Hey Grapeviners!
December’s rolling in and there’s a buzz in the air. This could only be due to the arrival of the 10th issue of Granada Grapevine! (For perspective, Beethoven never finished his 10th symphony. Let that sink in…) To celebrate this gargantuan achievement, we thought we’d organise a gathering and take the opportunity to meet some of you wonderful people in person. If you’re really lucky, you might even get to try one of our legendary mince pies!
🧺🍷🧑🎄 Festive Picnic | Parque Tico Medina | Sun 14 Dec, 12h - Everyone welcome! Wrap up warm. Bring some food or drink to share. (Location/time may change due to weather.) Join Whatsapp group for updates.
Anyway, enough about next week, let’s take a look at this week’s events… We have two public holidays: Sat 6 is Día de la Constitución and Mon 8 is Día de la Inmaculada Concepción. There are festive activities galore; festive markets, festive Flamenco shows and a 1967 British film about the festering resentment between the classes… There’s a whole host of live music, including Nikki (and our older daughter’s) new favourite Granada band, Elsa Bhör!
Who’s this Mexican dude and what’s he got to do with Granada? Answer below. 👇
🎵 Musical Highlights:
There are international collaborations aplenty this week. Senegalese percussion-based jazz with Sabar Meets Jazz, Sicilian flute-based Jazz with Ermanno Panta & Banda Zeitun. Cuban music is performed by Mane Ferret, and honoured by Diego el Cigala (celebrating his collaboration with Cuban Piano legend, Bebo Valdés). Rodriguez Celtic Band play, you guessed it, Celtic music from Northern Spain, Ireland, Scotland and other cold and rainy places. Sun-blessed Australian rockers The Chevelles describe themselves as “The criminals Australia wants to send back to England and call it even”. If they were sent back to England, they could check out MFC Chicken, a London band playing American music, named after a London chicken shop named after an American chain. For those that prefer their music local, Los Mutang Kikis rap with a Granadino accent and Elsa Bhör please crowds with a Granadino accent.
🎬 VOSE Film:
Marat/Sade VOSE: 21h (Free Entry) Espacio V Centenario 🎥 View Trailer
Wicked II: Ocine Serrallo + Kinépolis 🎥 View Trailer
Zootopia 2: Kinépolis 🎥 View Trailer
Nuremberg: Kinépolis 🎥 View Trailer
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery: Kinépolis 🎥 View Trailer
Blue Moon: Kinépolis 🎥 View Trailer (New Ethan Hawke + Richard Linklater film)
Avatar: Fire and Ash: Kinépolis 🎥 View Trailer
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Kinépolis 🎥 View Trailer
🚌 Local News/Transport:
⛷️ 29 Nov: The Sierra Nevada ski season has officially started.
🌳 3 Dec: The re-opening of Calle San Anton happens Wed 3 Dec (today), complete with 73 new planters!
✝️ This procession for the Día de la Inmaculada Concepción will affect your movement in the city centre on Sun (18h - 21h) and Mon (17.30-21h).
⭐️ Ongoing This Week
Festive Fun: There are so many festive activities and Christmas markets in the city that we couldn’t mention all of them in this newsletter! Check out our Instagram post for a detailed list. (And follow us there!)
🎭 TIF Festival Granada | 30 Oct - 7 Dec: The youth performing arts festival wraps up this week with its final two public shows, both worth seeing! (Laika and Clásicos Excéntricos. Ad Libitum.)
📝 List of Granada Events | 4-10 Dec
👉 Don’t forget, we’re now listing recurring events on our website here.
Thu 4th Dec
🎄 Mercados Navideños de Granada | 11-14h & 17-21h
📍 Fuente de las Batallas
Traditional Christmas markets.
Free | Market, Family
🎭 Un Paisaje Fascinante - Teatro Accesible | 17.30h
📍 Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería
Inclusive theatre performance with sign language interpretation, tactile tour, and cognitive accessibility features.
Free | Theatre, Family
🎭 Pride & Prejudice (Mary's Version) | 18.15h
📍 Biblioteca de Andalucía
Theatre adaptation of Jane Austen's classic celebrating the 250th anniversary of the author's birth.
Free | Theatre
🎭 Zarzuela: El Barbero de Sevilla | 20h
📍 Teatro municipal Isabel La Católica
Classic Spanish zarzuela about a young soprano's pursuit of her operatic dreams despite her father's opposition.
€16,50 | Theatre, Classical
🎭 Óveda: Cancionero para Manos | 19h
📍 Centro Federico García Lorca
Opening of a collective textile art installation accompanied by a community choir.
Free | Art, Concert
🎬 Festival de Cortos Sociales EDITA XI | 19h
📍 Palacio Condes de Gabia
Short film festival promoting citizen engagement and critical thinking.
Free | Cinema, Documentary
🎭 Vashky | 19.30h
📍 Espacio V Centenario
Visual theatre piece exploring a woman's fight for freedom through movement and choreography.
Free | Theatre
🎸 Tommy Moore Band | 21.30h
📍 Lemon Rock
Blues-rock-funk quartet presents debut album 'Hard Yards'.
