Templar Homage to Jaime I and Guillem de Mont-rodón

Although this historical re-enactment event takes place on the fourth weekend of May, activities related to the celebration take place beforehand throughout the month. The different festive events programmed take place all over the town, taking the atmosphere of its streets back to medieval times. ...

"Folk del Mundo" (World Folk) International Festival of Music, Dance and Traditional Songs.

It takes place every year and the programme includes national and international groups that dance and perform folk music. The aim of the festival is to show cultural diversity and promote the participation of international groups. ...

Tàrraco Viva Festival

Over several days, a large number of exhibitions, workshops and conferences show visitors Tarraco, one of the most magnificent cities at the time of the Roman Empire. These events take place at Roman monument sites such as the old city walls, the circus, amphitheatre and aqueduct. ...

L'Aplec del Caragol gastronomic snail festival

For three days, thousands of locals from Lleida, organised into different groups and associations, along with visitors to the town, celebrate this fiesta whose main star is the snail. The event takes place during May in the Campos Elíseos park. More than 200,000 people take part, consuming around 12 tonnes of snails. ...

Jaleo!

Indie, pop, rock, electronica and new trends come together in a dynamic programme designed for audiences with diverse tastes. The event, created with the aim of offering a cultural option beyond the summer season in the Galician music scene, brings together top-tier national artists alongside emerging talents who are shaping the current ...

Exhibition: The Fans Strike Back

Virgen de Ermitana patron saint's day fiesta

In September, Peñíscola, on the coast of Castellón, commemorates the Virgen de la Ermitana. The most outstanding element of these fiestas are the danses, traditional dances that are the pinnacle of the town’s devotion to its patron saint. These are age-old dances that evoke the village’s warrior and peasant traditions. ...

Battle of the flowers in Laredo

The high point of the celebration comes at about 5:30 in the afternoon, when the parade of floats adorned with fresh flowers sets off through the streets of Laredo. However people have been busy decorating the carts since the night before, and the town is already caught up in the festival atmosphere. ...

The Cantabrian Wars

This festive reconstruction of the Cantabrian Wars has been held since 2001 and takes place from the last weekend in August to the first in September. The town is decked out to recreate Cantabria’s resistance to the Roman empire. ...

“City of Cadiz” International Puppet Festival

Throughout May, Cadiz hosts one of the city's unmissable events: The International Puppet Festival. Families and people of all ages enjoy the puppet and marionette shows every year. The festival features renowned artistic companies from Spain and other countries and presents proposals and activities aimed at both children and young audiences. ...

Castell de Peralada Festival

Peralada, in the Region of Catalonia, celebrates a new edition of its prestigious festival, that brings together music, theatre and a range of multi-disciplinary shows. ...

Castillo de Niebla Theatre and Dance Festival

Visitors can enjoy first-class theatre and dance performances by internationally prestigious companies in the courtyard of the castle (with capacity for 900 people). This is the ideal opportunity to discover a unique setting: a work of architecture which is Roman in origin, and has undergone reforms by Visigoths, Arabs and Christians.

Ciutadella Summer Music Festival

Furthermore, the concerts are held in a unique venue: the cloister in the Church of El Socorro seminary, in Ciutadella. The festival programme is usually top quality and includes a wide variety of events. Famous opera singers, musicians and orchestras can be seen at this festival. ...

International Classical Music Festival of Pollença

This event is an international reference on the classical music festival circuit, and forms part of the European Festival Association; the programme includes the best orchestras and renowned soloists, as well as choirs and opera singers. ...

Programme of Concerts: Nights in the Gardens of Seville’s Real Alcázar (old citadel)

This event has come to be one of the summer’s most attractive cultural programmes in Seville, with recitals and orchestras from Spain and abroad.

Equestrianism: A Coruña International Show Jumping Competition

This competition is considered one of the most important events on the worldwide calendar by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI), and features the most outstanding horses and riders of the moment. There are twelve events over the course of three days, including the Grand Prix.

Sailing: S. M. La Reina Trophy

The competition will be held in three regatta venues located between the Real Club Náutico in Valencia and the beaches of Pinedo and El Saler. This is a great opportunity to enjoy first-class regattas from the city of Valencia itself.

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 of octopus are prepared during the festivities, as well as other traditional regional dishes such as Cea bread and pies, accompanied by Ribeiro wine.

Cabrales (strong cheese from Asturias) Fair

At this celebration, folklore and tradition come together with the tasting and sale of this exquisite product, considered as one of the world’s finest blue cheeses. During the festival there is a demonstration of the traditional cheese-making processes employed to make the product. ...

The Mayor of Zalamea

It always takes place in the second fortnight of August in the same place that the story is set: Zalamea de la Serena, a beautiful town in the region of La Serena. The first Mayor of Zalamea took place in 1636, when plays were created to be acted out in public rather than written down. ...

Badajoz Flamenco and Fado Festival

The festival promises magical nights of music in Badajoz thanks to these two wildly popular musical traditions. The programme serves to strengthen the link between Spain and Portugal through music, and every year attracts leading flamenco and fado singers who fill the nights of Badajoz with rhythm.

Extremadura International Folk festival

The event programme lasts ten days and is made up of around eight overseas folk groups, three acts from Spain as a whole, and ten or twelve from Extremadura itself. The festival is organised by the "Extremadura" Chorus and Dance Association. It comes to a perfect end with the "Gala of the Nations", where all the participants take part.

Unreleased Film Festival

The festival’s official programme is combined with parallel festival on social cinema, and another on films by young creators and works by film-makers from Extremadura. ...

Portugalete and Basque Country International Folk Festival

Eight or nine groups from different countries take part every year. The event is centred around the town of Portugalete, the venue for the first four days of the festival. ...