Apr 06 - Spring Festival Full Programme
This is the full programme of events for this year's Spring Festival:
1st May – 17th June 2017
Programme of Events
May
Monday 1st May
11am to 6pm
May Day Celebrations
Organised by Gibraltar Cultural Services
Featuring: After Hours, Heritage, Layla Rose Band, Gibraltar Youth Choir, Show Dance Company, Stylos Dance Studios and a Fun Day for all the Family
Casemates Square
Tuesday 2nd May onwards
11am – 3pm
Gibraltar Exhibition of Modern Art Gallery, GEMA
Montagu Bastion, Line Wall Road
Free Entrance
Tuesday 2nd to Thursday 4th May
Performances at 7:30pm*
*Performance on 4th May 7pm
A Little Mermaid’s Tale
John Mackintosh Hall Theatre
Organised by Transition Dance Academy
Tickets priced at £12
Tickets on sale as from 27th March from The Base 295B Main Street
For further information please visit Transition Dance Academy Facebook page
Wednesday 3rd to Wednesday 17th May
10am – 6pm
Aaron Seruya Art Exhibition
Fine Arts Gallery, Casemates Square
For further information please contact 20052126 or email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Thursday 4th to Saturday 6th May
Gibraltar International Comic-Con
King Bastion Leisure Centre
Organised by Sunbow Projects
Gibraltar International Comic-Con, is a multi-genre entertainment and comic convention held for the first time in Gibraltar.
For further information please visit: www.gibraltarinternationalcomiccon.com
Saturday 6th May
10am to 2pm
Gibraltar National Team Dance Presentation
Organised by the Gibraltar National Dance Organisation
Lobby of Parliament
10am to 6pm
RGP Fun Day in aid of Calpe House
Organised by the Royal Gibraltar Police & Gibraltar Defence Police
Casemates Square
For further information please contact: 20048013
10am – 3pm
Arts & Crafts Market
Casemates Square
12 noon
Re-enactment Society march along Main Street to Casemates Square
9:00pm
Gibraltar International Song Festival
Tercentenary Sports Hall
For further information please visit www.gibraltarsongfestival.com or contact John Jones
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Wednesday 10th May
9am – 3pm
Gibraltar Health Authority Awareness Campaign
Lobby of Parliament
Organised by GHA
10am -3pm
Annual Royal Naval Field Gun Run
Casemates Square
Organised by the Royal Gibraltar Regiment
For further information please contact: Claire Talbot on 20055722
4:30pm to 8pm
Ocean Village Health Club Open Day
Organised by Ocean Village Health Club
Ocean Village
Trial classes, prize draw, Spa treatments and much more
For further information please visit: www.oceanvillagehealthclub.gi
Thursday 11th May and Friday 12th May
7:30pm
Art Dance Platform 2017
John Mackintosh Hall Theatre
Organised by Art In Movement
For further information please contact: Art In Movement Facebook page
Friday 12th May to Sunday 14th May
12pm onwards
PDC Gibraltar Darts Trophy
Tercentenary Sports Hall
Organised by the Ministry of Sport
Tickets on sale from buytickets.gi and available at the door
For further information please contact Ministry of Sports at 20047592 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Saturday 13th May
9am
Med Steps 5 Challenge
Organised by Gibraltar Prison Service
Fundraising event in aid of Cancer Relief
Entrance fee is £10. Registration as from 8am
For further information please visit their Facebook page: Med Steps 5 Challenge
Saturday 13th May
9am – 5pm
Annual Mental Health Awareness Family Fun Day
Casemates Square
Yellow Day - Organised by Clubhouse Gibraltar
Includes the Mental Health Walk along Main Street.
