Málaga heads into October with one of the busiest weekends of the autumn. San Diego Comic-Con Málaga takes over FYCMA for four days, the Carmen Thyssen opens a major new exhibition, Unicaja plays its first home Liga Endesa game of the season, and the city has an unusually deep lineup of family theatre, workshops, flamenco, concerts and free cultural activities.

⭐ TOP 4 THIS WEEKEND

RED Friday at La Térmica — La Térmica’s final RED Friday of the year fills the complex with live music, contemporary art and performance. The lineup includes Los Lagos de Hinault, Amor Líquido and La Perfecta Moment, among other programming. 📍 La Térmica | 📅 Fri. Oct. 2 | ⏰ 18:00–00:00 | 💶 Reservation/ticket required; check current availability | 👨‍👩‍👧 Kid-friendly: Yes, with minor-access conditions. 🔗 Programme & tickets (La Térmica)

🖼️ ¡Olé! El mito de lo español a través de Andalucía — Opening Weekend — The Carmen Thyssen’s big new temporary exhibition explores how the image of “Spanishness” was constructed through Andalucía, bringing together works by more than 50 artists including Goya, Fortuny, Sorolla, Picasso and Miquel Barceló. 📍 Museo Carmen Thyssen Málaga, C/ Compañía 10 | 📅 Opens Sat. Oct. 3 | ⏰ Museum hours | 💶 Museum admission | 👨‍👩‍👧 Kid-friendly: Yes. 🔗 More info (Museo Carmen Thyssen Málaga)

🏀 Unicaja vs. La Laguna Tenerife — Málaga’s basketball team opens its Liga Endesa home schedule against Tenerife. This is probably the easiest major sporting event of the weekend to do as a family. 📍 Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena | 📅 Sat. Oct. 3 | ⏰ 19:30 | 💶 From €18 adults; youth/child tickets available | 👨‍👩‍👧 Kid-friendly: Yes. 🔗 Tickets & more info (Unicaja Baloncesto)

🧸 ¿Dónde está cuando ya no está? — A new family production combining puppetry and technology to explore absence, memory and imagination in a way designed for children and adults together. 📍 Teatro Echegaray | 📅 Sun. Oct. 4 | ⏰ 11:00 & 13:00 | 💶 €8 | 👨‍👩‍👧 Kid-friendly: Yes — all ages. 🔗 More info & tickets (Teatro Cervantes)

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2

🎨 RED Friday at La Térmica — La Térmica’s final RED Friday of the year fills the complex with live music, contemporary art and performance. The lineup includes Los Lagos de Hinault, Amor Líquido and La Perfecta Moment, among other programming. 📍 La Térmica | 📅 Fri. Oct. 2 | ⏰ 18:00–00:00 | 💶 Reservation/ticket required; check current availability | 👨‍👩‍👧 Kid-friendly: Yes, with minor-access conditions. 🔗 Programme & tickets (La Térmica)

🎮 Animation, Manga, Anime & Video-Game Design Workshop — A hands-on La Térmica Mini course introducing animation, graphic design and creative techniques connected with manga, anime and videogames. 📍 La Térmica | 📅 Fri. Oct. 2 | ⏰ 17:00–19:00 | 💶 Registration required | 👨‍👩‍👧 Kid-friendly: Yes — ages 10–17. 🔗 More info (La Térmica)

🎭 Misery — The Spanish stage adaptation of Stephen King’s psychological thriller, starring Carmen Conesa, Marcial Álvarez and Alberto Vázquez. It plays throughout the weekend. 📍 Teatro del Soho CaixaBank, C/ Córdoba 13 | 📅 Fri. Oct. 2–Sun. Oct. 4 | ⏰ 19:00 | 💶 From €25 | 👨‍👩‍👧 Kid-friendly: 12+ recommended. 🔗 More info & tickets (Teatro Soho CaixaBank)

🎤 Javier Ruibal — Saturno Cabaret — The Cádiz singer-songwriter presents a theatrical musical journey through songs and stories with his characteristically Andalusian blend of flamenco, jazz and Mediterranean music. 📍 Teatro Cervantes | 📅 Fri. Oct. 2 | ⏰ 20:00 | 💶 €12–€36 | 👨‍👩‍👧 Kid-friendly: Better for older teens/adults. 🔗 More info & tickets (Teatro Cervantes)

