Patios Festival (Córdoba)
The Córdoba Patios Festival (Fiesta de los Patios) is held each May, when private courtyards open to the public and compete for prizes based on floral decoration and traditional design.
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May
Festival de los Patios de Córdoba
Every May, the residents of Córdoba open the doors of their private courtyards, revealing breathtaking displays of flowers, ceramics and fountains. Declared UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2012, this is one of Spain's most beautiful and photogenic traditions.
September
Fiesta del Cascamorras
The Fiesta del Cascamorras is one of Spain's most extraordinary and bizarre festivals. Every 6 September, a man covered in black grease (the Cascamorras) attempts to run from the town of Guadix to Baza to reclaim a statue of the Virgin of Piedad — while thousands of equally grease-covered locals try to stop him. The result is a spectacular, chaotic, oil-black mass of humanity. Declared a Festival of International Tourist Interest, it's an ancient rivalry turned into joyful, slippery mayhem.
June
Granada International Festival of Music and Dance
One of Europe's most prestigious performing arts festivals, held in stunning venues including the Alhambra and Generalife gardens. Since 1952, world-class ballet, flamenco, classical music, and opera.
Romería de la Virgen de la Cabeza
Spain's oldest pilgrimage brings over 500,000 devotees to the sanctuary atop the Sierra Morena mountains near Andújar every April, with decorated wagons, horseback riders and flamenco.