What’s on this weekend in the Almanzora Valley: San Francisco in La Loma, Marble Music and SierroFoto

The first weekend of October is here and the Almanzora Valley is packed with plans, with one guest worth bearing in mind: the rain. AEMET, Spain’s state weather agency, has raised Friday’s storm and rain warning to orange from midday, has a yellow warning in place on Saturday from 15:00 to 20:59 and forecasts showers all weekend, so, before you go out, check each organiser’s official channels in case there are any last-minute changes.

Albox

• San Francisco fiestas in La Loma. Friday 2: Feria del Mediodía (midday fair, 14:00), opening speech (pregón, 22:00) and Orquesta Marengo (1:30). Saturday 3: Feria del Mediodía (14:00), Los Lagartos (18:30) and a verbena (open-air dance) with Orquesta Marengo (00:30). Sunday 4: Feria del Mediodía (14:00), Mass (20:00) and procession (21:00). Free entry.
• Cinema: ‘The Odyssey’ (‘La Odisea’), at the Sala Federico García Lorca. Friday 2 and Saturday 3, at 21:00; Sunday 4, at 17:00 in the original English version with subtitles and at 20:30 in Spanish. Tickets: €6.50.
• Traditional forging course with the Forjamam workshop, on Saturday 3, from 10:00 to 20:00, in small groups and with no experience needed. It costs €210; information on 678 508 406.

Arboleas

• Closing of the 23rd Jornadas Gastronómicas Al-Arbūlí (gastronomy days), on Sunday 4: a food and craft market, children’s workshops, musical performances, street parades and free inflatables. The Ruta de la Tapa (tapas trail) continues until Saturday 3. The town council has not yet given details of the times for the closing event.

Lúcar

• ‘Camino a Piedra Lobera’, on Sunday 4: hiking and non-competitive trail running on three routes, with starts at 9:00 (28.5 and 12 kilometres) and at 11:00 (a 5.2-kilometre family route). Prior registration is required and places are limited.

Macael

• Marble Music Urban Festival, on Saturday 3, from 18:00 to 3:00, at the Espacio Polivalente Antonio Martínez, with Kristina, Xiyo & Fernandezz, Juancruzg and Southkies, among others. Tickets cost €25 on Vivaticket, with a bus service.

Serón

• Stars, planets and the deer rut with the Planetario de Serón, on Saturday 3, from 20:30 to 23:00, in the Sierra de los Filabres: telescope observation of planets, nebulae and galaxies, with the bellowing of rutting deer in the background. It costs €35; bookings on 619 456 368. With rain in the forecast, confirm before you go.

Sierro

• SierroFoto 2026, from Friday 2 (17:00) to Sunday 4 (16:00): the fourth edition of the International Seminar on Photography and Documentary Film, with Liv Furman, Pablo Ruiz, Javier Linares, Sergio Caro and José Carlos Castaño. Registration: €15, at Sierro Town Council (950 423 404).

Zurgena

• Community day with the law enforcement and security forces, on Saturday 3, from 10:30, at the old railway station in La Alfoquía: vehicles and equipment, demonstrations and, from 16:00, music with Los Moriartis. According to the mayor, a large part or all of the money raised will go to social causes.

Across the district

• 4th Ruta Sabores del Almanzora (Flavours of the Almanzora route), throughout October: 39 bars and restaurants in around twenty towns and villages. With three stamps from three different venues, you are entered into the draw for €100 and a pack of products from the Valley.

From elValle Actualidad, we’re giving you plenty of notice: an umbrella in the car and a look at the warnings before you go out. And if you are organising something in your town, tell us about it for the next what’s on guide.