FIESTAS DEL CARMEN ,on the  July 16th is the day of the Virgen del Carmen, patron saint of fishermen, and this festival is particularly lovely. It is celebrated in many coastal towns. The statue of the Virgin is taken in procession to the beach, where gaily decorated boats await her arrival accompanied by a flotilla of "jábegas" (fishing boats).
Brass bands play, crowds cheer, rockets shoot off and fireworks fill the late dusk sky.
In Málaga, for example, the procession takes place not only on July 16, but on the following Sunday.