Year guide · 2026
Events in Benidorm 2026
Your complete month-by-month guide to events in Benidorm throughout 2026 — every fiesta, festival, tribute season, cabaret residency and headline night, with live monthly line-ups pulled from the venues' own schedules and updated every day. Tap any month for the full programme.
Browse Benidorm 2026 month by month
June 2026
High season opens
June is when Benidorm shifts decisively into summer. School-trip groups arrive at the start of the month, families start to land mid-month, and by the last week the resort is firmly in high-season mode with open-air entertainment running every night of the week.
July 2026
Peak summer & festival season
July is the loudest, most colourful month of the Benidorm calendar. The Low Festival headlines a packed live-music programme, the resort fills with families, stag/hen groups and Spanish holiday-makers, and there's live entertainment of some kind on practically every street corner.
August 2026
Peak summer & Spanish holiday month
August is when the whole of Spain seems to be on holiday in Benidorm. The resort hits its yearly peak — every hotel full, every show sold out, every restaurant on a wait — and the energy is electric from late morning until 5am.
September 2026
Late-summer sweet spot
September is the month that returning regulars guard jealously. The weather is still firmly summer, the schools have gone back, prices drop dramatically, and the resort feels suddenly grown-up after the August chaos.
October 2026
Autumn shoulder & long-stay opener
October is the start of the second Benidorm season. The long-stay regulars start to arrive, golf groups multiply, and the cabaret calendar quietly rebuilds itself with the acts that will carry the resort through winter.
November 2026
Long-stay season opens
November is when the long-stay winter season properly begins. Hotels move onto winter rates, the resort fills again with Brits, Irish and Scandinavians on multi-week stays, and the cabaret programme is at its broadest of the year.
December 2026
Winter sun & Christmas season
December turns Benidorm into one of Europe's brightest Christmas destinations. Lights go up across the Old Town and seafront, the cabaret calendar runs Christmas specials almost every night, and long-stayers settle in for what many call the best Christmas of their lives.
2026 fiesta & festival calendar
June 2026
Hogueras de San Juan (23 June) — beach bonfires, midnight swims and a packed Levante seafront party until sunrise.
July 2026
Virgen del Carmen (16 July) — decorated fishing boats parade out of the harbour at sunset; Low Festival headline weekend.
August 2026
Asunción (15 August) — Spain's busiest single beach day of the year, with fireworks over the harbour.
September 2026
Fiestas Mayores Patronales (second week) — five-day patron-saint fiesta with mascletà fireworks, parades and a giant fairground.
October 2026
Día de la Hispanidad (12 October) — national holiday weekend that closes out the summer-cabaret season.
November 2026
Long-stay season opens; cabaret circuit moves into winter residencies.
December 2026
Christmas markets, the New Year's Eve grape-eating ritual at midnight, and the start of the long-stay winter peak.
How to plan a 2026 trip to Benidorm
Benidorm runs two distinct calendars across 2026. The summer season (June through September) is when the open-air stages, beach parties, festival weekends and headline tribute residencies all peak — book accommodation early and expect every venue to be at maximum capacity. The winter long-stay season (October through April) is quieter on the surface but home to the resort's deepest cabaret programming: full nightly tribute schedules, comedy residencies and party bands, all aimed at the long-stay regulars who fly in for four-, six- and eight-week trips.
Live entertainment, every single night of 2026
Whichever month you visit, Benidorm has tribute acts, live music and cabaret on seven nights a week. The line-ups on each monthly page are pulled live from the venues' own published schedules and refreshed every day — so when you're 90 days out you'll see the long-term residencies, and when you're 3 days out you'll see every act confirmed for your trip.
Tonight's full programme
Want to skip the year view and just see what's on right now? Jump to what's on tonight, the seven-day tribute acts this week guide, or the full rolling forward schedule at upcoming events in Benidorm.
Frequently asked questions
What are the biggest events in Benidorm in 2026?
The headline dates are Hogueras de San Juan (23 June), Benidorm Low Festival (late July), Asunción (15 August), the Fiestas Mayores Patronales in the second week of September, and the long-stay winter cabaret season opening in October.
When is Benidorm Low Festival 2026?
Benidorm Low Festival traditionally runs over the last weekend of July at the festival site on the edge of town. Check the dedicated July page for confirmed dates as they're announced.
Is Benidorm busy all year in 2026?
Yes — Benidorm is a true year-round resort. Summer (June–September) is at maximum capacity; winter (October–April) is the long-stay season with full cabaret programmes every night. Spring and autumn shoulders give the best weather-to-crowd ratio.
How many tribute acts run in Benidorm in 2026?
More than any other resort in Europe — well over 100 different tributes a week in peak season, with a full nightly programme that doesn't drop below ~70 a week even in the quietest winter months.
When are the cheapest months to visit Benidorm in 2026?
January, February and November are the cheapest months for flights and long-stay accommodation. May, June and September give the best balance of weather, price and entertainment.