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Summer festivals in Spain
A practical index of Spain’s summer celebrations, with their usual date windows, cities and primary sources.
Fixed, movable and annual date windows need different levels of booking confidence.
traditionalSan Fermin
Fixed: Jul 6 (Chupinazo) to Jul 14
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traditionalLa Tomatina
Fixed rule: last Wednesday of August
Plan this festivaltraditionalHogueras de San Juan
Fixed: Jun 20-24
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traditionalNit de Sant Joan
Fixed: night of Jun 23
Plan this festivalmusicPrimavera Sound Barcelona
Annual: late May / early June; Parc del Forum
Plan this festivalmusicSonar Barcelona
Annual: mid-June; Sonar by Day / by Night split venues
Plan this festivalmusicCruilla Barcelona
Annual: July; Parc del Forum
Plan this festivalmusicMad Cool Festival
Annual: July; Villaverde site
Plan this festivalmusicBilbao BBK Live
Annual: July; Kobetamendi hillside
Plan this festivalmusicRototom Sunsplash
Annual: mid-August; 7-8 days
Plan this festivalmusicFestival Internacional de Benicassim
Annual: July
Plan this festivalmusicResurrection Fest
Annual: late June / July
Plan this festivalmusicArenal Sound
Annual: early August; beach site
Plan this festivalmusicMedusa Festival
Annual: August
Plan this festivalmusicSonorama Ribera
Annual: mid-August
Plan this festivalmusicLow Festival
Annual: late July
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musicStarlite Occident Marbella
Annual: mid-June to end-August; quarry auditorium
Plan this festivalmusicFestival de Ortigueira
Annual: mid-July; free festival
Plan this festivalmusicHeineken Jazzaldia
Annual: late July
Plan this festivalmusicFestival Internacional de Musica y Danza de Granada
Annual: mid-June to mid-July; Alhambra venues
Plan this festivalreligiousRomeria del Rocio
Movable: Pentecost weekend (7 weeks after Easter)
Plan this festivaltraditionalFeria de Malaga
Annual: 9 days around Aug 19
Plan this festivaltraditionalAste Nagusia
Fixed rule: 9 days from the Saturday after Aug 15
Plan this festivaltraditionalAste Nagusia Donostia
Annual: week of Aug 15
Plan this festivaltraditionalBatalla del Vino
Fixed: Jun 29 (San Pedro)
Plan this festivalsportDescenso Internacional del Sella
Fixed rule: first Saturday of August
Plan this festivaltraditionalRapa das Bestas
Fixed rule: first weekend of July
Plan this festivalreligiousFesta do Apostolo Santiago
Fixed: Jul 25 (eve fireworks Jul 24)
Plan this festivalreligiousMisteri d'Elx
Fixed: Aug 14-15 (rehearsals from Aug 11)
Plan this festivaltraditionalLa Patum de Berga
Movable: Corpus Christi week (May-June)
Plan this festivaltraditionalFesta Major de Gracia
Fixed: Aug 15-21
Plan this festivaltraditionalFiestas de La Paloma
Fixed: Aug 6-15 (La Latina district)
Plan this festivalreligiousCorpus Christi de Toledo
Movable: Corpus Christi Thursday (May-June)
Plan this festivaltraditionalFestes de Sant Joan de Ciutadella
Fixed: Jun 23-24
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