💃 De menta y barro — Poet Raquel Lanseros joins contemporary flamenco performers for a meeting of spoken word, music and dance. 📍 Teatro Echegaray | 📅 Fri. Oct. 2 | ⏰ 20:00 | 💶 €20 | 👨‍👩‍👧 Kid-friendly: Older children/teens and adults. 🔗 More info (Teatro Cervantes)

😂 Rafa Taleguilla en Málaga — Carnival humour and music rooted in the Cádiz Carnaval tradition. 📍 La Caja Blanca | 📅 Fri. Oct. 2 | ⏰ 21:00 | 💶 €10 | 👨‍👩‍👧 Kid-friendly: Yes — officially all audiences. 🔗 More info (Juventud Málaga)

🎭 Ars Amandi — Comic theatre inspired by Ovid’s Art of Love, tackling desire, sex and jealousy through a modern lens. 📍 La Cochera Cabaret | 📅 Fri. Oct. 2 | ⏰ 19:00 | 💶 Ticketed | 👨‍👩‍👧 Kid-friendly: No — 16+ recommended. 🔗 More info (La Cochera Cabaret)

🎭 Penón, buscando a Lorca — Theatre-documentary based on Agustín Penón’s investigation into Federico García Lorca’s death, performed by Virginia Nölting. 📍 La Cochera Cabaret | 📅 Fri. Oct. 2 | ⏰ 22:00 | 💶 From €15 | 👨‍👩‍👧 Kid-friendly: Primarily adults/older teens. 🔗 More info (Málaga Hoy)

🎸 Querido — ¿Qué Seré Yo? — Spanish indie-pop/alternative artist Querido brings his new live show to one of Málaga’s smallest central concert rooms. 📍 Sala Marte, C/ San Nicolás 2 | 📅 Fri. Oct. 2 | ⏰ 22:00 | 💶 Ticketed | 👨‍👩‍👧 Kid-friendly: No — late club concert. 🔗 More info (AP Musicales)

🎸 Jammin’ Dose — 10th Anniversary of Deadline — Málaga’s own funk-rock band marks a decade since its album Deadline with a hometown show. 📍 Sala La Trinchera, C/ Parauta 25 | 📅 Fri. Oct. 2 | ⏰ 21:00 | 💶 About €15 advance | 👨‍👩‍👧 Kid-friendly: 16+. 🔗 More info (Elegir Hoy)

⚠️ Sidecars at Sala Paris 15 — POSTPONED. Some event calendars still show the concert for Friday, October 2, but Sala Paris 15 says it has been moved to April 3, 2027 because of Juancho’s knee injury. Original tickets remain valid. 🔗 Official postponement notice (Paris 15)

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3

👨‍🎨 Picasso en familia — ¡Ahora te toca a ti! — A family workshop and guided exploration of Picasso’s birthplace, designed to get children actively creating rather than simply looking at art. 📍 Museo Casa Natal Picasso, Plaza de la Merced 13 | 📅 Sat. Oct. 3 | ⏰ 11:00–12:30 | 💶 FREE, reservation required | 👨‍👩‍👧 Kid-friendly: Yes — families with children ages 3–12. 🔗 More info & registration (Fundación Casa Natal de Picasso)

🧱 Minecraft Programming Workshop — Three hours of guided Minecraft-based programming and digital creativity. 📍 Museo del Automóvil y la Moda | 📅 Sat. Oct. 3 | ⏰ 11:00–14:00 | 💶 €18 | 👨‍👩‍👧 Kid-friendly: Yes — ages 6–16. 🔗 More info & registration (Museo del Automóvil y la Moda de Málaga)

🤖 La Térmica Mini: Roblox, Unity & Robotics — Saturday’s children’s technology programme includes videogame programming with Roblox for ages 6–13, Unity for older children/teens, plus age-divided educational robotics sessions. 📍 La Térmica | 📅 Sat. Oct. 3 | ⏰ Sessions from 10:00–14:00 | 💶 Registration required | 👨‍👩‍👧 Kid-friendly: Yes — roughly ages 4–17 depending on workshop. 🔗 Roblox & Unity info (La Térmica)

