Annual Calendar La Herradura & Almuñécar Holidays, Ferias & Fiestas

The 2023 Holiday calendar below provides you with the days and dates for La Herradura and Almuñécar public holidays (local & national), ferias, fiestas and additional public school days off.

Table of Contents

Public School Holidays
La Herradura & Almuñécar Holidays 2023
- Year 2023
Fiestas Almuñecar
Autonomous Community Holidays:

Public School Holidays

The public schools usually run from the second week in September through the third week in June. They are typically closed for all of the national holidays and some of the local La Herradura and Almuñécar holidays. If one of those days happens to land on a Tuesday or Thursday, the schools may opt to have an additional day off (the Monday or Friday) to bridge the weekend.

Junta de Andalucia public school calendar for the Granada Province.
Link to a list of calendars for all of Andalucia
Link to filter to a calendar specific to an individual school. Click here.
The international school calendar in Almuñécar Granada will vary slightly from the public school calendar.

La Herradura & Almuñécar Holidays 2023

Grocery Stores are usually closed for all national holidays and some local holidays. We have done our best to point it out below, but do understand it can vary.
La Herradura & Almuñécar Holidays 2023

Month	Date	Day	Holidays, Ferias & Fiestas (Local & National)	Comments
January 2023
	1	Sunday	New Year’s Day	National Holiday, stores closed
	5	Thursday	3 King’s Parade	Parade for the kids through town
	6	Friday	Epiphany (3 King’s Day)	National Holiday, stores closed
	09	Monday	Public Schools back in session	End of winter break

February
	tbd		Fiestas de La Candelaria de Lobres, Salobreña	usually the closest weekend to Feb 2.
	17-19	Fri – Sun	Carnival Almuñécar (Rio Verde Fairgrounds)	varies (locally it is just a day or two about 6 weeks before Easter. The date will be announced closer to the time)
	17-19	Fri – Sun	Carnival La Herradura	Plaza del Centro Civico
	27/28 / 1	Mon – Wed	Puente public school holiday	public school holiday
	26/28	Sun/Tues	Dia de Andalucía (some cultural attractions are free)	28th National Holiday stores close

March
	1	Wed	Día de la Comunidad Educativa	Public School holiday
	16-19	Thu – Sun	Feria La Herradura 3-5 days around the 19 of March	Public School holiday on the 18th (stores closed)
	19	Sunday	Father’s Day & La Herradura Patron Saint San Jose Day	Local Public School holiday Final day of Feria La Herradura
	18	Saturday	Family fun day (bouncy houses, acrobats, clowns)	Plaza de la Constitución at 12:00
	25	Saturday	Magic World (wizards, magic workshops)	Plaza Madrid at 12:00
	31	Saturday	Baby stories	Municipal Library, Casa de la Cultura 17:30

April
	1	Saturday	Sports Day (bouncy houses and activities)	Plaza Abderramán (San Cristobal) at 12:00
	2-9	Sun – Sun	Holy week (Semana Santa)	Processions all week
	3-7	Mon – Fri	Public school spring break	Public schools closed
	6	Thursday	Maundy Thursday	National Holiday, stores closed
	7	Friday	Good Friday (Semana Santa)	National Holiday, stores closed
	9	Sunday	Easter	National Holiday, stores closed
	15	Saturday	Music Day (dance, rotating photo booth)	Plaza de la Constitución at 12:00
	21	Friday	Puppet Show. Works: Mili reporter superstar and Little Red Riding Hood.	Plaza la Palma 17:00
	22	Saturday	Sexitana Book Fair	Plaza Abderramán (San Cristobal) from 12:00 to 19:00
	22	Saturday	SPRING PARTY	El Majuelo Park at 12:00
	23	Sunday	Children’s Musical “Beauty and the Beast”.	Casa de la Culutura at 12:00
	25	Tuesday	Feast of St. Vincent	Andalucia
	28	Friday	Baby Girl (Baby Stories)	Municipal Library, Casa de la Culutura at 17:30
	April 28 – May 1	Friday – Monday	Fiestas de las Cruces de Mayo	Usually celebrated over 3 days (will likely be the weekend leading the 3rd)

