Beer, boards and free caves: Rincon’s Tourism Day weekend

Rincon de la Victoria is lining up a busy three days from Friday 25 to Sunday, September 27 for International Tourism Day. Food stalls, skateboards, classic motors, free heritage visits and a late concert by Manuel Lombo are all on the card. This fifth edition of the local award also honours Turisgar, a hometown passenger-transport firm with 57 years on the road.

Oktoberfest takes over Plaza Al Andalus

Plaza Al Andalus hosts a beer festival from Friday until Sunday. Craft ales, international food stalls and live music run across the square for families as well as evening crowds. Saturday then shifts the action to Ignacio Echeverria Skatepark for a skateboard championship from 11am to 9pm, with sign-up between 10.30am and midday. Gibralfaro Rally cars are due back through town on both Saturday and Sunday, so expect engines as well as decks.

Sunday opens caves and Villa Antiopa for free

World Tourism Day itself is on the Sunday. Cueva del Tesoro and Villa Antiopa offer free entry all day, no booking needed for a wander. Four guided tours, at 11am, 12.30pm, 5pm and 6.30pm, do need a reserved spot. Cueva de la Victoria opens for two extra slots at 10am and 12.30pm, ten people each, booked via turismoenrincon.es. Those caves have long pulled visitors on the eastern Costa del Sol; EWN has covered earlier free days and the Tesoro’s visitor boom.

Mini “tortas locas” raise cash for Caritas

Midday on Sunday, Plaza Pepe El Boticario fills with “Locas por Rincon”: two thousand mini crazy cakes sold to raise money for Caritas. Nightfall moves to Plaza de la Iglesia in Benagalbon.

Turisgar collects the Tourism Day award at 9pm, then Manuel Lombo takes the stage, with Costa del Sol tourism backing the gig.

Official World Tourism Day context sits with the UN World Tourism Organization. Bookings and extra detail live on the council tourism site and its ticket pages.