Upcoming Holidays and Festivals in Spain

Festival dancer, Barcelona, Spain — Spain's festivals are particularly colorful.

Before planning a trip around a festival, verify the festival dates on the festival's website or with a local tourist information office. For more information about these and other events, visit the official tourism site for Spain.
This list includes major festivals in major cities, plus national holidays observed throughout Spain. Many sights and banks close down on national holidays — keep it in mind when planning your itinerary. Note that this isn't a complete list; holidays can strike without warning.
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2019

July 15–20: Jazz de Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country

July 18–21: Festival Internacional de Benicàssim (huge rock concert near Valencia)

July 25: Feast Day of St. James (Santiago de Compostela, also big in Basque Country and Galicia; some closures across Spain)

July 28: Institution Day (closures in Cantabria)

July 29: Fiesta de Santa Marta de Ribarteme, Las Nieves (a.k.a. As Neves, on Portuguese border in Galicia; coffin parade celebrating those who had brush with death in previous year)

August 15–21: Gràcia Festival, Barcelona

August 15: Assumption Day (religious festival; closures); also Verbena de la Paloma (folk festival), Madrid

August 23–24: Festival of St. Bartholomew, Sitges, with more festivities third weekend in August

August 28: Tomatina Festival, Buñol, near Valencia (tomato-throwing melee/party)

First week of September: Festival of Pedro Romero (music, dance, traditional costumes, parade), Ronda

September 7: Autumn Sherry Festival (flamenco, bullfights), Jerez

September 8: Asturias/Extremadura Day (street parties)

September 9: Asturias/Extremadura Day observance(closures in Asturias and Extremadura)

September 11: Catalunya National Day (closures in Barcelona)

September 15: Cantabria Day (closures in Cantabria)

September 21: Feast Day of St. Matthew (festivals across Spain; particularly good party in Villamartín, near Arcos)

September 21–24: La Mercè, Barcelona (street theater, music, parades, light shows)

September 23: Festival of St. Tecla, Sitges

September 25: Little San Fermín, Pamplona (concerts, parades)

September 27–29: Feria de San Miguel, Sevilla (bullfights)

October 9: Valencia Day (parades, closures in Valencia)

October 12: Spanish National Day (closures)

October 26–November 4: Fires de Sant Narcis, Girona (procession, human-tower building, fireworks)

November 1: All Saints' Day (closures)

November weekends: Cartagena Jazz Festival

November 8–15: Zinebi International Documentary Film Festival, Bilbao

November 8–16: Sevilla European Film Festival

November 9: Feast of the Almudena, Madrid (religious festival)

December 3: Navarre Day (religious parades and closures in Navarre)

December 6: Constitution Day (closures)

December 8: Feast of the Immaculate Conception

December 9: Feast of the Immaculate Conception observance (closures)

December 13: Feast of Santa Lucía

December 25: Christmas (closures)

December 26: St. Stephen's Day (some closures)

December 31: New Year's Eve

2020

January 1: New Year's Day (closures)

January 6: Dia de los Reyes Magos (Epiphany/Thee Kings Day parades)

February 2: La Candelaria, Madrid (food festival)

February–March: Carnival celebrations across Spain; particularly big in Cádiz, Sitges (with an LGBT focus), Madrid, Barcelona, and Santa Cruz de Tenerife

February 23: Seville Marathon

February 28: Day of Andalucía (some closures in Andalucía)

March 1: Balearic Day (closures in the islands)

March 15–19: Las Fallas, Valencia (parades, fireworks)

March 19: St. Joseph's Day (closures in Madrid and Extremadura)

April 5–11: Holy Week (Semana Santa; processions and passion plays, especially in Andalucía; some closures on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday)

April 12–13: Easter (Pascua) Sunday and Monday (some closures)

April 23: St. George's Day (special flower markets in Barcelona; other events across Catalunya), Aragón Day, and Castile and León Day (closures in each region)

April 29–May 3: Festival of the Crosses, especially in Andalucía, particularly in Córdoba (processions and parties)

May: Bullfights and zarzuelas all month long, Madrid

May 1: May Day/Labor Day (closures)

May 2: Madrid Day (closures in the city, street parties centered on Plaza 2 de Mayo, fireworks on evening prior)

May 3: Fiesta de las Cruces, Granada and Córdoba (religious festival)

May 3–9 (likely): Feria de Abril (April Fair), Sevilla

May 4–17 (likely): Córdoba Courtyards Festival (Los Patios de Córdoba; courtyard-decorating competition)

May 7–10 (likely): Ibiza Medieval Fair

May 9–16 (likely): Feria del Caballo, Jerez de la Frontera (horse pageantry)

Early May (4 days): WOMAD, Cáceres (Extremadura; world music festival, free)

Early May (3 days): Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona

May 10–15: Fiestas de San Isidro, Madrid (traditional dancing in squares)

May 12–17 (likely): Titirimundi International Puppet Theatre Festival, Segovia (performances, street theatre)

May 15: San Isidro Day, Madrid and Nerja (religious festival)

May 17: Galicia Literature Day (closures in Galicia)

May 21: Ascension

May 30: Canary Islands Day (closures in the islands)

May 31–June 1: Pentecost and Whit Monday

June 1: El Rocío pilgrimage (Romería de El Rocío), Andalucía

June 4–6: Primavera Sound, Barcelona (indie rock festival)

June 10–14 (likely): La Patum, Berga (religious festival with lively parades)

June 11: Corpus Christi (closures in Madrid and Castile–La Mancha)

June 9: Murcia/La Rioja Day (closures in Murcia and La Rioja)

June 19–20: Azkena Rock Festival (Basque Country)

June 19–24 (likely): Bonfires of San Juan, Alicante

June 24: Festival of St. John the Baptist (bonfires and fireworks, closures in Catalunya)

June 29 (likely): Battle of Wine, La Rioja (La Batalla del Vino, literally wine-drenched celebration of Feast of San Pedro)

Late June (3 days): Sónar Festival, Barcelona (electronic music)

Late June–early July: Granada International Festival of Music and Dance

Late June–early July: Madrid Orgullo pride festival (big parade on last Saturday)

July 5–15: Running of the Bulls (Fiesta de San Fermín), Pamplona