Malaga calendar of events

All important events of Malaga

1st of January - New year's day. National holiday.

5-6th of January - The procession of the 3 Holy Kings. In Spain, this event is celebrated with big parades for children where various famous people get the "honor" to play one of the 3 kings. On the morning of the 6th of January is when the children receive their gifts.

From the 23rd of February - Carnival. The yearly carnival is celebrated all over Spain with events like parades, mask and costume parties. Spain's most famous carnival is in Cadiz.

28th of February - Day of Andalusia. A state holiday throughout Andalusia.

1st of May - International Labor day. A national holiday in Spain.

3rd of May - Cruces de Mayo. This day is celebrated (mainly in Granada) with competitions in decorating the most beautiful cross with flowers. However, this is not a holiday in Malaga.

18th of June - Corpus Christi. This is a religious event celebrated with processions in the center of Malaga, but is not a holiday.

23rd of June - San Juan. San Juan is the longest day of the year and is celebrated with campfires and parties on the beach all day and all the way through the night. (not a holiday)

16th of July - Virgen del Carmen. Virgen del Carmen is the patron of the sea and previously used to be a holiday in Malaga.

Malaga Fair

Middle of August - The traditional summer town festival "Feria de Agosto". La Feria is a week-long town festival which is celebrated during the daytime in the city center and during the night in a large open area on the outskirts of Malaga. The main objective is to have fun where people dance, sing, eat and drink inside the numerous tents that are set up all around the Feria ground. In la Feria you can also find horse parades, flamenco concerts and the local women of all ages wearing traditional regional dresses.

15th of August - Asunción de la Virgen. This is a national holiday celebrating one of the patrons of Spain.

19th of August - Incorporation of Malaga into the Castilla kingdom. This is a local holiday in the province of Malaga.

8th of September - Virgen de la Victoria. Local holiday in the capital of Malaga.

12th of October - Dia de la Hispanidad. This is a national holiday with official parades celebrating "being Spanish".

1st of November - Day of all the Saints. National holiday in Spain. Halloween is celebrated in some places in Malaga but it is not a Spanish tradition.

6th of December - Constitution day in Spain. This is a National holiday, but is only celebrated with official events.

8th of December - Inmaculada Concepción. This is a national holiday celebrating the patron of Spain, la Inmaculada Concepción.

25th of December - Christmas day. National holiday.

28th of December - Los Santos Inocentes. Apart from being the day where people make jokes and pranks on each other (the equivalent to April fool's day), this is also celebrated with Flamenco dancing and other festivities in Malaga.