Festivities in the Region Guadix



All Villages; the day of the cross


Time: 3rd of May

On the Day of the Cross, also known as "dia de la Cruz de Mayo", the village of Galera is colorful. The different neighborhoods of the villages and cities prepare altars with ornate floral crosses, mantillas and other allegorical objects. In a small procession they will visit each of these crosses, stopping at every cross in order to sing, read and play music according to the religious tradition of that village.

Year Calendar of all Fiestas in the Region Guadix


Month

Date 2015

Village

Description of the Fiesta

January

16th/17th

Guadix, Gorafe, Benalúa, Charches, Alcudia de Guadix, Diezma, Dólar, Exfiliana, Jérez del Marquesado, La Peza, Fonelas, Purullena, Polícar

San Antón is celebrated in the night from the 16th on the 17th;

 

end

Beas de Guadix

At the end of January the festivities in honor of Nuestra Señora de la Paz are celebrated;

February

1st-3rd

Polícar

From the 1st till the 3rd of February San Blas and the Candelaria are celebrated;

 

2nd

Jérez del Marquesado, Marchal,

Candelaria;

 

3rd

Gorafe, Alcudia de Guadix, Diezma, Gor, Huéneja, Purullena

In Gorafe San Blas is celebrated with a picnic in the country side; in Alcudia de Guadix and Diezma are  processions;

 

?

Marchal

The festivities Santo Cristo are held on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the Carnaval (also with a procession);

March

21st-22nd

Fonelas

The festivities in honor of Virgen de los Dolores are celebrated one week before Eastern starts;

April

Eastern

Guadix, Alcudia de Guadix, Huéneja, Alquife, Lugros, Polícar

Processions in Semana Santa;

 

5th

Gorafe

On Eastern Sunday the day of the Arches is celebrated, also with a procession;

 

25th

Gorafe, Charches, Cortes y Graena, Aldeire, Huélago, Huéneja, Jérez del Marquesado, La Peza, Beas de Guadix, Alquife, Lugros

Festivities of San Marcos, procession in La Peza;

 

25th-26th

Exfiliana

In the last weekend of April the hermitage of Virgen de la Cabeza del Zalabí is held;

 

25th-26th

Cogollos de Guadix

La Virgen de la Cabeza, last weekend in April, Moors and Christians, which attracts many visitors;

 

25th - 26th

Ferreira

In April the pilgrimage de la Virgen de la Cabeza is held.

 

26th

Jérez del Marquesado

The fiestas of Virgen de la Cabeza are celebrated on the last Sunday of April;

 

?

Alquife

At the end of April / beginning of May the festivities in honor of the patrona San Hermenegildo are celebrated (processions);

May

1st

Huéneja

San José Obrero is celebrated (procession);

 

1st

Huertezuela (Huéneja

In the hamlet Huertezuela are the festivities of San Jose held on the 1st of May (procession);

 

3rd

Dólar, Huéneja, Beas de Guadix

Day of the crosses;

 

9th

Alcudia de Guadix, Cogollos de Guadix, Exfiliana

Celebration of San Gregorio;

 

15th

Guadix

Festivities of San Torcuato; traditional procession and a rock festival of local artists;

 

15th

Benalúa, Lopera (Cortes y Graena),

San Torcuato;

 

second half

Guadix

Ciclo Internacional de Música Guadix Clásica" with groups like South London Philharmonic, Las Voces Búlgaras, Solistas de Zúrich, Camerata Romeu and the choir of Capilla Real de Madrid;

 

27th

Huéneja

San Francisco is celebrated (procession);

 

30th-31st

Guadix

The festivities in honor of Virgen de Fátima are celebrated in the last weekend of May in the cave district;

 

30th

Aldeire

Festivities held in honor of the patrona Virgen del Rosario;

 

31st

Albuñan

On the last Sunday of May the Fiesta of the flowers is celabrated;

 

31st

Alcudia de Guadix

Fiestas de la Virgen del Rosario;

June

?

Jérez del Marquesado

The Fiestas del Corpus are celebrated in June;

 

3rd

Polícar

Dia the Señor;

 

5th

Marchal

San Bonifacio is celebrated in honor of the patron with a procession and other activities;

 

11th-13th

Bácor-Olivar (Guadix)

San Bernabé;

 

13th

Los Baños

In Los Baños the festivities in honor of San Antonio de Padua are held

 

13th

Alquife

The Barrio de San Antonio (Meninas), celebrates the festival of San Antonio on the 13th of June;

 

13th

Lugros

The fiestas in honor of the patron San Antonio de Padua are celebrated on the 13th of June;

 

13th-14th

Polícar

The festivities in honor of the patron San Antonio;

 

24th

Jérez del Marquesado

San Juan is celebrated;

 

24th

Huélago

Festivities in honor of San Juan Bautista are held with processions, games and the popular street party;

 

24th-26th

Exfiliana

Fiestas in honor of the patrons Santos Martires Juan y Pablo;

