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Holy Monday, 22 March 2027

Gitanos (Columna) procession 2027

The brotherhood based at the Iglesia de los Santos Martires goes out on Holy Monday, 22 March 2027.

Estimated 2027 timetable

Sets out
16:45
Iglesia de los Santos Martires
Main stand (Tribuna Principal)
19:00
Main stand
Returns
at about 0:30

Timetable and route

  1. Sets out: Iglesia de los Santos Martires16:45
  2. Main stand (Tribuna Principal) (Main stand)19:00
  3. Torre Sur21:00
  4. Returns: Iglesia de los Santos Martires0:30

Times estimated from 2024 to 2026; the official programme comes out around February. Start time in 2024: 17:20.

Main stand
Routes: Agrupación de Cofradías de Semana Santa de Málaga. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Street by street

From the Iglesia de los Santos Martires: Frailes, Peña, Mariblanca, Carretería (Plza. San Buenaventura), Carretería, Tribuna de los Pobres, Cisneros, Especería, Plaza de la Constitución, Tribuna Principal, Marqués de Larios, Martínez, Atarazanas, Torregorda, Alameda Principal, Plaza de La Marina, Molina Lario, Torre Sur, Plaza del Obispo, Molina Lario, Santa María, San Agustin, Echegaray, Granada, Méndez Núñez, Plaza de Uncibay, Casapalma, Cárcer, Madre de Dios, Plaza de la Merced, Merced, Frailes, and back to the Iglesia de los Santos Martires.

3.5 km. The whole procession takes about null min to pass a given point.

Where to see it

  • Setting out: at the door of the Iglesia de los Santos Martires, at 16:45.
  • At the main stand (Tribuna Principal) in Plaza de la Constitución, at the start of the official route, at about 19:00; at the Cathedral’s south tower (Torre Sur) at about 21:00.
  • The return: back at its church at about 0:30; the whole procession takes about null min to go in.
Near me, on the map

Its 2 floats

  1. 1Nuestro Padre Jesús de la ColumnaJuan Vargas, 1942
  2. 2María Santísima de la OFrancisco Buiza, 1970

What makes it special

Since the 1920s, Málaga's Roma community has accompanied the Christ of the Column with singing and dancing during its Holy Monday procession.

Wikipedia, “Semana Santa en Málaga” (CC BY-SA 4.0, in Spanish)

Its brotherhood

Coat of arms of the Hermandad de los Gitanos

Excelentísima, Venerable y Muy Ilustre Hermandad y Cofradía de Nazarenos de Nuestro Padre Jesús de la Columna y María Santísima de la O

Parroquia de los Santos Mártires Ciriaco y, purple (Christ) and burgundy with white hood (Virgin) robes

Brotherhood website

All Holy Monday processions

Frequently asked questions

What time does the Gitanos (Columna) procession set out in 2027?

At 16:45 on 22 March 2027: an estimate from the 2024 to 2026 programmes, until the Agrupación de Cofradías publishes the official one around February. Earlier years: 2024 at 17:20, 2025 at 16:45, 2026 at 16:45.

What is the route of the Gitanos (Columna) procession?

Frailes, Peña, Mariblanca, Carretería (Plza. San Buenaventura), Carretería, Tribuna de los Pobres, Cisneros and Especería and more streets: 3.5 km.

What time is its return (encierro)?

At about 0:30 (estimated).

How many tronos does it carry?

2: Nuestro Padre Jesús de la Columna and María Santísima de la O.

Which brotherhood organises it?

The Excelentísima, Venerable y Muy Ilustre Hermandad y Cofradía de Nazarenos de Nuestro Padre Jesús de la Columna y María Santísima de la O.

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