San Miguel de Salinas is preparing a photography and video competition inviting residents and visitors to capture their favourite moments from the town’s 2026 fiestas.

The competition will cover everything from processions, fireworks and floats to concerts, children’s activities, the traditional neighbourhood dinner and other cultural and food events, with cash prizes available across three different sections.

Photographers and filmmakers can capture their favourite moments from the 2026 fiestas

Anyone planning to attend the San Miguel de Salinas fiestas can start taking photographs and recording footage for the competition while the celebrations are under way.

Organisers are looking for images and videos that reflect the variety of events taking place during the fiestas, providing plenty of opportunities for entrants to find their subject.

Processions, fireworks and colourful floats could all feature, alongside concerts, children’s activities and the traditional neighbourhood dinner.

Food and cultural events are also included, allowing entrants to concentrate on whichever part of the celebrations best captures the atmosphere of the San Miguel fiestas.

Although residents and visitors can begin collecting their photographs and footage now, entries cannot yet be submitted.

Cash prizes of up to €300 are available across three competition categories

The competition will be divided into three sections, with different cash prizes available in each.

For videos summarising the fiestas, first prize will be €300, followed by €250 for second place and €200 for third.

The photography competition offers €200 to the winner, €100 for second place and €50 for third.

A separate Moment of the Fiesta category will focus on short videos capturing a particular event or memorable moment rather than providing an overview of the entire celebration.

Four prizes of €100 will be awarded in this category, giving entrants another opportunity to have their work recognised.

Official competition rules and entry deadline will be announced shortly

San Miguel de Salinas Tourism Department has stressed that the competition is still being prepared and that the official entry period has not yet opened.

Full rules will be published shortly, together with the deadline and instructions explaining how photographs and videos should be submitted.

Anyone hoping to enter should therefore keep their original photographs and recordings while waiting for the formal submission process to begin.

Updates about the competition will be announced through San Miguel de Salinas Town Hall’s official channels, as well as the Turismo San Miguel de Salinas Facebook and Instagram pages.

San Miguel de Salinas is preparing a photography and video competition inviting residents and visitors to capture their favourite moments from the town’s 2026 fiestas.

The competition will cover everything from processions, fireworks and floats to concerts, children’s activities, the traditional neighbourhood dinner and other cultural and food events, with cash prizes available across three different sections.

Photographers and filmmakers can capture their favourite moments from the 2026 fiestas

Anyone planning to attend the San Miguel de Salinas fiestas can start taking photographs and recording footage for the competition while the celebrations are under way.

Organisers are looking for images and videos that reflect the variety of events taking place during the fiestas, providing plenty of opportunities for entrants to find their subject.

Processions, fireworks and colourful floats could all feature, alongside concerts, children’s activities and the traditional neighbourhood dinner.

Food and cultural events are also included, allowing entrants to concentrate on whichever part of the celebrations best captures the atmosphere of the San Miguel fiestas.

Although residents and visitors can begin collecting their photographs and footage now, entries cannot yet be submitted.

Cash prizes of up to €300 are available across three competition categories

The competition will be divided into three sections, with different cash prizes available in each.

For videos summarising the fiestas, first prize will be €300, followed by €250 for second place and €200 for third.

The photography competition offers €200 to the winner, €100 for second place and €50 for third.

A separate Moment of the Fiesta category will focus on short videos capturing a particular event or memorable moment rather than providing an overview of the entire celebration.

Four prizes of €100 will be awarded in this category, giving entrants another opportunity to have their work recognised.

Official competition rules and entry deadline will be announced shortly

San Miguel de Salinas Tourism Department has stressed that the competition is still being prepared and that the official entry period has not yet opened.

Full rules will be published shortly, together with the deadline and instructions explaining how photographs and videos should be submitted.

Anyone hoping to enter should therefore keep their original photographs and recordings while waiting for the formal submission process to begin.

Updates about the competition will be announced through San Miguel de Salinas Town Hall’s official channels, as well as the Turismo San Miguel de Salinas Facebook and Instagram pages.

Secondhand Torrevieja is appealing for more donations as volunteers prepare a new charity shop on Avenida de las Cortes Valencianas.

The premises at number 118, on the same site as Ballenoil, are gradually being fitted out and stocked ahead of opening, but organisers say considerably more good-quality second-hand items are needed to help fill the shop.

Clothes, books, furniture and household items are needed to stock the new Torrevieja shop

Residents are being encouraged to donate good-quality items that they no longer need and which could find a new home through the charity shop.

Secondhand Torrevieja is accepting clothes, shoes, bags, books, kitchenware and home decorations, along with small pieces of furniture and other reusable household items.

The appeal comes as volunteers continue preparing the premises for opening, with donations needed to build up enough stock for the new shop.

Items can currently be dropped off at the premises on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 10:00 AM and noon.

A collection service is also available for people who have suitable donations but are unable to bring them to the shop themselves. Collection arrangements can be made directly with the volunteers.

Charity shop proceeds will help support people facing difficult circumstances

Secondhand Torrevieja is organised as an association and is run by volunteers, with the new shop intended to turn donated goods into practical support for social projects.

Proceeds will support projects through the association’s main partner, the Norwegian Seamen’s Church in Torrevieja, helping people who are facing difficult circumstances.

By donating reusable goods rather than throwing them away, residents will also be giving clothes, furniture, books and household items an opportunity for a second life while contributing to the group’s community work.

More volunteers are wanted as preparations continue for the new charity shop

As well as asking for donations, Secondhand Torrevieja is looking for additional volunteers to become involved with the project.

Anyone interested in donating items, arranging a collection or finding out more about volunteering can contact Secondhand Torrevieja on (+34) 623 619 253.

The new shop is at Avenida de las Cortes Valencianas 118, Torrevieja, on the same site as Ballenoil.

Organisers have advised visitors that online maps do not always pinpoint the address accurately, so people delivering donations should look for the Ballenoil site when travelling to the premises.

Donations can be delivered between 10:00 AM and noon on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays while preparations for the opening continue.