Holidays and Festivals

By: The GoAbroad Team
Posted on: Spain, People and Culture

National Holidays in Spain

January 1 - Ano Nuevo (New Year's Day)
January 6 - Dia delos tres Reyes
March 19 - San Jose (Father's Day)
May 1 - Dia del Trabajo (Labour Day)
June 24 - San Juan (St. John's Day)
July 25 - Santiago (St. James, patron saint of Spain)J
une 29 - San Pedro y San Pablo (St. Peter
August 15 - Asuncion (Assumption)
October 12 - Dia de la Hispanidad (Columbus Day)
November 1 - Todos los Santos (All Saints Day)
December 6 - Dia de la Constitucion (Constitution Day)

Festivals

January 1 - The San Sebastian Drum Festival (Tamborrada de San Sebastian)
February - The Disguised Devils (La Endiablada)
March - Fallas de San Jose
April - Feria de Abril (April Fair)
April 22 & 24 - Moors and Christian (Fiesta de Moros y Cristianos
May - Feista deMoros y Cristianos (The Cordoba Patio Festival)
May 29 - Corpus Christi
June 20-29 - Alicante, Valencia (Hogueras de San Juan)
July 25 - Dia de Santiago
August 3 - Romeria Vikinga, El Coso, Fiesta de Verano
September - Fiestas Patronales de La Virgen de Gracia, Fiestas de la Vendimia Riojana/ La Rioja Wine Festival
October - Feast of El Pilar

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