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

Calendar | Béjar

Corpus Procession

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 | Ponteareas

Corpus Christi in Ponteareas

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

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

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. ...

One of the famous ninots in Las Fallas Festival in Valencia

Calendar | Valencia

Fallas bonfire festival of San José

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 | Almonte

Pilgrimage of El Rocío

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). ...

Community of Madrid Choir, Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Fabio Biondi

Calendar | Cuenca

Religious Music Week

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. ...

The Rompida de la Hora (Breaking of the Hour) at Easter in Albalate del Arzobispo (Teruel, Aragon)

Calendar | Albalate del Arzobispo

Easter Week in Albalate del Arzobispo

28 March 2026 - 05 April 2026

Throughout Easter Week, the roll and rumble of these instruments invade every corner of these towns in southern Aragon. The most awaited moment of these celebrations in Albalate del Arzobispo is the “rompida de la hora” (breaking of the hour) at midnight on Maundy Thursday leading into Good Friday. ...

Calendar | Andorra

Easter week in Andorra

28 March 2026 - 05 April 2026

During the Easter week celebrations, the sound of drums can be heard in every corner of these villages in the south of the Aragón Region. The most long-awaited moment of the celebration in Andorra is the “rompida de la hora” (breaking of the hour), at midnight of Maundy Thursday/Good Friday. ...

Palm Sunday procession. Easter Week in Avila

Calendar | Ávila

Easter Week in Ávila

27 March 2026 - 05 April 2026

Outstanding amongst the many commemorative events is the Miserere procession held on Easter Tuesday. The Miserere is sung throughout this nocturnal parade where no other sound can be heard. Maundy Thursday sees the Pasos procession which has been held every year since it began in the 16th century. ...

Calendar | Cáceres

Easter Week in Cáceres

28 March 2026 - 05 April 2026

Cáceres has interesting Easter Week celebrations. We should make special mention of the beautiful religious statues, the traditional music that permeates Caceres's stunning monuments and buildings, and the cofradías (religious associations), some of which date back to the 15th century and take place in the Easter processions. ...

Calendar | Calanda

Easter week in Calanda

29 March 2026 - 05 April 2026

During the Easter week celebrations, the sound of drums can be heard in every corner of these villages in the south of the Aragón Region. The most long-awaited moment of the celebrations in Calanda is the “rompida de la hora” (breaking of the hour). Unlike the other villages, in Calanda the “rompida” is at midday on Good Friday. ...

Calendar | Cuenca

Easter Week in Cuenca

29 March 2026 - 05 April 2026

Cuenca’s unique urban layout, with its hills and narrow streets, make it a very special setting to celebrate Easter week. These traditions date back to the 17th century, when the first Easter brotherhoods were founded. More than 30,000 people take part in the nine processions. ...

Calendar | Ferrol

Easter Week in Ferrol

29 March 2026 - 05 April 2026

The Easter week celebrations in Ferrol are some of the most spectacular in northern Spain. The town’s maritime and military tradition gives this celebration a unique atmosphere, commemorating the passion and death of Jesus Christ. ...

Calendar | Híjar

Easter Week in Híjar

29 March 2026 - 05 April 2026

Híjar has one of the oldest drum processions, believed to date back to the request from the Duke of Híjar to the Franciscan Monks in 1517 to celebrate Easter Week with a great sense of penitence. ...

Calendar | Málaga

Easter week in Malaga

29 March 2026 - 05 April 2026

Among the most famous features of the Easter week celebrations in Malaga are the great processional thrones. This event is also famous for the freeing of a prisoner, a tradition dating from the reign of Charles III, when prisoners in Malaga, as a protest against the suspension of the Easter week processions due to an epidemic, mutinied and ...

Calendar | Medina del Campo

Easter week in Medina del Campo

27 March 2026 - 05 April 2026

Easter week in the town of Medina del Campo, in the province of Valladolid , is famous for its history and tradition, as well as for its rich heritage. Dating back to the 15th century and therefore the oldest in Spain, this event is known for its silent processions and the devotion of the participants. ...

Calendar | Medina de Rioseco

Easter week in Medina de Rioseco

27 March 2026 - 05 April 2026

Easter Week in Medina de Rioseco is one of the most famous in Spain, thanks both to its age and the merits of its iconography. This expression of religious fervour has been held without interruption since the 16th century. ...

Calendar | Murcia

Easter Week in Murcia

27 March 2026 - 05 April 2026

There are more sober processions during which no sweets are handed out, such as the Refugio, Rescate, Salud, Retorno and Cristo Yacente. One of the most impressive is the Silent Procession, which takes place on Thursday. ...

