Festivities in Extremadura
Tourist Interest Festivities in Extremadura
- Attractions
- Regional Festivities
- Regional Festivities
Los Palomos LGBT Festival
Festival of Tourist Interest in Extremadura, this event highlights the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender group.
Location:
Badajoz, Badajoz
De la Luna al Fuego in Zafra
A history event that recreates the splendour of Zafra during the times of the Dukes of Feria, in the Spanish Golden Age.
Location:
Zafra , Badajoz
The Bulls of San Juan
The week of the 24 June the ancient city of Coria in Caceres hosts the "Sanjuanes", a bull run festivity.
Location:
Coria, Cáceres
Jerez de los Caballeros Templar Festival
Parades, plays, concerts, guided tours, gastronomy and children's workshops recreate the medieval past of the 'City of the Towers'.
Location:
Conventual San Agustín ( Plaza San Agustín, nº1 ) Jerez de los Caballeros, Badajoz
San Buenaventura
Location:
Plaza de España, 2 Moraleja, Cáceres
The Royal Weeding, Spanish-Portuguese history
Valencia de Alcántara reenacts the royal wedding between the Infanta Isabella, daughter of the Catholic Monarchs, and the king of Portugal, Dom Manuel.
Location:
Valencia de Alcántara, Cáceres
Sierra International Festival
Folklore festival considered to be one of the best of its kind in Spain, it is dedicated to traditional music and dance.
Location:
Fregenal de la Sierra, Badajoz
Martes Mayor of Plasencia
On the first Tuesday in August, the main square fills up with stalls selling local products, keeping alive a medieval tradition.
Location:
Plasencia , Cáceres
Las Diablas in Valverde de Leganés
This town in Badajoz organizes a programme of magic and terror activities, routes, concerts and theatre performances during this mid-August festival.
Location:
Plaza Constitución, 2 Valverde de Leganés, Badajoz
The Mayor of Zalamea
This is a fiesta in which a version of Calderón de la Barca's famous literary work, “The Mayor of Zalamea” is staged.
Location:
Zalamea de la Serena, Badajoz