There are many and very different popular festivals that are celebrated throughout the country. In each province, in fact, there is a characteristic festivity: from San Isidro in Madrid, to San Fermín in Navarra, El Pilar in Zaragoza, Las Fallas in Valencia, La Patum in Barcelona, San Lorenzo in Huesca, Holy Week in Seville or the Carnival of Cadiz.
The newspaper The reason takes a tour of the most emblematic festivities in Spain, some of which have been declared of “international tourist interest”. We review the best-known festivals of each province in alphabetical order and on what dates they are celebrated:
- Álava: La Blanca Festival (August 4-9, Vitoria)
- Albacete: The Fair (September 7-17, Albacete)
- Alicante: Moors and Christians (April 23-25, Alcoy)
- Almería: The Fair (August 20-27, Almería)
- Asturias: Descent of the Sella (August 5-7, Arriondas and Ribadesella)
- Ávila: Cebreros Carnival (February 26 – March 1, Cebreros)
- Badajoz: Badajoz Carnival (February 26 – March 6, Badajoz)
- Barcelona: La Patum (June 15-19, Berga)
- Burgos: The Curpillos (June 17, Burgos)
- Cáceres: Holy Week (April 10-17, Cáceres)
- Cádiz: Carnival (February 24 – March 6, Cádiz)
- Cantabria: Mountain Day (August 14, Cabezón de la Sal)
- Castellón: La Magdalena (March 19-27, Castellón)
- Ceuta: Saint Anthony. (June 13th)
- Ciudad Real: La Pandorga (July 30 and 31, Ciudad Real)
- Córdoba: Battle of Flowers (May 2, Córdoba)
- Cuenca: San Mateo (September 18-21, Cuenca)
- Girona: Sant Narcís (October 28 – November 6, Girona)
- Granada: May Crosses (May 3, Granada)
- Guadalajara: Caballada de Atienza (Whit Sunday, June 5, Atienza)
- Guipúzcoa: Tamborrada (January 19-20, San Sebastián)
- Huelva: Las Colombinas (August 2-7, Huelva)
- Huesca: San Lorenzo (August 9-15, Huesca)
- Balearic Islands: Sant Joan (June 23-24, Ciutadella)
- Jaén: San Antón (January 16-17, Jaén)
- La Corula: San Xoán (June 23-24, La Coruña)
- La Rioja: San Mateo (September 17-24, Logroño)
- Las Palmas: Carnival (February 11 – March 6, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
- León: Las Cabezadas (April 24, León)
- Lleida: Aplec del Screwol (May 20-22, Lleida)
- Lugo: Arde Lucus (June 9-12, Lugo)
- Madrid: San Isidro (May 12-15, Madrid)
- Malaga: The Fair (August 13-20, Malaga)
- Melilla: Melilla Fair (August 13-20)
- Murcia: The Bando de la Huerta (April 16-24, Murcia)
- Navarra: San Fermín (July 6-14, Pamplona)
- Ourense: El Entroido (February 17 – March 1, Verín)
- Palencia: Pedrea del Bread and Cheese (April 17, Palencia)
- Pontevedra: Fiesta del Albariño (August 3-7, Cambados)
- Salamanca: Water Monday (April 25, Salamanca)
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife: Carnival (February 23 – March 6, Tenerife)
- Segovia: Las Águedas (February 5-7, Zamarramala)
- Seville: Holy Week (April 10-17, Seville)
- Soria: San Juan (June 29 – July 4, Soria)
- Tarragona: Santa Tecla (September 15-24, Tarragona)
- Teruel: La Vaquilla (July 1-11, Teruel)
- Toledo: Corpus Christi (June 16, Toledo)
- Valencia: Fallas (March 15-19, Valencia)
- Valladolid: The bull of la Vega (September 13, Tordesillas)
- Vizcaya: Aste Nagusia (August 20-28, Bilbao)
- Zamora: El Zangarrón (December 25-26, Sanzoles del Vino)
- Zaragoza: El Pilar (October 8-16, Zaragoza)
