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The Season Recap: Every DJ, Concert & Party

By Live Love Marbella · Updated 16 October 2026

From the first pool parties in April to the last beach-club sunsets in October, our calendar logged 308 Marbella events in 2026: international DJs at sunset, headline shows after midnight, open-air concerts and themed day parties by the pool.

The season started early with pool parties at NAÔ and club nights at Fitz, built through May and June, and peaked in July and August, when Fitz, Bonbonniere and Starlite Festival each had dozens of dates.

Everything here comes from our own 2026 events calendar. For what is on this week, see our live Marbella events page, which we update every week.

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Contents

  1. The lineup that went viral
  2. Month by month
  3. Venues & festivals
  4. Where to go out
  5. Plan your night
  6. FAQ

The lineup that went viral

Before the season began, we put the names of summer 2026 on a single poster: our Marbella Lineup 2026 post on Instagram. It travelled far beyond Marbella. These are the insights for that one post.

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Marbella Lineup 2026 poster listing the season's artists over an illustrated beach and mountain scene
The Marbella Lineup 2026 poster

Interest was huge, and the nights behind the poster are listed month by month below. To catch the next ones, keep an eye on our Marbella events calendar.

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Month by month

April 5 events

The 2026 season started earlier than most. In the first days of April, Fitz opened its calendar with three big nights: Juan Magán, Gordo and Soolking. All three came back to Fitz in August.

By the pool, NAÔ Pool Club hosted Pawsa and an Aces x Vanity day party, an early sign of the themed pool parties that would fill its calendar for months.

All 5 April events

May 21 events

May was the month the day parties took over. NAÔ Pool Club launched its weekly Circus x NAO Saturdays, which ran every week until mid-August. Around them came one-off themed days: Prospa x NAO, Love Juice x NAO, Nuage x Vanity, RNB Edit x NAO and Pascha House x NAO.

The beach clubs opened their DJ season too. Playa Padre welcomed Carlita, Themba and Pablo Fierro, and La Plage Casanis hosted Nick Morgan, Marten Lou, Yamagucci and Bora Uzer. Mogli ran a series of nights with LP Rhythm, Cam Stockman, Rossi and Locky.

After dark, Fitz brought Dennis Cruz, Sonny Fodera and East End Dubs, and Hugel headlined Reve Festival on 21 May.

NAÔ Pool Club near Puerto Banús
NAÔ Pool Club near Puerto Banús
All 21 May events

June 47 events

June was when Marbella events moved up a gear, with 47 dates on our calendar. Playa Padre had one of the strongest beach-club line-ups of the year: Andrea Oliva, Marco Carola, Nic Fanciulli, Jimi Jules, Franky Rizardo and Dixon. At La Plage Casanis, Parallelle, Ameme, Mochakk, Arodes and ANOTR played to the sunset crowd.

Big stages arrived too. Marbella Arena staged Kaiser Chiefs and Defected x DJ EZ, and then Craig David, while Starlite Festival opened with Laura y Brenda and Lenny Kravitz.

At night, Fitz ran an urban and house mix with Franglish, Les Castizos, El Grande Toto, CamelPhat, Chimbala, Lacrim and MK. Momento matched it with Guy Gerber, Shoba, Shimza, Lola Bozzano, Elvis Guetta and Sona, and Mirage hosted Tinie Tempah. San Juan was celebrated at Kova Beach on 23 June, and Seth Troxler played Bonbonniere.

Playa Padre beach club on Playa del Cable, Marbella
Playa Padre beach club on Playa del Cable, Marbella
All 47 June events

July 114 events

July was the busiest month of the season, with more than a hundred events. Starlite Festival ran a concert almost every night: Gipsy Kings, Danny Ocean, Grupo Frontera, Maroon 5, Deep Purple, Rick Astley, Jean-Michel Jarre, Anastacia, Juan Luis Guerra 4.40, John Legend, Diana Krall, Kool & the Gang, Miguel Ríos, Zucchero and Manuel Turizo were among them.

Fitz had a headliner nearly every night. Offset, Rema, Fisher, Tokischa, Gianluca Vacchi, Bresh, Soolking, Cosculluela, Juan Magán, Morad and Argy all played, alongside the recurring La Misa nights. Bonbonniere answered with Diplo, Marco Carola, Hugel, Agents Of Time, ARTBAT and Kaz James, plus resident nights with Alex Puche, Luke Garcia, Discoside and Macarena Hoffmann.

Momento hosted Andrea Oliva, Caiiro, Jan Blomqvist, Pablo Fierro and WhoMadeWho, and La Plage Casanis welcomed Vintage Culture, Mahmut Orhan, Mau P, Adam Ten, Kimonos and Seth Troxler. Playa Padre kept the sunsets busy with Francis Mercier, Shimza, Dennis Cruz and a Lilya Mandre x Zamna day. Quavo played Mirage and Sylvain Armand played Motel.

