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Festivals
There is no better way to get to know Andalucia than through their many and fascinating traditional festivals. The local fiesta is the moment when every town and village strives to put on a splendid show, not only for themselves but also for those who come from afar to admire and enjoy. Over 3,000 fiestas are celebrated every year in Andalucia, including fairs, pilgrimages, carnivals, mock battles between Moors and Christians and religious processions. Each town and village has at least one patron saint and the processions in their name. In fact, there is scarcely a day in the year without its fiesta.
Below is our descriptive guide to the more popular festivals taking place each year. They are listed more or less in the order that they take place in the year. Alternatively consult a larger listing of the Festivals and Fiestas in Andalucia in a month by month format. Also consult our list of the summer ferias and this extensive guide to the main modern music and dance festivals.
Traditional Festivals in Andalucia
Theatre Festivals in Andalucia
Theatre Festivals. Sevilla, Málaga, Cadiz, Jerez and other cities offer theatre and opera festivals and programmes.
Music and Dance contemporary Festivals
Festivals in Andalucia
Here is our long list of hundreds of pages of Festivals in Andalucia in the towns and villages of Andalucia.
There are hundreds of local music and dance festivals held in Andalucía each year, especially in the summer. We track fifty established ones. 2025 is set to be another big year, with organisers… More →
As winter evenings draw in, the towns and villages of Andalucía once again burst into colour with the glow of Christmas lights. Across the region, from the snow-capped Sierras to the sun-warmed… More →
The eighth edition of the Pueblos Blancos Music Festival, a grassroots event took lace in the Serranía de Ronda from Thursday, 31 July to Sunday, 3 August 2025.
The Semana Santa (Holy Week) procession Palm Sunday it the first of six different days during Semana Santa in Estepona that have processions.
Every year on 28 February, the region of Andalusia celebrates Día de Andalucía. Andalusia Day is a public holiday throughout the region, one of several festivos during the year, which celebrates… More →
The 14th of February is Valentine's Day, or Dia de los Enamorados (Lovers' Day) in Spain. Many hotels and restaurants around Andalucia will have special offers on, so if you're after a… More →
Benalmadma Pueblo is one of the best towns to take part in a Corpus Christi festival on the Costa del Sol. Several of the streets in and around Plaza de España are decorated with a carpet of… More →
The eighth edition of the Pueblos Blancos Music Festival, a grassroots event, took place in the Serranía de Ronda from Thursday, 31 July to Sunday, 3 August 2025.
Holy Week, Semana Santa, in Andalucia is an event that literally transforms towns and cities across this region. Processions of elaborately decorated floats with Jesus and Mary statues, groups of… More →
Popular festivals in Cortes y Graena are San Lorenzo, San Torcuato, San Antonio de Padua and San Marcos.
The summer feria in San Pedro de Alcantara, Marbella, it is traditionally held on the third week of October from a Monday or Tuesday to a Sunday to coincide with the Saint’s feast day.
Amazingly 2025 will be the 43rd edition Zaidin Rock which is now the longest running free admission Rock Festival in Spain (and probably Europe). Location is the esplanade between Estadio Los… More →
The summer feria in San Pedro de Alcantara, Marbella, it is traditionally held on the third week of October from a Monday or Tuesday to a Sunday to coincide with the Saint’s feast day.
The Caseta Municipal will host free concerts by King Africa, David Barrull, José Ortiz, Miguel Campello, Merche and Las Hermanas Rodes. From Thursday to Saturday there will be a free horse-drawn… More →
The main festivals celebrated in Pinos Puente are Cabalgata Reyes Magos, La Candelaria, Carnival, Semana Santa, May Crosses, San Pascual Bailón, Feria de Agosto, Processsion of the Virgen de… More →
Popular festivals in Peligros are Cabalgata Reyes Magos, Fiestas de San Ildefonso, Carnival, Día de Andalucía, Semana Santa, May Crosses, Fiestas de las Mozuelas, San Juan, Festival Internacional… More →
Here are some of the most popular festivals in Alora.
Here is a list of the main festivals celebrated during the year in Frigiliana
Popular festivals in Calicasas are Cabalgata Reyes Magos, Carnavales, Semana Santa, Día de la Cruz, Fiestas Patronales en Honor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario and Día de la Patrona.
Popular festivals in Pulianas are Cabalgata Reyes Magos, La Candelaria, Carnaval, Jueves Lardero, Semana Santa, May Crosses and Fiestas Patronales en Honor a Nuestra Señora de los Remedios y del… More →
The first records of Alfacar as a settlement date from the Zirid period (1010-1090). The name Alfacar comes from the Arabic term al-Fajjar, which means mud, clay or pottery. At… More →
Popular festivals in Alfacar are Cabalgata Reyes Magos, Noche de los Capachos, Fiesta Patronales de San Sebastián, Carnavales, Semana Santa, Fiestas de San Pedro, Verano Cultural, Fiestas de… More →
This festival which celebrates its 31st edition in 2025 features about 40 rockabilly, blues, surf, and boogie-woogie bands from Europe, and USA. Took place 5-9th February 2025 in several venues in… More →
Cabalgata Reyes Magos, The Three Kings procession is celebrated on the evening of 5th January.
Popular festivals in Sorihuela del Guadalimar are Festividad de Santa Águeda Virgen y Mártir, Festividad de San Isidro and Romería de Santa Quiteria Virgen y Mártir.
Cabalgata Reyes Magos, The Three Kings procession is celebrated on the evening of 5th January.
Popular festivals in Navas de San Juan are Romería de la Virgen de la Estrella, Feria y Fiesta en Honor a San Juan Bautista and Fiesta del Emigrante.
Popular festivals in Sorihuela del Guadalimar are Festividad de Santa Águeda Virgen y Mártir, Festividad de San Isidro and Romería de Santa Quiteria Virgen y Mártir.
Dreambeach 2013 was the first edition of Dreambeach. It took place from 10th to 15th August 2017. This was the longest festival yet. Six days Tuedsay to Sunday. The Sunday was a wind down… More →
Dreambeach moves to a new location for it 10th Aniversary in 2024 at La Toya Retamar close to Almeria City and Airport leaving behind Playa Villaricos (Cuevas del Almanzora, Almería).
The Starlite Festival is a three month-long music and cultural event held in June, July and August at the Cantera de Nagüeles, in Marbella. It is now established as one of the important annual… More →
Marenostrum Fuengirola - 18th May to 17th August 2024. Marenostrum Fuengirola is one of the larger series of outdoor concerts events on the Costa del Sol. Organised by Fuengirola Town Hall, it… More →
The 2023 edition of the Primavera Trompetera Festival took place on the 30th and 31st March and 1st April 2023. This festival takes place in the motor racing Circuito de Jerez - Ángel Nieto… More →
This festival celebrated its 30th edition in 2024 and feature about 40 rockabilly, blues, surf, and boogie-woogie bands from Europe, and USA. the festival took place in several venues in… More →
Fuengirola has some particularly interesting festivals: April: The International Fair : “La Feria de los Pueblos”. This is a wonderful fair, which is held in the main fairground of Fuengirola (… More →
The seventh edition of the grass roots Pueblos Blancos Music Festival returns to the Serrania de Ronda Thursday 25th through Sunday 28th July 2024.
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Hopefully this overall guide has been a help in planning your trip or in understanding the many varied festivals of the the region. For more dates try our events home page or look up an individual town in our destinations section.
