101 festivals · June 2026 – June 2027
All Spanish festivals
JAN
7
Caravaca de la Cruz Jubilee Year
📍 Caravaca de la Cruz (Murcia)
🗓 January - December (every 7 years)
Permanent Jubilee (Perpetual Jubilee) granted by Pope John Paul II in 1998—one of only five cities worldwide with this privilege. Special year with Holy Door op...
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JAN
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Christmas Markets (Other major cities)
📍 Seville, Málaga, Valencia, Zaragoza, Bilbao, Granada, Córdob...
🗓 Late November - early January
Seville (Plaza Nueva and Paseo de la Independencia): 100+ stalls, Andalusian nativity tradition "Belén Sevillano" with Seville landmarks (Giralda, Torre del Oro...
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JAN
5
Cabalgata de Reyes (Three Kings' Parade)
📍 Nationwide (Madrid's parade is largest; Barcelona's parade; ...
🗓 January 5 (evening)
Largest parade of the Christmas season (bigger than New Year's Eve). Three Kings (Melchior, Gaspar, Balthazar) arrive by boat (in coastal cities like Barcelona,...
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JAN
17
Fiesta de San Antón (St. Anthony the Abbot)
📍 Madrid (San Antón Church, Calle de Hortaleza); Barcelona (Sa...
🗓 January 17 (celebrated nearest weekend before Jan ...
St. Anthony the Abbot (San Antonio Abad) is patron saint of domestic animals. Blessing of animals (Bendición de Animales) : dogs, cats, horses, birds, even exot...
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FEB
30
Carnival (Carnaval - Multiple locations)
📍 Tenerife (Santa Cruz de Tenerife—second largest carnival in ...
🗓 February (dates vary based on Lent calendar; 2027:...
Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnival : declared Fiesta of International Tourist Interest, second largest carnival globally (after Rio). Key events: "Gala de la Reina...
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FEB
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Feria del Campo (Agriculture Fair)
📍 Dos Hermanas (Seville province)
🗓 Late February (dates vary annually)
Major agricultural fair in greater Seville area. Showcases Andalusian livestock (sheep, goats, pigs, horses, fighting bulls—ganado bravo for bullfighting), farm...
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FEB
27
Festival de Jerez (Flamenco Festival)
📍 Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz province)
🗓 February 27 - March 20 (dates vary annually but sp...
Major flamenco festival celebrating Jerez as one of flamenco's birthplaces (with Sevilla and Cádiz). Features: nightly performances (espectáculos) at Teatro Vil...
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MAR
15
Las Fallas
📍 Valencia (city)
🗓 March 15-19 (La Cremà on March 19 night)
One of Spain's most spectacular festivals, declared Fiesta of International Tourist Interest and UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. Key events: La Plantà (Mar...
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MAR
21
Semana Santa (Holy Week)
📍 Seville (largest and most famous), Málaga (second most famou...
🗓 March 21-28 (Palm Sunday March 21 to Easter Sunday...
Spain's most important religious festival (not a party festival—solemn, reflective, deeply Catholic). Seville Semana Santa : Fiesta of International Tourist Int...
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MAR
11
Feria de Abril (April Fair)
📍 Seville (Real de la Feria fairground, Los Remedios district)
🗓 April (dates vary: in 2027 Easter is March 28, so ...
One of Spain's largest fairs, but listed here because it's on the border of March/April depending on Easter calendar. Flamenco dresses (trajes de flamenca—women...
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MAR
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Holy Fire run (Correfoc de la Pasió)
📍 Cocentaina (Alicante province)
🗓 Good Friday night (March 26, 2027)
Unique nighttime fire run during Semana Santa (NOT a carnival—distinctively religious). Participants dressed as Roman soldiers (soldados romanos) and devils (de...
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MAR
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Romeria del Rocío (Pre-romeria period)
📍 Almonte (Huelva province—Doñana National Park)
🗓 Pilgrimage period: May (Whitsunday/Pentecost, 50 d...
Spain's most famous romeria (pilgrimage). Brotherhoods (hermandades) from across Andalusia and beyond walk, ride horses, or travel in decorated ox-drawn carts f...
