Spanish festivals

It's a public holiday in Madrid on 1st and 2nd May, which means a long weekend of festivities and events. 1st May is Labour Day, like in much of the world, while 2nd May is a holiday exclusive to Madrid, celebrating the Fiestas del 2 de Mayo.

The Patios de Cordoba, or Cordoba's Courtyards Festival, is a colourful celebration held during the first and second week of May. During this festival, residents adorn their courtyards with flowers, transforming them into beautiful displays.

Madrid comes alive every year with the celebration of its grandest annual festival on 15th May.

Steeped in centuries of tradition and bursting with Andalusian flair, La Feria de Abril—also known as the Seville Fair—is one of Spain’s most vibrant cultural events.

The cancellations of major national and international events due to the coronavirus is something we’ve become highly used to in recent times, and Spain’s world-famous Tomatina de Buñol has ended up with the same destiny in 2020.

San Fermin, Spain's most famous bull run, is celebrated every July in the northern Spanish city of Pamplona in the region of Navarre, but the event which draws crowds of over million revellers, including tourists from abroad, will not be taking place this summer.

Spain’s coronavirus crisis sees yet another cultural victim with the cancellation of Madrid’s famous “Feria del Libro” which was due to take place in May.

Cuarentena (Quarantine) Film Festival is a short film festival which is using the social media platform of Instagram to give people the opportunity to spend this time of quarantine in a different and more entertaining way, above all maintaining the responsibility #YoMeQuedoEnCasa (I’m staying a

La Floración de Cieza When: 1st-31st March 2020 Where: Cieza, Murcia Website: murciaturistica.es When you think of Murcia, the first thing on your mind could be beaches, nightlife or sunny weather. These things are all true, but Murcia also has so much more to offer.

Believe it or not, February is one of the most exciting and fun months of the year because it’s carnival time!

Carnival time is a strange celebration at the end of winter and just before Lent when the world dresses up in extravagant clothing and goes wild.

Spain's finest national holiday 'Fiesta Nacional de España', takes place on 12th October every year and is one of the most important festivals in Spain, being a bank holiday for all workers.The celebration involves a military parade through the centre of Madrid, attended by the Royal Family, the Pre

The Feria de Albacete 2019 When: 7th – 17th September 2019 Where: Albacete, Spain Website: feriadealbacete.net The Feria de Albacete is one of the most authentic festivals in Spain considered to be of International Tourist Interest.

The Cascamorras Festival When: 6th – 9th September 2019 Where: Baza and Guadix, Spain Website: el-cascamorras.com The Cascamorras is one of the oldest and weirdest festivals in Spain.

La Tomatina 2019 When: 28th August 2019 Where: Buñol, Spain Website: latomatina.info La Tomatina is Spain’s famous tomato-throwing festival, one of the best known and wackiest fiestas in the country.

Cante de las Minas 2019 When: 1st – 10th August 2019 Where: La Unión, Spain Website: festivalcantedelasminas.org Spain is the home of flamenco, and the best flamenco festival in Spain 2019 is the Cante de las Minas in La Unión, Murcia.

Saint James’s Day When: 15th – 31st July 2019 Where: Santiago de Compostela, Spain Website: santiagoturismo.com St.

James, son of Zebedee, disciple of Jesus Christ and later canonised as St James the Greater, is the patron saint of both Spain and Galicia. Saint James is known in Spanish as Santiago and he’s also the patron saint of Guatemala, Nicaragua and of fishermen.

Pamplona Sanfermines bull running festivalWhen: 6th - 15th July 2019Where: Pamplona, SpainWebsite: www.sanfermin.comPamplona is well known as the city where the running of the bulls takes place in Spain every year in July.

There’s nothing that quite matches the feeling of listening to your favourite song live and seeing your favourite artist on stage.

In Spain, the Holy Week of Easter is more than chocolate eggs and bunnies; it is a commemoration of the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, celebrated in the most sombre, most extravagantly Catholic way possible.

Easter 2020 in Cuenca, Spain When: 5th - 12th April 2020 Where: Cuenca, Spain Website: turismo.cuenca.es There’s so much to see in Cuenca that it’s not surprising that visitors from all corners of the globe choose their Easter holidays to come to this city and see the Spanish E

Spain’s Holy Week 2020 in Toledo When: 5th - 12th April 2020 Where: Toledo, Spain Website: turismocastillalamancha.es One of the main attractions in Toledo, Spain is Holy Week leading up to Easter, which in 2020 is from Sunday 5th April - Sunday 12th April 2020.

Salamanca Easter week 2020 When: 5th - 12th April 2020 Where: Salamanca, Spain Website: spain.info The Holy Week of Easter in Salamanca, Spain stands out for its beautiful processions celebrated in the streets of its historic centre, which take on special significance during these few da