Misteri d'Elx
Elche·Costa Blanca South
UNESCO-listed medieval mystery play performed in the Basilica of Santa María.
Events & Festivals
Events & Festivals Calendar 2026–2027
Festivals, fiestas and ferias across the Costa Blanca, Costa Cálida, Costa del Sol and Costa de Almería. What is on, where and when.
Spain's Mediterranean coasts celebrate all year. Here is what is on, where and when, from today through the end of 2027.
August 2026
Festival Sal de Música
San Pedro del Pinatar·Costa Cálida
Music festival with concerts — 18th edition.
Feria de la Virgen de la Cruz
Benalmádena Pueblo·Costa del Sol
Five days of feria in the old white village above the coast, honouring Benalmádena's patron in mid-August.
Moros i Cristians de Dénia
Dénia·Costa Blanca North
Mid-August parades along the seafront, ending with the Moorish landing on Les Marines beach and a battle for the castle.
Feria de Málaga
Málaga·Costa del Sol
Andalusia's biggest summer fair: daytime flamenco and fino in the old town, then casetas, horses and concerts at the Cortijo de Torres fairground.
Cooltural Fest
Almería·Costa de Almería
Almería's big indie and pop festival, held during the first weekend of the city feria and built around full accessibility.
Feria y Fiestas de Almería (Virgen del Mar)
Almería·Costa de Almería
Nine days for the city patron: a midday feria of tapas stalls in the old town and a night fairground at Vega de Acá.
Fiestas Mare de Déu de Loreto
Xàbia / Jávea (Duanes de la Mar)·Costa Blanca North
End-of-summer fiesta in Jávea's port district, running until 8 September.
Fiestas Patronales y Moros y Cristianos
Santa Pola·Costa Blanca South
Main fiesta with Moros y Cristianos and religious celebrations, ending 8 September.
September 2026
Moros y Cristianos de Villena
Villena·Costa Blanca South
Fourteen comparsas, gunpowder from dawn and one of the loudest festivals in the province, an hour inland from the coast.
Día de la Virgen de la Victoria
Málaga·Costa del Sol
Málaga's city holiday on 8 September, with a procession for the patron who has watched over the city since 1487.
Feria de Mijas Pueblo (Virgen de la Peña)
Mijas Pueblo·Costa del Sol
The white village's patron fiesta around 8 September, with a procession to the rock-cut shrine of the Virgen de la Peña.
Feria de las Maravillas
Nerja·Costa del Sol
Nerja's September fair honouring the Virgen de las Maravillas, with a procession through the old town and a night feria.
Feria de Murcia (Feria de Septiembre)
Murcia·Murcia
Major city fair with concerts, markets and events (exact dates TBC).
Romería de Nuestra Señora de la Fuensanta
Murcia·Murcia
Local holiday in Murcia connected to the romería pilgrimage.
Carthagineses y Romanos
Cartagena·Costa Cálida
Ten days of Punic War re-enactment: legions and Carthaginian troops camp in the city, with battles, a circus and nightly concerts.
Feria y Fiestas – San Cleofás
Vera·Costa de Almería
Annual fair in the last week of September (patron day 25 September).
Feria de San Miguel
Torremolinos·Costa del Sol
Torremolinos' patron fair at the end of September: horse parade, flamenco, concerts and the San Miguel procession on the 29th.
Moros i Cristians d'Altea
Altea·Costa Blanca North
Five days of parades climbing the old town's stepped streets to the blue-domed church, with a landing on the pebble beach.
October 2026
Moros y Cristianos de Benidorm
Benidorm·Costa Blanca South
Four days of costumed parades through the old town in early October, a very different Benidorm from the beach strip.
Feria de Torrox
Torrox·Costa del Sol
A compact Axarquía feria in early October, split between the hill village and Torrox Costa, popular with the town's large German community.
Feria y Fiestas del Rosario
Fuengirola·Costa del Sol
Fuengirola's patron saint fair, always 6–12 October: flamenco dress, horse riders and a night fairground at the Recinto Ferial.
Fiestas Patronales – Virgen del Rosario
Roquetas de Mar·Costa de Almería
Roquetas' patron day on 7 October, a local holiday, closing several days of concerts, tapas routes and a night feria.
Almería Western Film Festival
Tabernas·Costa de Almería
Screenings, concerts and shoot-outs staged on the original spaghetti-western sets in Europe's only desert, an hour inland from the coast.
