Andalucia.com events - What's on in Andalucia
Andalucia.com Events is an overarching guide to Whats on in Andalucia. There is no fully comprehensive guide to every event, concert, exhibition, festival, sport, race held in Andalucia. There are litlerally tens of thousands so is not posible to keep a detailed guide up ot date. Below we offer a selection of picture cards to events and festivals both tradioonal and contemporary that hve caught our interest since 1996. These are arranged in monthly order.
Contemporary Music and Dance Festivals
Music and Dance, Rock and Rave Festivals. - We track a comprehensive list of 65 modern music, dance, alternative and established festivals in Andalucia.
Flamenco Festivals
The best place to see authentic flamenco is at one of the many flamenco festivals that are staged throughout Andalucía during the summer months. More>
Traditional Festivals Guide
Consult our comprehensive list of traditional Andalucian festivals by Month or by our Festival list or by our Summer Feria listing.
ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE
Consult our comprehensive entertainment section including Theme Parks, Aqua Parks, Wildlife Parks.
Event pages on Andalucia.com - August 2026
Local Malagueñas enjoying their home town feria.
The annual Malaga city fair in August is an exuberant week-long street party with plenty of flamenco and 'fino' (sherry). The fair commemorates the re-conquest of the city by Isabella and… More →
Winners La Subida al Pico Valeta 2024, Rachid el Morabity (Morocco) and Alejandra Sánchez Massa (Spain) © Juan Carlos Fajado
Subida al pico Veleta or the Climb to Pico Veleta is a 50km endurance race in the Sierra Nevada mountain range including a cumulative altitude gain of 2,705m to the top of the fourth highest peak… More →
Summer nights at Starlite Marbella ✨ A place where music, magic, and memories come alive under the stars.
The XV edition of the festival will take place as always in the Cantera de Nagüeles in Marbella, with 49 nights of concerts taking place between 19 June and 29 August 2026.
Driving through sunflowers en route to the Tio Pepe Festival © Michelle Chaplow
Tio Pepe Festival, Veranea en la Bodega, Jerez de la Frontera takes place once or twice week from 14 July to - 12th August 2026
Concert Music Festival 2026 Line up
Concert Music Festival is a large forty plus night concert series in the Summer which takes place in the Sancti Petri resort in the municipal district Chiclana on the Costa de la Luz.
Horseracing on the golden sands of Sanlúcar. Photo Ricardo Jiménez
Every year the beaches of Sanlucar de Barrameda in the province of Cádiz come alive with the pounding of hooves as the famous horse races take over the coast. Traditionally, the races take place… More →
El Argar Musical Festival - Fifth edition - 29th August and 30th August 2026
The fifth edition of the El Argar Classical Music Festival takes place on Friday 29th August in Totana, Murcia, and on Saturday 30th August in the village of Antas in the province of Almería.… More →
Marenostrum Fuengirola poster 2026
Marenostrum Fuengirola celebrates its eleventh edition in 2026. Dates thus far announced run from 24th April to 12th September 2026. Marenostrum is one of the larger series of outdoor… More →
The Starlite Gala is held annually (since 2010) on the first Saturday in August in Marbella at the spectacular open air auditorium and lounge of the Starlite Festival at Cantera de Nagüeles… More →
The annual Niños de Mariposa (Butterfly Children) Gala is organised in Marbella by DEBRA, the global charity which raises funds to provide respite for the families of EB (Epidermolysis Bullosa)… More →
Event pages on Andalucia.com - September 2026
Premios Juventud 2026
The Premios Juventud are awards presented by the American television network Univision. Unlike more traditional award ceremonies, these accolades are designed to celebrate entertainment, pop… More →
Seville will host the 24th edition of the Flamenco Biennial from Wednesday 9 September to Saturday 3 October 2026. This year’s edition features a program of more than 50 performances,… More →
El Festival de Rock del Zaidín, Granada - 2026
Amazingly 2025 will be the 43rd edition Zaidin Rock which is now the longest running free admission Rock Festival in Spain (and probably Europe). Location is the esplanade between Estadio Los… More →
