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.
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2019
November weekends: Cartagena Jazz 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)
April 26–May 2 (likely): Feria de Abril (April Fair), Sevilla
Early May (4 days): WOMAD, Cáceres (Extremadura; world music festival, free)
May 4–17: Córdoba Courtyards Festival (Los Patios de Córdoba; courtyard-decorating competition)
May 7–10 (likely): Ibiza Medieval Fair
May 8–10: Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona
May 9–16 (likely): Feria del Caballo, Jerez de la Frontera (horse pageantry)
May 10–15: Fiestas de San Isidro, Madrid (traditional dancing in squares)
May 12–17: 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 9: Murcia/La Rioja Day (closures in Murcia and La Rioja)
June 10–14 (likely): La Patum, Berga (religious festival with lively parades)
June 11: Corpus Christi (closures in Madrid and Castile–La Mancha)
June 18–20: Sónar Festival, Barcelona (electronic music)
June 19–20: Azkena Rock Festival (Basque Country)
June 20–24: 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–early July: Granada International Festival of Music and Dance
July 1–5: Madrid Orgullo pride festival (big parade on Saturday)
July 5–15: Running of the Bulls (Fiesta de San Fermín), Pamplona
July 13–18 (likely): Jazz de Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country
July 16–19: 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 13–19 (likely): 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 26: Tomatina Festival, Buñol, near Valencia (tomato-throwing melee/party)
First week of September: Festival of Pedro Romero (music, dance, traditional costumes, parade), Ronda
September 5: 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 21: Feast Day of St. Matthew (festivals across Spain; particularly good party in Villamartín, near Arcos)
September 19–22 (likely): 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 25–27: Feria de San Miguel, Sevilla (bullfights)
October 9: Valencia Day (parades, closures in Valencia)
October 12: Spanish National Day (closures)
October 24–November 2 (likely): Fires de Sant Narcis, Girona (procession, human-tower building, fireworks)
November 1: All Saints' Day (closures)
November weekends: Cartagena Jazz Festival
November 6–13 (likely): Zinebi International Documentary Film Festival, Bilbao
November 6–14 (likely): Sevilla European Film Festival
November 9: Feast of the Almudena, Madrid (religious festival)
December 8: Feast of the Immaculate Conception (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