CHRISTMAS LIGHTS in MALAGA 2022 SHOWS and SCHEDULES

The Christmas lights in Malaga on Calle Larios have become an attraction in themselves, one more reason to visit Malaga during Christmas time.

It is no longer just the spectacular decoration, but in 2016 something unique was created by making the lights dance to the rhythm of the music, being the first European city to have it.

In 2022, the Christmas lights in Malaga will be on from 6:30 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. daily and until 2 a.m. on weekends and on the eve of holidays.

However, Calle Larios is not the only noteworthy setting at Christmas in Malaga 2022. Malaga will have more than 500 streets decorated with 1,350,000 points of light. In addition, the video mapping of the south tower of the Cathedral will be maintained.

To all this offer is added as a great novelty in the 2022 Christmas lights in Malaga a new light show with drones that can be seen from the Palmeral de las Sorpresa, Plaza de la Marina, Muelle Uno and Gibralfaro.

Below I will tell you everything you need to know to fully enjoy the Christmas lights in Malaga for 2022.

History of Christmas lights in Malaga

2014 marked a milestone in Christmas decoration in Malaga, turning the entire Calle Larios into a gothic cathedral of lights. A year later, in 2015 the structure was changed, creating lights in the form of vaults with motifs of stars and moons.

Two years later, in 2017, the Cathedral of Malaga was the protagonist of the Christmas lighting, highlighting the reproduction of some of its stained glass windows and domes, observing scenes of the Nativity and the advent of Christ.

This year 2021, the same decoration structure was repeated in Calle Larios as in 2020, but with the great difference of being able to have the light and music show again.

When do the Christmas lights come on in Malaga 2022?

The Christmas lights in Malaga on Calle Larios will be turned on Saturday, 26th November at 7 p.m.

This year the Christmas lights of Malaga will be on daily from 6:30 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. and on weekends and the eve of holidays, from 6:30 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.

The animation for this day of turning on the lights is in charge of the DJ and announcer Carlos Moreno “El Pulpo” which will be followed by a concert by Andy & Lucas.

By 2022 Calle Larios will debut a new light decoration designed exclusively for Malaga.

The Christmas light show in Malaga, which illuminates the entire Calle Larios in 2022, will last 40 days, with the last day to enjoy it being the 6th January 2023.

Reduction of hours of Christmas lights and energy saving.

This 2022 the Christmas lights in Malaga will be turned on two hours less a day than last year to raise awareness about energy saving.

Since 2010, the Malaga City Council has been carrying out this lighting using LED technology, so the electricity consumption is low.

It is estimated that the restriction of the schedule can lead to savings of 7,000 euros in relation to the 21,072.3 euros in 2021.

Celestial Angels: the Christmas lights in Calle Larios 2022.

The Christmas decoration of Calle Larios in 2022 will be called “Celestial Angels”, a unique proposal in the world.

It will be composed of a total of 16 angels in 32 lateral columns, as well as 32 stelae or bursts.

These impressive 4 meter tall angels will welcome locals and visitors. Their 12 meter long tails are designed with effervescent effects, starting warm white and ending in a pure white full flash, like trails that melt as they pass. Decorated with glitter of dichroic leaves to be able to shine also during the day.

This installation is completed with columns that decorate the posts. Warm and cold tones dress the golden structure, richly decorated with gold sequins and crystals.

Hours of street lights Larios 2022 in Malaga.

The musical show of the 2022 Christmas lights on Calle Larios will take place in the following sessions: 7:00 p.m., 8:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.

• The duration of each session is 14 minutes, within 7 songs.
• The Larios street lights will be on from 6:30 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. from Sunday to Wednesday and from Thursday to Saturday from 6:30 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.
• On December 24th and 31st there will be no musical show in the 3 passes, but the lights will be on until 6:00 in the morning.

Outside these hours, the lighting of Calle Larios will remain on, from 6:30 p.m., but there will be no musical show, although it will be just as nice to walk along Calle Larios or through the surrounding streets, which will also have their own lighting, as we told you. continuation.

The official lighting of the Christmas lights of Malaga 2022 will take place at 7 pm on Saturday, November 26th, 2022

Here I leave you the video of the inauguration of the Christmas 2021 lighting in Malaga.

Music and songs of the Christmas lights in Malaga.

For this Christmas 2022 in Malaga, the songs that will accompany the Larios street musical show are:

• Libera – Carol of the Bells.
• Cascada – Last Christmas.
• We wish you a Merry Christmas
• El coro del tabernáculo de la Manzana del templo
• José Feliciano – Feliz Navidad
• Siempre así – Campana sobre Campana
• Elvis Crespo – El Burrito sabanero

Video of the Christmas lights show on Calle Larios 2022.

This is the representation of the Celestial Angels in Calle Larios during Christmas 2022 in Malaga.

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Christmas lights schedule in Malaga 2022.

Here is the summary with all the schedules of the shows and Christmas lights in Malaga 2022:

Hours of street lights Larios.

