tiny Desk Concerts have become a go-to for us to achieve this goal. This week, I’m delighted to base my picks of the week around that theme…
Dave’s Faves™ this week are Iannis Anisakis, playing Barrio Crudo (dubbed Granada’s Tiny Desk Concerts by the organisers). This anarchic trio mix drones, noise and banging electronic craziness much of which is performed on homemade instruments. It won’t be everybody’s cup of tea, but that barely matters as there’ll only be space for 25 people! (Have a listen). We might predict a slightly higher turnout for Eladio Carrión. The Latin trap/hip-hop megastar in his own right regularly collaborates with such whopping names as Bad Bunny, 50 Cent and Lil Wayne. (Tiny Desk Concert). Saxophonist and giant of flamenco jazz, Antonio Lizana is a major figure in the disproportionately large hall of fame that could exist in his birth-place “La Isla” of San Fernando (Tiny Desk Concert). If all this sounds a bit high-brow, and you’d rather sing Don’t look back in anger with a pint of bitter raised high and a tear in your eye, the Brit Festival by Neon Collective will take you back to a more innocent time when musicians had egos that would never fit behind a desk of any size.
🎬 VOSE Film:
The Housemaid: Kinépolis 🎥 View Trailer
Avatar: Fire and Ash: Kinépolis 🎥 View Trailer
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple: Ocine Serrallo 🎥 View Trailer
Rental Family: Ocine Serrallo + Kinépolis 🎥 View Trailer
Song Sung Blue: Kinépolis 🎥 View Trailer
Dune (David Lynch) 1984: Espacio V Centenario 🎥 View Trailer
Blue Velvet (David Lynch) 1986: Espacio V Centenario 🎥 View Trailer
📰 Local News/Transport:
🚇 Metro partial closure for expansion works. Starting Mon 19 Jan, the metro will be cut between the Armilla and Nevada stops until 8 Feb while work continues to connect the extension toward Churriana de la Vega and Las Gábias. A replacement bus service will run. More info.
💦 Granada's first artificial lake takes shape. Excavation is complete for the city's pioneering flood-able park in Bobadilla, which will collect rainwater to prevent flooding and supply water for irrigation and street cleaning. The €2.8m project (20% complete) should be finished by summer and includes 200+ trees and new green spaces connecting to the Vega. More info.
🅿️ 12 hours of parking for €2.49. Granada has renewed its agreement with Telpark offering discounted parking until 31 Jan at four car parks (Violón, Alsina Centro, Pedro Antonio, Los Cármenes). Users buy Multipass vouchers (5, 10 or 20 uses) via the Telpark app, with a new 30% discount on EV charging included. More info.
📝 List of Granada Events | 15 Jan - 21 Jan
⭐️ Ongoing Events:
🎪 El Circo Encantado: Until 18 Jan
📍Parque Norte de Bomberos
Spooky family circus show featuring acrobats, jugglers, trapeze artists, and clowns with a haunted house theme. Shows at 16.30h and 19.30h. View Trailer
€22 | Theatre, Family
Thu 15th Jan
📖 Club de Lectura: Homage to Catalonia | 18.30h
📍 La Casa con Libros (La Zubia)
Book club discussion of Homage to Catalonia, George Orwell's personal account of the Spanish Civil War from the POUM trenches.
Free | Literary
🎭 El Tragaluz | 20h
📍 Centro Cultural CajaGRANADA
Classic Spanish drama by Antonio Buero Vallejo, first performed in 1967, placing the spectator in the 30th century.
€10 | Theatre
🇫🇷 Exsonvaldes + Gran Premio | 21h
📍 Sala Planta Baja
French indie pop-rock band present their album MAPS with support from Málaga's Gran Premio. Video
€12,24 | Concert, Indie
🇵🇷 Eladio Carrión | 21h
📍 Palacio Municipal de Deportes
Puerto Rican mega-star visits Granada on his DON KBRN tour. Video
€46 | Concert, Hip Hop, Latin Music
🎷 La Moni Trifasic Trío | 21h
📍 Taberna J&J
A blend of jazz, flamenco fusion and hip hop from this French-Spanish band.
€5 | Concert, Fusion, Jazz
🎸 Guitarmageddon + Blues Jam Session | 21.30h
📍 Lemon Rock
Regular names on the city’s blues scene form the house band at this open jam session.
€5 | Blues, Jam, Local Talent
Fri 16th Jan
✍️ Taller Letras con Miga | 17h
📍 Casa de Porras
Free creative writing workshop for children aged 6-14. Sign up in advance required.
