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• International Festival of the Celtic World. Ortigueira.

  From Jul 11, 2013 to Jul 14, 2013

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  … Ortigueira. A Coruña. (Galicia) http://www.festivaldeortigueira.com/. This is one of Spain's biggest festivals and is a worldwide reference for folk music. It is a free, open-air festival in Ortigueira, in the province of A Coruña (Galicia), focusing on Celtic sounds, that attracts thousands of peop…

• Renaissance Festival. Tortosa.

  From Jul 18, 2013 to Jul 21, 2013

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  … Tortosa. Tarragona. (Catalonia) http://www.festadelrenaixement.org/. In the second fortnight of July, Tortosa is transformed for a trip back in time to display the splendour of a 16th century town. This original fiesta has been celebrated in this town in the province of Tarragona since 1996. It recr…

• NajerensesThe Nájera chronicles. Nájera.

  From Jul 23, 2013 to Jul 27, 2013

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  … Nájera. La Rioja. www.aytonajera.es . This medieval re-enactment takes place in the Monastery of Santa María la Real square, in the town of Nájera (La Rioja), during the Nájera Festival. This festival includes a popular event with a stage show which narrates the city’s history, traditions and legend…

• Vaqueira Festival. Valdés.

  Jul 28, 2013

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  … Aristebano. Valdés. Asturias. This traditional celebration has been held on the last Sunday in July every year since 1959. The festivity is dedicated to the vaqueiros or cattle-herders (an Asturian group with deeply-rooted traditions and ancestral customs, devoted primarily to migratory cattle herdi…

• International Habaneras and Polyphony Contest. Torrevieja.

  From Jul 22, 2013 to Jul 28, 2013

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  … Torrevieja. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) http://www.habaneras.org/. This celebration is a tribute to the sailors of Torrevieja (Alicante province), who travelled to trade with Cuba, bringing these popular melodies back with them. The Torrevieja International Habaneras and Polyphony Competition is …

• Canoe festival. International descent of the Sella River. Parres.

  Aug 3, 2013

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  … Arriondas. Parres. Asturias. This sporting event has been held since 1930. It is full of music and colour, and has become one of the most important dates on the international canoeing calendar. Every year, on the first Saturday in August, canoeists from all over the world come to Asturias to take pa…

• Viking Festival. Catoira.

  Aug 4, 2013

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  … Catoira. Pontevedra. (Galicia) Every year, on the first Sunday in August, the residents of Catoira stage a spectacular re-enactment of the Viking invasions that occurred a thousand years ago. Thousands of people make their way to this Galician village every first Sunday in August to witness this ent…

• Local Fiestas. Ibiza.

  From Aug 5, 2013 to Aug 8, 2013

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  … Eivissa. (Balearic Islands) http://www.ibiza.travel. Ibiza dons its finest in preparation for its Patron Saint's day festivities. Music, sports competitions and fireworks are some of the ingredients of Ibiza's traditional Patron Saint's day fiestas. There are activities for people of all ages. These…

• Cante de las Minas Festival. Unión, La.

  From Aug 1, 2013 to Aug 10, 2013

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  … Unión, La. Murcia. http://www.fundacioncantedelasminas.org/. La Unión, in Murcia, is the setting for the world's most important annual flamenco festival: the "Cante de las Minas" Festival. Song, dance and guitar playing are the three disciplines in an event packed with authentic flamenco, which back…

• Octopus Festival. Carballiño, O.

  Aug 11, 2013

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  … Carballiño (O). Carballiño, O. Ourense. (Galicia) In August, O Carballiño, in the province of Ourense, celebrates its traditional Octopus Festival. Thousands of diners come together around huge copper cooking pots to sample this food, which is so typical in Galicia. Between 25,000 and 30,000 kilos o…

• Reading of the Song of Roland. Roncesvalles.

  Aug 15, 2013

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  … Orreaga-Roncesvalles. Navarre. Every 15 August in the Church of Santiago de Orreaga-Roncesvalles, in Navarre, you can hear a reading of the poem “The Song of Roland”, which tells the story of the death of part of Charlemagne’s army during the battle of Roncesvalles. This historic event of 778 is com…

• Misterio de Elche religious theatre. Elche.

  From Aug 11, 2013 to Aug 15, 2013

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  … Elche-Elx. Elche. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) http://www.misteridelx.com/. This religious representation has been designated Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. It is a lyric drama of medieval origins, that has been staged since the 13th century, one of the customary representatio…

• Nuestra Señora de la Asunción Fiesta. Alberca, La.

  From Aug 15, 2013 to Aug 16, 2013

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  … Alberca, La. Salamanca. (Castile-Leon) Fiestas de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción. Of ancient origin, celebrated in front of the atrium of the church and having the appearance of sacramental 'auto'. The day of the Asunción is when the offering is given to the Virgin, performed by the major-domo in the…

• Asturcón Horse Festival. Piloña.

