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Calendar | Sanlúcar de Barrameda

Horse races on the beach

Since 1845, during the evening's low tide in the month of August, the beaches of Sanlúcar de Barrameda have been used for horse races. Popular tradition has it that the origins of these celebrations go back to the informal competitions that took place between fishmongers, to see who could get to market first. ...

Calendar | Buñol

La Tomatina tomato festival

26 August 2026

The “Tomatina” is held on the last Wednesday in August in the town of Buñol. This unusual fiesta brings together crowds of people every year, ready to have a great time of laugher and fun, hurling tomatoes at each other. Participants at this joyful pitched battle have a wonderful time throwing tomatoes at anything that moves. ...

Festival of Moors and Christians in Villajoyosa

Calendar | La Villajoyosa

Moors and Christians Festival in Vila Joiosa-La Villajoyosa

24 July 2026 - 31 July 2026

Moors and Christians is Villajoyosa’s most important festival. It’s one that’s been celebrated for over 250 years in honour of Santa Marta, and commemorates events that took place in 1538, when Barbary pirates commanded by Zalé-Arraez tried to attack the town. ...

Festivity in honour of Saint James the Apostle

Calendar | Santiago de Compostela

Festivities in honour of Saint James the Apostle

The appearance of the remains of James the Apostle led to the creation of the Galician capital, according to legend. Santiago de Compostela soon became a holy city along with Jerusalem and Rome, and a pilgrimage destination, resulting in the Camino de Santiago (World Heritage). ...

Landing during the Viking Procession in Catoira

Calendar | Catoira

Viking Pilgrimage

Thousands of people flock to this town in Galicia every year on the first Sunday in August to attend this fun festival. Since 1960, the inhabitants of Catoira, dressed as Viking warriors, recreate a pirate attack on the town. ...

Calendar | Granada

"Cascamorras"

06 September 2026 - 09 September 2026

In September, Guadix and Baza, in the province of Granada, live one of the most long-awaited moments of the year: the "Cascamorras". This fiesta dates back to the Middle Ages, and the appearance of the statue of the Virgen de la Piedad, which made enemies of the two towns. In the end, the statue remained in Baza. ...

Calendar | Torrevieja

International Habaneras and Polyphony Contest

19 July 2026 - 26 July 2026

The Torrevieja International Habaneras and Polyphony Competition is the most outstanding event of its type in Spain. This village on the shores of the Mediterranean has been hosting the competition since 1955. Its gentle songs serve as a point of encounter for people from many different countries. ...

Calendar | Ponteareas

Corpus Christi in Ponteareas

07 June 2026

It is the most important celebration on the calendar of this town in the province of Pontevedra. The festivities are notable for the spectacular floral carpets that are prepared for the solemn Sunday procession. ...

Calendar | Toledo

Corpus Christi in Toledo

04 June 2026

Corpus Christi is Toledo’s most important festival and one of its oldest. Although its exact date of origin is unknown, it is recorded as having been celebrated in the 15th century. This solemn religious procession is celebrated on the day of the Corpus Christi and presided by the Archbishop of Toledo, cardinal primate of Spain. ...

Calendar | Murcia

Burial of the Sardine

11 April 2026

The "Entierro de la Sardina" (Burial of the Sardine) is a traditional parade which normally closes the Carnival celebrations. In Murcia, this event stands out for certain characteristics that make it highly original. ...

Moss Men at the Corpus Christi festival in Béjar (Salamanca, Castilla y León)

Calendar | Béjar

Corpus Procession

07 June 2026

The celebration of Corpus Christi in Béjar combines the procession of the saint with the procession of the Moss Men. This tradition dates from the mid 12th century, and has its origins in the legend according to which the Christians reconquered the town by entering under cover of the night covered in moss so as not to be seen by the Muslim ...

Calendar | Murcia

Bando de la Huerta spring fiesta

07 April 2026

The “Bando de la Huerta” celebration comes on the first Tuesday after Easter, coinciding with the most important day of the Spring Fiestas. It consists of a parade of oxen-drawn carriages and booths from which the participants, known as "huertanos", throw food at the spectators. ...