May
	April 28 – May 1	Friday – Monday	Fiestas de las Cruces de Mayo	Usually celebrated over 3 days (will likely be the weekend leading the 3rd)
	1	Monday	Labor day	National Holiday stores closed & schools observed on 2nd
	6	Saturday	Fantasy Day	Plaza Mayor at 12:00
	7	Sunday	Mother’s Day	stores closed
	TBD	TBD	Fiestas Barrio San Sebastian	Fiesta
	TBD	TBD	Virgen de Fátima	Pilgrimage Romeria del Cerval – Sunday nearest May 13
	13	Saturday	Sports day!	Calle Pintor Manuel Rivera
	14	Sunday	Feast of San Isidro	Pilgrimage – La Romeria de San Isidro nearest to May 15
	20	Monday	Music day (dancing, spinning, photo booth)	Plaza Santa Cruz
	26	Friday	PUPPET SHOW Mili superstar reporter and The Three Little Pigs.	Plaza de la Palma 17:00
	TBD	TBD	International Museum Day	free entry to local museums

	TBD	Spring?	Almuñécar Ruta de la Tapa

June
	June – Sept	Series	La Caña Flamenca on the Costa Tropical	El Majuelo Park & more
	TBD	Fri- Sunday	Fiestas Barrio Taramay	Fiesta (1st wk end)
	9-11	Fri- Sunday	Gastronomic Fair (usually in June)	Fiesta in Majuelo Park
	23	Friday	Public school last day of class	Infantil and Primary
	23	Friday	Public school last day of class	Secondary & Bach
	23-24	Fri/Sat	Feast of San Juan	Holiday, stores closed 23rd & 24th

July
	June – Sept	Series	La Caña Flamenca on the Costa Tropical	El Majuelo Park & more
	July	Nightly	Summer Markets	Paseo San Cristobal
	July	Varies	Summer Concerts	El Majuelo Park & La Plaza del Sexi
	TBD	TBD	Luz de Luna La Herradura	Candlelit night market & activities
	4-6	Aug	Chirmoya Sounds La Herradura	Series performances La Herradura Castle
	13-16	Fri – Sun	Virgen del Carmen (procession on 16th)	Fiesta end of San Cristobal beach, near Chinasol
	16	Sunday	Dia de Virgen del Carmen	National Holiday, stores limited hrs or closed
	18-23	Tues – Sun	Jazz en la Costa	Annual Jazz Festival (mid July)
	27-30	Thur – Sun	Chirimoya Sounds Almuñécar	Series of Flamenco performances Majuelo Park
	TBD	TBD	Late night Shopping “Shopping Jazz”	Annual late shopping night with entertainment.
	TBD	TBD	La Herradura Puppet Festival	Annual Puppet Festival (summer)

August
	June – Sept	Series	La Caña Flamenca on the Costa Tropical	El Majuelo Park & more
	August	Nightly	Summer Markets	Paseo San Cristobal
	August	Varies	Summer Concerts	El Majuelo Park & La Plaza del Sexi
	TBD	TBD	Annual La Herradura Blues Festival	Usually mid to late August
	9 – 15	One week	Feria Almunecar & Fiestas Patron Saint Virgen de Antigua	Feria Almuñecar Fireworks on the night of 15th
	10 – 13	Thurs – Sun	Day Fair	P4 Across from Rio Verde Park, Behind Las Gondolas
	15	Tuesday	Assumption of Mary (Fireworks!)	National Holiday, stores limited hrs or closed
	4 – 20	Varies	Annual La Herradura Summer Concerts	La Herradura Castle
	TBD	TBD	Late night Shopping	Annual late shopping night with entertainment.

September
	June – Sept	Series	La Caña Flamenca on the Costa Tropical	El Majuelo Park & more
	11	Monday	Primary Public school begins	Primary
	15	Friday	Secondary Public school begins	ESO & Bachillerato
	23-27	Sat – Wed	Tourism Day!	Free entry to many historical sites
	29 – 01	Friday – Sun	Fiestas de San Miguel	Fiesta near castle (usually 2 – 3 day fiesta near castle)

October
	6-7	Fri – Sat	Festival of the Sea (fiesta del Mar)	La Herradura Fiesta
	12	Thursday	Día de la Hispanidad (13:00 at Carrera de la Concepción for the flag ceremony)	National Holiday, schools and stores closed or limited
	12-13	Thur – Fri	Almuñécar Autumn Jazz Festival	usually mid October
	TBD	TBD	Fiestas de la Chirimoya	Barrio Torrecuevas Fiesta
	19	Thursday	Commemoration of El naufragio shipwreck of 1562	La Herradura
	27 – 31	Fri – Tues	Halloween festivities	Almunecar, La Herradura, Maro, Motril & more (Public schools closed)
	31 -01	Tues-Wed	Halloween festivities	Likely a puente with Monday off too? (Public schools closed)