  Aug 17, 2013

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  … Sardeda. Piloña. Asturias. This is a celebration of the Asturcón horse, the quintessential breed throughout this region of Asturias. The festival was started in 1980 when these horses were facing extinction. It takes place in the town of Sardeda. The festivities begin in the morning with an open-air…

• Grand Week (Semana Grande). San Sebastián.

  From Aug 10, 2013 to Aug 17, 2013

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  … Donostia-San Sebastián. Guipúzcoa - Gipuzkoa. (Basque Country) In August San Sebastián lives its Grand Week of celebrations. These days of fiesta include cultural and sporting events, traditional games, regattas, “pelota” matches, fireworks, music, theatre, and a major series of bullfights in the Il…

• Cabrales (strong cheese from Asturias) Fair. Cabrales.

  Aug 25, 2013

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  … Las Arenas. Cabrales. Asturias. In the Asturias village of Arenas de Cabrales, in the heart of the Picos de Europa Mountains, the “Cabrales” Cheese Competition is held on the last Sunday in August. At this celebration, folklore and tradition come together with the tasting and sale of this exquisite …

• El Cipotegato. Tarazona.

  Aug 27, 2013

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  … Tarazona. Zaragoza. (Aragon) http://www.cipotegato.com. Festive tradition in the town of Tarazona, in Zaragoza (Aragon) featuring the main character, known as the Cipotegato (a jester), and the tomatoes with which he is pelted as he runs through the streets. The Cipotegato is the star of these festi…

• Moors and Christians festival in Ontinyent. Ontinyent.

  From Aug 19, 2013 to Aug 27, 2013

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  … Ontinyent. Valencia. http://www.festers.net/es/actes.php. Every year since 1860 the town of Ontinyent, in Valencia, commemorates the Christian conquest of the town from the Muslim troops. The streets of Ontinyent come alive with festive high spirits, colour and music in this dramatised recreation of…

• Bilbao's "Aste Nagusia" (Great Week) Celebrations. Bilbao.

  From Aug 17, 2013 to Aug 28, 2013

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  … Bilbao. Vizcaya - Bizkaia. (Basque Country) E-mail: informacion@bilbaoturismo.bilbao.net. www.bilbao.net./bilbaoturismo. During the Semana Grande de Bilbao, there are fiestas in honour of the Virgen de Begoña. Bilbao is the setting for concerts, shows, theatre, fireworks and children's activities at…

• La Tomatina tomato festival. Buñol.

  Aug 28, 2013

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  … Buñol. Valencia. http://www.bunyol.es/html/main3.php?pagina=tomatina.php. The origins of this mass tomato battle date back to a fight amongst children in 1945 and it has been celebrated every year since then. The “Tomatina” is held on the last Wednesday in August in the town of Buñol. This unusual f…

• Battle of the flowers in Laredo. Laredo.

  Aug 30, 2013

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  … 39770. Laredo. Cantabria. The streets of the town of Laredo in Cantabria are filled with an abundance of fresh flowers during this popular festival, which is held each year on the last Friday in August. The high point of the celebration comes at about 5:30 in the afternoon, when the parade of floats…

• History Festival. Ribadavia.

  Aug 31, 2013

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  … Ribadavia. Ourense. (Galicia) Fiesta of Ribadavia History. Travel back to the Middle Ages for a day. On the last Saturday in August you can spend a truly medieval day in Ribadavia. The historic centre becomes the scene for this unique fiesta, which relives the medieval Jewish atmosphere of the villa…

• The Cantabrian Wars. Corrales de Buelna, Los.

  From Aug 23, 2013 to Sep 1, 2013

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  … Corrales, Los. Corrales de Buelna, Los. Cantabria. www.guerrascantabras.net. The town of Corrales de Buelna, in the Region of Cantabria, recreates the last resistance of Hispania against Roman domination in the 1st century BC. This festive reconstruction of the Cantabrian Wars has been held since 20…

• Emmer Wheat Festival and Contest. Grado.

  Sep 8, 2013

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  … Grado. Asturias. Theme market to promote the cultivation and use of emmer (a type of wheat) in the gastronomy of Asturias. It takes place in Grado every second Sunday in September. The market offers the chance to sample bread made with emmer, as well as new recipes created using this cereal. It also…

• Marian Jubilee Year of the Virgin of El Rocío. Almonte.

  From Aug 15, 2012 to Sep 8, 2013

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  … Almonte. Huelva. (Andalusia) www.rociojubilar.org. Huelva, in southern Spain, celebrates the Marian Jubilee Year of the Virgin of El Rocío, which was granted by Pope Benedict XVI in recognition of the famous Pilgrimage of El Rocío. This year the Pilgrimage of El Rocío is even more significant than u…