September Events in Andalusia

Andalusia is thought to be an ideal place for summer vacation. However, the tourist season usually lasts here till the end of autumn. So in Andalusia, September is still a hot month and thousands of foreigners still spend their vacation traveling through the southern Spanish region.

Spaniards love holidays very much. Therefore, there are lots of interesting events in Andalusia throughout every month of the year, and September is not an exception.

The list below contains the most important annual September events in Andalusia.

Date: 3 September
Name: Tourist Day (Dia del Turista)
Venue: Torremolinos, Malaga province

Description: Festival, concerts, traditional Spanish dishes offered for free.

Date: 4-6 September
Name: Pedro Romero Fair
Venue: Ronda, Malaga province. Address: Ronda bullring, 15 C/ Virgen de la Paz 29400

Description: Corrida, showing of carriages.

Date: 8 September
Name: Equine Pilgrimage (La Romeria de la Virgen de Belen)
Venue: Palma del Rio, Cordoba province

Description: A statue of Virgin Belen is escorted by riders to its parish.

Date: 8 September
Name: Holy Virgin del Valle Festival
Venue: Ecija, Seville province. Address: Plaza de España, 1, 41400)

Description: The festival in honor of the patron saint of Ecija, Valle Virgin. Religious processions, carnival.

Date: 3-8 September
Name: September Feria
Venue: Cabra, Cordoba province

Description: The festival in honor of the patron saint of Cabra, Nuestra Señora de La Sierra. Religious processions, concerts, parades.

Date: 4-8 September
Name: Vela de la Fuensanta
Venue: Cordoba, Cordoba province

Description: The festival in honor of Virgin Vela de la Fuensanta. Fairs, concerts, performances.

Date: 6-9 September
Name: Virgin of Piety Festival
Venue: Gaudix and Baza, Granada province

Description: The festival in honor of Virgin de La Piedad. Traditions of the celebration date back to the 15th century. Religious processions, mass street festivities.

Date: 7-11 September
Name: La Feria Real
Venue: Iznajar, Cordoba province

Description: Night concerts, striking processions, mass choral singing.

Date: 11-13 September
Name: Quentar Moors and Christians Festival
Venue: Quentar, Granada province

Description: Colorful fancy-dress performance: citizens of Quentar reproduce proscription of Moors from Las Alpujarras.

Date: 15 September
Name: Festival of La Virgen de las Angustias
Venue: Granada, Granada province

Description: One of the biggest events in Granada city that attracts thousands of people.
Huge processions, parade, fair in honor of La Virgen de las Angustias.

Date: 13-17 September
Name: Patron Saint Festival
Venue: Lanteira, Granada province

Description: The festival in honor of Cristo de Las Penas, the patron saint of Lanteira. Outdoor games, fireworks, concerts, processions, corrida.

Date: 15-20 September
Name: San Mateo Festival
Venue: Ecija, Seville province

Description: Concerts, outdoor competitions, dancing, bullfighting.

Date: 12-22 September
Name: Jerez Grape-Harvest Festival
Venue: Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz province

Description: Citizens of the capital of sherry production, Jerez de la Frontera, celebrate the main local holiday. Concerts, exhibitions, flamenco performances, horse showings, mass processions.

Date: 6-27 September
Name: Tarifa Fair
Venue: Tarifa, Cadiz province

Description: The festival in honor of Virgen de Luz. Pilgrimage, religious processions, prolonged concerts and dancing.

Date: 22-27 September
Name: La Fiesta de Nuestra Senora de la Merced
Venue: Pozoblanco, Cordoba province

Description: Parade, carnival, processions in honor of La Fiesta de Nuestra Senora de la Merced.

Date: 26-28 September
Name: Feria de San Miguel
Venue: Seville, Seville province

Description: One of the most important events in Seville, the capital of Andalusia. Showy performances, corrida, concerts.


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