Hello Grapeviners,
We always like to highlight the diversity of activities on offer in the city. This week is no exception! Love classic cars? Chickpeas? Micro-theatre? Watching people punch each other as hard as they can? There’s something for everyone!
In the news - across the city, curry-lovers breathe a collective sigh of relief as India Bazar reopens. 😮💨
Sunday marks International Women’s Day, with a demo leaving from Triunfo Gardens at midday. Across the city you’ll also find workshops, free self-defence classes for women, and even a feminist flamenco tablao! We’ve rounded up our top picks over on Instagram.
Speaking of powerful female forces… Storm Regina is rolling in today with yellow weather warnings for rain and thunderstorms, plus a sweep of Saharan dust set to tint the skies that unmistakable shade of orange.
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🎵 Musical Highlights:
Lot’s of good options this week. Dave’s Faves™:
IZETA + Shishi - Local favourites Izeta are supported by fun Lithuanian girl-punks, Shishi.
Repion - Powerful girl band formed by two sisters during their school years perform two consecutive nights. At time of writing, only the first night had sold out.
INNEC - More avant-garde than the city’s standard jazz offering.
Kiko Veneno - Much-loved veteran that performed on La Leyenda del Tiempo, among many claims to fame.
MuchoPelo - Upbeat sounds from a man with a truly impressive quantity of hair.
Aweful Kanawful - Once you’ve given yourself a name this good, can you really put a foot wrong?
Frustration - French punks with a fiercely loyal underground following.
Fred Wesley - While it’d be quicker to list the musicians Fred Wesley HASN’T collaborated with, I’ll name a few he has… James Brown, Parliament-Funkadelic and Maceo Parker. I know several of you will be jumping at this one!
🎬 VOSE Film:
🇬🇧 English Language:
Wuthering Heights: Ocine Serrallo + Kinépolis 🎥 View Trailer
Greenland 2: Migration: Kinépolis 🎥 View Trailer
Epic: Elvis Presley in Concert: Kinépolis 🎥 View Trailer
Scream 7: Kinépolis 🎥 View Trailer
In the Summers (USA, 2024): Filmoteca de Andalucía 🎥 View Trailer
📰 Local News/Transport:
🪧 International Women’s Day Demo, Sun 8 Mar, 11.30h. From Jardines del Triunfo through Gran Vía, Reyes Católicos and Puerta Real to Paseo del Salón. Traffic rerouted. More info
✝️ Vía Crucis, Fri 6 Mar, 20h. Religious procession through Albaicín, from Iglesia de San Pedro y San Pablo along Carrera del Darro and Cuesta del Chapiz. More info
🍛 India Bazar is back. This pillar for the international community has reopened after renovations, with queues of salivating guiris eager to stock up on spices reportedly reaching Plaza Nueva. More info
🪧 Autónomos make themselves heard. Monday saw sizeable crowds of Granada’s self-employed take to the streets, marching from La Caleta to the Hacienda offices at Triunfo. No link to a news source, because it simply wasn’t covered (we were there!). Find out how to get involved next time here.
🏠 500 tourist apartment lockboxes sabotaged in one night. The Sindicato de la Vivienda de Granada has claimed responsibility for blocking approximately 500 key lockboxes at tourist apartments across several city neighbourhoods using silicone. The action highlights growing tensions over short-term rentals. More info
⛷️ Sierra Nevada’s rough week continues. After closing over the weekend due to strong winds, the resort reopened - only to shut again on Monday following a power outage that knocked out the lifts. While operations are gradually resuming, with Storm Regina now rolling in, further disruptions are likely. More info
🤧 Extreme pollen alert. The University of Granada has warned of extremely high levels of cypress and parietaria pollen in the city's atmosphere. Allergy sufferers should take precautions. More info
📝 List of Granada Events | 19-25 Feb 2026
📆 View: Events Calendar Online
🔁 View: Regular Events
⭐️ Featured Event ⭐️
🍷 Granada Autónomos Meetup @ NiRRi - (by Granada Grapevine)
It doesn’t matter whether you’re celebrating business success, or drowning your sorrows after paying €2.5k in reclaimed Covid ayudas and back-dated quota adjustments (true story). Come and raise a glass with us!
