Carnival festivals

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Carnival

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Carnival

From 25th January to 18th February
Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las (Palmas (Las))
The Carnival of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is one of the oldest and most renowned festivals, the streets are dressed up for the party, with lots of colour, music and joy in every corner.

Torrevieja Carnival

From 26th January to 11th February
Torrevieja (Alicante)
The Carnival of Torrevieja fills the streets with rhythm, color and passion in a magical atmosphere typical of the biggest carnivals in Spain. We tell you all the curiosities of a festival declared of Tourist Interest Autonomic.
Carnival of Verín

Carnival of Verín

From 8th February to 13th February
Verín (Orense)
This festival of National Tourist Interest is celebrated for three weeks and every day is full of surprises. It follows an ancestral ritual with the presence of "cigarrones" that walk through the main streets, parades of troupes, floats, music and open-air dances. Weeks of fun and gastronomic feasts.

Vilanova i la Geltrú Carnival

From 8th February to 14th February
Vilanova i la Geltrú (Barcelona)
The Carnival of Vilanova i la Geltrú is one of the most traditional and oldest in Spain. The most awaited are the comparsas, with their bands and brass bands. The boys with the barretina and the girls with the manila shawl.
Malaga Carnival

Malaga Carnival

From 11th February to 13th February
Málaga (Málaga)
The colourful Malaga Carnival takes place in the theatre and in the streets, where locals and visitors enjoy the parades and the most original costumes.
Herencia Carnival

Herencia Carnival

From 11th February to 22nd February
Herencia (Ciudad Real)
In February the Herencia Carnival is celebrated, the most fun party in the area with two weeks of festivities, parades, music, masks and colours. You won't regret it!
Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Santa Cruz de Tenerife

From 15th February to 26th February
Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Sta. Cruz de Tenerife)
The most Brazilian Carnival in Spain is that of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 15 days of joy, dance, fun and fun. The highlight: the fancy dress costumes at the Gala for the Election of the Queen of the Festivities.
Miguelturra Carnival

Miguelturra Carnival

From 17th February to 26th February
Miguelturra (Ciudad Real)
The Miguelturra Carnival is a fun experience in which you will be more than a spectator: costumes, masks and music fill every street of the town with colour and joy.

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Sant Antoni festivities in Barcelona

From 13th January to 23rd January
Barcelona (Barcelona)
Sant Antoni festivities in Barcelona
For Sant Antoni you can enjoy the best of Barcelona's culture at the Festes of Sant Antoni, with giants and big-heads, theatre, dance, concerts and activities for all ages.

Jarramplas Festival

From 19th January to 20th January
Piornal (Cáceres)
Jarramplas Festival
On the 19th and 20th of January, Jarramplas walks through the streets of Piornal while neighbours and visitors throw turnips at him.

Higuillo Festival

20th January
Villasandino (Burgos)
Higuillo Festival
The Fiesta del Higuillo, in Villasandino, Burgos, is part of the festivities in honour of San Sebastián, held on 20 January.

San Sebastian Tamborrada

From 20th January to 20th January
Donostia-San Sebastián (Guipúzcoa)
San Sebastian Tamborrada
On the 20th of January, for San Sebastian, the tamborradas (drummers) go through the streets of Donosti playing the marches of the maestro Sarriegi, a spectacle of colour and sound!

Las Paces Festival in Villarta de San Juan

From 23rd January to 26th January
Villarta de San Juan (Ciudad Real)
Las Paces Festival in Villarta de San Juan
In February, the festival of Las Paces is celebrated in Villarta de San Juan, where thousands of rockets and fireworks are launched to thank the Virgin for the peace that has reigned in the town for more than 650 years.

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From 6th July to 14th July
Pamplona/Iruña (Navarra)
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