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MAR
11
Feria de Abril (April Fair)
📍 Seville (Real de la Feria fairground, Los Remedios district)
🗓 April 11-17 (estimated—based on 2027 Easter March ...
See March 2027 entry for full description (I moved it to April since 2027 Easter is early). Includes all traditions: casetas (public tents at Calle Infierno, Ca...
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MAR
4
Semana Santa (Holy Week continued—if Easter is early)
📍 Nationwide (Seville, Málaga, Valladolid, Cuenca, Zamora, Leó...
🗓 April 4-11 if Easter April 11 (but 2027 Easter is ...
See March 2027 entry for full description. Note that Easter dates shift annually (Western Christianity uses vernal equinox + first full moon calculation: Easter...
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MAR
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Fiesta del Corpus Christi
📍 Barcelona (Santa Maria del Mar and Barcelona Cathedral), Sev...
🗓 June 3, 2027 (Corpus Christi date: movable feast 6...
Important : This is actually June 2027, not May. Corpus Christi for 2027 is June 3 (Thursday). Moving from May to May-June entry—see June 2027
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MAR
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Corpus Christi
📍 Barcelona (Santa Maria del Mar + Barcelona Cathedral), Sevil...
🗓 June 3, 2027 (Thursday—movable feast 60 days after...
One of Spain's most important Catholic feasts celebrating transubstantiation (bread and wine into Body and Blood of Christ). Toledo : most spectacular in Spain—...
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APR
2
Moors and Christians Festival (Moros y Cristianos)
📍 Alcoy (Alicante), Villajoyosa (Alicante), Ontinyent (Valenci...
🗓 October 2-12 (Alcoy's main days: April in Alcoy, b...
Note: Alcoy's main festival is April 22-24 (in honor of St. George), but many towns celebrate October variants in honor of Virgen del Rosario (October 7) or loc...
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APR
23
Jerez MotoGP
📍 Jerez de la Frontera (Circuito de Jerez - Ángel Nieto)
🗓 April 23-25 (estimated; MotoGP calendar for 2027 n...
Spain's largest motorsport event. 100,000+ spectators fill Circuito de Jerez (capacity 120,000). Key features: "Pelousse" (grassy hillside area at Turn 2 (Luis ...
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MAY
3
Fiesta de la Cruz (Day of the Cross - Día de la Cruz)
📍 Granada (most famous), Córdoba (Cruces de Mayo), Almería, Ja...
🗓 May 3 (or May 2-3 depending on year; for 2027 May ...
Granada : crosses (cruces) decorated with flowers (carnation, rose, gladiolus) and placed in squares (plazas) and streets (especially Realejo district (old Jewi...
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MAY
2
Fiesta de los Patios (Courtyards Festival)
📍 Córdoba
🗓 May 2-10 (estimated; 2027 starts May 3 Monday, but...
UNESCO World Heritage. Residents of Córdoba's historic center (San Basilio, Santa Marina, San Lorenzo districts) open their private patios (courtyards) to publi...
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MAY
9
Feria del Caballo (Jerez Horse Fair)
📍 Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz province)
🗓 May 9-16 (2027 dates—historically second or third ...
One of Spain's most elegant fairs (Feria de Andalucía's second largest after Seville). Andalusian horses (Pura Raza Española—Pure Spanish Horse, commonly but in...
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MAY
14
Romeria del Rocío (Pilgrimage)
📍 Almonte (Huelva province—Doñana National Park)
🗓 May 14-16 (Pentecost Sunday May 16) + Almonte herm...
See March 2027 entry for full description. 2027 specific : Easter March 28, Pentecost (50 days after Easter) is May 16. The week before (May 9-15), hermandades ...
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MAY
15
Fiesta de San Isidro Labrador
📍 Madrid (largest: Pradera de San Isidro park, Carabanchel dis...
🗓 May 15 (feast day) (2027 May 15 is Saturday, so ce...
Madrid's patron saint (San Isidro Labrador—St. Isidore the Farmer, 12th-century Madrid peasant known for miracles with water wells, patron saint of farmers and ...