Calendar | Almonte

Pilgrimage of El Rocío

22 May 2026 - 25 May 2026

The celebration combines religion and fiesta, and is held 50 days after Easter. Hundreds of thousands of people come from all over Spain, and even abroad, to make this annual pilgrimage to the shrine of La Blanca Paloma in the village of El Rocío, 17 kilometres from the town of Almonte (Huelva province). ...

Calendar | Castellón de la Plana

Festival of La Magdalena

07 March 2026 - 15 March 2026

The traditional procession of the "Pregó" marks the beginning of the traditional celebrations of the Magdalena festival. Among the most noteworthy events is the "Romería de les Canyes" a pilgrimage to the h chapel of La Magdalena involving thousands of people carrying canes decorated with green ribbons to commemorate the founding of the city. ...

One of the famous ninots in Las Fallas Festival in Valencia

Calendar | Valencia

Fallas bonfire festival of San José

15 March 2026 - 19 March 2026

The Fallas are Valencia’s most international festival. In a competition of art, ingenuity and good taste, during the week beginning on 19 March the city fills with gigantic cardboard monuments, the ninots. ...

Calendar | Seville

April Fair

21 April 2026 - 26 April 2026

The April Fair is one of the most international and popular of Seville’s fiestas. It was created in 1847 as a cattle fair, and over time the festive atmosphere that had grown up around the occasion took over the business aspect, and it became a permanent fixture in Seville’s social calendar. ...

Community of Madrid Choir, Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Fabio Biondi

Calendar | Cuenca

Religious Music Week

28 March 2026 - 04 April 2026

Cuenca Religious Music Week coincides with the Easter week celebrations. Every year it features important international orchestras and soloists. There is a wide and varied line-up of concerts, including new compositions, rarely performed works, old pieces recovered from history, and, of course, the great traditional works of religious music. ...

Calendar | Xinzo de Limia

Carnival in Xinzo de Limia

This is the longest carnival cycle celebrated in Spain, as it comprises five Sundays in a row. Fareleiro, Oleiro, Corredoiro, Carnival Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, Entierro de la Sardina (Burial of the Sardine) and Domingo de Piñata (Sunday Piñata). "Domingo Fareleiro" is a comic battle in which the whole town covers itself in flour. ...

Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Carnival festivities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Rhythm, colour, flamboyance, luxury and of course the most brilliant spectacle. The Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnival is the most “Brazilian” of all the Spanish carnivals, and it is famous all over the world for its popular flavour. For fifteen days, the streets of the city come alive with joie de vivre, freedom and extravagance. ...

Medieval joust during the Arribada Festival

Calendar | Baiona

Arrival of the Caravel La Pinta Festival

In order to remember this important historical event, there are many celebrations in March. A real medieval festival takes place on the streets in the old quarter and in the nearby avenues, selling typical 15th-century crafts. Musicians, minstrels, jugglers and artisans provide entertainment for visitors. ...

Calendar | Águilas

Carnival in Águilas

Carnival is celebrated enthusiastically, with four big parades filling the town with colour, splendour, and beauty. They take place on Carnival Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday, and on Piñata Saturday (the weekend after Carnival proper). ...

Canoeing festival. International Descent of the River Sella

Calendar | Parres

Canoe festival. International descent of the Sella River

08 August 2026

Every year, on the first Saturday in August, canoeists from all over the world come to Asturias to take part in the Sella River race. In order to participate you must have a valid competition license. ...

Practical information

Spanish tourist office in Abu Dhabi (Arab Emirates)

You can view all the information about your trip in the Spain Tourism Network offices abroad. These offices are an essential point of information for tourists and can be found in useful places all over the world. ...

Practical information

Tourist Office of Spain in Los Angeles (United States)

The Tourist Offices of Spain are the representatives abroad of the Instituto de Turismo de España (TURESPAÑA), which is the Administrative unit of the Central Government of Spain in charge of promoting Spain abroad as a tourism destination.