November
	1	Wednesday	All Saints Day	National Holiday, stores may be closed (Public schools closed)

December	Dec 1 to Jan 6		Christmas & New Years Events	6 weeks of events Holiday Menus
	TBD	a few days	Art exhibition – Casa de la Cultura	Usually a few days in Dec
	6-8	Wed – Fri	Fiestas de Otivar – Immaculate Conception	Usually 2-3 days leading to Dec 8
	6	Wednesday	Constitution Day	National Holiday, stores closed (Public schools closed)
	8	Friday	Fiestas de La Carrera – Immaculate Conception	National Holiday, stores limited Public schools closed
	25	Monday	Navidad/ Christmas Day	National Holiday, stores closed (observed Monday 26th)

Xmas Break 2023
	Dec 25 – Jan 5	2 weeks	Public school winter break	Public schools off (school is back in session Jan 8)

January 2024
	1	Monday	New Year’s Day	National Holiday, stores closed (observed Monday 26th)
	5	Friday	3 King’s Parade	Parade for the kids through town
	6	Saturday	Epiphany (3 King’s Day)	National Holiday, stores closed
	8	Monday	Public schools back in session

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Andalucia public Holidays 2023/24

January 1 – Año Nuevo (New Year)
January 6 – La Epifanía del Señor (Three Kings)
February 28 – El día de Andalucuia (Andalucia day)
April 06- La festividad del Jueves Santo (Maundy Thursday)
April 07- El Viernes Santo (Good Friday)
May 1 – La Fiesta nacional del Trabajo (May Day)
August 15 – La Asunción de la Virgen (Asuncion Day)
October 12 – La Fiesta Nacional de España (Hispanic Day)
November 1 – El día de Todos los Santos (All Saints Day)
December 6 – El día de la constitución (Constitution Day)
December 8 – El día de la Inmaculada Concepción Day of the Imaculate Conception
December 25 – El día de Navidad (Christmas Day)

Year 2023

January 2 (Monday): New Year (due to coincide on Sunday, it is moved to Monday)
January 6 (Friday): Epiphany of the Lord
February 28 (Tuesday): Andalusia Day
April 6 (Thursday): Holy Thursday
April 7 (Friday): Good Friday
May 1 (Monday): Labor Day
August 15 (Tuesday): Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin
October 12 (Thursday): National Holiday of Spain
November 1 (Wednesday): Feast of All Saints
December 6 (Wednesday): Spanish Constitution Day
December 8 (Friday): Immaculate Conception
December 25 (Monday): Nativity of the Lord

Fiestas Almuñecar

Almuñécar Fiestas are plentiful and there is usually some sort of party or celebration. Usually some sort of street party involving music, food and beverage. Don’t be surprised if you hear some fireworks too.

Neighborhood Fiestas!

Fiestas of the neighborhood of San Sebastián in honor of its patron – January 20.
Fiestas of the Taramay district – first weekend of July.
Fiestas of the neighborhood of Los Marinos in honor of Nuestra Señora del Carmen (patron saint of sailors) – July 16.
Patron Saint festivities in honor of Virgen de la Antigua, patron saint of the city – Feria from 9 to 15 August.
Festivities in honor of San Miguel (patron saint of San Miguel district) – September 29.
Festivities in honor of the Virgin Mother of the neighborhood of Torrecuevas – October 12.
Fiestas de La Carrera in honor of the Immaculate Conception – December 8.
Current Month of Cultural Events in Almuñécar & La Herradura
Christmas holidays

January 5th 5pm The Royal Procession of the 3 Kings (Cabalgata de Reyes)

Almuñécar Feria & La Herradura Feria

The Feria is a Fair with some carnival rides and traditional activities and celebrations. This is usually several days long and it is the week leading up to the respective patron saint’s day.

March 19th for La Herradura Feria
August 15th for Almuñécar Feria

Click here for daily schedule of the Annual Fiestas Virgen de la Antigua each August

In addition to the nationally recognized holidays, each Autonomous community, Province or Municipality will have additional dates specific to their area. If you are planning any travel, it is always a good idea to know the local holidays for your destination.

Autonomous Community Holidays:

If you are planning travel; a weekend away or a holiday, here are some holidays in other provinces. Keep these in mind when you travel to be sure to take advantage of their celebrations or be on the lookout for things to be closed.

Andalusia Holidays