Festivals in Lucena

Local festivals of Lucena

The most representative celebration of Lucena is the Aracelitan Festivals, dedicadas a María Santísima de Araceli, patron saint of Lucena and Campo Andaluz. The City Council published the Aracelitan Festivals programme 2026, with events between the urban centre, the fairgrounds and spaces linked to the Araceli tradition.

• Name of the municipality's festivities: Aracelitan Festivities of Lucena.
• Main celebration day: el first sunday in may; in 2026 it was the 3 May, Virgin's Day.
• Usual duration: the central days last several days; in 2026 they were celebrated from 1 May to 4, with religious and cultural events from April and during May.
• Usual places: Plaza Nueva, parish of San Mateo Apóstol, Castillo del Moral, Paseo de Rojas, fairgrounds, Municipal Booth, Pilar de la Dehesa, Aras sanctuary and urban procession routes.
• Associated traditions: firing of salutes, extraordinary lighting, proclamation of the Aracelitana Mayor, proclamation, offering of flowers, solemn religious function, procession of the Virgin of Araceli, fireworks, fair attractions, booths and musical performances.
• Who participates: Lucena City Council, Royal Archconfraternity of María Santísima de Araceli, Municipal Corporation, Lucena Music Band, associations, groups, municipal services, Lucentine families and visitors.
• Local business holidays: para 2026, the BOJA collects in Lucena the 4 May and el 11 September. They are non-recoverable local business days, not the entire holiday period.
• Other cultural events: Valley Fair, municipal cultural programming, activities of the Municipal Auditorium and proposals linked to historical heritage and the Sephardic Lucena.
• Otras ofertas culturales: Moral Castle, Archaeological and Ethnological Museum, Palace of the Counts of Santa Ana, Municipal Tourism Office, House of the Mora, parish of San Mateo and Jewish necropolis.