Easter week in Calanda

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. ...

Easter week in Toledo

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. ...

Festival of the Horse

The Jerez Horse Fair is full of joy, fun and purebred animals. The nobility of the creatures that you can admire during this event has made it internationally famous. Dating back to ancient times (1284), it was originally a livestock market, evolving over the centuries to become the festival it is today. ...

Palm Sunday Procession

The Palm Sunday Procession is held on the Sunday before Easter week. This fiesta has special importance in Elche. Its origins date back to the end of the 14th century. Hundreds of people take part, carrying figures hand-crafted in the town from palm branches, a beautiful spectacle. ...

Misterio de Elche religious theatre

It is a lyric drama of medieval origins, that has been staged since the 13th century, one of the customary representations of the Assumption in Mediterranean Europe. The play is based on several texts from the Apocryphal Gospels, quite popular during the Middle Ages. ...

Bull and Horse Droving in Segorbe

Excitement and risk go hand in hand at this unique, spectacular celebration, which brings thousands of people to the village of Segorbe year after year. The Droving of Bulls and Horses takes place during the second week of the patron saint’s fiestas in Segorbe. ...

Canoe festival. International descent of the Sella River

Every year, on the first Saturday in August, canoeists from all over the world come to Asturias to take part in the Sella River race. In order to participate you must have a valid competition license. ...

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). ...

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. ...

Pilar Fiestas

These are the main annual fiestas in the regional capital of Aragon, characterised by a broad range of activities that fill the streets with fun, colour and entertainment for a week at the least. The programme brings together theatre performances, concerts, children's entertainment (puppet shows, clowns, magic... ...

Carthaginians and Romans Fiesta

A landing commemorates the capture of the city in 209 BC by the Roman troops of Escipion, marking a festive week in which alternate days are devoted to one or the other band. ...

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. ...

Easter Week in Zamora

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. ...

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. ...

Los Caballos del Vino

Santísima y Vera Cruz Fiesta

This fiesta has been celebrated since the Middle Ages and is a mixture of culture, history and legend, where all the locals get involved. It has two main spectacles: the Wine Horses, and the Moors and Christians celebrations. The latter represent the battles that took place between the two sides way back in history. ...

Main Fiestas in Almansa

Every year, an extensive programme of events pays tribute to the patron of this town in the province Albacete, the Virgen de Belén. The streets are decked out to receive colourful cavalcades such as the Opening Speech Parade, the Moors and Christians Parade, and the Festive Parade. ...

Arrival of the Caravel La Pinta Festival

In order to remember this important historical event, there are many celebrations in March. A real medieval festival takes place on the streets in the old quarter and in the nearby avenues, selling typical 15th-century crafts. Musicians, minstrels, jugglers and artisans provide entertainment for visitors. ...

"Cascamorras"

In September, Guadix and Baza, in the province of Granada, live one of the most long-awaited moments of the year: the "Cascamorras". This fiesta dates back to the Middle Ages, and the appearance of the statue of the Virgen de la Piedad, which made enemies of the two towns. In the end, the statue remained in Baza. ...

Carnival in Águilas

Carnival is celebrated enthusiastically, with four big parades filling the town with colour, splendour, and beauty. They take place on Carnival Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday, and on Piñata Saturday (the weekend after Carnival proper). ...

Viking Pilgrimage

Thousands of people flock to this town in Galicia every year on the first Sunday in August to attend this fun festival. Since 1960, the inhabitants of Catoira, dressed as Viking warriors, recreate a pirate attack on the town. ...

Bonfires of San Juan (Alicante)

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. ...

San Fermín bull-running festival

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. ...

The San Juan Bonfires (A Coruña)

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. ...