Hermosa Fest La Manga del Mar Menor

Hermosa Fest held its fifth edition on 10 and 11 October in La Manga del Mar Menor and has not yet set a date for 2027. The festival's website is still showing the programme that has just finished, with no announcement of dates, line-up or ticket sales for next year. What its track record does make clear is the kind of event it is: a weekend of pop and indie in October, by the sea, once the beach season is over.

What we know about Hermosa Fest 2027

There are still no dates, artists or tickets for 2027. Nor is there official confirmation of the venue, although the festival has always been held at the same site since its first edition in 2022.

The calendar does follow a recognisable pattern. The 2024, 2025 and 2026 editions were scheduled for the second weekend of October, around the 12 October public holiday. It is a pattern that helps you get your bearings, not a date: it does not yet allow you to book accommodation with any certainty.

Where it takes place and how to get there

The usual venue is Trips Summer Club, in La Manga, within the municipality of Cartagena and between Cabo de Palos and the Mar Menor. In 2026 the festival ran with two areas: the Escenario Estrella Levante, for the concerts, and the Escenario Trips, which took over at 04:00 with DJ sets.

Getting there is one of the practical issues with this festival. La Manga in October is nowhere near as busy as in August, and the organisers have responded with shuttle buses: in 2026 there were buses every half hour between several hotels in La Manga and the venue, with return services between 01:30 and 04:00. In previous editions it also announced free parking next to the venue and buses from Murcia and Cartagena, as we reported in the presentation of the 2024 edition. No transport services have been announced for 2027 yet.

The line-up profile: party pop, indie and the odd international classic

Hermosa Fest has built its identity around upbeat Spanish pop and guitar indie, with DJ sets into the early hours to close each day. La Casa Azul and Sidecars have returned for several editions, and in 2024 Boney M became the first international artist announced by the festival. Ojete Calor and Ladilla Rusa headlined 2026, two acts that share a sense of humour and a party spirit.

The weather is the other factor to bear in mind. In 2025, the red warning for rain linked to DANA Alice forced the festival to cancel the Friday concerts, with the corresponding amount refunded. An open-air festival in mid-October on the Murcian coast is not immune to an episode like this.

How Hermosa Fest 2026 went

The 2026 edition took place on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 October at Trips Summer Club. The line-up by day was as follows:

• Saturday 10 (doors at 18:30): SAO, Bicicleta, Sidecars, La Casa Azul at 22:55, Cycle and Vinila von Bismark; Casino Social Club closed the night on the Escenario Trips.
• Sunday 11 (doors at 19:30): Adiós Noviembre, Ladilla Rusa at 21:00, Ojete Calor at 22:30, Boney M at 00:20 and Second DJs; Kutxu closed the night on the Escenario Trips.

Tickets were split into a two-day pass and Saturday or Sunday tickets, with conditions for accompanied under-16s. Concert listings put the 2026 price from €44; this is a reference for that edition, not the next one. You can look back at how it was presented in our Hermosa Fest 2026 preview.

Sources: official Hermosa Fest website, Cartagena City Council, Euro Weekly News and La Ganzúa, consulted on 14 October 2026.