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MAY
28
Feria del Libro de Madrid (Madrid Book Fair)
📍 Madrid (El Retiro Park—Paseo de Coches, Paseo de Fernán Núñe...
🗓 May 28 - June 13, 2027
Major literary festival (largest in Spain, 2nd largest in Europe after Frankfurt Book Fair). 300+ exhibitors: publishers, bookstores, literary agencies, authors...
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MAY
30
Fiestas de San Fernando
📍 Seville (barrio de San Fernando—Los Remedios district; also ...
🗓 May 30 (feast day), celebrations weekend before or...
Local festival in Seville's Los Remedios district (where Feria de Abril fairground is located). Honors San Fernando (King Ferdinand III of Castile, 13th-century...
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JUN
4
Primavera Sound 2026
📍 Barcelona (Parc del Fòrum)
🗓 June 4-6 (festival week June 3-7)
SOLD OUT (February 2026). Headliners: June 4 - Doja Cat, Massive Attack (Primavera debut), Bad Gyal; June 5 - The Cure (longest single performance in festival h...
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JUN
3
Primavera a la Ciutat
📍 Barcelona city venues
🗓 June 3-7
Parallel program in Sala Apolo, Razzmatazz, Paral·lel 62, La Nau, LAUT, Enfants, CCCB. Includes Mogwai, Yves Tumor, Current 93, Cara Delevingne (June 3 at La Na...
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JUN
18
Sónar Festival
📍 Barcelona (Fira Gran Via + Sónar de Nit)
🗓 June 18-20
Daytime Sónar de Día (electronic music, talks, tech demos) + nighttime Sónar de Nit (main performances). 2026 includes Joy Orbison, Skepta, Charlotte de Witte, ...
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JUN
20
Sant Joan de les Coves Pilgrimage
📍 Coves de Sant Joan (Valencia)
🗓 June 20-21
Romeria (pilgrimage) to cave shrine of St. John the Baptist; locals in traditional dress (fallera/faller costumes) with horses and carriages; mass inside the ca...
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JUN
23
Verbena de San Juan (Noche de San Juan)
📍 Mediterranean coasts nationwide
🗓 June 23-24
Beach bonfires at midnight (hogueras); tradition of jumping over fire 9 times for bad luck removal; midnight swim for good luck (traditional saying: "Agua de Sa...
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JUN
20
Hogueras de San Juan
📍 Alicante
🗓 June 20-24
Gigantic cardboard and wooden monuments (hogueras) displayed throughout city; daily mascletà fireworks; "La Cremà" on June 24 at midnight—all monuments burned i...
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JUN
26
Puro Latino Madrid Fest
📍 Madrid
🗓 June 26-27
Fourth edition; reggaeton, trap, hip-hop; Latin urban music festival
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JUN
29
Batalla del Vino (Wine Battle)
📍 Haro (La Rioja)
🗓 June 29 (actually June 29, but often July 1 if Jun...
Participants in white shirts throw red wine at each other (over 70,000 liters used); pilgrimage to Sanctuary of the Virgin of Valvanera starts with mass, then b...
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JUN
24
Festival Internacional de Música y Danza de Granada
📍 Granada (various venues: Alhambra, Generalife Gardens, Carlo...
🗓 June 24 - July 5
Classical music, flamenco, ballet, opera performed in Alhambra's Palacio de Carlos V and Generalife open-air stage (night performances with illuminated Alhambra...
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JUN
3
Primavera Sound 2027
📍 Barcelona (Parc del Fòrum)
🗓 June 3-5, 2027 (estimated—historically first weeke...
25th edition (silver anniversary). Expect major headliners (2027 lineup not announced—watch primaverasound.com). 2026 sold out months in advance. Typically 75,0...
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JUN
17
Sónar Festival 2027
📍 Barcelona (Fira Gran Via + Sónar de Nit)
🗓 June 17-19, 2027 (estimated—historically mid-June)
Electronic music festival (Sónar de Día: daytime at Fira Gran Via near airport—talks, tech demos, VR experiences, drone racing, AI music composition workshops; ...
