Your July 2026 Electronic Music Guide for the Costa del Sol

July on the Costa del Sol is when the season stops warming up and just arrives. The beach clubs are running at full capacity, the residency boards at Marbella’s late-night rooms are stacked three deep, and the first of the region’s big festival weekends lands right at the month’s edge. If you only make it out a handful of nights this month, this is the guide to make them count.

The headline story for us is a full-day one: What The House is back at El Charcón Beach on the 4th for a third outing this year, running from midday into the evening, then rolling straight into an official after party at 11 Art Club in Fuengirola once the sun’s down — Tito Pulpo is on the bill for both, alongside UK selector Cafe 432. Beyond that, Marbella’s two hardest-working rooms — MOMENTO and Bonbonniere — have quietly built out July line-ups worth planning a week around, and Dreambeach closes the month out on the coast at Vélez-Málaga.

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July at a Glance

Date	Event	Venue	Area
Sat 4 Jul	What The House Summer Party	El Charcón Beach	Mijas Costa
Sat 4 Jul	What The House — Official After Party	11 Art Club	Fuengirola
Sat 4 Jul	Corkidi	Bonbonniere	Marbella
Thu 9 Jul	Caiiro	MOMENTO	Marbella
Fri 10 Jul	Volkoder	Bonbonniere	Marbella
Sat 11 Jul	Jan Blomqvist	MOMENTO	Marbella
Thu 16 Jul	Themba	MOMENTO	Marbella
Thu 23 Jul	Agents of Time	Bonbonniere	Marbella
Fri 31 Jul	WhoMadeWho	MOMENTO	Marbella
Fri 31 Jul – Sat 1 Aug	Dreambeach Costa del Sol	Recinto Ferial	Vélez-Málaga

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What The House Summer Party at El Charcón Beach — 4 July

El Charcón Beach, El Faro (Mijas Costa) — Saturday 4 July, 12:00–23:59

What The House returns to El Charcón Beach for a third outing this year, and after two sell-outs already, expectations are high. Cafe 432 (UK) headlines alongside Tempo Manchester’s Dave Law, backed by a strong local bench — Tito Pulpo, Terry Hobbs, Kawtar Thamny, Javan Smith and Larry Jazzz. It’s a full day on the sand, doors from midday, running house and deep house well into the evening.

Doors are 18+, tickets run 8–30€.

Tickets and full details via Resident Advisor.

Official After Party — 11 Art Club, Fuengirola

11 Art Club, Fuengirola — Saturday 4 July, 22:00–04:00

When the beach day wraps, the party moves indoors. The official after party keeps Cafe 432, Dave Law, Tito Pulpo and Terry Hobbs on the bill, joined by Boombastick, for a more intimate, deep-and-soulful late session. Capacity is limited — worth booking ahead if you’re planning to carry the day through to sunrise.

Tickets and full details via Resident Advisor.

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MOMENTO Marbella: The July Residency

MOMENTO on the Golden Mile has turned into one of the most reliable rooms on the coast this season, and July is stacked. Four nights stand out.

Caiiro — Thursday 9 July

The South African producer behind “Sondela” is one of the names driving Afro house’s crossover into the wider house conversation right now. Expect tribal percussion, warm low end and a set built for a long, patient build rather than instant gratification.

Jan Blomqvist — Saturday 11 July

The Berlin-based artist performs live rather than DJing in the traditional sense, blending vocals, synths and melodic techno into something more song-driven than most club nights on this list. If you want a set with an emotional arc, this is the one to plan around.

Themba — Thursday 16 July

Another South African name, and arguably the most-streamed Afro house export of the last few years off the back of “Shaya.” His sets lean tech house as much as Afro house — sparse, rhythmic, built to move a room without ever sounding rushed.

WhoMadeWho — Friday 31 July

The Danish trio close out MOMENTO’s July calendar, and they’re a genuine outlier on this list: live instrumentation — guitar, bass, drums — folded into house and melodic techno productions that have made them a fixture at Kompakt and Innervisions-adjacent line-ups for over a decade. A proper way to end the month.

MOMENTO’s fuller July calendar also includes Mestiza (3 Jul), Satori (4 Jul), Andrea Oliva (7 Jul), Elvis Guetta (10 Jul), Shoba (17 Jul), Mita Gami (18 Jul), Sona (23 Jul) and Pablo Fierro (24 Jul).

Bookings via WhatsApp through momentomarbella.com.

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Bonbonniere Marbella

Bonbonniere’s Ctra. de Istán room has built its identity around tech house and dark, minimal design, and July’s three confirmed nights lean into exactly that.

Corkidi — Saturday 4 July

An Afro house and organic-house producer with releases through eViVE and Sony Music, Corkidi’s sound sits closer to the tribal, percussion-led end of the spectrum — the kind of set that suits Bonbonniere’s later hours.

Volkoder — Friday 10 July

The Brazilian producer has spent a decade building a reputation for rolling, hypnotic house grooves — tracks that have found their way into sets from Jamie Jones, Marco Carola and Luciano. Expect patient, tightly-coiled low end rather than fireworks.

Agents of Time — Thursday 23 July

The Italian duo behind “Polina” play a hardware-heavy, largely improvised live set that moves between melodic techno, dark house and the occasional detour into acid. One of the more unpredictable bookings on the coast this month.

Tickets via bonbonniere.club.

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Dreambeach Costa del Sol — 31 July to 1 August

Recinto Ferial, Vélez-Málaga — Friday 31 July & Saturday 1 August

July doesn’t quite end before Dreambeach gets going. The Costa del Sol edition of the festival spreads across four stages, with Friday night headlined by Eric Prydz, Nico Moreno and a Sasha & John Digweed back-to-back, and Saturday closing with David Guetta’s Monolith production — a purpose-built stage set rather than a standard DJ set. Mathame, Luciano, Charlie Tee, DJ Zinc and a long support bill round things out, with more names still to be confirmed.

It’s a bigger, more festival-scaled night than most of what’s on this list — worth it if you want the full production spectacle to close out your month.

General admission from 76€, VIP from 131€. Full lineup and tickets at the official Dreambeach listings.

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Also Worth Knowing

Pangea in Puerto Banús runs its regular rooftop calendar throughout July — Iconic Fridays, Vanity Saturdays and Allure Ladies Night (16 & 30 Jul) — more supper-club-meets-DJ-set than a pure listening room, but a reliable option if you’re already in the marina. Faithless play a live show at Marbella Arena on 9 July — not a club night, but worth flagging for anyone who came up on their catalogue. And La Plage Casanis keeps its weekly Sunset Sessions running every Sunday, DJ sets at golden hour facing the Mediterranean — low-key, reliable, no ticket required.

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Editor’s note: as always, some of these bookings — particularly late-July additions at MOMENTO and Bonbonniere — can shift closer to the date. We’ve linked directly to each venue or ticketing page above so you can confirm before you commit an evening to it. Key links: What The House Summer Party, What The House after party, MOMENTO Marbella, Bonbonniere Marbella, and Dreambeach Costa del Sol.