For further information please contact Tania Aguilar on email:
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10am to 3pm
Arts & Crafts Market
Casemates Square
10.30am to 2:30pm
Junior Dog Show
Organised by The Rotary Club of Gibraltar
John Mackintosh Square
Competition entry fee £5
For further information please contact email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Joani Bicknell on 00447849402770 / 0034608281951
12 noon
Re-enactment Society march along Main Street to Casemates Square
Monday 15th May to Friday 19th May
Gibraltar Photo Festival
Organised by the Gibraltar Digital Photography Club
Airport Terminal, Port Terminal, Casemates Square, Alameda Gardens
For further information please contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 58350000
9:30am – 9:30pm
Spring Gibraltar Flower Show
John Mackintosh Hall
Organised by Gibraltar Horticultural Society
For further information please contact: 54040022
Tuesday 16th May
8:00pm
A Celebration of Opera
The Convent Ballroom
Arranged on behalf of the Ministry of Culture by the Gibraltar Philharmonic Society
Tickets at £20 on sale as from 18th April 2017 from Sacarello’s Coffee Shop, Irish Town and the Silver Shop at 222 Main Street.
A limited amount of tickets at £10 for Senior Citizens and Students available from the John Mackintosh Hall reception
For further information please visit ww.philharmonic.gi or contact +350 200 72134
Wednesday 17th May
7.30pm
Illustrated Art Lecture by Jeremy Black
‘The Grand Tour’
Organised by the Gibraltar Decorative and Fine Arts Society
O’Callaghan Eliott Hotel
For Further information please contact Claus Olesen on 20002024
Friday 19th May
7:30pm
I Dance
Organised by Urban Dance
John Mackintosh Hall Theatre
Tickets at £15 on sale as from 8th May at Urban Dance Studio between 5pm to 7pm
For further information please contact 54012212
Saturday 20th May
9am to 6pm
Gibraltar International Classic & Vintage Car Rally
Organised by the Gibraltar Classic Vehicle Association
Casemates Square
Drive up Main Street and around Gibraltar approx.1pm
9.30am onwards
28th Annual Heritage Painting Competition
Organised by the Gibraltar Heritage Trust
The Theme for 2017 is Wellington Front
Registration to take place on the day from 9.30am on site.
For further information please contact the Heritage Trust on 20042844 or check their website: www.gibraltarheritagetrust.org.gi
10am - 6pm
Museum Open Day
Gibraltar Museum, Bomb House Lane
Free Entrance
Saturday 20th May
10am – 3pm
Arts & Crafts Market
Casemates Square
10:30am – 2:30pm
Christian Aid Book and Food Stall
Cathedral, Main Street
Organised by Christian Aid
11am
Freedom of the City to the Royal Anglian Regiment
Organised by HQ British Forces and the Mayor’s Office
John Mackintosh Square
12 noon
Re-enactment Society march along Main Street to Casemates Square
Sunday 21st May
10am to 2pm
EY Relay for Children
Casemates Square
Organised by EY in aid of Wobbles Charity
For further information please contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Monday 22nd May to Friday 26th May
Young Shakespeare Company
School performances only at John Mackintosh Hall Theatre
Sponsored by the John Mackintosh Hall Trust and the Parasol Foundation
Tuesday 23rd May
6.30pm
Spring Visual Art Exhibition
Gustavo Bacarisas Gallery
Official Opening & Prize Giving
By invitation only
Wednesday 24th May
6:00pm
Book Launch “Shaking the Dandelions” by Mary Chiappe
Fine Arts Gallery
A new ‘whodunit comic’.
