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Spring festivals in Spain
A practical index of Spain’s spring celebrations, with their usual date windows, cities and primary sources.
Fixed, movable and annual date windows need different levels of booking confidence.
traditionalLas Fallas de Valencia
Fixed: Mar 1-19; climax Mar 15-19 (La Cremà night of Mar 19)
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religiousSemana Santa in Seville
Movable: Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday (lunar)
Plan this festivaltraditionalFeria de Abril
Movable: usually 2 weeks after Easter Sunday; Mon night to Sun
Plan this festivalcarnivalCarnaval de Cadiz
Movable: 11 days ending Ash Wednesday eve (Feb-Mar)
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carnivalCarnaval de Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Movable: Feb-Mar around Lent; ~3 weeks
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musicPrimavera Sound Barcelona
Annual: late May / early June; Parc del Forum
Plan this festivalmusicVina Rock
Annual: late April / early May
Plan this festivalfilmFestival de Malaga
Annual: March; Spanish-language cinema
Plan this festivalreligiousSemana Santa in Malaga
Movable: Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday
Plan this festivalreligiousSemana Santa in Zamora
Movable: Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday
Plan this festivalreligiousSemana Santa in Cuenca
Movable: Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday
Plan this festivalreligiousSemana Santa in Valladolid
Movable: Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday
Plan this festivalreligiousRomeria del Rocio
Movable: Pentecost weekend (7 weeks after Easter)
Plan this festivaltraditionalFestival de los Patios de Cordoba
Annual: first two weeks of May
Plan this festivaltraditionalCruces de Mayo
Annual: early May (before Patios)
Plan this festivaltraditionalFeria de Cordoba
Annual: late May
Plan this festivaltraditionalFeria del Caballo
Movable: May; 1 week
Plan this festivaltraditionalLa Patum de Berga
Movable: Corpus Christi week (May-June)
Plan this festivaltraditionalMoros i Cristians d'Alcoi
Fixed: Apr 22-24
Plan this festivaltraditionalFiestas de San Isidro
Fixed-ish: around May 15
Plan this festivalreligiousCorpus Christi de Toledo
Movable: Corpus Christi Thursday (May-June)
Plan this festivalcarnivalCarnaval de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Movable: Feb-Mar around Lent
Plan this festivalcarnivalCarnaval de Aguilas
Movable: Feb-Mar around Lent
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