Grand Prix de Carrilanas in Esteiro

Deià International Music Festival

The programme for this prestigious event takes in a broad array of concerts, with many soloists, groups and composers, from both Spain and overseas. The shows take place at different venues in Deià and Valldemossa, such as: the old estate of Archduke Louis of Hapsburg, Miramar Monastery and Deià Church.

L'Aplec del Caragol gastronomic snail festival

For three days, thousands of locals from Lleida, organised into different groups and associations, along with visitors to the town, celebrate this fiesta whose main star is the snail. The event takes place during May in the Campos Elíseos park. More than 200,000 people take part, consuming around 12 tonnes of snails. ...

Festival Internacional Outono de Teatro (FIOT)

This festival, with a quarter-of-a-century of tradition behind it, offers more than a month of theatre. Its schedule is crammed with shows, including world or premières or ones specific to the region, and several co-productions created especially for this event. ...

The Suma Flamenca Festival

Theatres in the city of Madrid and up to 10 districts throughout the Madrid region host a range of flamenco shows for a little over a month. A unique opportunity to enjoy the passion and intensity of this art. In addition to the major flamenco stars, each year the festival also showcases a number of promising newcomers.

Medieval festival in Elche

The festival features a medieval market, music and theatre performances, exhibitions, fireworks, games for children and fun and entertainment galore. You are invited to take a journey back through time and to imagine life as it was in Elche at the height of the Middle Ages.

Nit de l’Albà Festival

Granada International Jazz Festival

For many, the festival has put the name of Granada on the map, and this beautiful city’s long-term relationship with jazz has brought it back every autumn, with excited jazz enthusiasts arriving from far and wide to enjoy its historic heritage, its excellent local cuisine, and extraordinary concerts with artists representing the past, present ...

Madrid en Danza International Dance Festival

It is an event that attracts numerous dance companies from all over the world, encompassing the full range of dance styles, from classical to avant-garde, and a wide variety of national and international programmes. A unique feature of this event is that it includes Spanish and flamenco dance. ...

Lo Ferro International Flamenco Singing Festival

Great artists, promising newcomers, and fans of the flamenco singing known as "cante" all gather together for this festival every year in Lo Ferro to enjoy great flamenco in the August nights. One of the most emotional moments of the festival is the performance of the Flamenco Mass, with singing and dancing.

Helen Frankenthaler. Painting with no rules

Her groundbreaking “soak and smear” technique, based on the correlation between colour, space and form, set a new course in modern painting. Frankenthaler used brushes and sponges or poured and spread paint from buckets to create original colour combinations distinguished by their translucent overlays and veiled transitions. ...

Exhibition: The Tyranny of Chronos

Through the different pieces on display, the exhibition invites us to reflect on the notion of time, exploring its meaning beyond the conventions established by contemporary society. ...

Tenerife Bluetrail

A challenge for athletes and highly enjoyable for spectators. There are five ways of completing the trail which adapt to the different profiles of the participants, who are given the chance to see Tenerife through routes which run from the sea level to the Teide summit - the highest in Spain. ...

Terrassa Jazz Festival

It is an event of the highest standards with concerts for all tastes. Established national and international artists feature along with up-and-coming jazz musicians and lesser known figures whose innovative work explores the horizons of this musical genre. ...

Festivities of San Isidro

On this day, locals from Madrid and tourists go on a pilgrimage to the Hermitage of San Isidro, located in the meadow that bears the same name, to spend the day enjoying music, dancing and typical dishes of the festivity such as ‘entresijos’ (lamb mesentery), ‘gallinejas’ (fried lamb intestines) and ‘rosquillas’ (small ring-shaped breadsticks) ...

Santander International Festival

Dance, theatre, music, ballet, opera and recitals in their most traditional, but also their most avant-garde and innovative versions, make up the programme. 30 days in which churches, gardens, palaces and even caves are the stages for some of the most significant artists from different spheres of the performing arts from around the world.

Cáceres Classical Theatre Festival

This event aims to showcase quality products and performances of the best classical texts with prestigious companies on the contemporary dramatic scene, and highlight the conjunction between Golden Age theatre, music and dance. ...

Canary Islands International Jazz and More Festival

The programme includes performances from musicians who range from promising newcomers to leading national and international figures. The event also includes seminars, master classes and jam sessions.