• Turning on the street lights Larios 2022: Saturday, November 26th at 7:00 p.m.
• The Larios street lights will be on from Sunday to Wednesday from 6:30 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. and from Thursday to Saturday from 6:30 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.
• Passes with a musical show will be at 7:00 p.m., 8:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
• On December 24th and 31st there will be no musical show in the 3 passes, but the lights will be on until 6:00 in the morning.
• Dates of the Larios street lights: November 26th to January 6th.

Schedule of the video mapping of the Cathedral of Malaga.

• Dates: from November 27th to January 4th, except December 24th and 31th.
• The video mapping passes are at 7 p.m., 8:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
• To see the show you have to stand at the crossroads between Calle Molina Lario and Calle Postigo de los Abades.

Schedule of the Christmas drone show in Malaga.

• Premiere: December 3rd, 2022 at 8:00 p.m.
• Other functions: December 4th, 6th, 7th and 23th, at 8:00 p.m.
• On 9th December at 8:30 p.m.

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Other Christmas shows in Malaga.

To complement the famous Larios street lights and its musical show, other Christmas shows have been created in the city, to have a wider offer and increase the Christmas spirit in Malaga.

So you will have to choose or walk through all these places so as not to miss any of the Christmas lights in Malaga 2022.

• The video mapping of the Cathedral.
• The Christmas drone show.
• Chandelier room in San Juan street.
• The Alameda and the park.

Don´t miss out the Christmas lights in the Malaga Botanical Garden

The Alameda and the Park of Malaga.

Both the Alameda and the Plaza de la Marina and the Park are decorated for Christmas 2021 in Malaga with a decoration dedicated especially for the little ones. In the case of the Plaza de la Marina and the Park, we will have 14 arches (7 in each place), with a decoration in which multi-colored candies or lollipops stand out.

In the Alameda, a more traditional and elegant Christmas lighting has been chosen, which will shine both day and night. It will be made up of 500 LED cords with shiny leaves with dichroic lights (two colors or porthole) to enhance the reflection of the sun. The laces have a drop of 2.5 meters and 3 meters so that they can be enjoyed from afar.

Christmas lights in the Cathedral: video mapping.

The Cathedral is also the protagonist of Christmas 2022 in Malaga because a ‘video mapping’ will be projected with Christmas motifs, with nods to the smells and flavors of Malaga. The soundtrack will go through sensations of jingle bells, trains, reindeer, tambourines, bells, etc.

Infographics in 2 and 3 dimensions have been created for this show, achieving a unique and large-format result.

One of the star moments is to contemplate the construction process, stone by stone, of the south tower of the Cathedral of Malaga with spectacular 3D effects.

Schedules of the video mapping of the Cathedral.

The video mapping show will be projected from November 27th, 2022 to January 4th, 2023, except December 24th and 31th.

As with the Christmas lights on Calle Larios, the video mapping of the Cathedral of Malaga will have passes to see it, with times at 7 p.m., 8:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.

To see the video mapping show in the Cathedral you have to stand at the crossroads between Calle Molina Lario and Calle Postigo de los Abades.

This activity will have 80,000 projection lumens and 30,000 watts of sound. Likewise, the show will need 6 steel structures for high-rise equipment, smoke machines, robotic lighting heads, anti-aircraft spotlights or special reinforcement in sub-bass frequencies. All this to achieve a unique and innovative show in the city.

The duration of the video mapping show is 8 to 10 minutes.

Next, you have the complete video of the projection in the south tower of the Cathedral.

Full video of the Christmas lights show in Malaga 2022 – The Cathedral.

The Christmas drone show in Malaga 2022.

We are facing the great novelty in the 2022 Christmas lights in Malaga: a drone show.

Christmas images will be represented for which 120 drones will be used in unison that will be located in the Cruise Terminal area.

• Premiere: December 3rd, 2022 at 8:00 p.m.
• Other functions: December 4th, 6th, 7th and 23th, at 8:00 p.m.
• On 9th December at 8:30 p.m.

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Where to see the drone show in Malaga at Christmas?

It can be seen from Muelle Uno, Palmeras de las Sorpresas, Palm Grove of Surprises, Plaza de la Marina or Gibralfaro.

Spider Hall: Christmas lights in Malaga 2022.

Calle San Juan, Calle Molina Lario and 11 streets near Calle Larios will have a special decoration based on chandeliers.

Thus, in Molina Lario and the transversales of Larios (Sancha de Lara, Don Juan Díaz, Bolsa, Stranchan, Moreno Monroy, Martínez, Alarcón Luján, Manuel Pérez Bryan, Álvarez Fonseca, Marín García and Liborio García) they will have a total of 76 lamps of three-dimensional chandelier hall formed by four faces linked by micro-flash cords.

Along the central San Juan street there will be three different spaces that will recreate a ‘Magic Cave’, a ‘Wicker Sky’ and a ‘Spider Room’ as a light performance