🖼️ Free Guided Visits at Museo de Málaga — Choose between a guided art visit focused on landscape painting or an archaeology visit tracing settlement in Málaga and the Axarquía through the arrival of the Phoenicians. 📍 Museo de Málaga, Palacio de la Aduana | 📅 Sat. Oct. 3 | ⏰ 12:00 | 💶 FREE, reservation required; 26 places per visit | 👨‍👩‍👧 Kid-friendly: Yes, especially older children interested in art/history. 🔗 Art visit info (Museos de Andalucía)

❤️ V Bazar de los Cuidados — A free community morning with health, wellbeing and prevention activities aimed at children, young people, adults and older residents. 📍 Explanada outside El Corte Inglés, Av. de Andalucía | 📅 Sat. Oct. 3 | ⏰ 10:00–14:00 | 💶 FREE | 👨‍👩‍👧 Kid-friendly: Yes. 🔗 More info (OndaCero)

🎶 II Certamen Andaluz de Música Sacra Ciudad de Málaga — Choirs and ensembles gather for Málaga’s second Andalusian sacred-music competition. 📍 La Caja Blanca | 📅 Sat. Oct. 3 | ⏰ 18:30 | 💶 FREE with invitation/reservation | 👨‍👩‍👧 Kid-friendly: Yes — all ages. 🔗 More info (Juventud Málaga)

🎗️ II Festival Málaga Unidos contra el Cáncer — A charity afternoon at La Malagueta with live music, food and fundraising for Málaga organizations supporting people affected by cancer. 📍 Plaza de Toros de La Malagueta | 📅 Sat. Oct. 3 | ⏰ From 13:00 | 💶 €12 | 👨‍👩‍👧 Kid-friendly: Recommended 14+. 🔗 More info (InforMálaga)

🎤 José Mercé canta a Manuel Alejandro — One of Spain’s best-known flamenco singers reinterprets songs by legendary songwriter Manuel Alejandro through a flamenco lens. 📍 Teatro Cervantes | 📅 Sat. Oct. 3 | ⏰ 20:00 | 💶 €18–€54 | 👨‍👩‍👧 Kid-friendly: Yes; best for older kids and adults. 🔗 More info & tickets (Teatro Cervantes)

🎶 Luz de luna — A meeting of poetry, neo-soul, jazz and contemporary music as part of Teatro Echegaray’s Metalírica series. 📍 Teatro Echegaray | 📅 Sat. Oct. 3 | ⏰ 20:00 | 💶 €20 | 👨‍👩‍👧 Kid-friendly: Older children/teens and adults. 🔗 More info (Teatro Cervantes)

🎸 Macaco — Futuro Ancestral — Macaco brings his Spanish fusion of rumba, reggae, Latin rhythms and pop to La Trinchera. 📍 Sala La Trinchera | 📅 Sat. Oct. 3 | ⏰ Show around 21:00 | 💶 From €25 | 👨‍👩‍👧 Kid-friendly: 16+. 🔗 More info (AP Musicales)

🤖🎶 Robot Rock Alive — Daft Punk Tribute — A live audiovisual tribute to Daft Punk’s electronic catalogue. 📍 Sala Paris 15, C/ de la Orotava 27 | 📅 Sat. Oct. 3 | ⏰ Doors 20:30; show 21:30 | 💶 From €20 + fees | 👨‍👩‍👧 Kid-friendly: Not aimed at young children; check minor-access rules for teens. 🔗 More info & tickets (Paris 15)

😂 Roberto Pettinato — Gracias x Todo — The Argentine musician, broadcaster and comedian brings his Spanish-language stage show to Málaga. 📍 La Cochera Cabaret | 📅 Sat. Oct. 3 | ⏰ 22:00 | 💶 Ticketed | 👨‍👩‍👧 Kid-friendly: No — late-night adult show. 🔗 More info (La Cochera Cabaret)

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4

🎭 ¿Dónde está cuando ya no está? — The weekend’s strongest dedicated children’s theatre pick: puppets, technology and visual storytelling in a 50-minute production for the whole family. 📍 Teatro Echegaray | 📅 Sun. Oct. 4 | ⏰ 11:00 & 13:00 | 💶 €8 | 👨‍👩‍👧 Kid-friendly: Yes — all ages. 🔗 More info & tickets (Teatro Cervantes)

