Traditional Events - month by month - July
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Andalucia is filled with fascinating cultural events throughout the year. However, one of the greatest challenges to those wishing to plan is the difficulty in finding information about the dates when events begin and end.
JULY
Various Dates - july
summer fairs
towns across Andalucia
Every town and village in Andalucia has its own feria or fair, and it would be possible, if one had superhuman powers of endurance, to spend the whole summer following them about the region. See our section on summer fairs for exact dates.
Various Dates - July
FIESTA DE MOROS Y CRISTIANOS
Andalucia
This festival is more popular in the East of Spain, in Andalucia in the provinces of Granada and Almeria, It takes place on different many days through out the year depending on the locality. Check out our section on the Moors and Christians Festival to find out which towns celebrate it this month.
8 - 10 JULY
FIESTAS CALATRAVAS
ALCAUDETE, JAEN
Medieval festival in and around Alcaudete’s Moorish castle, complete with processions, food, handicrafts market, falconry and archery.
6 - 14 July
Fiesta of San FermÍn
Pamplona
Few events held in Spain hold international attention like the encierro or "The Running of the Bulls" during the Fiesta of San Fermín. Although it occurs a good distance away from Andalucia, many Andalucians make the yearly pilgrimage to the festivities as do Spaniards from other communidades as well.
11 - 14 JULY
ROMERIA DE LA ERMITE DEL SANTO AND DANZANTES DE OBEJO
OBEJO, CORDOBA
Sword dance, also called Baile de Bachimachia, which is performed by 32 on the route to the ermita.
12 - 17 JULY
FERIA DEL CARMEN Y DE LA SAL
SAN FERNANDO, CADIZ
15 - 16 July
Virgen del Carmen
Andalucia
This fiesta is celebrated in towns along Andalucia’s coast, from Huelva to Almeria. The Virgen del Carmen is the patron saint of fishermen, and the statue is taken from her church in a procession through the streets of her town, and then goes around the harbour to bless the fishing boats. Places where you can see this fiesta include Benálmadena, Torremolinos, Estepona, Fuengirola, Manilva, Marbella, Nerja and Vélez-Málaga in Malaga province; Punta Umbria and Isla Cristina in Huelva province; San Fernando, El Puerto de Santa Maria, Chipiona, Sanlucar de Barrameda, Conil de la Frontera, Barbate (famous for its tuna), La Linea de la Concepción (next to Gibraltar) and Cadiz city itself in Cadiz province; Salobrena in Granada province; El Ejido, Bentarique, Los Gallardos and Zurgena in Almeria province.
15 - 24 JULY
FERIA DE LA LINEA
LA LINEA DE LA CONCEPCION, CADIZ
Known locally as “La Salvaora” or “La Velada”, this feria takes place at night, except for the final Sunday, el Domingo Rociero, when the action happens during the summer heat of the day.
24 JULY
ROMERIA DE SANTA MARIA MAGDALENA
PUERTO SERRANO, CADIZ
This takes place on the Sunday nearest to 21 July.
25 JULY
FIESTAS EN HONOR A SANTIAGO APOSTOL
VILLANUEVA MESIA, GRANADA
25 - 31 JULY
CASARABONELA, MALAGA
FERIA DE SANTIAGO APOSTOL
This feria takes place in the last week of July.
29 - 30 JULY
FERIA: NOCHE ANDALUSI DE LA ROSA
BAÑOS DE LA ENCINA, JAEN
This romantically-named medieval fair (Andalusian Night of the Rose) has a market, music, dancing, theatrical performances and a symbolic presentation of flowers by three horsemen to three ladies (who says the age of chivalry is dead?). The 13th-century Moorish hill town forms part of Jaen’s Ruta de los Castillos y las Batallas.
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