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Spain is renowned for its Fiestas and Ferias. A typical feria can last up to 5 days. During this time whole villages become carnivals. Restaurants set up outside stalls with delicious tapas and snacks. You will usually find a host of fun fair attractions and, of course, being Spanish you will almost always see a spectacular fireworks display. The locals dress in traditional Flamenco attire and very often parade on horseback. The best of these are to be found in the larger towns and villages, however even the smallest of village puts on a great event and should not be missed. Fiestas tend to be of a shorter duration, and are often based around a procession. Most ferias will end with a light or firework display.
The Junta de Andalucia produce the following list of Ferias and Fiestas. You should do your best to double check that a particular event is happening. For your convenience we have listed the approximated dates of the ferias and fiestas by month. You can go straight to the month of your choice by using the links below.
We also have a separate listing of events and occasions to do with food and drink, You can find it on our Food and Drink page.
November |
16th | Fiesta de San Anton | Maro, Nerja |
20th | Dia de San Sebastian; (Celebration of the village patron saint, Free food and beer is normally to be found) | Algarrobo |
20thp | Feria del Barrio (Neighborhood fair with lots of music and dancing) | Competa |
20th | Fiesta de San Sebastian (celebration in honour of San Sebastian) | Frigiliana |
1st Saturday in Feb | Carnival (A general celebration, light hearted occasion with lots of dressing up) | Frigiliana |
3rd Saturday in Feb | Carnival (A general celebration, light hearted occasion with lots of dressing up) | Nerja |
28th | Andalucia Day | All over Andalucia |
16th - 19th | Feria de Cajiz | Velez Malaga |
Easter Week | Semana Santa | All over Andalucia |
3rd | Fiesta de la Cruz | All over Andalucia |
3rd | Dia de la Cruz | Frigiliana |
5th | Fiesta del Nispero (Celebration the of the harvesting of the Medler fruit, the first fruits of the year. Tastings and Folklore, classified as being of national interest to tourism) | Sayalonga |
5th | Fiesta Almayate (Festival at the local shrine) | Velez Malaga |
15th | Fiesta san Isidro (Festival at the local shrine) | Nerja |
18th and 19th | Fiesta de Velez Malaga (Festival at the local shrines) | Torre del Mar and Cabrilla |
13th | San Antonio de Padua Feria (Reenactment of the Penón de Frigiliana battle with traditional music, competitions and festival at the local shrine.) | Frigiliana |
21st -24th | Feria de Triana (Triana and Los Puertas fair) | Velez Malaga |
23rd | El Noche San Juan (Midsummer Night. In coastal towns celebrations take the form of Bonfires on the beach, Sardine cooked on spits, Young men leaping over the fire to prove their verility and young women washing their faces in the sea water to preserve their beauty.) | All over Andalucia |
29th - 1st July | Fiesta de San Pedro (Celebration of San Pedro in Corumbela and Corumbela fair) | Sayalonga |
5th - 7th | Feria de La Caleta de Velez (La Caleta fair with fairground rides and sideshows. This is on the doorstep of the costa del sol golf apartments) | La Caleta de Velez |
12th - 14th | Feria | Benajarafe |
16th | Procession Virgen del Carmen (This is the patroness of Fishermen. The virgin is floated out into the sea and brought back and returned to the church. During the day there is a Paella competition at the fishing port. Some paellas can be as wide as 3 to 4 meters.) | La Caleta de Velez, Torre del Mar, and others |
16th - 18th | Feria (A fair, with sideshows and rides etc.) | Sayalonga |
22nd -26th | Feria de Santiago y Santa Ana (A fair to celebrate St. Ann and James the Apostle) | Torre del Mar |
23rd - 25th | Feria de San Sebastian (A fair to celebrate St Sebastian) | Competa |
28th - 30th | Feria | Almayate |
Late July | Feria de la Veladilla del Carmen | Velez Malaga |
Last week July | Festival of the Caves (An international music festival, which includes orchestras, conductors and solo artists. A must for any music lover) | Nerja |
1st | International song and dance festival | Torrox |
1st weekend | Feria (A fair with side shows,rides local folk dancing plus lots to eat and drink) | Algarrobo |
2nd - 4th | Feria (A fair with side shows,rides local folk dancing plus lots to eat and drink) | Lagos and Chilches |
6th | Fiesta Virgen de las Nieves (Celebration in honour of the virgin of the snow and san roque) | Torrox |
15th | Feria El Morche (Celebration of Virgin of Carmen, religious procession and Fireworks display) | Torrox |
15th | Noche del Vino (Night of the Wine, Popular dance, grapetreading and wine tasting. Classified as being of national interest for tourism) | Competa |
15th | Fiesta de los Romanes | Vinuela |
23rd -25th | Mid-summer night Fiesta | Algarrobo |
Last weekend | Folklore Festival | Algarobo Costa |
26th -28th | Fiesta Virgen de las Angustias | Vinuela |
Throughout Aug | Festival of Dance/Music (Festival of nation and international traditional dancing and festival of bands from the La Axarquia region) | Frigiliana |
3rd Friday in Aug | Malaga Feria (10 days, Largest fair in the region. Starting with a large firework display at the Malaga port area. The fair is split in two. First one is a day time fair in the city with traditional music and dancing, Bull fighting etc. Second one is just outside the city towards the airport and is the night time fair with, giant rides of all kinds and lots of traditional music including Flamenco and dancing.Another giant firework display to close the fair. Has been said to rivel Saville fair.) | Malaga |
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7th | Noche del Fuego (Fires and Fireworks) | Competa country side |
17th and 18th | Fiesta de la Pasa (Festival of Raisins. There is grape treading, inaugurating the wine harvest with tastings of rasins and the first must of the region) | Vinuela |
1st weekend | Feria de Maro (Celebration in honour of, La Virgin de las Maravillas) | All over Andalucia |
1st weekend | Flamenco Night Festival Floclorico (Varios Flamenco groups perform on stage. It is an open air concert situated in the town's beautiful park) | Algarrobo |
4th – 7th | Feria | Torrox |
6th | Fiesta de Benajarafe | Benajarafe |
6th - 12th | Feria (A large fair with side shows and giant (fairground) rides. Lots of music and traditional Flamenco dancing) | Fuengirola |
1st two weeks | Feria (Nerja's Patron Saint's fair) | Nerja |
25th -29th | Real Feria de San Miguel (Royal Fair of Saint Michael in Velez Malaga) | Velez Malaga |
Sunday before Christmas | Fiesta de las Migas (Migas is a bread crumbs fried in oil with chopped sausages and other dried meats. There are free tastings of migas and wine, and Folklore. Classified as being of national interest for tourism) | Torrox |
28th | The Verdiales festival (Verdiales is music, song and dance of the Malaga mountain region and has it's roots deep in Andalucian history. Facinating, enjoyable and colourful) | Malaga |
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