The Fuengirola Culture Area exceeds 307,000 attendees in the activities promoted in 2025
Marenostrum Fuengirola has reached 205,000 spectators, the cultural initiatives have exceeded 86,000 attendees and more than 14,000 people have participated in library activities. This year has once again placed culture as one of the fundamental axes of the social, educational and economic development of the municipality.
12/26/2025 – In 2025, the Culture Area of the Fuengirola City Council has exceeded 307,000 attendees to the cultural activities promoted throughout the year, consolidating culture as one of the pillars of the social, educational and economic development of the municipality. Marenostrum Fuengirola has brought together 205,000 spectators, while the municipal cultural initiatives have exceeded 88,000 attendees and the libraries have registered the participation of more than 14,000 people, as reported by the Councilor for Culture, Rodrigo Romero.
“2025 has been a spectacular year for the Culture Area. We are very proud of the work carried out by the different departments that make up the Department and above all of the result with the public, which in the end is what we are dedicated to, trying to facilitate access to culture for all citizens,” Romero said.
Marenostrum Fuengirola
Regarding Marenostrum Fuengirola, which this year celebrated its tenth anniversary, Romero detailed that a total of 49 days of concerts have been held, which have covered a wide variety of musical genres: pop, rock, electronic, flamenco, jazz and Latin music, as well as humorous, children’s performances and the Bocata Fest.
The different proposals have reached 205,000 attendees, which represents an increase of 18% compared to 2024. 119 artists have gone through the concert cycle, of which 46 were national (38%) and 73 international (62%).
Regarding the estimated economic impact, the Councilor for Culture has indicated that it has been around 66.5 million euros, including direct, indirect and induced effects, exceeding the 58.1 million euros registered in 2024. The media projection of the cycle has reached historic figures, with 2,849 mentions in the media, an equivalent value in advertising of 23.6 million euros and more than 3.6 billion potential impacts. The digital presence, with 909,000 unique visitors on the web and 69.1 million impacts on social networks, demonstrates the cycle’s ability to connect with global audiences. Thus, the different profiles of the concert series have a total of 110,000 followers on social networks.
In terms of employment, Romero has highlighted the creation of 1,700 direct or indirect positions. Furthermore, in 2025, the cycle has reinforced its commitment to sustainability, becoming the first venue in Spain certified with a Carbon Footprint by AENOR in 2025.
Cultural programming
Rodrigo Romero has highlighted that the programming has been aimed at facilitating access to culture for all citizens, promoting cultural training, promoting the participation of cultural groups, preserving heritage and projecting the image of Fuengirola at a national and international level.
In the heritage field, the completion of the General Intervention Project of the Roman City of Suel has stood out, developed for six years and extended for five more years, as well as the beginning of the works on the Visitor Center and Archaeological Warehouse in the Peace Palace. The heritage dissemination program has counted more than 50,000 visitors, mainly to the Sohail Castle, the Finca El Secretariat Interpretation Center and the Torreblanca Hot Springs, in addition to informative activities that have brought together more than 2,000 participants.
The cultural program has included concerts, exhibitions, theater, dance, talks and conferences, as well as unique events such as the International Jazz Seminar, the Modeling Contest or the Literature Days. Added to this is cultural training, with more than 1,000 students enrolled in annual and summer courses.
In total, during 2025, 180 cultural activities have been carried out with more than 88,000 attendees, figures that, according to Romero, reflect the interest of citizens and the City Council’s commitment to offering diverse, accessible and quality cultural programming, with the aim of consolidating Fuengirola as a cultural reference in the province.
Municipal libraries
The opening and launch of the Gloria Fuertes library in Los Boliches, on July 29, has been the main milestone of 2025, a year in which a total of 461 activities have been carried out between the three municipal libraries, which have included meetings with writers (Fuengirola between letters), book presentations, reading clubs, the fourth edition of the Perita Cuentos festival, the fifth edition of the International Illustrated Album Award, the Fuengirola Reading or the Children’s and Youth Literature Conference. In total, the different proposals offered by the libraries have brought together 14,118 attendees.
Regarding the statistics recorded in the three municipal libraries during 2025, Romero detailed that there have been more than 125,000 visitors, more than 23,200 loans have been made and the number of new members has increased by 1,970, so that the Fuengirola library network already reaches 38,862 members. In addition, a total of 48,270 students have used the Javier Castillo study room at the Lope de Vega library.
To conclude, Romero congratulated “each and every one of the workers in the Culture Area for the work they have carried out throughout the year, which has been very hard and with a lot of activity, from the employees of the House of Culture to the librarians, as well as the members of the Municipal Music Band, who have given everything to carry out very complicated repertoires. In general terms we can say that in 2025 we have fulfilled the objective of bringing culture closer to all “Fuengiroleños.”