Christmas (Spain)
About
Christmas in Spain centres on the Nochebuena family dinner on 24 December and Christmas Day (Navidad) on 25 December, the public holiday. Seville glows with belén nativity scenes, lights along the river and zambomba flamenco-carol gatherings.
Highlights
- Nochebuena family feast on 24 December
- Belén nativity scenes and zambomba carol gatherings across Seville
- Christmas Day is the national public holiday
Practical tips
- Restaurants book out for Nochebuena; reserve well in advance.
- Most shops and sights close on 25 December — plan groceries ahead.
- Seek out a flamenco-flavoured zambomba in the days before Christmas.
Other upcoming events
Granada International Festival of Music and Dance 2026
One of Europe's oldest classical-music festivals stages a month of concerts, ballet and recitals in the incomparable setting of the Alhambra's palaces and gardens, plus venues across Granada. The 75th edition runs from June into July.
Velá de Santiago y Santa Ana 2026 — Triana
Triana's beloved summer street fiesta honours the district's patroness, Santa Ana, with six days of riverside revelry on Calle Betis and Plaza del Altozano. Nightly concerts, stalls and the daring 'cucaña' — a greased pole jutting over the Guadalquivir — define this most quintessentially Sevillian of celebrations.
Assumption of Mary (Spain)
The Feast of the Assumption on 15 August is a national public holiday and one of the high points of the Spanish summer, with patron-saint ferias in many towns. In Seville it falls during the sweltering, quieter August low season.