{"id":2473279,"date":"2026-06-24T08:49:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T08:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2473279"},"modified":"2026-06-24T08:49:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T08:49:30","slug":"a-summer-of-exhibitions-music-and-family-events-begins-in-gibraltar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/a-summer-of-exhibitions-music-and-family-events-begins-in-gibraltar\/","title":{"rendered":"A summer of exhibitions, music and family events begins in Gibraltar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"full-article-content\">\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Gibraltar Cultural Services has announced a\u00a0programme\u00a0of exhibitions, music events,\u00a0workshops\u00a0and family activities running throughout the summer, with events taking place across Gibraltar from July through to September.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The summer\u00a0programme\u00a0begins with the exhibition\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Traces of Humanity<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, which will run at the Gustavo\u00a0Bacarisas\u00a0Gallery from July 1 to July 31.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Summer Slope\u00a0programme\u00a0will take place at various venues from July 2 to August 13.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A series of music events is also planned, with Bailes at Eastern Beach on July 16, an 80s Night and DJ event at Catalan Bay on July 23, a 90s Night at Casemates Square on July 30, and a Reggae Jam at Camp Bay on August 6.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Gibraltar Fair will be held at the Ex-Rooke site from August 21 to August 29. National Day celebrations will follow from August 31 to September 9, with a full\u00a0programme\u00a0to be released\u00a0in due course.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Young people and children will also have access to a range of activities\u00a0organised\u00a0by the Gibraltar Cultural Services Development Team.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This year&#8217;s Summer Book Club\u00a0programme\u00a0is themed\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Books Without Borders<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and is designed to encourage young people to explore\u00a0different cultures,\u00a0languages\u00a0and experiences through reading.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Summer Book Club returns to the John Mackintosh Hall Library on July 1 and will run every Wednesday from 11am to 12pm until August 26.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Open to children aged eight to 14, the club will focus on international stories and themes. Places are limited and advance registration is\u00a0required\u00a0through the Development Team or the library.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Children will also be able to take part in a summer reading challenge by completing a Reading Passport featuring a range of reading activities.\u00a0Completed passports returned at the end of the summer will be entered into a prize draw.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Reading Passports have been available from the John Mackintosh Hall Library and\u00a0BOOKGem\u00a0since June 8.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For younger children, Gibraltar Cultural Services storytellers will visit local parks and art galleries with interactive storytelling sessions for children aged three and above.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0programme\u00a0will also include creative workshops covering papercraft, zine-making, Magic Garden and Pop-Up Magic Book activities.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Later in the summer, the exhibition\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Our Gibraltar<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0will open at the Fine Arts Gallery on August 25.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Other events include a book crossing day at the Cathedral of St Mary the\u00a0Crowned on\u00a0September 5, the boat procession on September 8 and the National Day Mass at the Shrine of Our Lady of Europe on September 9.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Further information and a full schedule of events is available at Culture.gi. Advance booking is recommended for workshops and activities.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.chronicle.gi \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gibraltar Cultural Services has announced a\u00a0programme\u00a0of exhibitions, music events,\u00a0workshops\u00a0and family activities running throughout the summer, with events taking place across Gibraltar from July through to September.\u00a0 The summer\u00a0programme\u00a0begins with the exhibition\u00a0Traces of Humanity, which will run at the Gustavo\u00a0Bacarisas\u00a0Gallery from July 1 to July 31.\u00a0 The Summer Slope\u00a0programme\u00a0will take place at various venues from July [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2473280,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2473279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/A-summer-of-exhibitions-music-and-family-events-begins-in.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2473279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2473279"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2473279\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2473281,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2473279\/revisions\/2473281"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2473280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2473279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2473279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2473279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}