Festivals in Spain

Spaniards love an opportunity to throw a good party and boy have they got it down! Spain has an incredible cultural calendar packed with some of the world's most original and spectacular festivals. From the tomato-hurling fun of Buñol's Tomatina festival to the solemn processions of Holy Week, Pamplona's famously rowdy Running of the Bulls and the pyrotechnic madness of Las Fallas in Valencia, Spain always has a celebration on the horizon!

Every Spanish town, city and region has their own set of festivals, but here are a few of the country's most popular!

• Carnaval
  When? February / March
  Where? Cádiz & Tenerife

• Las Fallas
  When? March
  Where? Valencia

• Semana Santa (Holy Week)
  When? March / April
  Where? Throughout Spain, most famous in Seville

• Feria de Sevilla
  When? April / May
  Where? Seville

• Las Hogueras de San Juan
  When? June
  Where? Throughout Spain, most famous in Alicante

• Running of the Bulls
  When? July
  Where? Pamplona

• La Tomatina
  When? August
  Where? Buñol (near Valencia)