For further information please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Wednesday 24th May to Saturday 3rd June
10.30am to 6.30pm
Spring Visual Art Exhibition
Gustavo Bacarisas Gallery, Casemates
Free Entrance
Thursday 25th May
8pm
Van Gogh in Provence
John Mackintosh Hall, Charles Hunt Room
Organised by Group 2000 in collaboration with Gibraltar Cultural Services
For further information please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Saturday 27th May
9am – 2pm
Save Gibraltar Street Cats Fundraising Event
Lobby of Parliament
Organised by Save Gibraltar Street Cats Charity
For further information please contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
10am to 3pm
Arts & Crafts Market
Casemates Square
12 noon
Re-enactment Society march along Main Street to Casemates Square
Tuesday 30th May to Friday 30th June
9:30am – 9:30pm
Brightmed Art Exhibition with Members of FAA
John Mackintosh Hall
Organised by Gibraltar Productions
For further information please contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Tuesday 30th May to 8th June
9:30 am to 9:30pm
The Nautilus Project Poster Competition Exhibition
John Mackintosh Hall
Organised by The Nautilus Project
Prize giving will take place on 8th June to coincide with World Ocean Day
For further information please contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
June
Thursday 1st June
7:30pm
Show Dance Company Choreography Festival
John Mackintosh Hall Theatre
Organised by Show Dance Company
For further information please contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Friday 2nd June
9.00pm
Fighting Leukaemia with Fashion
Organised by No. 1 Models
Alameda Open Air Theatre
Tickets priced at £15
For further information please contact 54028980/54003234
Saturday 3rd June
8am onwards
Fundraising Event
Lobby of Parliament
Organised by 670SC Scottish Constitution/Al Moghreb Al Aksa
For further information please contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
9am – 2pm
Marocatlas 4x4 Club Vehicle Display
Organised by Marocatlas Gibraltar 4x4 Club
Fund Raising announcement will be made on the day.
For further information please contact Alfred Balban on 54031219
10am – 3pm
Arts & Crafts Market
Casemates Square
11am – 2pm
Book Crossing
Cathedral of St Mary the Crowned
Organised by Gibraltar Cultural Services
For further information please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
12 noon
Re-enactment Society march along Main Street to Casemates Square
Sunday 4th June
11am to 4pm
Classic Vehicle Static Display
Organised by the Gibraltar Classic Vehicle Association
Ocean Village
Monday 5th June
10am – 2pm
World Environment Day
Lobby of Parliament
Organised by the Department of the Environment and Climate
An awareness day providing information on our local environment and hosting free “Connecting People with Nature” tours around Gibraltar.
For further information please contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Monday 5th June onwards
10am to 6pm during weekdays
Mario Finlayson National Gallery
John Mackintosh Square
New exhibits on display
Free Entrance
Monday 5th -10th June
GAMPA End of Term Performance
John Mackintosh Hall Theatre
Organised by Gibraltar Academy of Music & Performing Arts
For further information please contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Tuesday 6th June to Thursday 8th June
World Music Festival
Organised by Gibraltar Productions
Each year, the GWMF tells the story of a region of the world or a specific style of music with the ambition of delivering the same strong values of peace, universalism and spirituality as Convivencia.
For further information please visit: www.gibraltarproductions.com
Tuesday 6th June to Friday 16th June
10am – 6pm
Westside School Art Exhibition
Fine Arts Gallery, Casemates
For further information please contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Saturday 10th June
10am – 2pm
GNDO Dance Marathon
Lobby of Parliament
Organised by the Gibraltar National Dance Organisation
For further information please contact Wendy Garro on 58009177
10am to 3pm
Arts & Crafts Market
Casemates Square
12 noon
Re-enactment Society march along Main Street to Casemates Square
7pm to 1am
CALENTITA
Casemates Square
Organised by Word of Mouth for the Ministry of Culture
A food and street party festival celebrating Gibraltar’s Multi-Cultural Community
Tuesday 13th June and Wednesday 14th June
8pm
Zarzuela – ‘La Corte del Faraón’
John Mackintosh Hall Theatre
Tickets £5 from the John Mackintosh Hall Reception
As from Tuesday 30th May 2017 from 9am to 4pm
Sale of tickets limited to 10 per person
For further information please contact email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 200 67236
Tuesday 13th June to Friday 16th June
9:30 am to 9:30pm
Gibraltar Heritage Trust Annual Painting Competition Exhibition
John Mackintosh Hall
Organised by the Gibraltar Heritage Trust
For further information please contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Thursday 15th June
7:30pm
Corpus Christi Ceremony
John Mackintosh Square
Saturday 17th June
10am
World Music Day
Lobby of Parliament, Cathedral of St Mary the Crowned and Casemates
Organised by Gibraltar Academy of Music & Performing Arts
For further information please contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
10am to 3pm
Arts & Crafts Market
Casemates Square
12 noon
Re-enactment Society march along Main Street to Casemates Square
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