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| | October has one of the most important events in Spain.October in Spain is the month for Columbus Day. Columbus Day Dia de la Hispanidad Spain's National Day 12th October Lady Gaga Lady Gaga in concert in Spain Palau Sant Jordi, BARCELONA Saturday, 06 October 2012 21:30. lady gaga. Read More Granada International Festival of Young Filmmakers Read More Spain-Holiday.com - Holiday rentals in Spain Held since1754 the San Froilán Fiestas in Lugo, Galicia have become one of the most important events in Spain. 4 to 12 October. Read More Fires de Sant Narcís To commemorate the martyr San Narciso 16 - 27 October. More Zaragoza Music Festival1st October The "CIOFF" Designation of this event indicates that it meets the required quality and artistic standards to qualify as a "CIOFF International Festival". More Valladolid International Film Week. SEMINCI20-27 October 2012The main stage for The Valladolid International Film Festival, SEMINCI. Calderón Theatre, although films will be screened at other venues throughout the city. More World Rally ChampionshipCatalonia, Spain8th to 11th November. More Crevillent Moors and ChristiansIn honour of San Francisco de Asís28 September to 4th October. More On 9th October the Region of Valencia Day is celebratedFor Valencia this fiesta is about regional pride. In 1238 Valencia was finally reconquered by the Christian army of King Jaime I, after over 5 centuries of Islamic rule. King Jaime did not just annex the Valencia kingdom to his crown, but in a very generous gesture he established the Valencian Kingdom as an autonomous region, with its own governing bodies and courts. This was the birth of the Valencian Community as we know it, and a source of great pride for the Valencians today. Temporada Alta. International Theatre FestivalSeptember to December This event aims to offer a high-level theatre programme, with a series of shows by companies from all over the world, and the participation of renowned creators and artists. Innovative dramatisations, first performances and new productions from Spain and abroad complete the festival programme. Read More Seville Flamenco Biennial Festival September 7, 2012 to October 6, 2012 Seville Flamenco Biennial Festival combines a flamenco competition with a range of performances, both song and dance, of this typical Spanish art. Read More Moors and Christians Calpe Costa Blanca, Spain 19th to 23rd October Spectacular fiesta in Honour of Calpe Patron Saint Santísimo Cristo del Sudor The ships storm the beach, the defenders fight back, traditional dress, gunpowder, fireworks. Drums. Flags. Banners. Read More Cadiz Ibero-American Theatre Festival18th to 29th October Spanish and Latin American theatre companies, with shows centred on the performing arts. Theatre performances, montages and a broad range of associated activities make up the event programme. Read more Vitoria International Theatre Festival24 September to 18 NovemberThe Vitoria International Theatre Festival contains not only theatre, but also dance and opera productions as well. The Vitoria International Theatre Festival is held annually in Vitoria, capital of the province of Álava, at various venues around the city. Autumn Festival at the Valencia Festival Hall Up to 19th DecemberThe Valencia Festival Hall hosts a series of concerts from some of the biggest performers around. Read More Cultural Autumn in Vilafamés A Series of Ancient Music Concerts16th, 23rd and 30th OctoberThe Vilaframes Museum of Contemporary ArtRead More O Grove Seafood Festival 4 - 14 Oct O Grove (El Grove) O Grove, Galicia where the 11,000 population earn their living from seafood has an annual festival to show off the excellence of the shell fish and fish. The Fiesta de Exaltación del Marisco (Seafood Festival) attracts more than 220,000 people every year. http://www.turismogrove.com/ Aragon Pilar Fiestas4th to 13th October In the north east of Spain the proud people of the Aragon region celebrate the most important fiestas of their year. Popular Holidays in Spain. The Vall d'Uixo Holiday Fair Santísimo Cristo del Paño Pilgrimage 5th October Every year, thousands of devotees make a pilgrimage to the sacred shrine of Moclín to pay their respects to the image of Christ. Curing female sterility is just one of the many miracles attributed to the saint, which has led to thousands of followers pitching up at the sanctuary every year. Once you've caught the spectacle of the pilgrims streaming towards the sanctuary, you can visit the Arabic castle on the peak of the mountain for a dose of nature worship too. FEAST OF THE SACRED FAMILY La Vall d´Uixó6 to 14 October 14th Local workers’ holiday. The verbenas, the bullfighting events and the fireworks are dominant in the schedule of events. The inhabitants of the town known as the "Poble de dalt" are those who experience these days with greatest intensity. What stands out above all else is the bou embolat, which, almost on a daily basis, parades through the main streets of this area. Barbate All Saints' Festival28th to 31st October Barbate Cádiz, Andalucia Festival in honour of Holy Mary Salomé. 19th to 23rd October Huelva, Andalucia Cadiz All Saints' Festival27th October to 1st November Cádiz, Andalucia 18th to 21st October Around the same dates every year. Aracena Huelva, Anadalucia