🛍️ Zoco Maravilla / Málaga Crafts Market — Around 60 stalls with local crafts, fashion, accessories and regional products along the waterfront. Easy to combine with a walk through the port or Parque de Málaga. 📍 Muelle Uno | 📅 Sun. Oct. 4 | ⏰ 11:00–18:00 | 👨‍👩‍👧 Kid-friendly: Yes. 🔗 More info (Mercadillos.org)

🏃 13ª Carrera Urbana El Torcal–La Paz / Hero Run Málaga — A roughly 10 km urban race through Málaga’s western districts, with a largely flat route. 📍 El Torcal / La Paz area | 📅 Sun. Oct. 4 | ⏰ Around 09:30 | 💶 Registration event | 👨‍👩‍👧 Kid-friendly: Primarily for registered runners; check race categories. 🔗 Municipal sports calendar (Web del Ayuntamiento de Málaga)

🖼️ FINAL DAY — Los Ribalta y el barroco naturalista — Last chance to see the Carmen Thyssen’s exhibition devoted to the Ribalta painters and Spanish naturalist Baroque. The particularly good deal: museum entry to this exhibition is free Sunday from 16:00–20:00. 📍 Museo Carmen Thyssen Málaga | 📅 Sun. Oct. 4 | ⏰ 10:00–20:00; free 16:00–20:00 | 👨‍👩‍👧 Kid-friendly: Yes. 🔗 More info (Cultura Málaga)

🎭 Gigantes y Cabezudos — A performance of Manuel Fernández Caballero’s classic Spanish zarzuela, with music, chorus and the colorful popular tradition behind its title. 📍 Teatro Cervantes | 📅 Sun. Oct. 4 | ⏰ 19:00 | 💶 €7–€21 | 👨‍👩‍👧 Kid-friendly: Yes; especially good for older children curious about Spanish musical theatre. 🔗 More info & tickets (Teatro Cervantes)

🥁 La Bomba de Tiempo — The renowned Argentine percussion collective builds an entire performance through conducted improvisation: rhythmic, energetic and different every night. 📍 Sala La Trinchera | 📅 Sun. Oct. 4 | ⏰ 21:00 | 💶 From €27.50 | 👨‍👩‍👧 Kid-friendly: 16+. 🔗 More info & tickets (AP Musicales)

🎤 Valeria Lynch — The Argentine singer brings decades of Spanish-language pop and ballads to Málaga. 📍 Sala Paris 15 | 📅 Sun. Oct. 4 | ⏰ Doors 20:00; show 21:00 | 💶 From €40 + fees | 👨‍👩‍👧 Kid-friendly: Better for adults/older teens; check venue minor-access rules. 🔗 More info & tickets (Paris 15)

🎸 Juan Medina — FUGAZ — Flamenco guitarist Juan Medina presents his new project, blending flamenco guitar with jazz and contemporary influences in a trio format. 📍 La Cochera Cabaret | 📅 Sun. Oct. 4 | ⏰ 21:00 | 💶 Ticketed | 👨‍👩‍👧 Kid-friendly: Older children/teens and adults. 🔗 More info (La Cochera Cabaret)

🏛️ EXHIBITIONS TO FIT IN ANY DAY THIS WEEKEND

📷 Paz Errázuriz — Poéticas de resistencia — Around 80 photographs by the influential Chilean photographer, documenting people and communities often excluded from mainstream representation. 📍 MUCAC La Coracha, Paseo de Reding 1 | 📅 Thu.–Sun. | ⏰ 10:00–20:00 | 💶 FREE | 👨‍👩‍👧 Kid-friendly: Yes, though primarily aimed at adults/older children. 🔗 More info (Cultura Málaga)

🎥 Marina Abramović — Self Portrait, based on the video Nude with Skeleton — A short video work by one of contemporary art’s best-known performance artists, exploring the body, mortality and identity. 📍 MUCAC La Coracha | 📅 Through Oct. 11 | ⏰ 10:00–20:00 | 💶 FREE | 👨‍👩‍👧 Kid-friendly: Mature imagery; better for teens/adults. 🔗 More info (Cultura Málaga)

👗 Maison Mesa — Emotional Fashion — A temporary fashion exhibition bringing the work and creative universe of Spanish designer Juan Carlos Mesa to the Museo del Automóvil y la Moda. 📍 Museo del Automóvil y la Moda | 📅 All weekend; through Nov. 15 | 👨‍👩‍👧 Kid-friendly: Yes. 🔗 More info (Museo del Automóvil y la Moda de Málaga)