There's always a perfect time to visit San Miguel's Tapas Bar and Restaurant, but here are a few more good reasons to book.

Click on a month to find a Spanish festival worth celebrating!

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JanuaryEvent
1stNew Year's Day
2ndGranada Reconquest Festival - celebrating the Christian conquest of the Moors in 1492
6thEpiphany - Three Kings Day - children receive Christmas presents and candy
17thMallorca & Mainland. San Anton - patron saint of domestic animals. Bonfires are lit and demon figures are used. Also celebrated in much of the mainland with bonfires and mounted processions. In Ciudad Real bread rolls are blessed and cockerels auctioned off
17thAlicante. Porrat de San Anton. A traditional market selling local products. An animal show and the blessing of the animals in the bullring. Held in the quarter of the city named after the saint
17thMajorca, St. Anthony's Day - bonfires, dancing and riotous events
29thSt.Valerus' Day
20thSan Sebastian's Day
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FebruaryEvent
1stCandelaria (Night) Until 2nd February
2ndReenactment of struggle between Christians and Moors in Bocairente, Valencia - parades and fireworks, colourful costumes. Until 5th February
11thFestival de Cadiz - Oldest festival in Spain - parades and colourful costumes. Until 21st March
28thDia de Andalucia
VariousMadrid Carnival - masked ball, fancy dress and the burial of a sardine followed by a concert in Plaza Mayor
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MarchEvent
3rdDia de Baleares
12thFallas de Valencia - fiesta centering around the burning of effigies of winter demons - bullfights and fireworks. Until 19th March
12thCommonwealth Day in Gibraltar
31stDia de Patria Vasco
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AprilEvent
1stSunday of San Lazaro
9thSemana Santa. Until 16th
20thFeria de Sevilla - all night Flamenco dancing, bullfights, dancing in the streets and horse riding - the most celebrated event in Spain until 25th
23rdSt.George, patron saint of Catalonia
23rdFiesta de la Castilla y Leon
25thSt.Barbara, patroness of miners
25thSan Jorge
26thRomeria - the oldest festival in Spain and of National interest. Until 29th
27thVirgin of Montserrat
28thHoly week - processions and floats. Until April 4th
Thursday following Easter weekPilgrimage of the Holy Visage. A very important and popular event when 200,000 people holding pilgrimage canes walk to the Monastery of Santa Faz to worship at the shrine. They have picnic lunches and a large arts and crafts market is held
VariousMoros y Christians - battle re-enactment with circus-like atmosphere
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MayEvent
First two weeksFestival de los Patios - residents decorate their patios with cascades of flowers and visitors wander from patio to patio
1stLabour Day
1stMay Crosses (Cruces de Mayo). The Santa Cruz quarter dresses with sweet smelling crosses made from flowers. The finest win awards and dances and games are organised until 3rd May
2ndDia de Comunidad de Madrid
2nd SundayRomeria day
9thHorse Fair - greatest horses in the world on parade until 16th
11thDay of Sant Ponc, patron saint of herbalists
12thFiesta de San Isidro - 10 day celebration of the patron saint - parties, parades, bullfights and dances
15thSan Isidro's Day
30thDia de Canarias
31stDia de Comunidad de Castilla-La-Mancha
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JuneEvent
20thSt.John's Bonfires - bonfires through the night signal 5 days of festivities - business in Alicante comes to a standstill
23rdDia de Sant Joan
24thSan Juan - Celebrated with bonfires on the beach, lasting all night through the night of the 23rd. At midnight everyone rushes into the sea to symbloise the baptisms by John the Baptist. The theory is that you wash your feet in the sea to cleanse your sins. There is also the tradition of jumping the bonfire, to burn away your sins (or something like that)
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JulyEvent
AllVeranos de la Villa - dancing, music and concerts, often free of charge - all summer long
First weekend A Rapa das Bestas - capture and branding of wild horses from the hills attracts equestrian lovers from all over Europe
Early July Running of the bulls - most popular event in Spain where bulls are released into the streets - also features other events - known as Fiesta de San Fermin
3rd-8thAnnual feria with large fun fair. See more about it here
6thCorpus Christi - big parades especially in Toledo, Malaga, Granada and Seville
9thDia de La Rioja
9thDia de la Region
13thAnnual feria at the Sohail Castle
13th-22ndAnnual feria week based on Virgen del Carmen. Town's anniversary on the 20th
14th ApproxPolo season begins
16thVirgen del Carmen: Annual feast of the fishermen when the waters are blessed and the Virgen is carried to sea in a procession. See more about it here
16thVirgen del Carmen: Annual celebration when the fishing port comes alive to mark their patron saint. Events spread to the Island of Tabarca
22nd-25thFeria de Santiago
25thSantiago Apostle
28thDia de Cantabria
29thSt.Marta, local patron saint
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AugustEvent
AllFestival of Flamenco singing
4-5thMoors and Christians - Bonfires are lit and a castle is built
11-15thVirgen del Rosario - Sevillian mass and procession
15thAssumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
MiddleFeria de Malaga - 10 day long fair - fireworks, horses and gallons of wine
18-25th Fiesta de la Recoleccion - bullfights, shows, parties and cattle market
Last WednesdayLa Tomatina (Battle of the Tomatoes). Tons of fruit thrown between warring towns and villages - followed by music and dancing
July & AugustFlamenco
10th-12thAnnual Feria
16thSan Roque
27thSan Atilano
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SeptemberEvent
2ndDia de Ceuta
3rdDia de Navarra
5-8thVirgen del Socorro. The Ravel quarter organises a feast in honour of its patron saint. The fiesta includes cooking competitions, a procession, games and dances
8thDia de Asturias
8thDia de Extremadura
8thFeria de la Patrona Ntra.Sra. de las Virtudes
11thDia Nacional de Cataluna - flagwaving and demonstrations celebrating the region's independence
15-17thAnnual Feria
17thDia de Malilla
24thFestival Setmana Cran - patron saint's day - evening mass followed by a procession to the cathedral then finishing at the harbour
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OctoberEvent
9thDia de Comunidad Valenciana
12thDay of El Pilar, procession of giant figures
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NovemberEvent
1stAll Saints Day - relatives lay flowers on graves of the dead
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DecemberEvent
6thConstitution Day (Three Kings Day)
8thImmaculate Conception
25thChristmas Day
26thSaint Stephen
28thDia de los Santos Inocentes - similar to Fools Day which is just an excuse to do silly things
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