Free | Networking, Business
Thu 5th Mar
🎓 Fórmate 2026 | 09h
📍 Feria de Muestras, Fermasa
Education, employment and entrepreneurship fair offering career guidance and job opportunities. Pre-register online.
Free | Expo
🖼️ Visita Guiada: A la Sombra de La Roja (Rosa Brun) | 18h
📍 Crucero del Hospital Real
Free guided tour of Spanish painter Rosa Brun's exhibition.
Free | Expo, Art
✨ Gala Centenario Ateneo de Granada | 20h
📍 Teatro Municipal Isabel La Católica
A centennial gala celebrating 100 years of the Ateneo de Granada with poets and musicians.
€16,50 | Gala, Live Music, Local Talent, Poetry
🎸 Besmaya | 20h
📍 Sala El Tren
Besmaya tour their latest material alongside fan favourites in an energetic live show. Video
€18 | Live Music, Indie, Rock
🎶 Colegas y Tal, Rococó & Ortigas | 20.30h
📍 Sala Planta Baja
Colegas y Tal present their debut album alongside Rococó and Ortigas in a night of emo and indie rock. Videos: One, Two
€8 | Live Music, Indie, Punk
🎸 IZETA + Shishi | 21h
📍 Lemon Rock
Local dream pop and nu-disco band Izeta are supported by riot grrrl-punk act Shishi. Videos: One, Two
€12 | Live Music, Indie, Rock
🎸 9 Aniversario Rock'n'Rolla: Combo Rock | 21h
📍 Sala RockNRolla
Rock'n'Rolla's 9th anniversary celebration with Combo Rock. Free entry.
Free | Live Music, Rock
🎭 Spin Off | 22.30h
📍 Entresuelo
Audience-driven improv comedy show by Hilando Impro, part of the Ciclo de Teatro Entresuelo.
Free | Theatre, Comedy
Fri 6th Mar
🎨 The Art of Munhani | 10.30h
📍 The Geometric Art Studio
Full-day workshop learning the traditional Pakistani art form “Munhani” with all materials and morning/afternoon tea provided.
€70 | Workshop, Art, English Language
👨👩👧👦 Movimiento y Danza I | 17h
📍 Palacio de La Madraza
Free dance workshop for children aged 6-10 led by Omar Meza of DA.TE Danza, part of La Madraza's creative workshop series.
Free | Dance, Family
🎨 Taller de Arte - La Vida Invisible | 17.30h
📍 ANDA Cowork
Creative workshop exploring invisible lives and hidden realities through art.
€1 | Free | Workshop, Art
👨👩👧 Paisajes Sensoriales en Familia | 17.30h
📍 Museo Memoria de Andalucía
Interactive sensory landscapes session for families with babies and young children.
€4 | Family, Workshop
🥊 IV Velada de Boxeo | 18.30h
📍 Sala El Tren
Fourth professional and amateur boxing night at Sala El Tren.
€25 | Sports, Boxing
🎻 Crónicas Sonoras - Granada Sax Event | 19h
📍 Centro Federico García Lorca
Chamber music concert for saxophone by international Erasmus+ students and faculty.
Free | Live Music, Classical
🕺 Ecstatic Dance con Damian Paris | 19h
📍 Sala Reset Granada
Ecstatic dance with pioneering facilitator Damian Paris, blending world rhythms and electronic sounds.
€15 | Dance, DJ Session, Wellness
🇵🇸 Kaffik. Ediciones La Pedrá | 20h
📍 La Casa con Libros
Presentation of a collective poetry anthology in support of Palestine, featuring editors, contributing poets, and Nae from the Freedom Flotilla.
