Festivals of Spain

Discover Spain's Most Vibrant Festivals

From ancient traditions to world-famous celebrations, explore the festivals that make Spain one of the most culturally rich countries in the world.

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September

Cultural

Bienal de Flamenco

Seville, Andalusia

The Bienal de Flamenco de Sevilla is the most important flamenco event in the world. Held every two years in the spiritual home of flamenco, this month-long festival brings together the finest artists in cante (singing), baile (dance) and toque (guitar) for dozens of performances across Seville's most atmospheric venues. From legendary masters to boundary-pushing newcomers, the Bienal is where flamenco's past, present and future converge.

September

Cultural

La Mercè

Barcelona, Catalonia

La Mercè (officially Festa Major de Barcelona) is Barcelona's largest annual festival, celebrating the city's patron saint, Our Lady of Mercy. Held every year around 24 September, it transforms the city into a four-day programme of over 600 free events — world-class concerts, traditional Catalan folk displays, fire runs, human towers, and open-air parties across every neighbourhood.

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September

Traditional

San Fermín Txikito

Pamplona, Navarra

The authentic 'little San Fermín' celebrates the true feast day without the July crowds. Processions, txistulari music, traditional dances, and neighbourhood celebrations.

October

Religious

Fiestas del Pilar

Zaragoza, Aragón

The Fiestas del Pilar are Zaragoza's most important annual festival, celebrating the patron saint of the city — and of Spain itself — the Virgen del Pilar, on 12 October. The celebration lasts over a week and is one of Spain's largest October festivals, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors.

October

Religious

Romería de Valme

Seville, Andalusia

One of Andalusia's grandest pilgrimages brings thousands of decorated carts, horseback riders and flamenco singers from Dos Hermanas to the Valme hacienda on the third Sunday of October.

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October

Traditional

Fires de Sant Narcís

Girona, Catalonia

Ten days honouring Girona's patron saint with castells competitions, correfoc fireworks, sardana dancing, fairground rides, and concerts.

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August

Food & Drink

La Tomatina

Buñol, Valencia

La Tomatina is one of the most unique and exhilarating festivals in the world. Every year, on the last Wednesday of August, the small town of Buñol, near Valencia, transforms into a battlefield of ripe tomatoes — and tens of thousands of visitors come from every corner of the globe to join the fun.

August

Traditional

Feria de Málaga

Málaga, Andalusia

Feria de Málaga is the city’s major August fair, combining daytime celebrations in the historic center with nighttime festivities at the fairground (Real de la Feria).

July

Traditional

San Fermín

Pamplona, Navarra

The Fiestas de San Fermín are among the most famous and adrenaline-charged festivals in the world. Held annually in Pamplona, the capital of Navarre, the festival draws over a million visitors every July for nine non-stop days of bullfighting, parades, music, and the legendary encierro — the Running of the Bulls.

May

Religious

Romería del Rocío

El Rocío, Andalusia

The Romería del Rocío is one of the most extraordinary religious and cultural events in the world — a mass pilgrimage to the shrine of the Virgen del Rocío (the White Dove) in the village of El Rocío, on the edge of the Doñana National Park in Huelva, Andalusia.

March

Traditional

Las Fallas

Valencia, Valencia

Las Fallas is one of Spain's most spectacular and UNESCO-recognised festivals — a stunning combination of art, fire, music, and Valencian pride. Every March, the city of Valencia fills its streets with hundreds of enormous satirical sculptures (fallas), only to burn them all to the ground in a magnificent midnight inferno on the final night.

April

Traditional

Feria de Abril

Seville, Andalusia

The Feria de Abril (April Fair) of Seville is one of the most joyful and glamorous festivals in Spain — a six-day explosion of flamenco, fine horses, manzanilla sherry, and sevillana dancing that transforms the city's fairgrounds into the most colourful party in Andalusia.

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