Holidays in Spain: The best entertainment for tourists

The best vacations in Spain in 2025 | Excursions and beaches

Discover the best vacation activities in Spain: beaches, festivals, cultural events, scenery, summer atmosphere, amazing emotions

Beach holidays and water activities

Festivals and cultural events

• La Tomatina: Last Wednesday in August. Located in Buñol, Valencia. It is one of the most famous festivals in the world, where participants organise a massive battle with tomatoes. The fun event attracts tourists and locals every year. Here, you can throw tomatoes at someone, creating real chaos.
• San Fermín: Held July 6-14 in Pamplona, Navarra. This festival is famous for its running with the bulls. A risky process involves running away from angry bulls through the city streets. Next, a bullfight is held with the participation of these same animals. San Fermín also includes parades, music and dance events.
• Flamenco festival: Held March-June in Seville and other cities in Andalucía. The festival above celebrates the art of flamenco, one of Spain's most popular cultural elements. The event includes concerts, dance performances, workshops and exhibitions.
• Carnival: Occurs the week before Easter (usually in February or March) in the Canary Islands: Tenerife, Las Palmas, and Cadiz. These grand events with colourful costumes, parades, street dances and concerts give unique emotions. The most famous carnival festival takes place in Tenerife and Cadiz, where traditional contests and street performances occur.
• Fiesta de Moros y Cristianos: Held in July and August in Alicante, Murcia and Valencia. The festival replicates historical battles between Muslims and Christians in the Middle Ages. Participants dress in costumes in the style of that era, and the cities are decorated, parades, plays and theatrical battles take place.
• Picasso Festival: Held in March and is considered a tourist entertainment in Málaga in honour of the birthday of the great artist Pablo Picasso. Events include exhibitions of his works, lectures and musical and theatrical performances.

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