Purpose
This guide documents significant Spanish festivals and cultural events with a focus on factual accuracy. The content draws on information from Spain's official tourism bodies, academic ethnographic sources and municipal records. The intent is to provide clear, neutral descriptions of the festivals covered — their origins, structure and practical context — without commercial promotion.
Coverage
Spain has one of the most dense festival calendars in Europe. Each of the country's 17 autonomous communities maintains its own calendar of regional celebrations alongside national public holidays. This guide focuses on festivals that have received formal recognition:
- Fiesta of International Tourist Interest (Fiesta de Interés Turístico Internacional) — the highest category, granted by Spain's Secretary of State for Tourism.
- UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage — listings on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
- Fiesta of National Tourist Interest — the second tier of official Spanish recognition.
Festivals Currently Covered
- La Tomatina — Buñol, Valencia (Fiesta of International Tourist Interest, 2002)
- Semana Santa — nationwide, with multiple cities holding International Tourist Interest status
- Las Fallas — Valencia (UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, 2016)
Editorial Standards
All content on this site adheres to the following principles:
- No invented statistics or undocumented claims.
- No references to organisations that do not exist.
- No constructed quotes or attributed statements that were not publicly made.
- Neutral descriptive tone — informational, not promotional.
- Dates and figures are sourced from publicly available official records; where precise figures are not available, neutral language is used rather than approximations.
Contact
Corrections, additions and factual challenges can be submitted via the contact form on the home page. All submissions are reviewed, though not all can be individually acknowledged.
Images
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