Mediterranean world-music cycle · July–August · Cartagena
For sponsor delegations, brand activators and attending teams taking part in the Cartagena Mediterranean Festival (Cartagena, Region of Murcia, programming spread across the Teatro Romano —the 1st-century BC Roman amphitheatre excavated on the Cerro de la Concepción— and the Auditorio El Batel —the modern congress hall and auditorium at Cartagena Port, built in 2008—), with flamenco fusion, world music and Mediterranean roots in heritage venues, Mediterranean percussion masterclasses and a brand-activation operation that combines hospitality in Old Town hotels, receptions at the Port and a sustained after-office at the chiringuitos along Mar Menor. EUR + 21% VAT via FACe / SII (AEAT) and 24–48 h delivery from the Cartagena/Murcia/Madrid hub.
The Cartagena Mediterranean Festival is one of the most recognisable summer music dates on the Spanish Levant: a six-week cycle that combines flamenco fusion, Mediterranean and world-music concerts at the Teatro Romano —the 1st-century BC Roman amphitheatre excavated on the Cerro de la Concepción, with capacity for 6,000 spectators— with more intimate evenings at the Auditorio El Batel —the modern congress hall and auditorium at Cartagena Port, built in 2008—. The event draws a stable audience of Murcia and Alicante aficionados, national and regional cultural press, European world-music programmers and Mediterranean artists completing their summer tour.
For sponsor delegations and brand-activation teams the operational challenge is to work with a summer festival on the Spanish Levant: Cartagena climate in July–August swings from 32 °C during the day to 24 °C at night, last-mile logistics depend on A-30 traffic toward Murcia and Madrid and hospitality is set up in Old Town hotels (Hotel Carlos III, Hotel NH Campo Cartagena, Hotel Alfonso XIII) or corporate apartments at the Port. The briefs we typically receive combine light, breathable staff apparel for the Mediterranean heat, personalised fans and parasols for the open-air venues, lanyards and badges for accredited guests and press, group CDs in limited edition as collectible gifts and final gifting sets with Murcia products (D.O. Jumilla wine, Murcia cheese, Murcia paprika) for European programmers and invited Mediterranean artists.
The Cartagena production hub — with fallback to the Murcia and Madrid hubs — handles the entire order and delivers by road (SEUR, Correos Express, DHL) to the named consignee in Cartagena: the sponsor's office in Cartagena city, the reference hotel in the Old Town, the Auditorio El Batel offices next to the Port or the dressing room enabled at the Teatro Romano. The B2B invoice is issued in EUR with 21% VAT added via FACe / SII (AEAT); for intra-EU clients with a valid VIES number reverse-charge applies without Spanish VAT; for UK and non-EU clients the invoice is issued without VAT citing the corresponding EU directive article.
White shirts and 220 GSM polos in Mediterranean tones (off-white, cream, sand) with two-colour screen-print or embroidery of the sponsor's monogram, linen jackets for the hall team at the Auditorio El Batel, personalised sandalwood fans for sunset hospitality at the Teatro Romano, straw hats for the open-air concerts and canvas aprons for the press booth at the Port.
Premium notebooks with covers wrapped in Murcia craft paper, fine-tip pens engraved with the festival seal, organic-cotton tote bags screen-printed with the Cerro de la Concepción skyline, group CDs in limited edition, enamel pins with the Mediterranean anchor and linen bookmark ribbons for the printed programmes — 200 to 1,500 units per edition.
Compact branded power banks in muted design, USB hubs for the accredited press booth, foldable wireless chargers for the welcome team, screen-printed notebook + pen sets for programming delegates, national cultural press and invited European world-music programmers — 50–120 premium units per edition.
Premium hard-bound notebooks stamped with the sponsor's seal, Murcia gourmet sets (D.O. Jumilla wine, Murcia cheese, Murcia paprika), limited editions of the festival catalogue with photographs of the concerts, bilingual Spanish-English packaging and named delivery to the Teatro Romano dressing room, Old Town hotel or Auditorio El Batel offices.
The brand operation at the Cartagena Mediterranean Festival is usually coordinated between Cartagena, Murcia and Madrid: the Cartagena hub handles most graphic and light textile pieces, while the Murcia hub serves as the regional warehouse and Madrid acts as backup for special pieces (gift sets, Murcia ceramics, premium packaging). Delivery is by road to the named consignee — sponsor's office in Cartagena city, reference hotel in the Old Town, Auditorio El Batel offices next to the Port or the storage enabled at the Teatro Romano. The usual delivery window is 24–48 hours with prior appointment, since the cycle runs in peak August and the A-30 towards Madrid carries heavy weekend traffic.
We keep reserved stock at the Cartagena hub for the recurring items — white shirts, fans, notebooks and tote bags with generic artwork — that we can produce and ship in 7–10 working days. For pieces with personalised embroidery (sponsor's monogram, limited-edition number) the window moves to 12–14 working days. For sponsors with bespoke hospitality pieces (Murcia gourmet boxes, numbered sets with Cartagena ceramics) we recommend closing the order 4–5 weeks before the first concert due to the seasonality of the gourmet products and the cold-chain handling of the Murcia paprika.
The B2B invoice is issued in EUR with 21% VAT added via FACe / SII (AEAT); for intra-EU clients with a valid VIES number reverse-charge applies without Spanish VAT; for UK and non-EU clients the invoice is issued without VAT citing the corresponding EU directive article. Every delivery is confirmed with a signed delivery note on arrival and, when the client requests it, with a photo of the unloaded material in the Auditorio El Batel lobby or in the Teatro Romano tiered seating area.
Historically between mid-July and mid-August, with concerts at the Teatro Romano and the Auditorio El Batel in Cartagena. Exact dates for each edition are confirmed in the Cartagena City Council cultural agenda and on the festival website.
Yes, to a named consignee: sponsor's office in Cartagena city, reference hotel in the Old Town, Auditorio El Batel offices next to the Port or dressing room of the Teatro Romano. For sponsors with multiple recipients we consolidate to a single hub address and the client's internal team distributes.
21% VAT via FACe / SII (AEAT). For intra-EU clients with a valid VIES number reverse-charge applies without Spanish VAT; for UK and non-EU clients the invoice is issued without VAT citing the corresponding EU directive article.
No. Corp-Merch is an independent external supplier that helps sponsoring companies, brand activators and delegations prepare their own merch for the event. It does not organise, sponsor or represent the Cartagena Mediterranean Festival, the Cartagena City Council or the Auditorio El Batel.
Corp-Merch is an independent external supplier for companies that take part in the Cartagena Mediterranean Festival. This page helps those teams prepare their own merch for the event; it does not represent the Cartagena Mediterranean Festival, the Cartagena City Council or the Auditorio El Batel.