Free | Workshop, Family, Literary
✂️ Collage Poético | 18h
📍 La Casa con Libros (La Zubia)
Drop-in poetry and collage session combining images, verses and creative cutting in a relaxed atmosphere.
Free | Workshop, Poetry
🎬 El Buen Patrón | 18.30h
📍 CEIP Gómez Moreno
Monthly community film screening in the playground of a local school in the Albaicín. Wrap up warm! 🥶 View Trailer
Free | Cinema
🎻 El Burgués Gentilhombre | 19.30h
📍 Auditorio Manuel de Falla
Granada city orchestra perform Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito, Strauss's Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, and Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.
€18 | Concert, Classical
🤸🏽 Solas | 20h
📍 Teatro Alhambra
Contemporary dance performance exploring the body's limits and internet's impact on society. Video
€18 | Dance
🎬 El Cielo de Los Animales | 20h
📍 Sala Val del Omar - Biblioteca de Andalucía
Screening of film adaptation of David James Poissant stories exploring loss through four interconnected tales. View Trailer
Free | Cinema
✍️ Firmado, Colette | 20h
📍 Teatro Municipal Isabel La Católica
Musical drama about a female French author, Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, and her fight to reclaim her voice and identity in bohemian Paris. View Trailer
€14 | Theatre, Musicals
🇬🇧 Brit Festival by Neon Collective | 20.30h
📍 Sala Planta Baja
I bet you’d look good on the dance floor… at this two-hour tribute to British rock bands including Blur, Arctic Monkeys, Radiohead and Oasis.
€16 | Concert, Rock
🎸 El Drogas | 21h
📍 Sala El Tren
Former Barricada frontman and Spanish rock legend performs live. Video
€32 | Concert, Rock
🎬 Dune (David Lynch) 1984 | 21h
📍 Espacio V Centenario
Free screening of Lynch's ambitious sci-fi epic Dune (1984) as part of La Madraza's Masters of Modern Cinema series. View Trailer
Free | Cinema
🎸 South Maz | 21.30h
📍 Lemon Rock
Local 90s-influenced trio debuts their album Six Feet Down. Video
€5 | Indie, Local Talent, Rock
🎷 Antonio Lizana | 21.30h
📍 Taberna J&J
Flamenco-jazz saxophonist Antonio Lizana performs with guitarist José Manuel León. Videos: One, Two
€17 | Concert, Flamenco, Jazz
🎤 Záfra + MZZH | 22h
📍 Sala RockNRolla
Hip-hop double bill at Rock n Rolla. Price includes drink.
€8 | Concert, Hip Hop, Local Talent
Sat 17th Jan
🎮 Juego de Investigación: El Corazón y la Espada | 11h & 12.30h
📍 Museo Casa de los Tiros
Escape room-style investigation game exploring the mysteries of the museum. Two sessions. (Reserve via email in link.)
Free | Family, Games
🫅🏻 Cuentacuentos con Taller: Princesa Kevin | 11.30h
📍 Museo Memoria de Andalucía
Storytelling session and workshop exploring identity and self-expression through the story of Princess Kevin. For kids 5+
€6 | Workshop, Storytelling, Family
💃 Ecstatic Dance con Eme Pelegrina | 12h
📍 Sala Reset Granada
Ecstatic dance session with live DJ.
€15 | Dance, Wellness
⚡️ Iannis Anisakis | 13h
📍 La Variable
Granada noise trio blend industrial electronics with “no wave”. Video
€Donation | Concert, Electronic, Experimental, Local Talent
🎷 Freddie's Kids | 18h
📍 Lemon Rock
Granada music scene veteran, Alfredo Flores, leads this family band featuring his children (now grown ups) and their pals. Video
€3 | Blues, Local Talent, Soul
🎻 Festival Tocando las Estrellas | 19.30h
📍 Auditorio Caja Rural
An evening of chamber music with the Vesta Quintet.
SOLD OUT | Concert, Classical
🏛️ Júlio César by Companhia do Chapitô | 20h
📍 Teatro Isabel La Católica
Portuguese theatre company present their irreverent take on Julius Caesar, blending historical reconstruction with parody. View Trailer
€12 | Theatre
🎺 Una Noche de Jazz y Soul | 20h
📍 Teatro Alhambra
Belgian crooner Dirk Van Halewyck and top Andalusian jazz musicians blend jazz standards with funk and soul. Video
€8 | Concert, Jazz, Soul
👑 Queen is Back | 20h
📍 Palacio de Congresos
Queen tribute show with allegedly “the best Freddie Mercury double in the world”.