Fitz nightclub in Marbella
Fitz nightclub in Marbella
All 114 July events

August 117 events

August was peak season, and even busier than July. At Fitz, the line-up read like a festival bill: Ozuna, Nicky Jam, Aya Nakamura, Gims, Tyga, JC Reyes, Khea, Paco Osuna, Sonny Fodera and CamelPhat, with Juan Magán returning more than once.

Momento had its strongest month of the season, with Jamie Jones, Damian Lazarus, Monolink, Mochakk, Agoria, Eran Hersh, Alec Monopoly, Elvis Guetta, Pablo Fierro and Andrea Oliva. Bonbonniere brought Maceo Plex and ARTBAT and a run of resident nights.

Starlite Festival kept going with Rosario, Sergio Dalma, Gente de Zona, Malú, Iván Ferreiro, Vanesa Martín, Taburete, Niña Pastori, Pastora Soler, Gloria Trevi, Nile Rodgers & Chic and Love of Lesbian. On the beach, La Plage Casanis hosted Pawsa, Joseph Capriati, Adriatique and Bedouin, and Playa Padre welcomed Luciano, ANOTR, DJ Tennis, Desiree and &ME. Black Coffee played twice, including at La Cabane on 18 August, and Jason Derulo played Mirage.

Momento nightclub on the Golden Mile, Marbella
Momento nightclub on the Golden Mile, Marbella
All 117 August events

September 3 events

September slowed the pace but kept the sunsets. Playa Padre carried the season with three dates: Fiona Kraft on 6 September, Jan Blomqvist on 20 September and Hugel on 27 September.

La Cabane beach club in Marbella
La Cabane beach club in Marbella
All 3 September events

October 1 event

October closed the summer chapter with Themba at Motel on 3 October. The rest of the autumn calendar is on our live events page.

All 1 October event
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Venues & festivals

The 2026 calendar was shaped by a handful of venues, each with its own sound and rhythm. Here is who they are and who played there.

Starlite Festival

Starlite Marbella is the summer concert festival of the Costa del Sol. In 2026 it ran from 20 June to 29 August, with Lenny Kravitz, Maroon 5, John Legend, Gipsy Kings, Deep Purple, Diana Krall, Nile Rodgers & Chic and Gloria Trevi among dozens of acts.

Fitz nightclub in Marbella

Fitz

A late-night club near Puerto Banús, and the busiest venue on our calendar, with a headline act most nights in July and August. Its line-ups mixed reggaeton and urban stars such as Ozuna, Nicky Jam, Rema and Offset with house names like CamelPhat and Fisher.

Bonbonniere nightclub in Marbella

Bonbonniere

A club built around international DJs and open-format nights. In 2026 its headliners included Diplo, Marco Carola, Hugel, ARTBAT, Maceo Plex and Seth Troxler, between resident nights with Alex Puche, Luke Garcia and Macarena Hoffmann.

Momento nightclub on the Golden Mile, Marbella

Momento

A restaurant-to-dance-floor venue on the Golden Mile. Its 2026 programme featured Jamie Jones, Damian Lazarus, Monolink, Mochakk, Agoria, Guy Gerber and Andrea Oliva.

Playa Padre beach club on Playa del Cable, Marbella

Playa Padre

A boho-chic beach club on Playa del Cable, made for sunset sessions. In 2026 it hosted Marco Carola, Andrea Oliva, Nic Fanciulli, Luciano, DJ Tennis, Jan Blomqvist and Hugel.

La Plage Casanis beach club in Elviria, Marbella

La Plage Casanis

A beach club on the dunes of Playa Real de Zaragoza in Elviria. Its weekend sessions welcomed Vintage Culture, Mochakk, Mau P, Adam Ten, Joseph Capriati, Adriatique and Pawsa.

NAÔ Pool Club near Puerto Banús

NAÔ Pool Club

A pool club near Puerto Banús, known for themed day parties: Circus x NAO Saturdays, Nuage x Vanity, Love Juice and Pascha House. Rema played there on 15 July.

Mogli pool club in Nueva Andalucía

Mogli

A pool club and restaurant in Nueva Andalucía. Its May and June nights featured LP Rhythm, Cam Stockman, Rossi, Locky, Gaskin and Robbie Doherty.

Kova Beach

A beach venue that hosted San Juan on 23 June and Cam Stockman on 27 July.

Marbella Arena

The stage for three big June shows: Kaiser Chiefs, Defected x DJ EZ and Craig David.

More venues: Mirage · Motel · La Cabane · Nikki Beach · Ocean Club · Nido · COYA Pool · Sublim · Pangea · Tibu · LØV by Olivia Valere · Mosh Fun Kitchen · Casanis Bistrot · Nobu · Cipriani · Leone · Mamzel

Where to go out

Marbella is a long stretch of coast rather than one town centre, so where you stay shapes your night. This is how the 2026 venues map out.

