Festivals in Palma del Río

Local festivals of Palma del Río

The official information located highlights two festive references: the May Fair and the Patron Saint Festivities of the Virgin of Bethlehem. In municipal news, the City Council has identified the September celebration as Patron Saint Festivities in honour of the Patroness of Palma del Río, with pilgrimage, proclamations, festival, fireworks and Fire Bull.

• Name of the municipality's festivities: May Fair and Patron Saint Festivities of the Virgin of Bethlehem.
• Main celebration day: 8 September, festival of the Virgin of Bethlehem, patron saint of Palma del Río.
• Usual duration: The May Fair is celebrated during several days in May; The patron saint festivities concentrate events at the beginning of September.
• Usual places: fairgrounds, urban environment, Plaza Mayor de Andalusia, Ermita de Belén, parishes and municipal spaces according to each year's programme.
• Associated traditions: pilgrimage, proclamations, festival, fireworks, Fire Bull, religious events, booths, attractions and cultural activities.
• Who participates: Palma del Río City Council, Brotherhood of the Virgin of Belén, Municipal Board of Culture, municipal services, associations, Palma families and visitors.
• Local business holidays: para 2026, the BOJA collects in Palma del Río the 18 May and el 8 September. They are non-recoverable local business days, not the entire holiday period.