Sant Sadurní d'Anoia Barcelona 6-14 October Every autumn, Sant Sadurní d'Anoia Catalonia's largest Cava-producing town, Sant Sadurní d'Anoia (San Sadurni de Noya), celebrates its local cava production with feasts, concerts and ceremonies. There will be a Cava Queen, who will arrive accompanied by her ladies-in-waiting and escorted by the mounted brigade of the Barcelona police. Lots of other special events to make sure everyone has a rip roaring time including official dinners, a 300-person bicycle race, an art exhibition dedicated to Cava and a Petanque evening. Local Catalan folk music concerts, cava symposiums and, of course, everyone will try and squeeze onto 'The Cava Train' the annual Barcelona train ride. Every 12 October 1000 people from Barcelona board the Cava train bound for Sant Sadurní d'Anoia. Traditional costumes and fancy dress herald the arrival of the carnival characters, including the ' big heads' and 'cabezudos', as they are escorted with a trumpets to the town hall and Cava Houses. After a tour of the cellars, followed by lunch and entertainment, they return to the Catalan capital.http://confrariacava.com/ Nerja Feria 8 - 13 Oct NerjaThe Nerja feria is celebrated in October, when the streets and squares of the town come alive with colour and music.Casetas (tents) are set up, decorated with crepe-paper and fairy lights, and filled with revellers from dusk till dawn. On the streets a variety of parades (including the crowning of the feria queen) and street theatre performances take place, though the action centres around the casetas that blast out flamenco music. Peer into one of the tents and you will find women in traditional Spanish dresses dancing to the click of castanets, while gentlemen in grey suits with carnations in their buttonholes nurse large glasses of manzanilla sherry (the traditional feria drink). If the noisy casetas all get a bit too much, there is always the open-air fairground to enjoy.http://www.nerja.org/ Torrijos Pilgrimage and Festival at Valencina de la Concepción 7 Oct Valencina The pilgrimage of Torrijos is a revived tradition, believed to have died out in the 19th century. It celebrates the patron saint of the town of Valencina, La Virgen de La Estrella. A procession sporting the saint's effigy makes a four-kilometre round trip to the local sanctuary at Torrijos, transported as gracefully as possible on a specially-decorated ox-cart. Once there, a special Mass is said by the priest. On the return of the procession, the pilgrims go into carnival mode, with grand parades featuring giants, cabezudos (giant papier-maché heads traditionally worn by carnival-goers), concerts, brass bands, competitions, horse races and fireworks. The whole weekend is taken up with festivities and merry-making and visitors are welcome to join in. Seville Provincial Tourist Office E-mail:ayuntamiento@valencinadelaconcepcion.es Phone:+34 955 721 720 Address: Plaza Ntra Sra de la Estrella 1, 41907 Valencina de la Concepción, Sevilla, Spain 13th and 14th October 12th to 14th October Pórtugos Granada 23rd October San Fernando Cádiz, Andalucia 31st October Trebujena Cádiz, Andalucia 12th October Villanueva de Tapia Málaga 12th October Huelva Festival in honour of the Patron Saints Alodia and Saint Nulilón.18th to 22nd October Huéscar Granada, Andadalucia Cava Week, Sant Sadurni d’Anoia6 to 14 October Sant Sadurní de Noia, just 50 km from Barcelona hosts “Cava” week during the second and third week of October. 17th to 28th October Zahara de la Sierra Cádiz, Andalucia 13th October Cumbres de Enmedio Huelva, Andalucia, Spain 21st October Dos Hermanas Sevilla, Andalucia Elx / Elche & Denia medieval fairs Valencia19th to 28th OctoberAnnual festivals in Elx ( Elche) and Denia, Costa Blanca, Spain.Annual Spanish events. 