10 Things to Do in Malaga in November

Throughout the month you will have a wide range of options to choose from to enjoy Malaga and its charms. In many places you will have the chance to see and learn about the most popular traditions, such as the famous tostón de Ojén.

Also in November you will have the chance to enjoy other fairs that are open to the public during this season. This month is characterised by being the time of the street markets in almost all of Spain, so one of the best things to see and do in Malaga during this season is to stroll around some of them.

This is one of the festivals dedicated to the must and the tradition of growing grapes to make Spanish and Malaga wines. The tradition takes place in the village of Atajate, one of the best villages in Malaga and which is also on the route of the best white villages.

This is a festival not to be missed if you go to Malaga in November, especially if you like wine. Here you will have the chance to try different types of wine that the locals themselves offer for tasting. In other words, this is a completely local and autochthonous tradition.

In the must tasting competition, the participants are the ones who decide which are the best wines of the season, and to reward them, they are given a trophy which is awarded in order of quality. The first place producer is awarded the golden grape, the second place the silver grape and the third place the bronze grape.

The event takes place during a single day, specifically, the last Saturday of November, from morning until late at night. If you want to taste wine for free, this is the moment because in the celebration around 200 litres of wine are distributed, although it can vary according to the capacity year after year.

This is one of the most exquisite gastronomic celebrations available in November in Malaga. If you are a meat lover, and above all you like to try new flavours, this is one of the festivities you can't miss. The rabbit festival is a time when the locals prepare their best meals based on this particular meat.

Rabbit meat is a food that has accompanied the locals for all their years of history. For this reason, the locals pay tribute to the preparations that can be made with rabbit. For this purpose, a great feast is organised in which the participants offer their best rabbit dishes, to be distributed free of charge to the visitors.

The aim of this celebration is to raise awareness of the traditions of the village of Parauta. I recommend that you go to this fair with a great desire to try new flavours. It takes place in the heart of the Serranía de Ronda, a place popular for its wineries and vineyards, so the dishes are accompanied by local sweet wines.

In addition, these festivities will be a good time for you to try the traditional pastries of this place, because as well as offering food dishes, the locals also organise open-air dances in which they offer traditional sweets for sale. Usually this gastronomic fair is also enlivened with music and the best flamenco shows in Malaga.

This is one of the festivities of tourist singularity of Malaga, and is recognised in this way by the town hall and the government in general. It is one of the best gastronomic traditions of the locality and of the whole of Spain. In fact, the 'tostón' takes place in different localities in Malaga.

In the case of Ojén, the traditional tostón takes place on the first Sunday after All Saints' Day, that is to say, at the beginning of November. In this traditional festival, locals and tourists gather around a bonfire to toast the traditional Spanish fruits. In addition, this tradition is accompanied by local liqueurs and traditional Spanish bacon.

With all these gastronomic options, this fiesta becomes one of those options you can't miss if you go to Ojén in November. All this festive autumn atmosphere serves as a prelude to what will be the best winter activities in Malaga and the rest of the country. In addition, to provide more entertainment for those present, traditional games are played during the fairs.

During the gastronomic event you can also enjoy sultanas, as they are considered to be one of the most popular strawberries in this region. There is a musical atmosphere from morning until late in the afternoon. This is definitely one of the best things to do with children in Malaga.

Moving away from gastronomic encounters, and if you are one of those who enjoy a good jazz music, then you are going to love the International Jazz Festival that takes place in Malaga every year in the month of November. This is a musical meeting of the highest level, where different national and international talents of this musical genre meet.

This festival usually lasts about a week and takes place in the Cervantes Theatre in Malaga, one of the most iconic places in the city, at least in terms of the presentation of multitudinous events. It is held in the first week of November and is one of the best alternative dates to have a good time during the night in Malaga.

To find out the updated programme, I recommend you visit the website of this event, where you will not only have information about the activity in question, but you can also find out which artists are performing each day during the festival and how much the tickets cost.

Generally speaking, ticket prices to see each artist each night are between 15 and 45 euros, depending of course on the place you choose in the theatre and the artist playing each night. Attending a performance is one of the best things to do in Malaga at night in November.

This is a beautiful fair where you can see and learn about the different species of orchids that are produced in Estepona. Also, if you are a plant lover, you will have the opportunity to participate in different workshops that aim to explain to locals and visitors the different characteristics of orchids.

In these workshops they explain how to cultivate this plant so that it produces its best flowers. Every year an exhibition is organised in which the producers gather to show their best orchids and explain to the public the techniques they used to achieve such plants.

In case you want to take orchids home, you can also do so since, within the orchid festival, there are organised sales where you can buy different types of orchids, according to the type of climate and the care that each person can give them.

This fair takes place at the Estepona Orchidarium in November, and is an activity where you can not only see orchids, but also other types of plants from all types of climate. To attend you should go to the orchidarium's website and check the dates and ticket prices, which are usually between one and three euros per person.

It is true that this is one of the best things to do in Malaga and that it takes place every first Sunday of the month, but without a doubt November is the month when I like to visit it the most because it is when you can walk around in peace and quiet and without a lot of tourists and locals.