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JUN
23
Noche de San Juan (Verbena de San Juan)
📍 Mediterranean coast nationwide (Alicante largest; Barcelona ...
🗓 June 23-24, 2027 (night of June 23 into morning of...
Summer solstice celebration (oldest pre-Christian festival in Spain, adapted by Catholic Church as St. John the Baptist's Eve). Beach bonfires (hogueras) lit at...
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JUL
6
San Fermín
📍 Pamplona (Navarra)
🗓 July 6-14
Daily running of the bulls (encierro) at 8am; all-night street parties (el chupinazo opens festival July 6 at noon from City Hall balcony); white clothing with ...
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JUL
3
Rio Babel Festival
📍 Madrid (Rivas Vaciamadrid)
🗓 July 3-5
Ibero-American music festival; 2026 includes Katy Perry, The Offspring, Amaia, Bomba Estéreo, Molotov
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JUL
8
Mad Cool Festival
📍 Madrid (Iberdrola Music)
🗓 July 8-11
Tenth anniversary edition; 2026 headliners: Foo Fighters, Kings of Leon, Nick Cave, Florence + The Machine, Lorde, Pixies, Pulp, Moby, David Byrne. 70+ artists ...
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JUL
17
SOUNDIT Festival
📍 El Prat de Llobregat (Barcelona)
🗓 July 17-18
Open-air day parties; 60+ artists across five stages; forward-thinking electronic and high-energy club music
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JUL
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Bous a la Mar (Bull running into sea)
📍 Various coastal towns (Denia, Moraira, Xàbia, Calp, Altea, B...
🗓 July (dates vary per town)
Unique Valencian tradition where bulls are guided from streets into the sea; involves local "penyes" (social clubs); participants run on slick piers and jump in...
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JUL
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Festa Major de Gràcia (preparations)
📍 Barcelona (Gràcia district)
🗓 Early July - mid-August
Street decorating committees begin work in July for August competition; specific dates: August 15-21. Streets are closed, scaffolding erected, residents work ni...
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JUL
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Romeria Vikinga de Catoira
📍 Catoira (Pontevedra, Galicia)
🗓 First Sunday in August (but sometimes last Sunday ...
Viking festival reenacting 9th-12th century Viking invasions of Galicia; participants dress as Vikings, sail replica longships up Ulla River, storm Torres de Oe...
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JUL
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Rapa das Bestas (Horse cutting)
📍 Sabucedo (Pontevedra, Galicia)
🗓 First weekend of July
Aloitadoras (men and women) catch wild horses (garranos) in mountains (curro); horses are herded into stone enclosure (curro); horses have manes cut (rapa) and ...
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JUL
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Fiestas de la Magdalena
📍 Castellón de la Plana
🗓 July (dates vary, usually late July)
Major festival with "gaiates" (lantern-lit parades), "columbret" (firework castle), "magdalena vítol" (opening ceremony), flower offering to Virgen de la Magdal...
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JUL
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Feria del Mar (Sea Fair)
📍 Estepona (Málaga province—Costa del Sol)
🗓 Usually July
Marine fair with fishing boat parades (procesión de barcos), seafood tastings (espetos de sardinas—sardines grilled over open fire on beaches, grilled cuttlefis...
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JUL
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Fiesta de la Sidra Natural (Natural Cider Festival)
📍 Nava (Asturias)
🗓 July (second or third weekend)
Asturias celebrates its signature beverage (sidra natural—poured from height "escanciar" to aerate). "Concurso de Escanciadores" (Cider Pouring Competition)—pre...
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AUG
2
Total Solar Eclipse
📍 Inland/Northern Spain (best viewing: Segovia, Burgos, Soria,...
🗓 August 12, ~6:30pm - 8:30pm local time (totality d...
First of three consecutive Spanish eclipses (next: August 2, 2027, then 2028). Totality occurs just before sunset; last total solar eclipse in Iberian Peninsula...
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AUG
14
Feria de Agosto
📍 Málaga
🗓 August 14-23 (dates vary, usually second or third ...
