Upcoming Holidays and Festivals in Spain
- 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.
- See upcoming holidays and festivals across Europe
2015
February 28: Day of Andalucía (some closures in Andalucía)
March 19: St. Joseph’s Day (some closures; parades and fireworks in Valencia)
March 29–April 4: Holy Week (Semana Santa; some closures on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday)
April 5–6: Easter (Pascua) Sunday and Monday (some closures)
April 23: St. George’s Day (special flower markets, Barcelona); Aragón/Castile and León Day (Aragón and Castile and León)
April 21–26: Feria de Abril (April Fair), Sevilla
May 10–17: Feria del Caballo (horse pageantry), Jerez
May: Bullfights and zarzuelas all month long (Madrid)
May 1: May Day/Labor Day (closures)
May 2: Dos de Mayo (Madrid)
May 14: Ascension
May 15: San Isidro Day (religious festival), Nerja
May 17: Galicia Literature Day (closures in Galicia)
May 31: Castile–La Mancha Day (closures in Castile–La Mancha)
May 24–25: Pentecost and Whit Monday (closures in Barcelona)
June 3–7: La Patum de Berga (religious festival), near Barcelona
June 4: Corpus Christi (closures in Madrid)
June 9: Murcia/La Rioja Day (closures in Murcia and La Rioja)
June 19–July 10: Granada International Festival of Music and Dance
June 24: Festival of St. John the Baptist (bonfires and fireworks, closures in Catalunya)
July 6–14: Running of the Bulls (Fiesta de San Fermín), Pamplona
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)
August 15: Assumption Day (religious festival; closures); also Verbena de la Paloma (folk festival), Madrid
August 15–21 (likely): Gràcia Festival, Barcelona
Late August: Festival of St. Bartholomew, Sitges, with major festivities August 23–24
August 26: Tomatino Festival (tomato-throwing melee/party), Buñol, near Valencia
First week of September: Festival of Pedro Romero (music, dance, traditional costumes, parade), Ronda
September 5–6 (likely): Autumn Sherry Festival (flamenco, bullfights), Jerez
September 8: Asturias/Extremadura Day (street parties, closures in Asturias and Extremadura)
September 11: Catalunya National Day (closures in Barcelona)
September 15: Cantabria Day (closures in Cantabria)
September 23: Festival of St. Tecla, Sitges
September 24: La Mercé (parade), Barcelona
September 25 Little San Fermín (concerts, parades), Pamplona
September 25–29: Feria de San Miguel (bullfights), Sevilla
October 9: Valencian Community Day (parades, closures in Valencia)
October 12: Spanish National Day (closures)
November 1: All Saints’ Day (closures)
Late October–November: International Jazz Festival, Madrid
November 9: Virgen de la Almudena, Madrid
December 3: Navarre Day (religious parades and closures in Navarre)
December 6: Constitution Day (closures)
December 8: Feast of the Immaculate Conception (closures)
December 13: Feast of Santa Lucía
December 25: Christmas (closures)
December 31: New Year’s Eve
2016
January 1: New Year’s Day (closures)
January 6: Epiphany (parades, closures)
February 2: La Candelaria (religious festival), Madrid