Real fiestas, night markets, outdoor concerts and small-town traditions—plus the stories that help you understand what you're walking into.
The next few dates across Spain—picked for holidaymakers, with the practical details already translated.
29Sep
Daya Nueva's main patron-saint fiesta honours San Miguel Arcangel with a packed street programme: a midday rocket launch
29Sep
The town's main annual fiesta in honour of its patron, Saint Michael the Archangel. Religious processions blend with ope
29Sep
Tazacorte's main patronal fiestas in honour of Saint Michael the Archangel, with a packed September programme of process
1Oct
Benidorm's patron-saint festival stages a lavish Moors-and-Christians spectacle of costumed parades and a beach landing.
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Small, special and often free—the happenings most visitors never find.
The background that turns “something on” into a story worth remembering.
Choose your costa or island and find everything happening nearby.
Events are the invitation. Our field guides explain the music, food, rituals and places behind them—so you know what is worth the detour and how to enjoy it when you arrive.
The crowds go home in September and the calendar gets better, not worse. Human towers in Tarragona,
As the first grapes come off the vines, coastal Spain turns to the table — vendimia treading, open-a
The Costa Blanca — the "white coast" — runs down the Alicante province with a split personality that's part of its charm. In the south you've got Benidorm, all high-rise energy, British bars...
The Costa Blanca — the "white coast" — runs down the Alicante province with a split personality that's part of
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OnNow
A free open-air street art display set up along the Rambla Los Menceyes promenade, on view from June through October 202
OnNow
A four-month exhibition celebrating Canarian openwork lace (calado), the craft for which Ingenio is famous. It recreates
OnNow
Formentera's most famous and authentic open-air craft market, held every Wednesday and Sunday afternoon in the hilltop v
OnNow
A free seafront gallery next to the Tourist Office hosting a rotating program of local artists and collective shows all