Andalusia's second-largest fair (after Seville's Feria de Abril). Day fair (Feria de Día): flamenco dresses, horse parades (paseo de caballos), casetas (private...
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AUG
15
Fiestas de Gràcia
📍 Barcelona (Gràcia district)
🗓 August 15-21
The most famous street decoration competition in Barcelona. 15-20 streets compete each year; winners announced August 15 (opening night). Streets closed to traf...
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AUG
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La Tomatina
📍 Buñol (Valencia)
🗓 Last Wednesday of August (August 26, 2026)
World's largest tomato fight; around 20,000 participants (limited capacity—must purchase ticket via La Tomatina official website); 150 tons of tomatoes thrown f...
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AUG
7
Brunch Electronik
📍 Barcelona (Parc del Fòrum)
🗓 August 7-8
Daytime electronic music festival (4pm-midnight); partners with Social Fooding to fight hunger through food surplus redistribution; family-friendly (children un...
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AUG
22
Semana Grande/Aste Nagusia
📍 Bilbao (Basque Country)
🗓 August 22-30
Bilbao's major festival. Opening: "Txupinazo" (rocket launch) from Arriaga Theatre balcony. Daily: fire bull runs (toros de fuego), concerts, Basque rural sport...
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AUG
9
Fiestas de San Lorenzo
📍 Huesca (Aragon)
🗓 August 9-15
Major festival with "Encierro" (bull run through streets—similar to Pamplona but smaller), "Día del Traje" (Day of the Suit—August 9, residents wear traditional...
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AUG
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Feria del Caballo (Horse Fair) - note second one
📍 Jerez de la Frontera is main (May); smaller "Feria del Cabal...
🗓 Almonte (Huelva) August
Also in Almonte (August) and other towns. Different from Jerez's May event—smaller but still significant Andalusian horse shows, carriage parades (paseo de coch...
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SEP
19
La Mercè Festival
📍 Barcelona
🗓 September 19-24 (La Mercè Day September 24)
Barcelona's largest festival (named for patron saint Mare de Déu de la Mercè). Key events: Gegants (giants parade on September 24—10-metre-high papier-mâché roy...
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SEP
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Fiesta de la Vendimia (Wine Harvest Festivals - Multiple locations)
📍 Nationwide wine regions
🗓 September (various dates per region)
Jerez (Sherry Triangle: Jerez, El Puerto de Santa María, Sanlúcar de Barrameda): mid-September. Grape stomping (pisado de uvas) at Bodegas González Byass (Tío P...
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SEP
1
Semana Grande de Valladolid
📍 Valladolid (Castilla y León)
🗓 September 1-8
Major festival with "Feria y Fiestas de la Virgen de San Lorenzo" (September 8). Bullfights at Plaza de Toros (Plaza de Toros de Valladolid), concerts, ferris w...
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SEP
8
Fiestas de la Virgen de la Peña
📍 Aniés (Huesca, Aragon)
🗓 September 8 (first Sunday after September 8 someti...
Unique romeria to hermitage built into rock face (Virgen de la Peña—Virgin of the Rock). Pilgrims climb mountain path, "pastorada" (shepherd's dance) performed ...
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SEP
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Fiesta de la Vendimia de Requena
📍 Requena (Valencia)
🗓 Early September
Major wine festival in Utiel-Requena DO (Denominación de Origen) known for bobal grape variety. "Fiesta de la Vendimia" declared Fiesta of National Tourist Inte...
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SEP
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Fiesta de la Vendimia de Almendralejo
📍 Almendralejo (Badajoz, Extremadura)
🗓 Mid-September
Wine festival in Ribera del Guadiana DO, Extremadura's largest wine region. "Fiesta de la Vendimia" with grape stomping in Plaza de la Constitución; bullfights;...
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SEP
24
Fiesta de la Virgen de la Fuensanta
📍 Murcia (city)
🗓 September 24 - October 6
Murcia's major festival in honor of patron saint Virgen de la Fuensanta. Key events: "Romeria de la Fuensanta" (pilgrimage from Murcia Cathedral to Santuario de...
