Tiled façade with a red door in Isla Cristina

Islantilla guide

What’s on in Islantilla this week

Markets, festivals and events in Islantilla, Lepe and Isla Cristina, checked every week.

Updated 1 November 2026

This week: 2 November to 8 November

Tuesday 3 November

09:00 to 14:00La Antilla

La Antilla weekly market

The Tuesday street market, with local produce and stalls.

Calle Garza

Saturday 7 November

09:00 to 14:00Lepe

Lepe Saturday market

Clothes, shoes and accessories in the park every Saturday morning.

Parque de la Coronación

Sunday 8 November

09:00 to 14:00Isla Cristina

Isla Cristina Sunday market

The Sunday market on Avenida del Carnaval, except the week before the patron saint festivities, Christmas and Epiphany.

Avenida del Carnaval

Every week

TuesdayLa Antilla market
Calle Garza, La Antilla, 09:00 to 14:00
SaturdayLepe market
Parque de la Coronación, Lepe, 09:00 to 14:00
SundayIsla Cristina market
Avenida del Carnaval, Isla Cristina, 09:00 to 14:00
Every evening in July and AugustIslantilla night market
Plaza de las Carabelas, Islantilla, 18:00 to 00:00
Every evening, June to SeptemberIsla Canela night market
Avenida de la Mojarra, Isla Canela, 19:00 to 00:00

Through the year

  1. February

    Isla Cristina Carnival

    Isla Cristina lives its carnival with special intensity: the town takes to the streets, and the theatre hosts the best known groups from the province and the rest of Spain. It is a declared Festival of Tourist Interest of Andalucía, and the town has a Carnival Museum.

  2. Spring

    Romería de la Bella, Lepe

    Lepe’s pilgrimage to its patron, Nuestra Señora de la Bella. Dates are set each year.

  3. Holy Week (21 to 28 March 2027)

    Holy Week in Lepe and Isla Cristina

    Processions in the Andalusian style through both towns.

  4. July

    Virgen del Carmen

    The patron saint of sailors is celebrated through the summer in La Antilla and Isla Cristina.

  5. 7 October

    Nuestra Señora del Rosario, Isla Cristina

    Isla Cristina’s patron saint festivities, with religious and cultural events.

Questions

What is there to do in Islantilla this week?

The weekly markets in La Antilla (Tuesday), Lepe (Saturday) and Isla Cristina (Sunday) run all year. Festivals and concerts are added here every week.

When is the Isla Cristina Carnival?

In February. The town takes to the streets and the theatre hosts carnival groups from across Spain.

Stay three minutes from the beach

Villa La Caleta sleeps 10 in Urbasur, at the west end of Islantilla, with a private pool, heated on request.