Chinese New Year at the Hipódromo Costa del Sol

The Costa del Sol Racecourse in Mijas Costa welcomes in the Chinese New Year on Sunday, 15 January. Yep, OK, so it’s a few days early, but don’t let that put you off ‘cos the local town hall assures us it’s going to be the biggest Chinese New Year celebration in Southern Spain. Admission is free and everyone’s welcome!

The event gets underway at 4pm, with a series of performances by Andalusian folklore dance groups, and at 5pm, coinciding with midnight in Beijing, the 25 members of the well-known Jin Fan dance group – the winners of the latest edition of the Festival of Dance celebrated in China – will be putting on a spectacular show.

Celebrating the transition from the Year of the Rabbit to the Year of the Dragon, the event at the Hipódromo Costa del Sol has been financed by the Chinese government and will be attended by the Chinese Consul General in Spain. Oh yes, and if you’re wondering about the date, well the reason why it’s been brought forward, is simply because the Jin Fan dancers have to be back home in time to welcome in the New Year in China which of course really starts on Monday 23 January.