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• Unreleased Film Festival. Mérida.

  [Fiestas and events] | [Festival]

  … Mérida. Badajoz. (Extremadura) This festival takes place every year in Mérida , Extremadura, with an official programme featuring films which have yet to be commercially released in Spain. The festival’s official programme is combined with parallel festival on social cinema, and another on films by …

• “FORO SUR”, the Latin American Contemporary Art Fair. Cáceres.

  [Fiestas and events]

  … Cáceres. (Extremadura) http://www.feval.com. Cáceres has been hosting this event since 2001. It is held at the San Jorge Exhibition Centre in the very heart of the city, whose Old Town and monuments have the UNESCO World Heritage designation. The fair also presents art throughout the city and is see…

• International Folk Festival. Plasencia.

  [Fiestas and events] | [Music, Festival]

  … Plasencia. Cáceres. (Extremadura) http://www.folkplasencia.es/. The Plasencia International Folk Festival has been held annually since 1996 in this town in the province of Cáceres. The event takes place every summer and showcases the latest trends in national and international folk music. Most of th…

• WOMAD-Festival Cáceres. Cáceres.

  [Fiestas and events] | [Music, Theatre and dance, Festival]

  … Cáceres. (Extremadura) http://womad.org. The WOMAD (World of Music, Arts and Dance) festival emerged as a project by the British singer Peter Gabriel to publicise musical rhythms from different parts of the world. It has been held in Cáceres since 1992, and is an intercultural event to which admissi…

• "Irish Fleadh" Festival. Cáceres.

  [Fiestas and events] | [Music, Festival]

  … Cáceres. (Extremadura) The city of Cáceres hosts this Irish music festival. Concerts take place in the Grand Theatre, as well as in bars and pubs around the historic city. There are also workshops and conferences.…

• Monesterio Ham Day. Monesterio.

  [Fiestas and events] | [Fiestas]

  … Monesterio. Badajoz. (Extremadura) The village of Monesterio (Badajoz) organises this gastronomic celebration which is attended by more than 10,000 people from all over Spain. The festivity starts at 11am at the swimming pool grounds and municipal park in Monesterio. From that time onwards, visitors…

• Badajoz Carnival. Badajoz.

  [Fiestas and events] | [Fiestas]

  … Badajoz. (Extremadura) It is one of the most popular festivals in Badajoz, Extremadura. Everyone dresses up in costumes, sings humorous songs, and Sunday, "Domingo de Carnaval", is an important day with a busy "Desfile de Comparsas" parade. Some of the events that take place over the five days inclu…

• Festivities of San Jorge. Cáceres.

  [Fiestas and events] | [Fiestas]

  … Cáceres. (Extremadura) Every year, Cáceres, in Extremadura, celebrates the festivity in honour of its patron saint, San Jorge (the Spanish name for Saint George), in the week of 23 April. The festival symbolises the Christian reconquest of the city, and combines historical facts like the dispute bet…

• Cherry trees in blossom festival. Jerte.

  [Fiestas and events] | [Fiestas]

  … Jerte. Cáceres. (Extremadura) The Jerte Valley, in Extremadura, celebrates the flowering of the cherry trees every year, with different events. It only happens for a couple of weeks a year, usually at the end of March and beginning of April, depending on the weather. During that time the hills in th…

• Cáceres Classical Theatre Festival. Cáceres.

  From Jun 5, 2013 to Jun 30, 2013

  [Fiestas and events] | [Theatre and dance, Festival]

  … Cáceres. (Extremadura) The Cáceres Classical Theatre Festival has been held in this Extremaduran city since 1990. This event aims to showcase quality products and performances of the best classical texts with prestigious companies on the contemporary dramatic scene, and highlight the conjunction bet…

• 'De la Luna al Fuego' ('from the Moon to Fire') festival. Zafra.

  From Jun 21, 2013 to Jun 30, 2013

  [Fiestas and events] | [Fiestas]

  … Zafra. Badajoz. (Extremadura) E-mail: turismo@zafra.es. www.zafra.es. This event aims to celebrate two festivals: the Corpus Christi and San Juan. This event takes place within the city walls and recreates the atmosphere of the street markets in the 16th-18th centuries, and is held to coincide with …

• Alcántara Classical Theatre Festival. Alcántara.

  From Aug 9, 2013 to Aug 13, 2013

  [Fiestas and events] | [Theatre and dance, Festival]

  … Alcántara. Cáceres. (Extremadura) http://www.festivaldealcantara.es. This town in the region of Cáceres hosts this well-known annual fixture which has seen participation by numerous prestigious theatre companies over its 30 years of history. Audiences can enjoy works by the great classic playwrights…

• Sierra International Festival. Fregenal de la Sierra.

  From Aug 9, 2013 to Aug 17, 2013

  [Fiestas and events] | [Music, Theatre and dance, Festival]

  … Fregenal de la Sierra. Badajoz. (Extremadura) E-mail: festisierra@festisierra.com. http://www.festisierra.com. The Sierra International Festival lasts one week and has been held in the village of Fregenal de la Sierra (Badajoz province), since 1980. It is meeting point that brings together artists f…

• Mérida Classical Theatre Festival. Mérida.

  From Jul 5, 2013 to Aug 25, 2013

  [Fiestas and events] | [Theatre and dance, Festival]

  … Mérida. Badajoz. (Extremadura) Fax.: +34 924004931 | E-mail: oficina@festivaldemerida.es. http://www.festivaldemerida.es. A new edition of the prestigious Mérida Classical Theatre Festival will be held July-August in this historic town in the province of Badajoz. The event is dedicated to theatre, a…

• Stations of the Cross in Easter week. Mérida.

  Apr 16, 2014

  [Fiestas and events] | [Fiestas]

  … Mérida. Badajoz. (Extremadura) http://www.merida.es. This thrilling procession takes place in the early hours of Easter Wednesday to Thursday in the city of Mérida (Extremadura ). The celebration begins with a procession in which the Medieval image of the Christ of the “O” is borne from the Procathe…

• Easter Week in Merida. Mérida.

  From Apr 13, 2014 to Apr 20, 2014

  [Fiestas and events] | [Fiestas]

  … Mérida. Badajoz. (Extremadura)   Merida's Roman monuments are transformed into the greatest attractions of the Easter Week processions. The popular procession known as “la borriquita” (or "little donkey") leaves from the Santa María Pro-cathedral on Palm Sunday and marks the start of Merida's Easter…

• Easter week in Badajoz. Badajoz.

  From Apr 13, 2014 to Apr 20, 2014

  [Fiestas and events] | [Fiestas]

  … Badajoz. (Extremadura) It is a very deep-rooted tradition in Badajoz, in which many people participate. Most of the current brotherhoods in the city were founded in the 17th and 18th centuries. However, it is known that some already existed back in the 13th and 14th centuries, and that in the 16th c…

• Easter Week in Cáceres. Cáceres.

  From Apr 13, 2014 to Apr 20, 2014

  [Fiestas and events] | [Fiestas]

  … Cáceres. (Extremadura) Semana Santa de Cáceres. Solemnity and religious fervour in a unique setting. Cáceres has interesting Easter week celebrations. We should make special mention of the beautiful religious statues, the traditional music that washes over Cáceres’s stunning monuments and buildings,…