€8 | Concert, Local Talent, Rock
🎷 Ermanno Panta & Banda Zeitun | 21.30h
📍 Taberna J&J
Atmospheric jazz with groove. “Very interesting and extremely original” (Radio3).
€10 | Concert, Jazz
🎸 Doctor Pretorius + The Camels | 22h
📍 Sala RockNRolla
Double bill of local rock acts.
Free | Concert, Local Talent
Fri 5th Dec
💃 Va de Bach - Aracaladanza | 19h
📍 Teatro Alhambra
Award-winning dance company Aracaladanza performs a Bach-inspired piece for all ages.
€18 | Dance, Ballet, Family
🇨🇺 Mane Ferret | 20.30h
📍 Taberna J&J
Cuban singer-songwriter and poet presents her album with special guest Amparo Sánchez.
€8 | Concert
🎸 Sobrinus + Santo Drama | 21h
📍 Lemon Rock
Iconic Madrid band celebrate 30 years of rock, funk, and punk fusion.
€15 | Concert, Rock
🎤 Destripando la Historia: El Amanecer de los Dioses | 20h
📍 Sala Industrial Copera
Pascu y Rodri perform their unique mythology-comedy-music show.
€34 | Concert, Humor, Musicals
🎄 Zambombas y Panderetas | 20.30h
📍 Calle Alcalá de Henares, 8
Traditional Christmas zambomba celebration with the Abriendo Caminos choir.
Free | Family, Flamenco
🎸 GigAntA + La Cuchilla | 22h
📍 Sala Víbora
Double bill featuring local punk acts GigAntA and La Cuchilla.
€10 | Concert, Rock
💙 Concierto: Mud & Blues | 22h
📍 El Acorde
Acoustic blues trio featuring Pepe de la Torre, Juan Justicia, and Diego de la Torre.
€5 | Concert, Blues, Local Talent
🪲 Los Escarabajos - Beatles Tributo | 21h
📍 Palacio Municipal de Deportes
Spain's top Beatles tribute band performs the Fab Four's greatest hits.
€20,40 | Concert, Tribute
🎄 Granada Sueña por Navidad | 21h
📍 Teatro Municipal de Zaidín
Granada Christmas celebration featuring new compositions and traditional Albaycín and Sacromonte carols performed by top Flamenco artists.
€17,50 | Concert, Flamenco
🏆 Kiki Morente - Azabache | 21h
📍 Teatro municipal Isabel La Católica
Renowned Flamenco cantaor closes his Azabache tour with a performance showcasing his Latin Grammy-nominated album.
€32,40 | Concert, Flamenco
🎸 Mutang Kikis | 22h
📍 Sala RockNRolla
Granada-based band blend hip-hop and urban music.
€10 | Concert, Hip-Hop, Local Talent
Sat 6th Dec
Public Holiday: Día de la Constitución:
47th Anniversary of the 1978 vote that established Spain’s modern democracy.
🏺Collectibles & Antiques Market | 9h–14h
📍 Centro Comercial Granaita, Pulianas
In the car park, next to Decathlon, you just might find some treasures.
Free | Market
🛍️ Artisan Market + Concert, Nigüelas | 11h
📍 Alquería de los Lentos
Craft market and live music with Clave de Soul and Drip Purple.
Free | Concert, Market
🎤 Elsa Bhör | 12.30h
📍 Taberna J&J
Granadino band, Elsa Bhör, perform at vermouth hour!
€10,32 | Concert, Local Talent
🎄 3ª Zambomba Cofrade: Nazareno y Merced | 16h
📍 Plaza de las Descalzas
Traditional Christmas zambomba celebration with villancicos.
Free | Family, Flamenco
🎸 Ginger Mate | 18h
📍 Lemon Rock
The band present “Actitud Rock”, a showcase of iconic international rock songs with a rebellious spirit.
€5 | Concert, Rock
💃 Diciembre Flamenco | 17.30h
📍 Taberna J&J
Part of J&J’s Christmas Flamenco series, Homa Montero (dance), PTT Fernandez (guitar) and Christian de Miguel Angel (vocals) perform.
€10 | Concert, Flamenco, Local Talent
🐕 “Laika” by Xirriquiteula Theatre Co. | 18h
📍 Teatro Isabel La Católica
Award-winning family show about Laika, the street dog sent to space in 1957, told through puppets, shadows and music. Ages 4+. (Part of TIF Festival)
€8 | Theatre, Family
🎸 Los Fresones Rebeldes + Modelé Fatale + Yaveremos | 20h
📍 Sala Planta Baja
Long-standing Spanish indie band supported by two local acts.
€10 | Concert, Indie, Local Talent
🪕 Square Dance with the Bib-Ramblers | 20.30h
Learn to dance like a square with Abigail Hobart accompanied by the “only old-time North American folk music band in Granada”.
€5 | Concert, Dance
🤠 Los Country Boys | 22h
📍 El Acorde
British-Argentinian duo perform acoustic and electric covers of country and rock classics.
