At the beginning of December each year we can look forward to the Fiestas de Otívar, in honor of the Inmaculada Concepción (Immaculate Conception)! This beautiful pueblo blanco is perched in the hills about 20 minutes outside of Almuñécar. The village comes alive for a few days and nights, with events, music, lights, food and fun.
Table of Contents
What is the Immaculate Conception?
The Inmaculada Concepción (Immaculate Conception) is a dogma of the Catholic Church, decreed in 1854 that maintains that the Virgen Maria (Virgin Mary) was free from original sin from the first moment of her conception by the merits of her son, Jesus Christ.
This belief should not be confused with the doctrine of the virgin birth of Jesus. That states that Jesus was conceived without the intervention of a man, while Mary remained a virgin before, during, and after childbirth.
In developing the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception, the Catholic Church contemplates the special position of Mary as the mother of Christ. And it maintains that God preserved Mary from the moment of her conception of every stain or effect of original sin. Which was to be transmitted to all men, because they are descendants of Adam and Eve. They were going to be the mother of Jesus, who is also God. The doctrine reaffirms with the expression “full of grace” (Gratia Plena) contained in the greeting of the archangel Gabriel, and recorded in the prayer of the Hail Mary, this aspect of being free from sin by the grace of God.
OTÍVAR FESTIVAL PROGRAM 2025
Holiday Lights Turn on!
Friday, DECEMBER 5, 2025
18:00 h. Lighting of the festival lights and opening firework display.
23:00 h.- Performance by DJ Víctor García. Free admission.
Crowning of the 2025 Festival Queen, Miss Visitor, and Mister Otívar.
Second set by DJ Víctor García.
Festival Hall
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2025
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2025
09:30 h.-Clay Pigeon Shooting. La Campiñuela Area.
10:00 a.m. – Reveille by the MOLVÍZAR MUSIC BAND, with ringing of bells and rocket launch.
10:30 a.m. – Breakfast with fritters and hot chocolate provided by the Alhoja Association.
12:00 p.m. – Birds of Prey Exhibition. Vista Verde Viewpoint.
1:00 p.m. – Opening of the “NEW COUPLES” photography exhibition. Town Hall Assembly Hall.
1:30 p.m. – Concert by the MOLVÍZAR MUSIC BAND. Vista Verde Viewpoint.
5:30 p.m. – Children’s parade “Guardians of the Rainbow,” by the YERA THEATER group. Starting from the Town Hall
7:00 p.m. – Theater: “The Nightmare Before Christmas”. Party Hall. Free admission.
8:15 p.m. – Comedy Night with Juancho Bernabé. Party Hall. Free admission.
10:30 p.m. – Pop-rock cover concert by Ñ Clan. Party Hall. Free admission.
Midnight – 80s/90s/Present Night (Music from the 80s/90s/Present) with DJ Moisés Franco. Party Hall. Free admission
SUNDAY, 7 DECEMBER 2025
10:00 h. Wake-up call by the MOLVÍZAR MUSIC BAND.
11:00 h.- Traditional Games in La Era: ribbon race, sack race, catch the ham, pots and pans…
12:00 PM – Concert by the MOLVÍZAR MUSIC BAND in La Era.
13:30 h.- PISANDO FUERTE Brass Band.
13:30 h.- Opening of the “NOVIOS” photo exhibition. Town Hall Assembly Hall.
2:30 PM – Community lunch. Festival Hall.
16:30 h.- Bingo organized by the Parents’ Association. Festival Hall.
7:00 PM – Spanish folk songs with a performance by MIGUEL GALERA. Festival Hall.
20:30 h. “Magic Moments”. Magic with Magician DANI DANIELO. Festival Hall.
11:00 PM – Performance by LOS DOCTORES. Festival Hall. Free admission
2:00 a.m. – Performance by DJ Rubén Díaz. Party Hall. Free admission
Monday, DECEMBER 8, 20245
10:00 h.- Wake-up call by the MOLVÍZAR MUSIC BAND.
12:30 h. Solemn Mass in honor of the IMMACULATE CONCEPTION. With a performance by the AMIGOS DEL ROCÍO choir.
13:00 h.- Concert by the MOLVÍZAR MUSIC BAND, following Mass.
13:30 h. Opening of the “NEW COUPLES” photography exhibition. Town Hall Assembly Hall.
18:30 h. Solemn Procession.
19:30 h.- Fireworks display. Next to the Town Hall.
20:30 h. Flamenco Evening.
Vocals: JULIO FAJARDO
Guitar: JOSÉ FAJARDO
Dance: ROCÍO SUÁREZ AND HER GROUP
Festival Hall. Free admission.
22:30 h.- MELODÍA ORCHESTRA. Festival Hall. Free admission
Tuesday, DECEMBER 9, 2025 (Children’s Day)
10:00 h. Wake-up call by the MOLVÍZAR MUSIC BAND.
12:00 h.- Solemn Mass in honor of the VIRGIN OF THE ROSARY.
13:00 h. Concert by the MOLVÍZAR MUSIC BAND, following Mass.
13:30 h.- Opening of the “NEW COUPLES” exhibition. Town Hall Assembly Hall.
14:30 h.- COMMUNITY MEAL, organized by the Virgen del Rosario Cultural Association.
16:00 h. BINGO organized by the Parents’ Association. Festival Hall.
18:30 h. Solemn Procession.
21:30 h. Closing Fireworks Display.
THE OTÍVAR TOWN COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MODIFY SCHEDULES AND/OR PERFORMANCES
Costa Granada Home’s Sales Office Location in Otívar!
Click here to email john@costagranadahome.com
Appointments, contact Rachel is in Otívar call he: 658 76 15 30.