Free | Literary, Poetry
🎬 In the Summers (USA, 2024) | 20h
📍 Filmoteca de Andalucía
Screening of Alessandra Lacorazza’s family drama as part of the Filmoteca’s 8M series. (English) Video
Free | Cinema, VOSE
🎭 Un Viaje Sin Retorno | 20h
📍 Teatro Municipal Isabel La Católica
A musical comedy-drama following two unlikely entertainers on their journey through love, ambition and defeat. Video
€12 | Theatre, Comedy
🎭 Kill Me | 20h
📍 Teatro Alhambra
Argentine dancer Marina Otero presents a raw, acclaimed dance piece exploring mental health, love and identity with four performers and live music. (Contains nudity.) View Trailer
€18 | Dance, Theatre
🎬 Teresa de Jesús: Cap. 3 y 4 | 21h
📍 Espacio V Centenario
Chapters 3 and 4 of Josefina Molina's Teresa de Jesús (1984), continuing the free screening cycle for the director's 90th birthday. Video
Free | Cinema
🎤 Oscar El Ruso | 21h
📍 Sala Industrial Copera
Oscar El Ruso brings his 2026 tour to Industrial Copera. Video
€15 | Live Music, Urban Music
Repion | 21h
📍 Sala Planta Baja
SOLD OUT. Cantabrian rock band promotes their energetic second album, 201, with a reputation for explosive live shows. Video
€17 | Live Music, Rock
🎵 Kakkmaddafakka | 21.30h
📍 Sala Aliatar
Norwegian indie pop-rock band Kakkmaddafakka perform live. Video
€22 | Live Music, Indie, Pop
🎵 Radio Crooner Band | 21.30h
📍 Lemon Rock
Radio Crooner Band perform a special 1950s R&B show featuring classics from Louis Jordan, Titus Turner and more. Video
€5 | Live Music, Blues, Jazz
🎸 Rey de Copas | 21.30h
📍 Taberna J&J
Intimate acoustic set from Jerez pop-rock-flamenco artist previewing tracks from a forthcoming fifth album. Video
€12 | Live Music, Flamenco, Pop
🎸 9 Aniversario Rock'n'Rolla: Blackbird + Smoke Riders | 22h
📍 Sala RockNRolla
Rock'n'Rolla's 9th anniversary with local rock double bill. Videos: One, Two
Free | Live Music, Rock
Sat 7th Mar
🔁 Granada Parkrun (5km) | 9h
📍 Parque de Tico Medina
Friendly monthly 5km run open to walkers, joggers and runners of all levels.
Free | Running
🎵 Gorgoritos en el MMA: Música Medieval | 11h
📍 Museo Memoria de Andalucía
Family music session exploring medieval castles and mythological creatures through songs and stories, for children 0-6 yrs.
€8 | Family, Interactive
🏠 Construyendo en Familia | 11h
📍 Museo Memoria de Andalucía
Hands-on family activity space for children to explore building, architecture and creative play.
€4 | Family, Workshop
👩 Ellas Hacen Historia | 11.30h
📍 Museo Memoria de Andalucía
Guided museum visit and fanzine workshop exploring the women who shaped Andalusian culture, art, politics and science.
€4 | Workshop, Tour, History
📖 Ángelo Néstore - Sábado en Armas | 12.30h
📍 Centro Federico García Lorca
Poetry reading by Italian-Spanish artist Angelo Nestore, presented by Paula Melchor, part of the monthly 'Sabado en Armas' cycle at Centro Federico Garcia Lorca.
Free | Literary, Poetry
🎉 Carnaval La Zubia 2026 | 13h
📍 La Zubia
La Zubia celebrates Carnival 2026 (late!) with a street parade, children's performances and the official carnival group contest.
Free | Festival, Family
👨👩👧 Paisajes Sensoriales en Familia | 17.30h
📍 Museo Memoria de Andalucía
Interactive sensory landscapes session for families with babies and young children.
€4 | Family, Workshop
🎶 J Justicia & Los Lagartos | 18h
📍 Lemon Rock
Blues trio blending technique, improvisation and passion!
€3 | Live Music, Live Music, Blues
🎸 9 Aniversario Rock'n'Rolla: Syssmic + M.I.N.D.S. | 18h
📍 Sala RockNRolla
Third consecutive night of birthday celebrations. Very rock and roll!! Video
Free | Live Music, Rock
🎭 Un Viaje Sin Retorno | 19h
📍 Teatro Municipal Isabel La Católica
A musical comedy-drama following two unlikely entertainers on their journey through love, ambition and defeat. Video
€12 | Theatre, Comedy
🎭 MicroTeatro | 20h
📍 La Estupenda
Two short “MicroTeatro” plays - 'El Crimen de la Flor Amarilla' and the premiere of 'Potro'.
