Andalusia is a region full of traditions and folklore. Its culture is admired internationally by tourists, being considered one of the most visited lands on holidays. In Andalusia religious celebrations are combined with pagan ones and the two manage to bring together many people who want to enjoy these events. If you want to visit Andalusia, write down the various meetings they hold and organize your perfect getaway. You will surely live it to the fullest in these twenty traditional Andalusian festivals
Enjoy the most famous traditional festivals in Andalusia
Patios of Córdoba
The Muslim city fills with tourists and natives in its best gala of the year held in May to be filled with flowers. It is a tradition that has Arab origins, in which the residents are in charge of decorating the patios and balconies throughout the city. When the heat arrived, the space – known as a hallway – between the main entrance and the door of the house and the interior patios, are covered with flowers to refresh the entrance of the summer season. This festival is still maintained in which a contest is held to select the most beautiful ornamentation. If you want to enjoy postcards full of colors and floral scents, and some tapas accompanied by a good Andalusian wine, this may be the perfect option.
May crosses of Granada
This traditional Granada festival is one of the most famous events in Andalusia. It is celebrated at the beginning of May and the neighborhoods, streets and squares display crosses full of flowers on an altar that is also decorated with ceramic pots and plates, Manila shawls and Arabic crafts from the Alhambra. The women dress in the typical flamenco dress, like the men, ready to walk the streets to have a good wine, some tapas and enjoy folklore with friends.
Sevilla’s fair
This traditional festival is celebrated in April in which, in a moderately large space, booths decorated with lanterns, polka dots and colors are installed to accommodate crowds of visitors who spend the day dancing and drinking fine wine. The leading tapas in this celebration are cheese and ham. The women dress in flamenco and the men short to stroll among the festive atmosphere through its narrow streets. It is one of the funniest festivals in Andalusia that has managed to attract a lot of international tourists.
Holy Week in Malaga
Among the traditional festivals of Andalusia are those with religious tones. In this sense, one of the most important and spectacular celebrations is Holy Week in Malaga. If you come to this city you cannot miss the most outstanding celebration of the year. The people of Malaga take out their thrones carrying their most respected images with an accompaniment organized by musical bands and Nazarenes – penitent people dressed in capes, tunics that cover their faces. The decoration of the thrones and the art of all the compositions make this celebration one of the most recognized of the year. We must name the musical art in this party, in which the saeta -a branch of flamenco- is the protagonist.
El Rocío in Huelva
The Camino al Rocío is one of the best known events in all of Spain -in addition to the Camino de Santiago-. The pilgrims undertake a trip to Ayamonte , located in the province of Huelva- to see the Blanca Paloma , who is waiting for them. The way they do it from their respective homes mounted in carts and carts carried by horses. During their tour, the women and men dress up as flamingos, accompanying the flamenco singing with food and drink stored in the car. You should not miss this celebration, since it is one of the most important traditional festivals in Andalusia.
Carnivals of Cádiz
The people of Cádiz show off their grace and self-confidence in their carnival , considered one of the most recognized events in the entire peninsula, in which the Gran Teatro Falla is the protagonist of all the festivities. Inside this building, the chirigotas and comparsas contest is held where, in an ironic and humorous way, a review of current affairs is made with criticisms composed of very catchy lyrics and music. In addition to this contest, the atmosphere of the streets of the city center becomes a colorful space where the joy and sympathy of its people mixes with those who decide to dress up and show off the carnival.
Malaga’s carnival
The Malaga Fair is one of the most important traditional festivals in Andalusia since it includes many night and day activities that can be done. From the morning, the streets of the city center fill with people who drink sweet wine and dance sevillanas to the sound of music. When night falls, the fairgrounds are the key point to meet up and enjoy the attractions, music and concerts scattered throughout the venue. People go out to dance and drink in more than 100 booths dressed in their best flamenco clothes to enjoy their best party of the year.
Corpus of Granada
The whole city celebrates these days one of the most fun traditional festivals in Granada, in which its people attend theaters, shows and concerts to enjoy it to the fullest. This celebration begins the Monday before Corpus Thursday and ends the following Sunday. If you visit Granada on these dates you will be able to see the Corpus Christi procession and enjoy in the enclosure located on the outskirts of the city attractions and booths where you can dance, drink and eat, having a fun time. It is one of the most joyous events in the city of Granada.
Wine festival in Competa
In the middle of August, the day laborers of the town of Cómpeta (Málaga) gathered to pray to the Virgin of the Assumption and ask her for a quality harvest. Celebrating it before going to the farmhouses where he had to be treading grapes to return with the raisins already trodden and preserved. From this festival was born the so-called “Wine Night” of Competa, one of the most important celebrations in the interior of the province of Malaga.
As tradition dictates, every August 15 its people go out to have a good time with the fandangos and the verdiales pandas to eat crumbs and enjoy endless activities.
Marine processions of Carmen
On July 16 the Virgen del Carmen festivities are celebrated. This day the fishermen decorate their boats and play the siren all over the coast in honor of this holy image. The festival is usually celebrated in almost all the traditional fishing villages on the Andalusian coast. The feast of its virgin is usually celebrated in most of the municipalities with a seafaring tradition on the Andalusian coast, the greatest seafaring tradition being lived with great religiosity and enthusiasm . There are many municipalities that celebrate maritime processions on July 16 to venerate the Virgin of Carmen. His image is transferred from the churches to the beach or the port of the town and from there he embarks to walk along the entire coast accompanied by boats full of devotees.
Ronda fair
Better called the Pedro Romero and Corrida Goyesca Fair. This celebration takes place in the first week of September at the Pedro Romero festivities and Fair , the only ones dedicated to the world of bullfighting. The Pedro Romero de Ronda Fair has as its main event the famous Goyesca Bullfight where bullfighting professionals gather to do one of the best-known shows in this city . In addition, in the Goyesca, the people of Ronda and visitors meet both in the city center and in the fairgrounds to enjoy the celebration to the rhythm of flamenco and sevillanas, accompanying the dance with a good wine and tapas. Without a doubt, one of the most outstanding traditional festivals in Andalusia.