7thy, 14th, 21st & 28th October | 14th October Quéntar Moors and Christians FestivalAlmogía Málaga, Andalucia Malaga The Alacazaba Fortress 6 - 7 Oct Quéntar a battle re-enactment of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella's re-conquest of the Moors in a series of three acts. The first re-enactment (on the Saturday) shows the invasion of the Moors. The third and final act ends with the Christians proclaiming themselves victorious and converting the Islamic Moors by baptising them. Quéntar is a small Andalusian village, hence the production will probably be a lot more personal than reenactments held in other grander Andalusian towns. It is well worth the visit to gain an insight into the traditional Spanish fiesta. Montoro Religious Festival 7 - 12 Oct Cordoba The small town of Montoro starts a week of religious festivities on the 7 October with a dawn mass for the Fiesta de Montoro y Rosario de la Aurora, followed by parades with the obligatory large papier-machéd heads (cabezudos) and giants, plus a floral concert, fireworks and a rock concert. The festivities continue for several days until 12 October, the fiesta of the Virgen del Pilar. http://www.montoro.es/index3.php Fira de Tots Sants, Cocentaina All Saints Day arts and crafts fair 31st October to November 2nd Festival De Otono Madrid11th Oct to 9th Nov 11th to 14th October Festival in honour of Saint Dionisio, the Patron of Jaen 9th October Fair in honour of Saint Lucas.11th to 18th October Jaén Fiesta de la HispanidadLA FIESTA DEL PILARZaragoza12th October Columbus DayDia de la Hispanidad Spains National Day 12th October Festival in honour of Our Lady of the Rosary. 13th October Cumbres de Enmedio Huelva, Andalucia, Spain Christopher Columbus Day. 12th October Huelva Stock fair. 12th October Villanueva de Tapia Málaga Festival in honour of Our Lady of the Rosary. 12th to 14th October Pórtugos Granada Arjonilla Jaén, Andalucia Monfí Festival. 13th and 14th October Cútar Málaga Jaen Fair Fiestas in honour of the Patron Saint, San Lucas, Jaén 11-19 October This was traditionally an agricultural/livestock fair and takes place in an enclosure separated into stands and marquees, with a broad range of events. Regional Ham and Iberian Pork fair. 18th to 21st October Aracena Huelva, Anadalucia Cultural and Historic fair. Day of the Patron Saints. 17th to 28th October Zahara de la Sierra Cádiz, Andalucia Cava Week, Sant Sadurni d’Anoia 6 to 14 October Sant Sadurní de Noia, just 50 km from Barcelona hosts “Cava” week during the second and third week of October. Valencia Mediterranean Film Festival Valencia, Spain 13 to 21 October Festa de Sant Martirià Banyoles, Catalonia. Spain last weekend of October Trebujena All Saints' Procession. 31st October Trebujena Cádiz, Andalucia 5th OCA FestivalOrotava Contemporary Alternative. The OCA Festival is returning to La Orotava on 6 and 7 October, offering a dynamic weekend with performances by Spanish and international groups.October Location: Tenerife / La Orotava Romería type pilgrimage in honour of Our Lady of Valme. October Romería type pilgrimage to Los Mártires hill. 21st to 23rd October San Fernando Cádiz, Andalucia Festival de Otono Madrid, SpainOctober 15th to November 11th Latin American & Spanish Theatre Festival17-28 October Cadiz www.cadizturismo.com Fimarsub Corralejo9th-14th October Fimarsub Corralejo- Isla de Lobos International Festival of the Sea and Underwater Images, known as Fimarsub Corralejo - Isla de Lobos. The event is structured around a large number of activities, all related to the potential of the areas in Corralejo, Islote de Lobos and the Estrecho de la Bocaina for doing water sports and other cultural, sport and leisure activities related to the sea. Festival in honour of Holy Christ of Health. 18th to 21st October Benamocarra Málaga, Andalucia Festival in honour of the Patron Saints Alodia and Saint Nulilón. 18th to 22nd October Huéscar Granada, Andadalucia Festival in honour of Our Lady of Martyrs. 11th to 15th October Gibraleon The Virgin of the Rosary7 Oct Cadiz, SpainThe annual Virgin of the Rosary celebration is one of the most oldest fiestas in Cádiz, with a day of floral offerings from people in regional dress, a procession and a spectacular firework display. Nerja Cádiz, Andalucia Festival in honour of Holy Mary Salomé. 19th to 23rd October Bonares Huelva, Andalucia Madrid Gay and Lesbian Film Festival 31 Oct - 11 Nov www.fundaciontriangulo.es/ www.lesgaicinemad.com/ Holiday in Valencian CommunityValencia Fiesta9th October SITGES 4th to 14th October International Film Festival of Catalonia Pilar Fiestas - Arogon6th to 14th October 6th to 12th October Cazorla International Theatre FestivalThe Cazorla International Theatre Festival includes large-scale productions as well as smaller works. 4th October to 14th December The Vall d´Uixó holiday fair 6 to 20 OctoberValencia Region Festival in honour of Our Lady of the Rosary6th to 9th October 8th to 13th October 13th to 15th October Arjonilla |