Calendar | Orihuela

Easter week in Orihuela

27 March 2026 - 05 April 2026

Highlights among the numerous events that take place include the procession of "El Silencio", which takes place on Good Friday and convenes over 10,000 people. The procession passes through the old town, where the only sounds to be heard are the penitents' footsteps, and the dark night is illuminated by the lanterns of the participants. ...

Palencia

Easter Week in Palencia

27 March 2026 - 05 April 2026

During its sober and austere processions, religious images and sculptures hundreds of years old are carried through the streets. On the nights of Tuesday and Wednesday, the very traditional “llamada de los hermanos” (call of the brothers) takes place: people call on their neighbours to participate in the processions by playing cornets and ...

Float in a nocturnal procession through the streets of Salamanca

Calendar | Salamanca

Easter Week in Salamanca

27 March 2026 - 05 April 2026

Easter week in Salamanca stands out for the stunning spectacle of its beautiful processions with the backdrop of the streets of the historic city centre. Emblematic spots like University square, the Casa de las Conchas (House of the Shells), and the Arrabal and Clerecía churches take on a vital role at this time. ...

Calendar | Seville

Easter Week in Seville

27 March 2026 - 05 April 2026

Holy Week in Seville has been celebrated since the 16th century and is famous around the world. It is one of the most colourful and emotional festivals out there. Religious devotion, art, music, and local tradition combine in rituals commemorating the death of Christ: the processions. ...

Calendar | Toledo

Easter week in Toledo

27 March 2026 - 05 April 2026

The Easter week celebrations in Toledo are characterised by the solemn nature of the processions. Special mention should be made of those that take place on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. The city’s streets, monuments and historic buildings help to create a very special atmosphere during the various acts, especially by night. ...

Calendar | Urrea de Gaén

Easter week in Urrea de Gaén

29 March 2026 - 05 April 2026

During the Easter week celebrations, the sound of drums can be heard in every corner of these villages in the south of the Aragón Region. The most long-awaited moment of the celebration in Urrea de Gaén is the “rompida de la hora” (breaking of the hour), at midnight of Maundy Thursday/Good Friday. ...

Image of La Piedad during a procession. Easter in Valladolid

Calendar | Valladolid

Easter Week in Valladolid

27 March 2026 - 05 April 2026

Holy Week in Valladolid is a fine example of the international repercussions this celebration has had.The Good Friday processions are considered an exquisite, rich display of Castilian religious sculpture. On this day, in the morning, members of the brotherhoods on horseback make a poetic proclamation throughout the city. ...

Calendar | Zamora

Easter Week in Zamora

27 March 2026 - 05 April 2026

The first documentary reference to Zamora’s Easter week celebrations dates from the 13th century. The contrast between its daytime and nocturnal processions is marked: silence and meditation are characteristic of those that parade by night and in the early hours, while music and light define the daytime processions. ...

Calendar | Castellón de la Plana

Festival of La Magdalena

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. ...

Calendar | Alicante

Bonfires of San Juan (Alicante)

20 June 2026 - 24 June 2026

To celebrate the arrival of summer, Alicante residents traditionally went to dinner in the countryside on June 23: they ate traditional food, and when midnight arrived, they lit bonfires, danced around them, launched rockets and swam in the sea. ...

Calendar | La Coruña

The San Juan Bonfires (A Coruña)

23 June 2026

Different activities relating to this festival begin in May, and a huge number of cultural, social, sports and public events are celebrated throughout the whole of June. Chamber music concerts, recitals, exhibitions, ballet and regional dances are performed in the most traditional locations in the city. ...

Calendar | Murcia

Bando de la Huerta spring fiesta

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. ...

A rapa das bestas (horse-shearing festival)

Calendar | Estrada, A

The "Rapa das bestas" festival in Sabucedo

At the celebration, young people from Sabucedo and the surrounding area (Pontevedra province, Region of Galicia) head for the mountains at dawn. Their aim is to find wild horses living in the area, bring them back to the village and cut their manes. When night falls, they all come together to enjoy food, music and wine. ...

Calendar | Pamplona

San Fermín bull-running festival

06 July 2026 - 14 July 2026

Thousands of people go to Pamplona every year to experience the risk and the thrill of the running of the bulls, a tradition immortalised by Ernest Hemingway in his novel Fiesta. Over nine days, dressed in traditional white costumes with a red kerchief, locals and visitors give themselves over to the festive spirit. ...

Calendar | Berga

La Patum de Berga Fiesta

The fiesta coincides with Corpus Christi and includes a whole series of theatrical representations, characters and figures that fill the town of Berga every spring. It is a religious commemoration that dates back to the Middle Ages, which has managed to preserve both its religious and profane roots. ...

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). ...

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. ...

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