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SEP
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Fiesta del Arroz (Rice Festival)
📍 Sueca (Valencia province—rice-growing region in Albufera Nat...
🗓 Usually September
Celebrates Valencia's rice harvest from Albufera wetlands (where paella originates). "Paella Gigante" (giant paella cooked in 10-metre-wide paella pan over wood...
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SEP
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Fiesta de la Vendimia del Penedès
📍 Vilafranca del Penedès (Barcelona province)
🗓 Early September
Harvest festival for cava production (Catalan sparkling wine). Key events: grape stomping (pisado de uvas) at Plaça de Jaume I; "Correfoc del Most" (grape must ...
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SEP
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Fiesta de la Vendimia de Ribera del Duero
📍 Aranda de Duero (Burgos province—Castilla y León)
🗓 Late September (last weekend)
Harvest festival for Ribera del Duero DO (known for Tempranillo/Tinta del País grape). "Pisado de las Uvas" (grape stomping) in Plaza Mayor; "Día de la Espiga" ...
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SEP
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Fiesta de la Vendimia de Jerez (Sherry Harvest)
📍 Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz)
🗓 Mid-September (second or third week)
Celebrates sherry grape harvest (Palomino grape for fino/amontillado/oloroso, Pedro Ximénez for sweet sherry, Moscatel). "Pisado de Uvas" (grape stomping) at Bo...
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OCT
4
Fiestas del Pilar
📍 Zaragoza (Aragon)
🗓 October 4-13 (main day October 12)
One of Spain's largest festivals (named for Virgen del Pilar, patron saint of Zaragoza and of all Hispanidad). Key events: Ofrenda de Flores (Flower Offering) o...
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OCT
7
Fiestas de la Virgen del Rosario
📍 Multiple locations nationwide
🗓 October 7 (processions on nearest weekend)
Virgin of the Rosary is patron saint of many Spanish towns. Notable: Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands)—week-long festival with "Fuegos de Octubre" firewor...
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OCT
12
Fiesta del Pimentón (Paprika Festival)
📍 Jaraíz de la Vera (Cáceres, Extremadura)
🗓 October 12-13
Unique festival celebrating pimentón de la Vera (smoked paprika—DOP Pimentón de la Vera, produced only in La Vera comarca). Key events: "Molienda" (grinding) of...
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OCT
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Feria del Jamón Ibérico (Iberian Ham Festival)
📍 Jabugo (Huelva, Andalusia)
🗓 October (usually second or third weekend)
Celebration of jamón ibérico de bellota (acorn-fed Iberian ham) from DOP Jabugo. Ham carving competitions (cortadores de jamón); "Ruta del Jamón" with tapas at ...
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OCT
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Fiesta de la Vendimia de Jumilla
📍 Jumilla (Murcia)
🗓 Early October
Wine festival in DOP Jumilla (known for Monastrell grape variety—Mourvèdre). Grape stomping (pisado de uvas); "Día de la Bodega" (winery open house); "Catas de ...
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OCT
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Fiesta del Vino Fino
📍 El Puerto de Santa María (Cádiz)
🗓 Late October
Sherry festival in the "other" Sherry Triangle city (with Jerez and Sanlúcar). Celebrates fino sherry—driest, palest style of sherry, aged under flor (yeast cap...
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OCT
31
La Castanyada
📍 Catalonia (Barcelona, Tarragona, Girona, Lleida)
🗓 October 31 night
Catalan pre-All Saints' Day tradition (not Halloween originally, though Halloween is now celebrated alongside it). Traditions: Eating castanyes (roasted chestnu...
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OCT
29
JAZZMADRID International Jazz Festival
📍 Madrid (multiple venues: Teatro Fernán Gómez, Sala Clamores,...
🗓 October 29 - November 28
One of Europe's premier jazz festivals, running since 1980. Brings established artists (past: Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Wynton Marsalis, Diana Krall, Brad Me...
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NOV
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Feria del Aceite (Olive Oil Festival)
📍 Baena (Córdoba, Andalusia), Martos (Jaén), Priego de Córdoba...