Classical Theatre Festival Classics in Alcalá

This is an event that lovers of good theatre cannot afford to miss. There are performances of works by Cervantes, Lope de Vega and Calderón de la Barca among Spanish playwrights, as well as plays by Molière and Shakespeare, among others. ...

Sueca International Mime Festival

This is the only festival in Spain dedicated exclusively to gestural theatre, and it is considered one of the three most important in Europe. It is divided into two sections: one focuses on the general public and the other on mime professionals. Shows and training come together at this event, from classics to the most innovative proposals. ...

FIZ. Independent Music Festival in Zaragoza

The two stages mean that audiences can enjoy a line-up which features both well-established artists and promising newcomers from a range of styles on the main stage, and performances by local DJs in the FIZ Club.

The Nalón boat parade

The festival centres on the descent of the River Nalón by boat, and is notable for the number of participants. The boats are marvels of originality – they’re like carnival floats in a complex and colourful procession on the stony, white-water river. The celebration takes place the third or fourth weekend in August. ...

Festivities of San Jorge

The festival symbolises the Christian reconquest of the city, and combines historical facts like the dispute between Muslims and Christians with legends such as Saint George's victory over the dragon. ...

Iberia Festival

The festival has featured legendary arts and bands like Loquillo, M-Clan, La Unión, Nacha Pop, Los Rebeldes, Jaime Urrutia, La Frontera and La Guardia. Many of them will be returning to take part in a show that will bring music to Benidorm for 20 hours.

Windsurfing: World Championship of Sotavento

The world's best windsurfers are to compete over ten days at Sotavento Beach, on the island of Fuerteventura, for this event on the Professional Windsurfing Association (PWA) international calendar. The area designated for the competition is renowned worldwide for its winds, making the sport a real spectacle.

San Sebastián Music Fortnight

This is a classical music season which takes in a broad range of styles and composers. Apart from the Kursaal Centre, other venues include the Principal Theatre, the old churches and Miramar Palace. Opera, classical ballet, symphony concerts and medieval music are some of the styles that are protagonists at the event.

La Librea of Valle de Guerra

The Librea, which was already celebrated at the beginning of the 19th century, is performed on the Saturday night after 7 October, the day of the Virgin of the Rosary, the date when the naval battle was fought, where, according to tradition, the Virgin herself played a major role. ...

The Cantabrian Wars

This festive reconstruction of the Cantabrian Wars has been held since 2001 and takes place from the last weekend in August to the first in September. The town is decked out to recreate Cantabria’s resistance to the Roman empire. ...

Miguel de Cervantes Prize

Created in 1974, this prize was effectively awarded at the 1976 edition. The candidates are presented by the plenary session of the Spanish Royal Academy, by the Academies of the Spanish-speaking countries, and by the winners in previous years. ...

Triathlon: Andalucía Desafío Doñana (the Doñana Challenge)

The participants must complete a circuit of 200 kilometres in a unique natural environment, starting in the streets of the historic centre of Cadiz . On bikes, they ride through some of the loveliest towns in Cadiz; swimming, they cross the Guadalquivir river where it flows through Sanlúcar de Barrameda; and the race continues on foot along ...

The Three Cultures Medieval Market

Arts and crafts stands, typical foods, decoration and period costume are just a few of the things that visitors will find as they browse this market and take a genuine journey back to the past.

The Obanos Mystery Play

International Dixieland Festival

The event focuses on the most traditional aspect of jazz, namely the New Orleans or Dixieland style, which is characterised by three types of melody: ragtime, blues and Europan marches. The main venue is the Metropol Theatre, although performances are also held at other concert halls around the city.

Las Mondas

The festivities start on Palm Sunday with the traditional Mondas Proclamation in the different neighbourhoods of the town. Then there is a cultural week with conferences, exhibitions, concerts, award ceremonies, tasting of typical products, etc. ...

Lamprey Festival

Over several days there are tastings of dishes made with lampreys. Bagpipe music plays through the streets and the municipal band also performs. Lampreys are cylindrically shaped, scale-free fish that reproduce in rivers, grow in the sea and then return to river environments. ...

Roast Lamb Gastronomic Festival

Visitors to Aranda de Duero during the festival will have the chance to sample the lamb (whose quality is guaranteed thanks to the fact that it is milk-fed lamb marked with the Protected Geographic stamp, or IGP) roasted in a wood-burning oven, as part of a specially designed menu offered by a number of specialised roast meat restaurants. ...