There are hundreds of local music and dance festivals held in Andalucía each year, especially in the summer. We track 65 established ones. 2025 is set to be another big year, with organisers releasing festival dates noticeably earlier, and people are ready to party!
Report by Chris Chaplow on the music festivals Friday night in Cortes de la Frontera. The Pueblos Blancos Music Festival, a grassroots event that takes place in the Serranía de Ronda each year.
As winter evenings draw in, the towns and villages of Andalucía once again burst into colour with the glow of Christmas lights. Across the region, from the snow-capped Sierras to the sun-warmed coast, streets are filled orange-laden trees, festive cheer, music, and the unmistakable scent of roasted chestnuts, straight from the Sierras.
The eighth edition of the Pueblos Blancos Music Festival, a grassroots event took place in the Serranía de Ronda from Thursday, 31 July to Sunday, 3 August 2025.
The Semana Santa (Holy Week) procession Palm Sunday it the first of six different days during Semana Santa in Estepona that have processions.
Every year on 28 February, the region of Andalusia celebrates Día de Andalucía. Andalusia Day is a public holiday throughout the region, one of several festivos during the year, which celebrates the Andalucia’s status as an autonomous community.
The 14th of February is Valentine's Day, or Dia de los Enamorados (Lovers' Day) in Spain. Many hotels and restaurants around Andalucia will have special offers on, so if you're after a last-minute package, you're sure to be spoiled for choice - themed menus, dishes, suites and rental villas, with that little extra something thrown in to create the right atmosphere for the occasion.
Benalmadma Pueblo is one of the best towns to take part in a Corpus Christi festival on the Costa del Sol. Several of the streets in and around Plaza de España are decorated with a carpet of coloured petals and greenery ahead of a mid-day church procession.
The ninth edition of the Pueblos Blancos Music Festival, the grassroots event, takes place in the Serranía de Ronda from Thursday, 30 July to Sunday, 2 August 2026.
Holy Week, Semana Santa, in Andalucia is an event that literally transforms towns and cities across this region. Processions of elaborately decorated floats with Jesus and Mary statues, groups of pointy-hood wearing Nazarenos (penitents), and shrill brass bands, walk slowly through the streets, from their parish church to the cathedral and back.
Festivals in La Cala de Mijas include the Three Kings procession, the Carnival, La Sardina, San Juan, Virgen del Carmen, Summer Fair and the Santa Teresa Pilgrimage.
Estepona Summer Feria takes place the first week in July from Tuesday to Sunday and gives everyone a week to enjoy dancing, drinking and eating. Both the day fair and the night fair take place at the 'Parque Ferial y Deportivo' located at the top of Avenida Juan Carlos I next to the A-7 coast road that by-passes Estepona.
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 culture, and the latest trends. Nominees and winners are not selected by a panel of critics or industry experts, but entirely by the public, who vote online for their favourite artists, actors, influencers, and athletes.
Bella Marbella Fest is a vibrant summer celebration of music, culture, and unforgettable experiences. The Fourth edition of this one-night Spanish Indie Pop and Rock festival takes place on 1st August 2026 at the Oasis Festival site next to the Oasis Marbella Fest (San Pedro) fairground, between San Pedro and Nueva Andalucia.
Since 1996, our mission has been to uncover the authentic heart of the region. Here are the traditions; from the world-famous to the wonderfully obscure, that our readers have loved for three decades.
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, including 22 world premieres, staged across eleven venues throughout the city. These range from intimate recitals in small, limited-capacity spaces to the gala performances in the Plaza de Toros de la Real Maestranza.
Marenostrum Fuengirola runs from 3rd May to 19th October 2025. Marenostrum Fuengirola is one of the larger series of outdoor concerts events on the Costa del Sol. Supported and promoted by Fuengirola Town Hall, it presents an extensive cycle of concerts that includes classical, rock, flamenco, rap, indie and pop music.
Report by Alex Cutts on the festival's Sunday grand finale in Montejaque - the heart of Pueblos Blancos Music Festival, where the artists call home for the weekend and where the locals spill into the town square to feel the music. It's the place to be on Sunday evening, the final night of the fiesta.
Report by Alex Cutts on the festivals Saturday night in Ronda; one of the more well-known towns to feature on the Pueblos Blancos line-up. Perhaps the most dramatic and breathtaking stage of the entire festival was in Ronda. The acts played in front of a backdrop which could only be described as looking like something out of a movie: miles of rocky cliffs and farmland nestled into valleys below a bright orange sunset.
Report by Alex Cutts on the festivals Thursday night in Jemera de Libar. Jimera de Líbar is an excellent destination for anyone wishing to enjoy the wonders of rural tourism in Andalucia. One of the small white villages in the Ronda mountains (Serranía de Ronda).