Video
€35,20 | Concert, Tribute
🎤 Amparo Sánchez - Ritual Sonoro 2026 | 21h
📍 Auditorio Manuel de Falla
Amparanoia leader performs solo albums in acoustic and electric formats. Video
€20,20 | Concert
🇮🇪 Band Of Friends - Rory Gallagher Tribute | 21h
📍 Sala El Tren
Rory Gallagher's original bandmates Gerry McAvoy and Brendan O'Neill perform an authentic tribute to the Irish rockstar with guitarist Davy Knowles. Video
€24 | Concert, Rock, Tribute
👾 Los Invaders + Palo Domado | 21h
📍 Sala Planta Baja
Los Invaders present their second album of futuristic electro-rock with support from Palo Domado. Videos: One, Two
€16,50 | Concert, Electronic, Rock
💃🏻 Rafael Aranda: Taleguilla | 21h
📍 Centro Cultural CajaGRANADA
Flamenco performance by Rafael Aranda benefiting Ciudad de los Niños. Video
€10 | Concert, Flamenco
🎷 Rebullicio FlaJazz | 21.30h
📍 Taberna J&J
Flamenco jazz fusion with original compositions and covers of Chick Corea and Paco de Lucía.
€12 | Concert, Flamenco, Fusion, Jazz
🎷 Juande Robles Cuarteto en Concierto | 22h
📍 Asociación Ool Ya Koo
Jazz quartet featuring a bassoon!
€12 | Concert, Jazz
🎤 Eledón | 22h
📍 Sala RockNRolla
Local band Eledón promote their new album “Elvira”
€10 | Concert, Rock, Local Talent
🎷 Dúo Chanson en Concierto | 22.30h
📍 Carlota Braun
Eduardo Delany and Jacob Arch perform a tribute to French chanson greats Brel and Aznavour.
Free | Concert, Jazz
Sun 18th Jan
🎻 Una Hora de Cámara: En Torno al Báltico | 12h
📍 Auditorio Manuel de Falla
Chamber concert featuring clarinet quartets by Crusell and Penderecki.
€10 | Concert
🎻 Orquesta Clásica Granada - Cine Clásico Español II | 13h
📍 Teatro Isabel La Católica
Granada City Orchestra perform classic music from Spanish cinema.
€14,50 | Concert, Classical
🎸 Guillermo Crovetto | 18h
📍 Lemon Rock
Acoustic pop and rock covers. Free entry. Video
Free | Concert, Pop, Rock
🔥 Wilbur, Fuego Salvaje | 18h
📍 Palacio de Congresos
Viral actor Wilbur presents an emotionally raw theatrical show about self-acceptance. €18 | Theatre
🎸 Serpiente Negra Presenta: Glándula + Crisanteemos | 18.30
📍 Sala Planta Baja
Early evening rock double-bill, part of the Serpiente Negra series. Video
€10 | Concert, Local Talent, Rock
Tue 20th Jan
🇺🇸 Kirsti Blow | 20.30h
📍 Lemon Rock
New York singer-songwriter performs acoustic blues-pop originals. Video
Free | Blues, Pop
🎵 Estrella Morente y Amigos | 21h
📍 Auditorio Manuel de Falla
Granada’s female Flamenco superstar performs at this concert celebrating Granada's cultural heritage in support of the charity Calor y Café. Video
€15 | Concert
🎬 Blue Velvet (David Lynch) 1986 | 21h
📍 Espacio V Centenario
Free screening of Lynch's masterpiece Blue Velvet (1986) exploring suburban darkness. View Trailer
Free | Cinema
Wed 21st Jan
🎬 Antonio, el Bailarín de España + Hermanas (Cortometraje) | 20h
📍 Sala Val del Omar - Biblioteca de Andalucía
Documentary about Seville-born dancer followed by short film, Hermanas. Trailer 1, Trailer 2
Free | Cinema, Dance
☄️ Halley | 20h
📍 Teatro Alhambra
Award-winning theatre company, Led Silhouette, presents a contemporary dance epic about characters racing against time before the comet returns. Video
€18 | Dance
🎶 Jenny Tynten | 21.30h
📍 Lemon Rock
Soul and blues classics with Latin American influences in a versatile and lively performance. Video
Free | Concert, Soul
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Joe Strummer, frontman of The Clash, had a personal connection with Granada, where he spent long periods, living in the Realejo in the 1980s and 1990s. Drawn by the city’s rebellious spirit, history, and music scene, Granada became a place of refuge and inspiration for him, influencing songs like Spanish Bombs and his later work with the Mescaleros. His bond with the city is still celebrated today, most visibly through a plaque in Realejo, a tribute to how Granada adopted him as one of its own!