€6 | Theatre
🎸 Samuraï | 20h
📍 Sala Industrial Copera
Samuraï perform songs from their debut album on the Del Ruido al Silencio tour. Video
€26,40 | Live Music, Indie, Pop
🤘 Endernity + Santuario | 20.30h
📍 Sala El Tren
Tribute night at Sala El Tren with Endernity (Metallica) and Santuario (Iron Maiden).
€12 | Live Music, Tribute
🎵 Kiko Veneno | 21h
📍 Auditorio Manuel de Falla
Genre-defying Spanish music icon performs. Video
€39,20 | Live Music, Flamenco, Rock
🎸 Repion | 21h
📍 Sala Planta Baja
Energetic melodic rock from the Iniesta sisters promoting their second album. Video
€16,83 | Live Music, Rock
🎤 Andy - Solo Tour | 21h
📍 Palacio de Congresos
Pop artist “Andy” kicks off a Spain-wide solo tour debuting material from his forthcoming first album. Video
€38,50 | Live Music, Pop
🎵 Fran Perea | 21.30h
📍 Sala Aliatar
Actor and musician brings his 'El Hombre Invisible' tour, featuring new material and classic hits. Video
€27,50 | Live Music, Pop
🪕 Howe Gelb | 21.30h
📍 Lemon Rock
Alt-country and desert rock pioneer from Giant Sand performs his genre-defying mix of folk, blues and flamenco. Video
€7 | Live Music, Folk, Rock
🎸 MuchoPelo | 21.30h
📍 Taberna J&J
Málaga musician MuchoPelo blends folk, rock and electronic in his "potaje moderno" style. Video
€10 | Live Music, Funk, Indie
🎷 INNEC | 22h
📍 Asociación Ool Ya Koo
Amsterdam-based experimental jazz quartet blending complex compositions with free improvisation. Video
€12 | Live Music, Jazz
🎵 Nube | 22h
📍 Entresuelo
Hip-hop performed by a full band with live percussion, strings and vocals.
€5 | Live Music, Hip Hop
Sun 8th Mar
🎉 I Concentración de Coches Clásicos | 09h
📍 Parque de la Ermita, Dílar
First classic car rally in Dilar featuring vehicles over 30 years old, with food and drinks at Parque de la Ermita.
Free | Leisure, Family
🌱 Siembra de Garbanzos y Bio Construcción con Cañas | 09h
📍 Huerta El Corazón Manda
A morning of chickpea planting and bio-construction with reeds on a farm in the Granada Vega.
Free | Workshop, Outdoor
💃 Tablao Deconstruido | 15.30h
📍 Proyecto Camaleón
Fifth annual feminist flamenco tablao by Flamencas por Derechos for International Women's Day, with live show, vegetarian food and drinks.
