Carnival festivals

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Carnival

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Carnival

From 15th February to 10th March
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.

Vilanova i la Geltrú Carnival

From 22nd February to 5th March
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.
Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Santa Cruz de Tenerife

From 23rd February to 5th March
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 25th February to 5th March
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.
Carnival of Verín

Carnival of Verín

From 27th February to 5th March
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.
Herencia Carnival

Herencia Carnival

From 27th February to 5th March
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!

Torrevieja Carnival

From 27th February to 5th March
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.
Malaga Carnival

Malaga Carnival

From 28th February to 4th March
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.

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Holy Family and Holy Christ in La Vall d'Uixó

From 1st October to 16th October
Vall d'Uixó, la (Castellón)
Holy Family and Holy Christ in La Vall d'Uixó
Popularly known as 'Sant Josep' and declared of national tourist interest since 2004. The festivities begin with the presentation of the queen and for two weeks there is a succession of emotional events such as processions, pilgrimages and bullfights.

The Cervantina Week

From 3rd October to 11th October
Alcalá de Henares (Madrid)
The Cervantina Week
The Cervantina Week is a very special occasion, since it is about paying tribute to the writer Miguel de Cervantes, one of the most important literary figures in Spain and who left a great legacy for humanity.

San Froilán Festivities

From 4th October to 12th October
Lugo (Lugo)
San Froilán Festivities
In October, one of the most beautiful and colourful festivities of the Galician autumn is celebrated. We invite you to discover the festivities of San Froilán, the patron saint of Lugo.

The Cantaderas

From 5th October to 8th October
León (León)
Discover live history at the Cantaderas of León: the victory at Clavijo and the liberation from the Tribute of the Hundred Maidens. Medieval young women dance their way to the Cathedral, followed by the Municipal Corporation.

The First Cutting of the Honey in Ayora

From 7th October to 9th October
Ayora (Valencia)
The First Cutting of the Honey in Ayora
At the beginning of October, the Valencian town of Ayora celebrates the Primer Corte de la Miel, a gastronomic festival with many activities for all ages, based around its star product: honey.

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The San Fermines

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

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