 

29th

Polícar

San Pedro is celebrated on the 29th of June (procession);

 

29th

Jérez del Marquesado

San Marcos is celebrated;

July

4th-5th or 11th-12th

Guadix

Sagrado Corazón de Jesús is held in the first or second week of July;

 

14th

Alcudia de Guadix

fiestas of San Buenaventura;

 

16th

Exfiliana

At the chapel Las Animas is Virgen del Carmen celebrated;

 

16th

Albuñan

On the 16th of July the Festivities in honor of Virgen del Carmen are held;

 

25th

Dólar

Festivities of Santiago;

 

25th

Lugros

The day of Santiago is celebrated on the 25th of July with a pick nic in the fields;

 

25th

Polícar

The day of San Santiago is celebrated with a pick nic in the fields on the 25th of July;

 

26th

Guadix, Huéneja

Fiesta of Santa Ana in the ditrict of the same name;

August

1st-2nd

Charches

In the first weekend of August the the festivities are held in honor of la Virgen del Rosario;

 

1st week

Alquife

Alquimia is a feast of cultural attractions which is held the first week of August;

 

1st-2nd

Darro

Fiesta de los Emigrantes;

 

6th-10th

Gor

Festivities in honor of the patron San Cayetano held. These fiestas are noteworthy because of its running of the bulls, held at eight o'clock on 8, 9 and 10, which already existed in the year 1622;

 

10th

Cortes y Graena, Beas de Guadix

 Fiestas in honor of San Lorenzo are celebrated;

 

15th

Guadix

In the cave district the fiesta in honor of Virgen de Gracia is held around the 15th of August with a procession;

 

15th

Albuñan

Fiestas of San Francisco;

 

15th

Alquife

The feast of the Virgen de Begoña takes place on the 15th of August, the day of the Assumption of the Virgen Maria;

 

15th

Diezma

The festivities in honor of the patron Cristo de la Fe;

 

15th

Fonelas

Festivities of Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Fátima;

 

15th

Lugros

On the 15th of August is a pilgrimage held in honor of La Virgen de la Piedra;

 

15th

Policar

On the 15th of August are the festivities of the Virgen Fatima celebrated (procession);

 

15th-16th or 22nd-23rd

Hernán-Valle (Guadix)

In the hamlet of Hernán-Valle the festivities are held in honor of its patron San Luis Rey de Francia in the third or fourth weekend of August;

 

16th

Benalúa

Around the 16th of August are the festivities held in honor de la Santísima Virgen del Carmen;

 

16th

Purullena

On the 3rd Sunday in August are the popular fesitivities held in honor of Santo Cristo de los Milagros;

 

?

Huélago

In August Ascensión de la Virgen is celebrated with a big party;

 

?

Darro

Fiesta de San Tiburcio;

 

end

Cogollos de Guadix

St. Augustine, the patron of the town is celebrated;

 

end

Guadix

 The fair of Guadix;

September

beginning

Guadix

 The fair of Guadix;

 

7th

Lugros

On the 7th of September are the festivities held in honor of Santo Cristo de Los Trabajos;

 

9th

Guadix

El Cascamorras; this is declared as Fiesta de Interés Turístico;Internacional;

 

8th-12th

Jérez del Marquesado

Festivities are celebrated in honor of the patron Purificación;

 

13th-17th

Lanteira

Festivities in honor of Santo Cristo de las Penas (processions);

 

14th

Graena

Fiesta of Santo Cristo;

 

15th

Alcudia de Guadix

Fiesta of Santo Cristo;

 

24th

La Peza

Festivities in honor of Beato Marcos Criado;

 

29th

Guadix

Festivities of San Miguel in the district with the same name;

October

2nd-4th

Albuñan

Fiestas de San Francisco de Asís;

 

4th

Aldeire

fiestas in honor of San Francisco;

 

7th-8th

Huéneja

Fair;

 

10th-12th

La Peza

Festivities held in honor of  Nuestra Señora del Rosario and Santísimo Cristo de la Misericordia (has been declared as festivity of tourist interest);

November

7th-8th

Guadix

festivities in honor of Virgen de las Angustias

 

11th

Purullena

fiestas in honor of the patron San Martin

 

14th-15h

Guadix

festivities in honor of Virgen de las Angustias; procession

 

21st

Cortes

Fiesta of Virgen de la Presentación

 

21st

Huéneja

festivities in honor of the patron held (procession)

 

30th

Dólar

the festivities in honor of the patron San Andrés are held (procession), in the weekend closest after this day the traditional running of the bulls in a spectacular bullring are held;

December

4th

Alquife

On the 4th of December are the fiestas of Santa Bárbara celebrated;

 

8th

Purullena

Fiesta de las Moza

 

13th

La Peza

The day of Santa Lucía

 

13th-28th

Huéneja

the dance with the Souls

 

30th-31st

Cogollos de Guadix

La Carreta a heathen religious festival is held