🗓 November (usually second half)
Celebration of DOP Baena olive oil (Baena region known for picual variety olive, producing over 20% of Andalusia's olive oil). Baena: "Sala de Cata" (tasting ro...
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NOV
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Fiesta de la Almazara (Olive Mill Festival)
📍 Sierra Mágina region (Jaén)
🗓 Mid-November
Commemorates traditional olive pressing methods at restored Roman-style mill. Demonstrations of "prensa de viga" (beam press) and "piedra de molino" (millstone)...
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NOV
28
Feria de Santa Llúcia
📍 Barcelona (Plaça de la Catedral, outside Barcelona Cathedral...
🗓 November 28 - December 23
Barcelona's main Christmas market, founded 1786 (one of Europe's oldest Christmas markets). 250+ stalls selling: Caganer (traditional Catalan figurine of a peas...
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NOV
27
Mercado de Navidad de la Plaza Mayor
📍 Madrid (Plaza Mayor)
🗓 November 27 - December 31
Madrid's main Christmas market, located in historic Plaza Mayor since 1826 (though markets on this site since 17th century). 100+ stalls selling: Figuras de Bel...
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DEC
6
Puente de la Constitución/Inmaculada
📍 Nationwide
🗓 December 6-8 (bridge long weekend)
Spain's December long weekend (December 6: Día de la Constitución—Constitution Day, marks 1978 Spanish Constitution referendum; December 8: Inmaculada Concepció...
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DEC
24
El Cant de la Sibil·la (Song of the Sibyl)
📍 Mallorca (Alcúdia, Palma Cathedral, Sineu, Pollença, Manacor...
🗓 December 24-25 (midnight mass)
UNESCO-recognized medieval liturgical drama (inscribed 2010). A haunting chant performed by a boy (or girl in some towns) dressed in white robe (túnica blanca) ...
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DEC
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Xmas (Jule) Festival
📍 Salou (Tarragona, Costa Daurada)
🗓 December (dates vary, usually Christmas week)
Scandinavian-style Christmas festival in Catalan beach town (Salou has large Norwegian/Swedish/British expat community due to tourism industry). Traditional Swe...
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ALL
06
Corpus Christi
📍 Barcelona, Seville, Toledo, Granada, Valencia, Sitges
🗓 2004-06-01 00:00:00
"Egg dance" (ou com balla) in Barcelona Cathedral cloister—empty eggshell dances on fountain water jet; flower carpets (alfombras florales) in Seville and Toled...
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ALL
07
Fiestas del Carmen (Virgen del Carmen)
📍 Coastal towns nationwide
🗓 2016-07-01 00:00:00
Patron saint of sailors and fishermen. Procession of the Virgen del Carmen statue carried from church to sea (procesión marítima); boats decorated, flowers thro...
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ALL
08
Fiesta de San Roque
📍 Various (Betanzos-Galicia, Cee-Galicia, Málaga, Alcalá de He...
🗓 2016-08-01 00:00:00
Pilgrimages, processions, and in Betanzos: "Os Caneiros" dance (Dance of the Staves) with men in 16th-century costumes hitting wooden staves (caneiros) in rhyth...
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Fiesta de la Virgen de la Asunción
📍 Nationwide (especially small villages)
🗓 2015-08-01 00:00:00
Major religious feast day (Assumption of Mary). Processions with statue of Virgen de la Asunción (often elaborately dressed); special masses; fireworks; dancing...
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La Diada (National Day of Catalonia)
📍 Barcelona, Catalonia nationwide
🗓 2011-09-01 00:00:00
Commemorates fall of Barcelona to Bourbon forces in 1714 (end of War of Spanish Succession). Political demonstrations: massive Catalan flag (estelada) displays;...
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Día de Asturias
📍 Asturias (Oviedo, Gijón, Avilés)
🗓 2008-09-01 00:00:00
Celebration of Asturias' patron saint Virgen de Covadonga (Virgin of Covadonga—Nuestra Señora de Covadonga, also called "La Santina"). "Fiesta de la Sidra" (Cid...
