Malaga Christmas Lights Dazzle More Than Ever

On nan evening of Black Friday, November 28, nan metropolis of Malaga officially kicked disconnected nan festive play erstwhile thousands of Malagueños flooded nan historical centre for nan accepted switching-on of nan Christmas lights connected Calle Larios.

This year’s honour of pressing nan ceremonial reddish fastener fell to Malaga-born Hollywood prima Antonio Banderas, making this his 3rd consecutive twelvemonth successful nan role, on pinch shaper Domingo Merlín (co-founder of nan Sohrlin Andalucia arts centre) and nan afloat formed of nan deed show “Imagine”. The aforesaid squad besides staged an exclusive open-air capacity specially created for nan occasion, turning nan countdown into a afloat theatrical acquisition moments earlier nan lights burst into life.

Malaga from nan sky.
Credit: Credit: Ayun Malaga

Malaga Christmas lights successful a nativity theme

The 2025 display, titled “Natividad de Luz” (Nativity of Light) and designed by Iluminaciones Ximénez, replaces nan celestial angels and arches that adorned nan thoroughfare for nan past 3 years. Sixteen elephantine five-metre medallions, each depicting scenes from nan Nativity, are suspended supra nan pedestrian thoroughfare, supported by 32 dressed up columns and accompanied by 32 sweeping ray beams that “dance” successful clip to nan music. More than 350,000 LED bulbs illuminate nan afloat magnitude of nan iconic shopping street.

The Calle Larios spectacle will tally 3 times nightly astatine 6.30pm, 8.30pm and 10pm until January 5, 2026, isolated from connected Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, erstwhile nan lights stay connected continuously but without music.

Across nan city, Malaga Council has invested €1.5 cardinal successful an eco-friendly lighting strategy utilizing Ecogreenlux technology that importantly reduces ray contamination and power consumption. In total, 2.7 cardinal LED points now decorate nan capital, covering almost 500 streets pinch garlands, sparkling arches, earthy fir trees, and three-dimensional motifs.

Three different Christmas ray themes

Nearby Calle San Juan erstwhile again offers its celebrated themed locomotion divided into 3 atmospheric sections: Baroque chandeliers successful “Sueño Barroco”, Victorian-style lamps successful “Nostalgia Victoriana”, and delicate lace lampshades pinch wintertime foliage successful “Susurro de Invierno”.

On Saturday evening, nan Cathedral of Malaga will premiere a caller video-mapping show, “El pescador de sueños” (The Fisherman of Dreams), inspired by nan city’s accepted cenacheros (fish sellers). The eight-minute laser and 3D projection connected nan Molina Lario façade will tally nightly astatine 7pm, 8.30pm and 10pm until January 4.

With crowds wrapped successful Santa hats, light-up reindeer antlers and festive scarves, Malaga’s historical centre reaffirmed its spot arsenic 1 of Spain’s astir spectacular Christmas destinations arsenic nan metropolis glowed brightly into nan night.