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Festival dates are among the most frequently copied and outdated facts on the travel web. Every date here carries its source, confidence label and the day it was last checked.
Discover when the Feria de la Manzanilla lights up Sanlúcar de Barrameda each year, how the date is tied to the Romería del Rocío and Corpus Christi, and what the daily rhythm looks like from the alumbrado to the horse races on the beach.
Oviedo hosts a rich calendar of festivals year-round. From Semana Santa processions in spring to the grand San Mateo celebrations in September and the gastronomic El Desarme in October, each season brings its own traditions. This practical guide helps you time your visit to match Oviedo's cultural highlights.
The Hippokrateia Festival is Kos Town's long-running summer cultural series honoring Hippocrates. Expect theater, concerts, dance, exhibitions, and family activities from June through October. Plan ahead with the official calendar and practical tips for enjoying the island's biggest cultural event.
Planning a trip to Óbidos Vila Natal? Find the typical opening hours and dates for this Christmas festival, plus tips on how to confirm the current schedule, avoid closures, and manage crowds.
The Strasbourg Christmas Market runs from late November to Christmas Eve. The most recent edition took place in 2025, with daily hours from 11:30 am to 9 pm, except on Christmas Eve when it closed at 6 pm. For the upcoming edition, dates are expected to be similar, but official confirmation is pending.
Colmar's six themed Christmas markets fill the historic old town with lights, crafts, and Alsatian flavors. This guide covers typical dates, opening hours, locations, parking, and tips for a magical visit.
The Festival d'Avignon transforms the city each July with theatre, dance, and performance. This guide covers when it runs, how to buy tickets online, by phone, or on site, and how to use discount cards like the Carte Festival and Carte 3 clés.
Autumn gives you summer's weather without summer's crowds, plus the sagre, the truffle season and the film festivals. Here is how September to November runs.
Naples visits the sepolcri on Holy Thursday; Procida carries 40-60 tableaux through the streets at dawn on Good Friday. How Campania does Easter.
How Holy Week works in Rome: which papal ceremonies need free Vatican tickets, which do not, where the Via Crucis happens, and what closes over Easter.
Milan programmes the Castello Sforzesco's courtyard from June to September — theatre, concerts, dance and open-air cinema. What runs, and what else is on.
Estate Fiorentina spreads concerts, cinema and theatre across Florence's gardens and cloisters from June to September. What it covers and how to find it.
