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Holy Wednesday, 24 March 2027

Paloma procession 2027

The brotherhood based at the Iglesia de Capilla de María Santísima de la Paloma goes out on Holy Wednesday, 24 March 2027.

Estimated 2027 timetable

Sets out
20:15
Iglesia de Capilla de María Santísima de la Paloma
Main stand (Tribuna Principal)
22:07
Main stand
Returns
1:45

Timetable and route

  1. Sets out: Capilla de María Santísima de la Paloma20:15
  2. Main stand (Tribuna Principal) (Main stand)22:07
  3. Torre Sur0:12
  4. Returns: Capilla de María Santísima de la Paloma1:45

Times estimated from 2024 to 2026; the official programme comes out around February. Start time in 2024: 20:00, 2025: 20:00.

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

Street by street

From the Iglesia de Capilla de María Santísima de la Paloma: Plaza de San Francisco, Carretería, Tribuna de los Pobres, Pasillo de Santa Isabel, 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, Plaza del Siglo, Plaza del Carbón, Calderería, Plaza de Uncibay, Méndez Núñez, Tejón y Rodríguez, Carretería, Plaza de San Francisco, and back to the Iglesia de Capilla de María Santísima de la Paloma.

2.6 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 Capilla de María Santísima de la Paloma, at 20:15.
  • At the main stand (Tribuna Principal) in Plaza de la Constitución, at the start of the official route, at about 22:07; at the Cathedral’s south tower (Torre Sur) at about 0:12.
  • The return: back at its church at about 1:45; the whole procession takes about null min to go in.
Near me, on the map

Its 2 floats

  1. 1Nuestro Padre Jesús de la Puente del CedrónJuan Manuel Miñarro, 1988
  2. 2María Santísima de la PalomaLuis Álvarez Duarte, 1970

What makes it special

Every Holy Wednesday the crowd releases doves as the Virgin passes, recalling the one that in 1925 perched on the float for the whole route and gave her her name.

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

Its brotherhood

Coat of arms of the Hermandad de la Paloma

Real, Muy Ilustre, Venerable y Antigua Hermandad y Cofradía de Nazarenos de Nuestro Padre Jesús de la Puente del Cedrón y María Santísima de la Paloma

Capilla de María Santísima de la, burgundy velvet (Christ) and blue velvet (Virgin), white hood robes

Brotherhood website

All Holy Wednesday processions

Frequently asked questions

What time does the Paloma procession set out in 2027?

At 20:15 on 24 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 20:00, 2025 at 20:00, 2026 at 20:15.

What is the route of the Paloma procession?

Plaza de San Francisco, Carretería, Tribuna de los Pobres, Pasillo de Santa Isabel, Cisneros, Especería, Plaza de la Constitución and Marqués de Larios and more streets: 2.6 km.

What time is its return (encierro)?

At about 1:45 (estimated).

How many tronos does it carry?

2: Nuestro Padre Jesús de la Puente del Cedrón and María Santísima de la Paloma.

Which brotherhood organises it?

The Real, Muy Ilustre, Venerable y Antigua Hermandad y Cofradía de Nazarenos de Nuestro Padre Jesús de la Puente del Cedrón y María Santísima de la Paloma.

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