Feria de Nerja (San Miguel y Virgen de las Angustias)
Nerja·Costa del Sol
Nerja's main fair, always 8–12 October: processions for the town's two patrons, flamenco, horses and fireworks.
Fiestas Patronales – Virgen del Pilar
Pilar de la Horadada·Costa Blanca South
The town's patron day on 12 October, with a floral offering, procession and a week of concerts and street food.
Verbena y Romería de Santa Teresa
Mijas·Costa del Sol
Mid-October pilgrimage and street party in Mijas, with decorated ox carts, horses and open-air dancing.
Feria de San Pedro Alcántara
San Pedro de Alcántara (Marbella)·Costa del Sol
Marbella's second fair, more local and family-run than San Bernabé, with horse parades, casetas and a big fairground.
Moros i Cristians – Santíssim Crist de la Suor
Calpe / Calp·Costa Blanca North
Calpe's patron festival below the Peñón: the Moorish troops land on Arenal beach and two staged battles decide the town.
Fira de Tots Sants
Cocentaina·Costa Blanca North
A 675-year-old market fair drawing some 400,000 visitors: crafts, local food, a medieval quarter and livestock, an hour from the coast.
November 2026
Fiestas Mayores Patronales
Benidorm·Costa Blanca South
Patron saint fiesta in honour of Virgen del Sufragio and San Jaime Apóstol.
Benidorm Fancy Dress Party
Benidorm (Rincón de Loix)·Costa Blanca South
Europe's largest costume party: tens of thousands of British visitors fill the Rincón de Loix bars the Thursday after Benidorm's patron fiestas.
Fiestas del Milagro
Bolnuevo (Mazarrón)·Costa Cálida
Local tradition and romería in the Bolnuevo area (approximate date).
Encendido de luces de Navidad
Málaga (Calle Larios)·Costa del Sol
One of Europe's best-known Christmas light shows, with a sound-and-light spectacle on Calle Larios several times each evening until 6 January.
December 2026
Fiestas Patronales – Purísima Concepción
Mazarrón·Costa Cálida
Patron saint celebrations for Purísima Concepción.
Fiestas Patronales – Inmaculada Concepción
Torrevieja·Costa Blanca South
Torrevieja's patron fiestas in early December: procession to the seafront church, habanera concerts and the Christmas lights switch-on.
Fiesta Mayor de Verdiales
Málaga (Puerto de la Torre)·Costa del Sol
On 28 December, panda groups from the hills meet for a day-long contest of verdiales, a raw folk music older than flamenco.
Vinguda de la Mare de Déu (Venida de la Virgen)
Elche·Costa Blanca South
Elche re-enacts the finding of its Virgin in a chest washed ashore in 1370, with a night procession and a mock corsair raid.
January 2027
Cabalgata de Reyes Magos
Alicante·Costa Blanca South
On the eve of Epiphany the Three Kings arrive by boat or float and parade through town, throwing sweets to the crowd.
Cabalgata de Reyes Magos
Murcia·Murcia
On the eve of Epiphany the Three Kings arrive by boat or float and parade through town, throwing sweets to the crowd.
Cabalgata de Reyes Magos
Málaga·Costa del Sol
On the eve of Epiphany the Three Kings arrive by boat or float and parade through town, throwing sweets to the crowd.
Cabalgata de Reyes Magos
Almería·Costa de Almería
On the eve of Epiphany the Three Kings arrive by boat or float and parade through town, throwing sweets to the crowd.
Fira i Porrat de Sant Antoni
Benissa·Costa Blanca North
Traditional winter fair with activities, medieval market (Mercat Medieval) and cultural events.
Festes de Sant Antoni Abat
Benidorm·Costa Blanca South
Traditional celebrations with romería, music, fireworks and family day.
February 2027
Carnaval de Torrevieja
Torrevieja·Costa Blanca South
Carnival season with parade, Drag Queen competition, theatre and finals.
Carnaval de Alicante
Alicante·Costa Blanca South
Carnival programme including Sábado Ramblero parade and festive events.
Carnaval de Málaga
Málaga·Costa del Sol
Satirical choirs, street parades and a costume weekend in the old town, closing with the Entierro del Boquerón on the beach.
Carnaval de Almería
Almería·Costa de Almería
Ten days of comparsas and satirical songs, a big costume parade through the centre and a closing sardine burial.
Carnaval de Águilas
Águilas·Costa Cálida
A carnival of international tourist interest: giant floats, the Musona and Doña Cuaresma characters, and three nights of street parades.
Carnaval de San Pedro del Pinatar
San Pedro del Pinatar·Costa Cálida
Carnival event in the municipality.