€12 | Flamenco
🕺 Ecstatic Dance con Januman | 17h
📍 Sala Reset Granada
Live performance ecstatic dance with musician Januman García at Reset Granada. Video
€20 | Dance, Wellness
🎸 Aweful Kanawful | 18.30h
📍 Sala Planta Baja
Serpiente Negra presents Rochester rock'n'roll wildcard Aweful Kanawful. Video
€10 | Live Music, Rock
🎸 Joe Orson | 20.30h
📍 Taberna J&J
Joe Orson brings his visceral folk-rock to Granada for the first time. Video
€8 | Live Music, Folk
Mon 9th Mar
🎬 Teresa de Jesús: Cap. 5 y 6 | 21h
📍 Espacio V Centenario
Chapters 5 and 6 of Josefina Molina's Teresa de Jesús (1984), continuing the free weekly screening cycle. Video
Free | Cinema
🎸 Frustration | 21h
📍 Sala Planta Baja
French post-punk legends Frustration play Andalucía for the first time. Video
€16 | Live Music, Punk
Tue 10th Mar
🎷 Fred Wesley | 20.30h
📍 Sala Planta Baja
Funk pioneer Fred Wesley brings his jazz trio Generations to Planta Baja. Video
€22 | Live Music, Funk
🎬 Teresa de Jesús: Cap. 7 y 8 | 21h
📍 Espacio V Centenario
Final chapters (7 and 8) of Josefina Molina's Teresa de Jesús (1984), concluding the free screening cycle for the director's 90th birthday. Video
Free | Cinema
🎵 Kirsti Blow | 21.30h
📍 Lemon Rock
New York-born singer-songwriter performs her fresh blues-pop acoustic style, including originals from debut LP 'Loose Ends'. Video
Free | Live Music, Acoustic, Blues, Pop
Wed 11th Mar
🎭 Estación Quequén - El Viaje Infinito | 10h
📍 Teatro Alhambra
Argentine puppet company Canapé de Polenta brings a dreamlike journey with oversized foam puppets and live music celebrating friendship, love and diversity.Video
€6 | Theatre, Family
📚 La Mirada Poética a Través del Silencio | 16.30h
📍 Casa de Porras
Poetry walk through the neighbourhood with writer Jesús Torres Beato starting at Casa de Porras.
Free | Walking Tour, Poetry
👨👩👧👦 ¿Y Si los Bebés Pudieran Votar? | 17h
📍 Palacio de La Madraza
A free philosophical and creative workshop for families with children aged 8+, led by Ellen Duthie, exploring democracy through questions, drawing and imagination.
Free | Workshop, Family, Philosophy
🎬 Los Lirios No Son para Mí | 18h
📍 Espacio V Centenario
Screening of 'Lilies Are Not for Me' (Will Seefried, USA, 2024, in English) about a gay novelist and his psychiatric nurse, part of the 'Dissident Masculinities' film cycle.
Free | Cinema, LGBTQ+
🎬 Inquisición | 19h
📍 Filmoteca de Andalucía
Screening of Paul Naschy's 1976 Spanish horror film as part of the Filmoteca's '50 años' cycle. (Spanish language). Video
Free | Cinema
🎻 Granada Es Música De Cine | 20h
📍 Teatro Isabel La Católica
The University of Granada Orchestra performs film scores from movies shot in Granada.
Free | Live Music, Classical
🍷 Granada Autónomos Vuelve – Networking & Vino @ NiRRi | 20h
📍 NiRRi
Relaxed networking meetup for freelancers, entrepreneurs and digital nomads over tapas and wine.
Free | Networking, Business
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Antonina Rodrigo (born 1935) is a feminist writer and biographer from Albaicín who has spent her career recovering the stories of women erased from Spanish history. Her biographical subjects include Mariana Pineda, Margarita Xirgu, Federica Montseny and Maria Lejarraga. Her books Mujeres de Espana: Las Silenciadas (Women of Spain: The Silenced) and Mujeres Olvidadas (Forgotten Women) documented the lives of women who were killed, exiled or erased from the record during and after the Spanish Civil War. She celebrated her 90th birthday in Feb 2025. There is a plaque on Callejon del Gallo, the street were she was born in the lower Albaicín and the nearby square is named Placeta Antonina Rodrigo.
The eight women featured in the header image were written about by Antonina:
Mariana Pineda (1804–1831) - Granada; liberal heroine executed for embroidering a revolutionary flag.
Maria Lejarraga (1874–1974) - La Rioja; playwright whose works were published under her husband's name.
Margarita Xirgu (1888–1969) - Catalonia; stage actress and Lorca collaborator who went into exile after the Civil War.
Amparo Poch y Gascon (1902–1968) - Zaragoza; anarchist doctor, pacifist and co-founder of Mujeres Libres.
Federica Montseny (1905–1994) - Madrid; Spain's first female government minister, serving during the Republic.
Ana Maria Dali (1908–1989) - Figueres, Catalonia; writer and sister of Salvador Dali.
Mercedes Nunez Targa (1911–1986) - Barcelona; communist resistance fighter who survived Ravensbruck concentration camp.
Rosario Sanchez Mora "La Dinamitera" (1919–2008) - Madrid; Civil War miliciana nicknamed for her expertise with explosives.