On the first Sunday of November the market offers the same variety and quantity of crafts as in other months, so that is a great advantage. Also, one of the defining characteristics of this market during this month is that they offer different handicrafts dedicated to autumn.

Also, as Christmas is approaching, it is possible to see different handicrafts dedicated to the Christmas season at the La Merced market, so if you are thinking of starting to do your Christmas shopping before the Christmas season begins, this is a good place to do it.

In addition, the area around the flea market offers a variety of entertainment activities, which you are sure to enjoy. These activities, in fact, are the best attractions for both locals and tourists. It's free to enter the flea market, but once you're inside you'll want to take at least one item home with you.

Although the title of this festival talks about blues music, the truth is that this festival is all about rockabilly and international music with American roots. It is a series of concerts to distract the audience who prefer heavy music and strong notes. The best thing about this festival is that it is international.

During the concerts you will see the participation of both Spanish artists and artists from other parts of Europe, such as French, Dutch, Swedish or English. All of them with a common goal and that is to pay tribute to music of American origin such as rock'n'roll.

This festival has several years of history and each year presents different artists who come to activate and fill the afternoon and evening with music in the municipality of Benalmádena. Being so close to the city, it is a good option to include among the best excursions from Malaga, at least to enjoy at night.

You can enjoy this festival during the last week of November as one of the last activities of the autumn season to welcome the winter. It usually runs for four to five days, but to find out the specific location, I recommend you visit their website to find out the details.

If you like to eat pork offal then this is the festival for you. During this celebration tribute is paid to the typical dish of Malaga and other regions in Spain: Chanfaina. This is a stew prepared from the offal of the pig. It is considered a festival of tourist interest, so it is also a unique celebration.

During the event everything revolves around chanfaina, so during the last weekend in November, if you attend this festival, you will have the chance to try different styles and preparations of chanfaina in the town of Totalán, where this celebration takes place.

As well as offal, potatoes, different spices and above all pork or black pudding are also added, depending on who prepares the recipe. During these festivities you will not only be able to taste the delicious typical dish of this region, but you will also learn how to prepare it and what the history of this traditional food is.

One of the things I like most about this tradition is the sharing between locals and locals, because part of the tradition is to distribute the dish free of charge to all attendees, so that everyone can taste the flavour of Malaga. All this is accompanied by good music and a varied schedule of activities during the two days of celebration.

To begin with you should know that the mycological days are about the study and recognition of the different types of mushrooms. This is a great event that takes place in the area of Cortes de la Frontera, where the public is offered a calendar of varied activities to learn all about mushrooms.

You can take part in exhibitions of species and photographs, mushroom recognition workshops and also in talks and conferences where they talk about the edible mushroom, its proliferation and the different ways of preparing it in Spanish cuisine.

But the activity that you will undoubtedly like most about these mycological days is the search for mushrooms in the forest. This is one of the experiences I like to recommend the most because different walks into the forest are organised to look for and recognise mushrooms that will then be taken to the camps previously set up.

The mushrooms that are collected in these activities go directly to the kitchens that are installed in these provisional tents. There the mushrooms are included in the different preparations and all participants have the opportunity to try their own mushroom picking. This is a complete experience that will give you a better understanding of the nature of mushrooms and their culinary benefits.

During the last days of November, Benaoján prepares to give the prelude to Christmas with its famous chacina fair. This celebration is a tribute to all the meat products from the pig. This is a fair that you will love if you are a lover of pork, ham and other pork products.

The fair generally continues until well into December, although it can last from two to three days. During the time this fair is running, you will be able to see different stands offering all kinds of pork products, where you will be able to buy the ones you prefer.

All this event is accompanied by the sale of local sweet wines, cheese tastings and also some tastings of traditional Malaga sweets. You will be able to enjoy above all the children's performances and performances for all audiences, musical interpretations and all kinds of shows.

One of the things I like most about this place is that you can visit the factories where the sausages and other pork products are made, to learn about the processes these foods go through before they are fit for human consumption.

If there is one thing that is traditional throughout Spain, it is ham and the products derived from it. In the case of the Campillos ham fair, it is one of the most famous fairs dedicated to this product. It takes place every November in the municipality of Campillos, one of the closest to the city of Malaga and part of the province of Andalusia.

It is one day a year dedicated to all Iberian products, so if you decide to go to Campillos on the day of the fair, you will have the opportunity to taste much more than just the local hams, you will also be able to choose from a wide variety of Iberian products such as chorizo, sausages, salchichones, black pudding, among other pork products.

This gathering can easily be considered one of the best gastronomic tours in Malaga, because it usually presents the best of Malaga and Spanish cuisine in general, offering locals and visitors the chance to taste local wines, olive oil, cheeses and traditional sweets.

All this great tasting party happens in the middle of a traditional musical atmosphere, so if you are one of those die-hard foodies, this is an excellent plan to do in Malaga in November. The date varies from year to year, but it usually happens during one day in the first week of the month. For more information about it, I recommend you visit the Campillos Town Hall website.