Entertainment in SpainDecember
Festivals, Concerts and Events in Spain
8th December
National holiday throughout Spain for the
religious feast of the Immaculate Conception. 8th December-Mother's Day
11th International Drama Festival
Cazorla.
Cazorla
Jaén
1 November to 14th December
Barcelona International Jazz Festival + Dates: October 20 – December 1, Gijón
International Film Festival23
November to 1st December 2008
24TH EDITION OF THE MADRID
JAZZ FESTIVAL 085 November
to 1 December
Leandro Erlich: La
Torre
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, MNCARS (Reina Sofia
National Art Center Museum) Madrid, Spain26th
November to 6th January 2008
Festival Joven Día de Navarra
1 December 2008
Saturday 19:00h.
[Festival]
Carpa Recinto Trinitarios
Pamplona - Iruña
Gobierno de Navarra y Caja Navarra con motivo de la celebración del Día
de Navarra, traen a Pamplona a Rosendo, La 5ª Estación, David Bisbal y
Mr. Fylin, en un Festival que ya en sus ediciones anteriores cosechó un
gran éxito de público.
5 December
Magma 2008
5 to 9 DecemberElectronic
Music Festival
Tenerife / Santa Cruz de TenerifeFair. Nuevo Futuro market
Málaga
5th to 9th December 2008
8 December
8th December
National holiday throughout Spain for the
religious feast of the Immaculate Conception. Mother's
DayLinked to
church celebration's, especially to Mary, the mother of Jesus.
Special cards are sent for Mother's Day and many of these are made by
children. Shops sell chocolates, flowers and other Mother's Day
presents, but many children make their own presents for their mothers
9 December
Mediaeval Antella
Valencia
9th December
Next Sunday, on 9th December, Antella will be hosting the third year of
the mediaeval market. The historic centre will be transformed thanks to
the stalls, old trade displays, the exquisite smells and flavours and
the most diverse shows.
A religious service in the
Santa Eulalia hermitage on the feast of the Saint.
11 DecemberPlaza de
Triunfo - La Fiesta de La Virgen de La InmaculadaSeville11 and 12
December
Seville's cherished patroness, the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception,
receives her annual dues and devotion in this popular festival. December -
Albir Xmas Fair Mind, Body and Spirit Fairs in Spain.
Thurs 11th, Fri 12th & Sat
13th December 2008
10am - 6pm
Albir Playa Hotel, Camino Viejo De Altea 51, Albir
It has been declared to be
a festival of National Tourist Interest in Andalucía.
Nightfall is the start of a tradition that dates back
several centuries,
Purchena Festividad de santa
lucía.12
December
Purchena
Almería
Description: Festival in honour of Saint Lucia. This festival revolves
around fire. Festival
Casarabonela
Málaga
12th December 2008 Live Nativity Scene
Bornos
Cádiz
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Cádiz
13 DecemberFiesta Santa Luca13
December
Gran Canaria
On December 13th the fiestas in honour of
the patron saint, Santa Lucía, are held. These fiestas have been declared
a tourist attraction, as they manage to combine religious festivals with
public sentiment. Orce Ánimas and Day of the Innocents
13th-24th December
Another remarkable Christmas tradition are the ' Masses of the Gozos',
which begin the 13th of December and they finish on Christmas Eve. These
masses are celebrated at six in the morning. In the evening the bores
leave, groups of men who go GaleraSanta Lucia
13 December
They lit fires with bojas
(plants of the region) in the most hidden places of the village. The One Minute Film
Festival of Spain
14 December
15 December Live Nativity Scene
Arcos de la Frontera
Cádiz
15th December 2008 Live Nativity Scene
Villamartín
Cádiz
15th December 2008Galera Mass of the Gozos
15 to 23 December El
Altiplano: regions of Baza and Huéscar
City: Galera
Phone: 958739115
E-mail: galera@dipgra.es
Web: www.altipla.com/galera
15th-23rd
It's Christmas time at Benidorm 15 December to 15th January
Benidorm takes centre stage during Christmas time. Visit Benidorm and
participate in the many games, exhibits and street performances of Nadal
de Teatre, a Christmas festival for all running until January 15th.
16 DecemberMadridCalvia Marathon Calvia,
Majorca, Spain
16 December Torrox
Festival
Málaga
16th December 2008 Christmas
Festival
Estepona
16th December 2008 A
Traditional family ChristmasValencia, SpainIt's Christmas time!
It's Christmas time and the streets come alive with thousands of lights
and the sounds of Christmas carols filling the air with a special season
flavour. Let yourself be carried away by the spirit of Christmas!
22 DecemberArcos de la Frontera
Cadiz
22nd
December
More than 20 live scenes featuring
the birth and life of Christ are staged in the main square.
22nd December 2008 A
Traditional family ChristmasValencia, SpainIt's Christmas time!
It's Christmas time and the streets come alive with thousands of lights
and the sounds of Christmas carols filling the air with a special season
flavour. Let yourself be carried away by the spirit of Christmas! Live Nativity Scene
Espera
Cádiz
22nd December 2008
23 December Torrox Dia de la Migas
23rd DecemberA
Traditional family ChristmasValencia, SpainIt's Christmas time!
