Concerts, exhibitions, workshops and a mediaeval market are some of the main attractions organised for the Festival de la Luna Mora, an inter-cultural event which attracts thousands of visitors to this small but delightful town. According to the organisers, the aim of the festival is to showcase the cultural heritage of al-Andalus, bringing together the different contributions of the Christian, Muslim and Sephardic cultures, all imbued with a magical atmosphere which recalls the fusion of these civilisations in Andalusia. The event first began in 1997 in the neighbouring village of Carratraca, where it was held for four years before finally moving in 2000 to Guaro. The Festival de la Luna Mora is held there every year now over the four days of two weekends, when Guaro travels back to the Middle Ages to become a meeting point for different styles of food and drink, music, art and worship. For the nights of the Moorish Moon, the main town square features a mediaeval market, for example, with the traders
wearing period Arab dress as they sell their traditional produce.

As night falls, more than 20,000 candles twinkle in the cobbled streets Guaro in an indescribably enchanting play of light. The calendar of events and activities organised for the Festival de la Luna Mora is almost endless, including concerts of Moorish-Andalusian, Sephardic and contemporary music, along with theatre performances, art exhibitions and workshops, percussion, henna painting, silk textile design, oriental dance and much more. For this eleventh edition, the festival has a special programme featuring a number of open air concerts and a wide range of parallel activities (see Agenda section). The Festival de la Luna Mora reveals the harmonious past which once existed here, teaching us about who we are and about the valuable cultural legacy of al-Andalus.