Pyrenean Folk Festival

The events-packed programme of the Pyrenean Folklore Festival is one of the main reasons for its success. The festival offers numerous musical performances accompanied by exhibitions, gastronomic events, workshops on a variety of instruments, and introductory dance sessions where people can try learning the dances of all the participating ...

Viveiro International Traditional Folk Festival

This event is held to coincide with the local patron saints' fiestas - San Roque and Nuestra Señora. The performances of the different groups take place on a stage set up in Viveiro's Plaza Mayor square, attended by some 6,000 to 7,000 spectators each day. ...

International Jazz and Blues Festival of Pontevedra

This is an event that lovers of jazz and blues music just can't miss, bringing together internationally acclaimed artists and young performers. The concerts range from classical jazz rhythms to blues and funk.

"City of A Coruña" International Folk Festival

The event is held during August, coinciding with the city's most emblematic festivities, the María Pita Fiestas. For five days, each participating group makes one single performance, about 20 minutes long. The programme is made up of four or five international groups and several Spanish ones.

The Cipotegato

The Cipotegato is the main character of the fiesta in Tarazona, and starting at noon every 27 August, he runs around the town while people throw tomatoes at him. In a harlequin costume, he runs along paths that open up through the crowds of people lining the streets, who throw tomatoes at him, and inevitably, at each other, turning the event ...

Villablanca International Dance Festival

This dance has been performed year after year in front of a statue of Nuestra Señora de la Blanca, the town's patron saint, for centuries. The strength and tradition of this dance is proven in its very existence - Charles III prohibited it in any religious procession or function. ...

Ronda International Folk Gala

The festival is held in Ronda's Blas Infante Auditorium, next to the bullring, on the last days of August and first of September, coinciding with the Pedro Romero fair and fiesta celebrations. ...

Summer scenarios in Alcázar de San Juan

All the shows take place outdoors, at night, in venues such as the squares of Santa Quiteria, Santa María and La Trinidad. Musical events include particularly the World Music Festival and performances of flamenco and traditional regional folklore.

Fiesta de La Rama festivity

The tradition consists of thousands of people dancing through the streets in time to the music and waving branches in the air until they arrive at the shrine of the Virgin. A common sight is for the participants to beat the sea with the branches. ...

Bread and cheese festival

It takes place next to the country chapel of Santo Cristo in Quel. From there and in honour of the Virgin Mary, the members of the festivities committee throw bread and cheese at everyone waiting to collect it. It began in 1479, as the result of a plague epidemic when the town's population decreased considerably. ...

International Folk Festival

The event takes place every summer and showcases the latest trends in national and international folk music. The concerts take place in Torre Lucía. This festival has become a must for traditional music lovers thanks to the participation of well-known bands and soloists.

Bandeira Empanada Festival (Silleda)

On the third Saturday of August, Bandeira puts on its finery to welcome thousands of fans of one of the most popular and well-known recipes in Galician cuisine: empanadas. Since 1974, this essential event has brought together locals and visitors from all over the world, eager to taste the empanada in its many forms and flavours. ...

Patron saint festivals in honour of San Roque

Vilagarcía de Arousa, in the province of Pontevedra, holds its Patron Festivals in honour of San Roque in mid-August, Over ten days there are religious events such as the mass and a procession of the saint's image, and other more playful activities. One of the most notable is the Water Festival. ...

Fiestas of San Cosme and San Damián in Arnedo

Spanish Music Festival

This now well-established event originated in 1988, and has a faithful following which grows ever larger with every edition. One of its particular features is that each year has been the occasion for the presentation and revelation of outstanding new musicians. ...

FIMTE. International Festival of Spanish Keyboard Music

The programme consists of concerts performed with historic keyboard instruments such as the organ and the clavichord. It also has courses, workshops and exhibitions. This is a meeting point for professionals and experts from all over the world in this field, as well as instrument-makers, where the latest developments and research in Spanish ...

Farmers' Market: last Monday of October in Gernika

The stars are the “baserritarras” (farmers) and their products, displayed on some 900 stalls placed along central streets such as San Juan Ibarra, Paseleku, Artekale and Juan Calzada. The crowd-pleasers include contests in various categories such as vegetables, fruits, flowers, cheeses, txakoli and honey. ...

Fiestas of San Froilán

From 4 to 12 October, Lugo is taken over by the Fiestas of San Froilán, a celebration attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. Two of the festive days stand out: 5 October, when religious ceremonies are held in honour of the patron saint Froilán; and the following Sunday, “O Domingo das Mozas”, a celebration of the traditional ...

Cervantes Week

Cervantes Week takes place around the writer's baptism date (9 October 1547) and includes all kinds of events, lectures, theatrical performances, concerts, etc. Two of the highlights are the Cervantes Gastronomic Event and the Quixote Market. ...

Architecture Week

This event is organised by the Official Architects' Association Foundation (COAM), and features numerous bodies, companies and institutions that have combined to offer a wide-ranging programme of activities related to architecture; everything from visits to buildings and guided routes, through to exhibitions, courses and lectures. ...

Festival Internacional Outono de Teatro (FIOT)

This festival, with a quarter-of-a-century of tradition behind it, offers more than a month of theatre. Its schedule is crammed with shows, including world or premières or ones specific to the region, and several co-productions created especially for this event. ...

Cadiz Ibero-American Theatre Festival

It is a meeting point that brings together Spanish and Latin American theatre companies, with shows centred on the performing arts. Theatre performances, montages and a broad range of associated activities make up the event programme.

Early Music Festival of Aranjuez

Over a period of almost two months, numerous concerts of early music are held in different venues throughout the city. Most of them take place in the outstanding setting of the Royal Palace in Aranjuez. ...

Gran Canaria Walking Festival