Festivals on August

The Viking Pilgrimage of Catoira, is a traditional festival considered one of the most striking and spectacular in all of Galicia: fighting, costumes, crafts and lots of laughs.

The town of El Rubio is decked out for its big week with a varied programme of festivities, including musical performances, sports competitions and exhibitions.

Festival of Provincial Tourist Interest in Malaga, held on the first weekend in August in Alfarnatejo. With tasting of the product, market, exhibitions and artists who complete the day.

The historical municipality of Belvís de Monroy celebrates the festivity in honor of the Virgin of the Rosary. Being Villa and retaining the strong defensive character at the same time religious, is a festival that unites both characteristics and merges them with fun, joy, orchestras and many popular activities.

Patron Saint Fiestas in honour of Our Lady of Las Nieves Coronada. Days of coexistence, good atmosphere, activities and lots of fun. The perfect place to reconnect with friends, with oneself, and with the roots that define us as gabirros and gabirras.

In Agaete (Gran Canaria) we have a very cheerful, lively and colorful festival that is celebrated every August 4th, in honor of the Virgin of Las Nieves. It is the Fiesta de la Rama.

Festivities in honour of the patron saint of the municipality. There will be music with popular bands and a verbena for everyone.

The Feria de Vitoria is back, with its barracas, tombolas, traditional food stalls and attractions. The fairs known as the Ferias de la Blanca are eagerly awaited this year by residents and tourists who come to enjoy themselves.

Declared a festival of tourist interest in Galicia. It consists of the tasting of the traditional dish made with bread, wine and sugar. There will be charangas, popular games, craft fair, Galician championship of carrilanas and orchestra.

The patron saint fiestas of San Justo and Pastor in Fustiñana. It has a full programme of activities, including: the running of the bulls, concerts, open-air dances and popular meals.

Patron saint festivities in honour of the Virgin of the Assumption and the Rosary, religious festivities and bullfighting celebrations are held.

In the town of Bérchules in Granada, New Year's Eve is celebrated in August! We invite you to discover this popular festivity that breaks the traditional schemes: New Year's Eve in August in Bérchules.

In the region of Camero Viejo, in La Rioja, a day of fraternisation, meeting of its people and dissemination of its roots, traditions and culture is celebrated in order to make it known to the whole world. Each year it is held in a different village.

In Cortelazor La Real art meets in the street every year, in its National Open Air Painting Competition, open to everyone, with economic prizes and exhibition of works.

Cultural week held the week before the town's main festivities. Each year the theme of the cultural week is different, with activities taking place every day of the week.

Popular festivities with running of the bulls and shows of brave cattle. Famous running of the bulls through the ESTRECHO. Concerts and dance sessions with good orchestras. Come and join us. Once with us you will be able also to visit in park of the nature SENDA VIVA and BÁRDENAS. In Arguedas nobody is a stranger.

Concerts, circus, dance, adventure, gastronomy, cinema, wine tasting, kayak.... culture in the Ribeira Sacra!!!

Festivity in honour of San Nomedio in the parish of Taboexa where hundreds of devotees make a pilgrimage to the summit of the mountain of the same name. During the day, religious ceremonies are held in the chapel, followed by a picnic lunch which ends late at night.

Meat or espeto de becerro e porco, a different and particular feast of the area. With products from our land. A party for all ages, with hiking route, food, activities for children and enlivened by a disco.

The festivities in honour of the patron saint of San Roque start every year from the 14th to the 17th of August, with a Cultural and Sports week beforehand, which is characterised by a variety of activities for all the citizens.

A whole week of cultural, sporting and leisure activities for locals and visitors of all ages. The fashion contest for young designers M2Moda&Música is a highlight.

The Sanlúcar Horse Races take place on the beach during the month of August and is one of the oldest equestrian races in Europe. A unique event.

The fair of Herrera begins with the night of the pescaito (small fish) and the flamenco evening Pedro de la Timotea. Several events are organised for different sectors of the population. Highlights include the exhibition of cowboy and classical dressage, the horse riders and horsewomen, as well as the performances in the municipal and youth stalls, the latter attracting around 3,000 people.

The Patron Saint's Fair and Festivities present a lively programme, with a focus on the Patron Saint, with acts of worship, as well as a parade of floats, presided over by the Moza and Majo. There will also be orchestra music and competitions for all ages.

El Castillo de las Guardas is decked out every year in August to celebrate its Fair and Festivities. With great enthusiasm and a programme of activities that will delight locals and visitors alike. Concerts, children's shows and bullfighting festivities.

In Alaior they celebrate the festivities in honor of San Lorenzo, among its various events include the Jaleos and the parade of floats.

The procession and the floral offering in honour of Nuestra Señora de las Angustias is a highlight, as well as the procession of our Father Jesus, both of which attract people from other towns as the devotees remain deeply rooted far from our town.

Fiestas in honour of Our Lady of Butarque, with a good line-up of concerts, fireworks, orchestras and a day dedicated to the little ones.

We will once again have music in the streets, a street party in the square, competitions, sporting activities, the most important thing being that we all participate together. We will all go together to honour Our Lady of the Assumption and San Roque, and we will ask that next year no one is missing, and that this Malanquillan family does not stop growing.

Every year Beniel is filled with colour and enthusiasm with the arrival of the patron saint fiestas in honour of San Bartolomé, with music, parades and competitions among the many activities to be enjoyed.

Valverde de Leganés celebrates the Fuga de la Diabla in August, where the forces of good confront the devils in a battle that takes place in the streets of the town, in an unprecedented spectacle of fire and light.

A gastronomic festival celebrating bread, in which the activities revolve around the tradition and values of this basic pillar of food. With a representation of traditional bread-making processes, competitions and tastings.

A popular and traditional verbena to enjoy with friends, music, the night and some churritos in the adjacent square.

The Rialp town festival offers all visitors orchestra music and popular dances. Every day there are children's activities. You won't be disappointed.

Patron saint festivities in honour of Our Lady of the Assumption. Various musical, sporting and festive events take place.

Festivities of great popular roots with a great regional repercussion. Great fair parade and street parties together with a welcoming natural environment, are a visual incentive for all those who want to come and discover it.

The Malaga Fair returns every August with a programme full of colour and joy, both in the Centre and in the Real: concerts, stalls, attractions and lots of partying. Long live the Malaga Fair!

In August, the Encierro del Pilón de Falces takes place, a bullfighting festival in which young people run in front of the bulls along a dangerous path on the edge of the cliff.

Every second Sunday in August, the people of Cazalla make the journey on foot, in carriages, carts or horses to the sanctuary of Nta. Sra. del Monte, the patron saint of Cazalla, located 4 km away. After spending the day of the pilgrimage on the mountain accompanied by songs and food, we return with the Virgin to the village where she will remain until her return in October.