Puerto Banús

Puerto Banús nightlife centres on a cluster of venues in and around the marina. Mirage is in Puerto Banús itself. Fitz, NAÔ Pool Club and Mosh Fun Kitchen are all nearby, so a pool party, dinner and a club can share one postcode. See also our Puerto Banús restaurants.

Golden Mile

The stretch between Marbella town and Puerto Banús is home to two of the season's key night venues: Momento, where dinner turns into a dance floor, and the dinner club Motel.

Nueva Andalucía

Just inland from Puerto Banús, Nueva Andalucía is where you will find Mogli, a pool club and restaurant that hosted DJ nights through May and June.

Estepona and Nido

West along the coast, the New Golden Mile towards Estepona is home to Nido, a calmer, design-led pool and beach setting. Pablo Fierro played Nido Estepona on 16 June.

Elviria and Playa del Cable

East of the centre, La Plage Casanis sits on the dunes of Elviria. Closer to town, Playa Padre is on Playa del Cable. Between them they hosted most of the season's sunset DJ sessions.

San Pedro Alcántara

San Pedro has its own calendar, led by its October feria at the La Caridad fairground. Read our San Pedro Alcántara Feria 2026 guide.

Beach & pool clubs (by day)

Marbella beach clubs and pool clubs run from lunch into the evening. You book a sunbed or a Balinese bed, eat by the water, and the DJ builds the energy towards sunset. On our calendar most beach-club sessions started in the afternoon or early evening, often around 17:00 or 18:00.

Expect house, afro house and organic sounds, a relaxed dress code and long, sociable afternoons. Playa Padre, La Plage Casanis, NAÔ, Mogli and La Cabane were the busiest in 2026. Browse Marbella beach clubs and pool clubs.

Night clubs (by night)

Clubs start late. Most club nights on our 2026 calendar were listed from 23:45, and the venues described in our guides run into the early hours. Some, like Momento and Motel, begin as restaurants and turn into a party as the night goes on.

Line-ups range from reggaeton and hip-hop headliners to international house and techno DJs. Tables and VIP areas are the norm on big nights, and dress codes are smarter. Browse Marbella nightlife.

Plan your night

  1. Pick your night first. Start with the line-up. The headliner and venue decide the rest of your plans, so check the current events page before you book anything else.
  2. Start at sunset. Plan the afternoon around a beach or pool club session, then go back to change before dinner.
  3. Dinner, then the club. Club nights start late, so book a late dinner near the venue. Our restaurant guide covers the main areas.
  4. Book big nights early. Headliner dates in July and August were the busiest of the year. Reserve a table early for those, especially at weekends.
  5. Know the dress code. Beach clubs are relaxed. Night clubs and dinner clubs are smarter, and some have a selective door.
  6. Plan the ride home. The venues spread from Elviria to Estepona, so arrange a driver or a taxi in advance rather than at closing time.
  7. Stay close. A villa or apartment near your venues makes late nights easier. Browse our stays and luxury villas.
  8. Add a day on the water. A yacht charter is an easy way to rest between two big nights.

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FAQ

What events are on in Marbella?

Our Marbella events calendar lists the current DJs, concerts and parties and is updated weekly. This page is the recap of the 2026 season.

What were the biggest events in Marbella in 2026?

The highlights included Starlite Festival concerts by Maroon 5, John Legend and Lenny Kravitz; Black Coffee at La Cabane; Jamie Jones and Damian Lazarus at Momento; and Ozuna and Nicky Jam at Fitz. For the next ones, see our Marbella events calendar.

Where is the best nightlife in Marbella?

In 2026, Fitz, Momento, Bonbonniere, Mirage and Motel hosted the most club nights on our calendar. Mirage is in Puerto Banús, and Momento and Motel are on the Golden Mile. See all venues in Marbella nightlife.

What is Puerto Banús nightlife like?

Puerto Banús nightlife is concentrated: Mirage is in the marina, and Fitz, NAÔ Pool Club and Mosh Fun Kitchen are nearby, so you can go from a pool party to dinner to a club without crossing town. Check the Marbella events calendar for dates.

Which Marbella beach clubs have DJs?

Playa Padre and La Plage Casanis hosted the most DJ sessions in 2026, followed by NAÔ Pool Club, Mogli, La Cabane and Kova Beach. Browse Marbella beach clubs.

When is Starlite Marbella?

In 2026, the Starlite Festival concerts on our calendar ran from 20 June to 29 August.

What time do clubs open in Marbella?

Most club nights on our 2026 calendar were listed from 23:45. Beach-club sessions usually started in the afternoon or early evening.

Can I book a VIP table for a Marbella event?

Yes. Send us a WhatsApp message with the date and venue and we will reply quickly with options. Check the Marbella events calendar first for dates.

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