Marenostrum Fuengirola poster 2026
Marenostrum Fuengirola celebrates its eleventh edition in 2026. Dates thus far announced run from 24th April to 12th September 2026. Marenostrum is one of the larger series of outdoor… More →
Cascamorras waving the flag in Baza
Cascamorras festival in the towns of Guadix and Baza has been declared Festival of International Tourism interest due to its intriguing history. Although the festival is relatively little-… More →
Event pages on Andalucia.com - October 2026
Estepona Costa de Sol Marathon 2026
The first edition of Estepona Marathon: there will be two running in 2026. One being a full marathon, and the other, a half marathon. Named as the 'garden' of the Costa Del Sol, these marathons… More →
Press conference for The Marbella International Film Festival
The Marbella International Film Festival has been held annually since 2006. It is traditionally held for a week in mid-September and provides a venue for encouraging artists from all parts of the… More →
All Saints' Day follows Halloween - Casares © Brian Gutcher
On 1 November, Tosantos (a contraction of todos los santos, or "all the saints") is celebrated throughout Andalucia, particularly in the villages of Cadiz and Malaga. It is traditional to visit… More →
Sierra Sur Eco festival 2026
The annual Niños de Mariposa (Butterfly Children) Gala is organised in Marbella by DEBRA, the global charity which raises funds to provide respite for the families of EB (Epidermolysis Bullosa)… More →
Event pages on Andalucia.com - November 2026
The Málaga Marathon 2026 (Generali Maratón de Málaga) which takes place on the 14th November 2026 has become one of the most successful long-distance running events in Spain… More →
Festival de Music Española de Cadiz
Festival de Música Española (Spanish music festival), a ten-day musical extravaganza dedicated to one the city’s most formidable composers, Manuel de Falla.
Event pages on Andalucia.com - December 2026
The Spanish Día de los inocentes is similar to April's Fools Day
In Spain, the equivalent of All Fools' Day is “Día de los Santos Inocentes”, which takes place in the middle of the long Christmas season (Spanish Navidad runs all the way through to 6 January,… More →
The Verdiales celebrations, of dancing and singing can be thristy work © Michelle Chaplow
December 28th, right smack in the middle of the Spanish Christmas season, we have the annual Verdiales competitions taking place right outside Málaga City. The festival will bring together… More →
12 lucky grapes, one for each month of the forthcoming year.
Possibly you thought the Christmas season was over on New Year’s Eve, but in Spain this is just the mid-point of all the celebrating. In this country, the tradition is to have a rather late dinner… More →
Malaga Exhibitions
Seville Exhibitions and things to see
Town hall websites
If you want to know what´s on in a specific city or town within Andalucia, check the town hall website which is usually found at
www.<town-name>.es Look under 'turismo' or 'agenda' or 'noticias'. This information will be in Spanish.
Some of the Provincial, Regional and National tourist boards maintain a 'What's On' guides on their websites.
Those with event calendars in English are located at: visitcostadelsol.com, andalucia.org, and spain.info.
Those with event calendars in English but with event descriptions in Spanish are located at: cadizturismo.com, turgranada.es/en.
Those with event calendars only in Spanish are located at: cordobaturismo.es, jaenparaisointerior.es, turismohuelva.org
Those without a dedicated or functioning event calendar are located at: turismosevilla.org and turismoalmeria.com
Another institutional cultural calendar in Spanish is Agenda Cultural de Andalucia. In Spanish, filter by province, dates and type; Espectaculos, Exhibitions, Visits to Monuments, Book events, Cinema, Education, Children's events, Fiestas, Flamenco.
Sur in English
The Sur in English newspaper has a good 'What to do' section for Costa del Sol listing current Exhibitions as well as events in Music and Dance, Flamenco, Theatre, Charity and Lectures and Talks sections. Pick up a copy every Friday or download the latest PDF version.
There are so many great events, going on year-around, in Andalucia