March 2027
St. Patrick's Day Parade
Cabo Roig / La Zenia·Costa Blanca South
Large St. Patrick's Day parade in Orihuela Costa — one of the biggest in Spain.
Falles en Dénia
Dénia·Costa Blanca North
Fallas celebrations with monuments, processions and activities through to San José.
Semana Santa de Orihuela
Orihuela·Costa Blanca South
Easter processions in Orihuela — among the most impressive in Spain.
Domingo de Ramos – Palm Sunday Procession
Elche·Costa Blanca South
Grand palm procession on Palm Sunday — Elche is especially famous for its white palm tradition.
Semana Santa de Torrevieja
Torrevieja·Costa Blanca South
Easter processions and events from Palm Sunday through Easter Sunday.
Semana Santa de Cartagena
Cartagena·Costa Cálida
Spain's most disciplined Holy Week: silent, perfectly ranked processions in Californio red and Marrajo purple, some starting at dawn.
Semana Santa de Málaga
Málaga·Costa del Sol
One of Spain's grandest Holy Weeks: huge thrones carried by hundreds of bearers through the old town, every night for a week.
Semana Santa de Almería
Almería·Costa de Almería
Holy Week in the shadow of the Alcazaba: thirty brotherhoods, hooded processions and drums echoing through narrow streets.
Bando de la Huerta (Fiestas de Primavera)
Murcia·Murcia
Murcia's grand spring festival with parade and traditional costumes — local holiday in 2026.
April 2027
Entierro de la Sardina (Fiestas de Primavera)
Murcia·Murcia
Closing parade and celebration of Murcia's Fiestas de Primavera.
Romería de la Santa Faz
Alicante·Costa Blanca South
Major pilgrimage to the Santa Faz monastery — one of the largest in Spain.
Moros i Cristians de Sant Jordi
Alcoy / Alcoi·Costa Blanca North
The mother of all Moors and Christians festivals: 28 filaes, an Entrada that lasts all day, and a castle stormed to gunpowder.
May 2027
Romería y Feria de San Isidro
Estepona·Costa del Sol
Estepona's “little fair” in mid-May: ferns and palms in the old town, country dress, sopa campera and a pilgrimage to the countryside.
June 2027
Feria y Fiestas de San Bernabé
Marbella·Costa del Sol
Marbella's patron saint fair: a daytime feria along Avenida del Mar and Parque de la Alameda, night feria at the Recinto Ferial.
Fiestas patronales – Virgen de las Angustias
Vera·Costa de Almería
Local fiesta around 10 June with Moros y Cristianos parade and procession.
Moros y Cristianos de Mojácar
Mojácar·Costa de Almería
Four days of parades, trabucadas and a medieval tournament in the white hill village, marking Mojácar's peaceful surrender in 1488.
Les Fogueres de Sant Joan (Hogueras)
Alicante·Costa Blanca South
Alicante's great fire festival with monumental sculptures, mascletàs and the final burning (La Cremà).
Fogueres de Sant Joan
Xàbia / Jávea·Costa Blanca North
Midsummer in the old town: satirical monuments burned on the 24th, plus bous al carrer and bonfires down at the port.
Noche de San Juan
Costa del Sol beaches·Costa del Sol
Midsummer night on the beach: bonfires, effigies burned at midnight and a symbolic dip in the sea for luck in the year ahead.
Feria y Fiestas de San Juan
Benalmádena (Arroyo de la Miel)·Costa del Sol
Arroyo de la Miel's summer fair straight after the San Juan bonfires, with concerts, casetas and funfair rides.
Concurso de Fuegos Artificiales (Hogueras)
Alicante (Playa del Cocó)·Costa Blanca South
Fireworks competition closing the Hogueras season.
July 2027
Virgen del Carmen sea processions
Costa del Sol coastal towns·Costa del Sol
Every fishing town carries its Virgin to the water and out to sea on a decorated boat, followed by fireworks on the beach.
Fiestas de la Virgen del Carmen
Garrucha·Costa de Almería
The fishing port's biggest day: the Virgin is carried onto a trawler and out past the harbour wall, with fireworks after dark.
Moros y Cristianos de Villajoyosa
Villajoyosa / La Vila Joiosa·Costa Blanca South
The town's main fiesta with parades and the famous 'Desembarc' beach landing.
August 2027
Mare de Déu de les Neus
Calpe / Calp·Costa Blanca North
Calpe's summer patron day on 5 August, with a sea procession from the fishing port and fireworks over the Peñón.
