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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La Mercé Festivities

From 23rd September to 26th September
Barcelona (Barcelona)
La Mercé Festivities
On the weekend around 24 September, the Mercé Festival is held in Barcelona to honour the Virgin of La Merced, patron saint of the city.

The Party of Vitor

27th September
Mayorga (Valladolid)
The Party of Vitor
The Party of Vítor is a festivity of National Tourist Interest celebrated in Mayorga (Valladolid), where a procession is held in honor of the patron saint Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo.

The Release of the Cursed Dog

28th September
Valsequillo de Gran Canaria (Palmas (Las))
The Release of the Cursed Dog
The Suelta del Perro Maldito (Release of the Cursed Dog) kicks off the festivities in honour of the patron saint of San Miguel Arcángel, where many take to the streets representing evil creatures and the town gives itself over to the shadows.

Pilgrimage and Fair of San Miguel in Torremolinos

From 28th September to 2nd October
Torremolinos (Málaga)
Pilgrimage and Fair of San Miguel in Torremolinos
The month of September every year the Romería y Feria de San Miguel takes place in Torremolinos, a special event on the Costa del Sol, which is complemented by wonderful weather, so that you can enjoy an unforgettable experience.

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The San Fermines

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