€10 | Concert, Folk, Local Talent
💃 Rafa Romera - Me Llevé a la Luna | 21.30h
📍 Taberna J&J
A blend of reggae and Flamenco.
€12 | Concert, Flamenco, Reggae
🎷 Sabar Meets Jazz | 22h
📍 Asociación Ool Ya Koo
Fusion of Senegalese sabar drums with jazz improvisation featuring Sengane Ngom, Camilo Motta, Pablo Guzmán, and Juanma Nieto.
€12 | Concert, Fusion, Jazz
🎸 Carlos Vudú y El Clan Jukebox | 22h
📍 Sala RockNRolla
Spanish rock band present their new album on the Vuela Alto Tour.
€12 | Concert, Rock
Sun 7th Dec
🛍️ Flealejo Market | 10h
📍 Campo del Príncipe (Realejo)
Second-hand market at Campo del Príncipe featuring vintage fashion, decor, records, and seed exchange.
Free | Market, Family
🎺 “Ad Libitum” by Clásicos Excéntricos: | 12.30h
📍 Teatro Isabel La Católica
Lorca Prize-winning show taking audiences on a humorous journey through classical music. Family-friendly.
€8 | Theatre, Classical, Family
🔥 Napalm in the Morning | 13h
📍 Sala Planta Baja
For those that love the smell of death metal/grindcore (and tapas) in the morning early afternoon.
€10 | Concert, Metal
🎻 Rodríguez Celtic Band | 18h
📍 Lemon Rock
Celtic music group perform traditional standards from Scotland, Ireland, Brittany, Galicia and Asturias.
€3 | Concert, Folk
⛪ Procession - Peregrinación Inmaculada Concepción | 18h
📍 Santuario del Perpetuo Socorro
Two-day pilgrimage procession through the city for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. (Will affect public transport.)
Free | Procession
🎶 Vacileo | 20h
📍 Sala Víbora
Free night featuring various live acts, DJs and market stalls.
Free | Concert, Electronic
🎹 Daniel Sueiro Trio | 20h
📍 Asociación Ool Ya Koo
Madrid pianist’s trio explores the legacy of great American jazz piano trios with a contemporary perspective.
€10 | Concert, Jazz
💃 El Cigala - Aniversario Lágrimas Negras | 20h
📍 Palacio de Congresos
Spanish megastar Diego El Cigala celebrates the anniversary of his Lágrimas Negras album recorded with Cuban pianist Bebo Valdés, which sold over 2 million copies.
€55 | Concert, Flamenco
🍗 MFC Chicken | 21h
📍 Sala Planta Baja
Rock and roll band named after a fried chicken takeaway in London and inspired by Pacific Northwest sounds.
€10 | Concert, Rock
Mon 8th Dec
Public Holiday: Día de la Inmaculada Concepción
Catholic celebration of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary.
🧞♂️ Aladdin y the Magic Lamp: The Musical | 17h
📍 Palacio de Congresos
Family-friendly musical tribute to Aladdin and the magic lamp.
€20 | Family, Musicals
🎸 FreeByrds | 18h
📍 Lemon Rock
Granada blues rock band perform original material plus covers of Robin Trower, Eric Clapton, Gary Moore and Joe Bonamassa.
€5 | Concert, Local Talent, Rock
Tue 9th Dec
🎶 Alexa Evask | 21.30h
📍 Lemon Rock
Acoustic covers of Amy Winehouse, Frank Sinatra, the Beatles and more by Alexa Evask.
Free | Concert
🎬 Marat/Sade VOSE | 21h
📍 Espacio V Centenario
Screening of Peter Brook's revolutionary 1967 film about class struggle in original version with subtitles. View Trailer
Free | Cinema
Wed 10th Dec
🎭 Amor (a) Muerte | 11h
📍 Teatro Alhambra
Circus-theatre piece by Tranvía Teatro blending magic, illusion and dark humour. Two showings 11h & 20h.
€8 | Theatre
🎬 El Manuscrito Encontrado en Zaragoza VOSE | 21h
📍 Palacio de La Madraza
Screening of Wojciech Has's cult 1965 Polish film based on Jan Potocki's novel.
Free | Cinema
🇦🇺 The Chevelles | 21h
📍 Lemon Rock
Australian garage-power-pop band return to Spain celebrating 30 years and 15 world tours.
€18 | Concert, Rock
🎄 Christmas Gala | 21h
📍 Teatro Isabel La Católica
Christmas gala hosted by the Brotherhood of Our Lady of El Rocío.
€9 | Concert, Flamenco
Recurring Events 👉 Now listed on our website.
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Francisco de Icaza (1863–1925) was a Mexican poet, critic and diplomat who spent much of his career in Spain and married a Spanish woman, Beatriz de León y Loynaz, who had grown up in Granada. His connection to the city is best known through his famous lines: “Dale limosna, mujer, que no hay en la vida nada como la pena de ser ciego en Granada”. (Give him alms, woman, for there is nothing in life like the sorrow of being blind in Granada.) The quote became part of Granada’s cultural identity, and in 2023 he was posthumously named an Honorary Son of the city.