Misteri d'Elx
Elche·Costa Blanca South
UNESCO-listed medieval mystery play performed in the Basilica of Santa María.
Nit de l'Albà
Elche·Costa Blanca South
Spectacular fireworks display connected to 'La Festa' in Elche — 13 August every year.
Feria de Málaga
Málaga·Costa del Sol
Andalusia's biggest summer fair: daytime flamenco and fino in the old town, then casetas, horses and concerts at the Cortijo de Torres fairground.
Feria y Fiestas de Almería (Virgen del Mar)
Almería·Costa de Almería
Nine days for the city patron: a midday feria of tapas stalls in the old town and a night fairground at Vega de Acá.
Fiestas Mare de Déu de Loreto
Xàbia / Jávea (Duanes de la Mar)·Costa Blanca North
End-of-summer fiesta in Jávea's port district, running until 8 September.
Fiestas Patronales y Moros y Cristianos
Santa Pola·Costa Blanca South
Main fiesta with Moros y Cristianos and religious celebrations, ending 8 September.
September 2027
Día de la Virgen de la Victoria
Málaga·Costa del Sol
Málaga's city holiday on 8 September, with a procession for the patron who has watched over the city since 1487.
Feria de Mijas Pueblo (Virgen de la Peña)
Mijas Pueblo·Costa del Sol
The white village's patron fiesta around 8 September, with a procession to the rock-cut shrine of the Virgen de la Peña.
Feria de las Maravillas
Nerja·Costa del Sol
Nerja's September fair honouring the Virgen de las Maravillas, with a procession through the old town and a night feria.
Feria de San Miguel
Torremolinos·Costa del Sol
Torremolinos' patron fair at the end of September: horse parade, flamenco, concerts and the San Miguel procession on the 29th.
October 2027
Feria y Fiestas del Rosario
Fuengirola·Costa del Sol
Fuengirola's patron saint fair, always 6–12 October: flamenco dress, horse riders and a night fairground at the Recinto Ferial.
Fiestas Patronales – Virgen del Rosario
Roquetas de Mar·Costa de Almería
Roquetas' patron day on 7 October, a local holiday, closing several days of concerts, tapas routes and a night feria.
Feria de Nerja (San Miguel y Virgen de las Angustias)
Nerja·Costa del Sol
Nerja's main fair, always 8–12 October: processions for the town's two patrons, flamenco, horses and fireworks.
Fiestas Patronales – Virgen del Pilar
Pilar de la Horadada·Costa Blanca South
The town's patron day on 12 October, with a floral offering, procession and a week of concerts and street food.
Verbena y Romería de Santa Teresa
Mijas·Costa del Sol
Mid-October pilgrimage and street party in Mijas, with decorated ox carts, horses and open-air dancing.
Moros i Cristians – Santíssim Crist de la Suor
Calpe / Calp·Costa Blanca North
Calpe's patron festival below the Peñón: the Moorish troops land on Arenal beach and two staged battles decide the town.
Fira de Tots Sants
Cocentaina·Costa Blanca North
A 675-year-old market fair drawing some 400,000 visitors: crafts, local food, a medieval quarter and livestock, an hour from the coast.
November 2027
Fiestas del Milagro
Bolnuevo (Mazarrón)·Costa Cálida
Local tradition and romería in the Bolnuevo area (approximate date).
December 2027
Fiestas Patronales – Purísima Concepción
Mazarrón·Costa Cálida
Patron saint celebrations for Purísima Concepción.
Fiestas Patronales – Inmaculada Concepción
Torrevieja·Costa Blanca South
Torrevieja's patron fiestas in early December: procession to the seafront church, habanera concerts and the Christmas lights switch-on.
Fiesta Mayor de Verdiales
Málaga (Puerto de la Torre)·Costa del Sol
On 28 December, panda groups from the hills meet for a day-long contest of verdiales, a raw folk music older than flamenco.
Vinguda de la Mare de Déu (Venida de la Virgen)
Elche·Costa Blanca South
Elche re-enacts the finding of its Virgin in a chest washed ashore in 1370, with a night procession and a mock corsair raid.
Please note: dates, times and programmes change. Fixed feast days are reliable years ahead — the Misteri d'Elx on 14 and 15 August, Fuengirola's Feria del Rosario on 6–12 October. Anything tied to Easter moves with it, and floating ferias are only confirmed by each town hall a few months in advance, so entries for 2027 show the traditional dates. Always check the official event page or the local tourism office before you travel.