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Fiesta de la Virgen de la Victoria
📍 Málaga
🗓 2008-09-01 00:00:00
Patron saint of Málaga. Procession of Virgen de la Victoria statue from her sanctuary (Santuario de la Victoria) to Málaga Cathedral and back; "Feria de Málaga"...
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Fiesta de la Hispanidad (Spain's National Day)
📍 Madrid (nationwide)
🗓 2012-10-01 00:00:00
Military parade (Desfile Militar) along Paseo de la Castellana from Plaza de Cuzco to Plaza de Castilla—King Felipe VI presides; Spanish Armed Forces (army, nav...
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Fiesta de San Lucas
📍 Úbeda (Jaén, Andalusia), Mijas (Málaga)
🗓 2018-10-01 00:00:00
Úbeda: "Fiestas de San Lucas" with Renaissance-era parades (Úbeda known for Renaissance architecture—UNESCO World Heritage site with Vázquez de Molina Square), ...
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Fiesta de Santa Teresa
📍 Ávila (Castilla y León)
🗓 2015-10-01 00:00:00
Celebration of St. Teresa of Ávila (Teresa de Jesús—Doctor of the Church, 16th-century mystic and Carmelite reformer, born in Ávila 1515). Mass at Convento de S...
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Día de Todos los Santos (All Saints' Day)
📍 Nationwide
🗓 2001-11-01 00:00:00
Major Catholic holiday honoring saints and deceased family members. Traditions: Visiting cemeteries (cementerios) with flowers (especially chrysanthemums—crisan...
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Fiesta de San Martín
📍 Peñafiel (Valladolid)
🗓 2011-11-01 00:00:00
Celebration of St. Martin of Tours (San Martín de Tours). In Peñafiel (Ribera del Duero wine region): "Feria del Vino" (Wine Fair) coinciding with "Día del Estr...
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Nochevieja (New Year's Eve)
📍 Nationwide (Puerta del Sol, Madrid is most famous; Barcelona...
🗓 1931-12-01 00:00:00
Eating 12 grapes (las doce uvas de la suerte)—one grape for each stroke of midnight clock (campanadas). Tradition started 1909 (Alicante grape growers with surp...
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Día de Reyes (Three Kings' Day)
📍 Nationwide
🗓 2006-01-01 00:00:00
National holiday (public holiday). Morning of gift opening (los niños abren los regalos—children open gifts left by Reyes overnight). Roscón de Reyes (Three Kin...
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Fiesta de San Sebastián
📍 San Sebastián (Donostia in Basque); Palma de Mallorca (Sant ...
🗓 2020-01-01 00:00:00
St. Sebastian (San Sebastián) is patron saint of San Sebastián (Donostia) and of Palma de Mallorca. San Sebastián (Donostia) : largest celebrations in Spain for...
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Fiesta de Santa Inés
📍 Barcelona (Santa Inés Chapel inside Catedral de Barcelona—Go...
🗓 2021-01-01 00:00:00
Lesser-known Barcelona chapel feast day. Santa Inés Chapel (Capilla de Santa Inés) in Barcelona Cathedral cloister (Claustre de la Catedral) houses Gothic altar...
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Fiesta de la Candelaria (Candlemas)
📍 Canary Islands (Basilica de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria ...
🗓 2002-02-01 00:00:00
Religious feast day of Virgen de la Candelaria (Our Lady of Candelaria), patron saint of the Canary Islands. Candelaria, Tenerife : pilgrimage (romeria) to Basi...
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Fiesta de San Blas
📍 Badajoz (Extremadura) — largest celebrations; also Zafra (Ba...
🗓 2003-02-01 00:00:00
St. Blas (San Blas) is patron saint of throats (protects against throat illnesses, choking). Badajoz : "Fiestas de San Blas" major fair (Feria de San Blas) with...
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Sant Jordi Festival (Saint George's Day - Diada de Sant Jordi)
📍 Catalonia nationwide (Barcelona largest: Passeig de Gràcia, ...
🗓 2023-04-01 00:00:00
UNESCO World Book Day origin (coincides with William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes deaths April 23, 1616). Tradition: men give women a rose (rosa—original...
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