It's Christmas time and the streets come alive with thousands of lights
and the sounds of Christmas carols filling the air with a special season
flavour. Let yourself be carried away by the spirit of Christmas!
A bonfire is lit and the
local people sing and dance round the fire, the most
daring jump over the embers. Luque
Christmas Eve24 DecemberThe
people of the Andalusian town of Luque celebrate Christmas Eve (Nochebuena)
by taking to the streets with earthenware drums called zambombas. Lenteji Celebrations of the Virgen
del Rosario
24th-27th December
The celebrations of the patron in Lenteji are celebrated at Christmas
A few acts celebrated these days are: The parade of the Virgen del
Rosario and the San Jose Bendito, parades, popular meals, fireworks,
night parties, etc… The flamenco festival, with several “cantaores”
stands out. izbor Celebrations in honour of the patrons San
Jose and the Virgen Maria24th and 25th
December
They take the patrons out in a parade and at night they celebrate a
night party.Gor at Christmas
24 December to 1 January
City: Gor
Gor is a place that has two big important celebrations every year: the
celebration of San Cayetano, in August, and Christmas. The main axe of
Christmas at Gor is the Niño Jesus, which since the olden days is hosted
by a family at Christmas Eve. The people visit the carving in the hosted
house and they offer it flowers and other presents. The Christmas Eve
mass, with the famous villancicos of Gor, stands out.
Misa de GalloOne of the most important religious
events of the year. Catholic Spain celebrates the birth of Christ with
midnight masses throughout the country on Christmas Eve.
Towns across Catalonia celebrate midnight mass. Fair. Mime. 4th Children's fair
of Málaga.
Málaga
Declared to be of National
Tourist Interest in Andalucía. It starts with a peel of
bells followed by the traditional "Clash" of verdiales
folk groups at the entrance to the Hermitage. Puebla de don Fadrique
Celebration of the Animas 25th to 29th December
The Puebla de Don Fadrique
celebrates its "Los Cascaborras" festival, a curious
festival that is unlike anything else you have ever seen. A band of
musicians goes round the village houses playing wind,
string and percussion instruments, they sing a song for a
tip. At the same time "Los Cascaborras" go through the
streets dressed in typical costumes collecting money. All
proceeds go to charity.
26 DecemberEl Bosque, Cadiz
26th December
Party
day in El Bosque as thousands of chocolate buns are served to all Benalmadena
Arroyo
de la Miel
26th
December
Christmas
Parades through the streets of Arroyo de la Miel by the Nuestra Senora
de la Cruz Pastoral PeñaSorvilán Day of the Rosca26 December
It is celebrated in the pedania of Alfornon. The members of the
commission of the celebrations in Sorvilan go around the village with a roll of
bread hanging from a cane. They sing and dance until dawn. Puebla de don Fadrique
Celebration of the Animas
26 December
As strange as it seems, the
centennial picture of this Virgin that is conserved in the town serves
as guide every Christmas to the thousands of villagers, emigrants and
curious which they gather together hereHave fun at Expojove and
Exponadal!
26 December to 4 January 2008
The youth fair Expojove comes to Valencia during the Christmas holidays
at the Valencia trade fairgrounds, starting December 26th until January
4th, with plenty of activities for all.
27 DecemberA
Traditional family ChristmasValencia, SpainIt's Christmas time!
It's Christmas time and the streets come alive with thousands of lights
and the sounds of Christmas carols filling the air with a special season
flavour. Let yourself be carried away by the spirit of Christmas!
28 DecemberMalaga
Fiesta de los Pandiales28th
December
In the
hills above Malaga City, another wild and wonderful music party day for
the thousands who gather on the hills above Malaga, at La Venta de San
Cayetano in Puerto de la Torre, to enjoy the Fiesta de los Pandiales.
Galera All Souls' religious guild celebrates the traditional
dance with the bidding for souls.
Verdiales folk festival
28th December
Málaga
Venta San Cayetano. Puerto de la Torre.
From early in the morning
the colourful verdiales folk groups wearing bright clothes
with mirrors and ribbons on their hats...
Fuente Carreteros - The Fiesta of the Mad La
fiesta de Los Loco
Cordoba
28 December
A Festival of lunatic, high energy dances and brilliant costumes.
Drama, Street theatre, noise, excitement.
Santos Inocentes
Cúllar VegaGranada and its surroundings
28th December
Tasting of the migas of the Innocents. Jalance Day of Fools
28 DecemberJalanca,
Valencia
On December 28, the day of the Holy Innocents, will be held at the Jalance
\ "Feast of Fools \", the party that is a written record of their
existence at the beginning of the seventeenth century through the parish
books....
29 DecemberBenalmadena Three King’s
Royal Messenger 29th
December
The
annual party in Benalmadenato celebrate the arrival of the Three King’s Royal
Messenger takes place in Plaza del Alguacil
On the night of the 30th
large bonfires in Huesa, Jaen, Spain are lit in the church
square.
Christmas for all Tastes in Peñíscola30th December to 6 January
A Mediaeval Market, a representation of the Nativity with
real people and an exhibition of old Christmas cards are all waiting
for you between the end of the year and the beginning of the new
year.
