Festivals

September

Cultural

San Sebastián Film Festival

San Sebastián, Basque Country

The San Sebastián Film Festival (SSIFF) is one of Europe’s most prestigious film festivals, held annually in September in Donostia-San Sebastián, with premieres, industry activity, and public screenings.

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December

Traditional

Els Enfarinats

Ibi, Valencia

Every December 28th (Holy Innocents' Day), the town of Ibi erupts into a massive flour, egg and firecracker battle as mock revolutionaries 'seize power' in this 200-year-old tradition.

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May

Cultural

Patios Festival (Córdoba)

Córdoba, Andalusia

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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August

Food & Drink

Fiesta de la Sidra Natural

Gijón, Asturias

Gijón celebrates Asturias' most iconic drink with mass cider pouring (escanciado) attempts at world records, tastings from dozens of producers, and traditional Asturian music and food.

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January

Traditional

Jarramplas (Piornal)

Plasencia, Extremadura

Jarramplas is a traditional winter festival in Piornal (Extremadura), typically around 19–20 January, where a masked character is pelted with turnips in a ritual tied to local identity and devotion to San Sebastián.

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June

Traditional

Feria de San Juan

Badajoz, Extremadura

Badajoz's biggest celebration brings a week of colourful casetas, flamenco, bullfighting and fireworks to the Extremaduran capital every June around St John's Day.

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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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July

Cultural

Medieval Fair of Daroca

Daroca, Aragón

The Feria Medieval de Daroca brings one of Aragon's most impressive walled towns back to its medieval heyday. Every July, Daroca's 4 km of walls, towers and Moorish gates frame a spectacular medieval market, theatrical reenactments, torchlit processions and artisan workshops. With its authentic architecture and passionate local participation, Daroca offers a medieval experience that feels genuinely lived-in rather than staged.

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April

Traditional

Fiesta de las Mondas

Talavera de la Reina, Castilla-La Mancha

Talavera de la Reina's ancient spring festival combines pre-Roman harvest offerings with Christian processions, bull runs and colourful parades in one of Castilla-La Mancha's oldest celebrations.

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November

Traditional

Todos los Santos & Castañada

Barcelona, Catalonia

November 1st brings roasted chestnuts, sweet panellets, cemetery visits and autumnal traditions across Spain, with Catalonia's Castañada being the most distinctive regional celebration.

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June

Traditional

Fiesta de San Antonio de la Florida

Madrid, Madrid

Every June 13th, young madrileñas visit the Ermita de San Antonio de la Florida to place 13 pins in the baptismal font, hoping the saint will help them find a partner.

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November

Traditional

Magosto

Ourense, Galicia

Galicia's autumn tradition of communal chestnut roasting around bonfires, celebrated across the region in November with new wine, music and ancient Celtic roots.

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