Festivals in Puente Genil

Local festivals of Puente Genil

The festive identity of Puente Genil is closely linked to the Semana Santa, conocida popularmente como La Mananta. The municipal tourist portal describes it as the main celebration of the municipality, declared of National Tourist Interest since 1979, with biblical corporations, brotherhoods and an intense prior Lent.

• Name of the municipality's festivities: Semana Santa or La Mananta, Semana Santa Chiquita, Cruces de Mayo, Feria Real, Festival de Cante Grande Fosforito, patron saint festivities of La Purísima and Christmas Pontana.
• Main celebration day: for local public holidays in 2026, the Regional Government of Andalusia publishes 25 April y 4 May for Puente Genil. In the traditional festive calendar they also highlight 25 April por San Marcos, 3 May for the Day of the Cross and 15 August as the start of the Royal Fair.
• Usual duration: Holy Week is experienced during Lent and the days of Holy Week; Semana Santa Chiquita is concentrated between the end of April and the beginning of May; The May Crosses normally occupy a weekend; and the Royal Fair is celebrated from 15 August to 19.
• Usual places: Plaza del Calvario, Parroquia de Jesús Nazareno, Matallana neighbourhood, Plaza del Romeral, Príncipe de Asturias or Garrotalillo Park, historic centre, villages and fairgrounds.
• Associated traditions: Roman Saturdays, rises of the Roman Empire and the Ataos, barracks saetas, misereres, biblical corporations, processions, pilgrimage of San Marcos, crosses installed by groups, festivals, booths, concerts, festive lighting and religious events of the Purísima.
• Who participates: City Council, brotherhoods, biblical corporations, neighbourhood associations, cultural groups, villages, families, youth, visitors and the Tourist Office.
• Local public holiday: para 2026, the list of local festivals in Andalusia includes in Puente Genil the 25 April and the 4 May. These days are not equivalent to the entire festive period of Holy Week, Crosses or Royal Fair.
• Other cultural events: el municipal tourist portal Highlights include the Cante Grande Fosforito Festival, the May Crosses, Christmas and the extensive agenda of popular festivals in neighbourhoods and villages.
• Otras ofertas culturales: Roman Villa of Fuente Álamo, Municipal Historical Museum, urban routes, religious heritage, Cordobilla reservoir, Tíscar lagoon, Los Castellares and activities of the House of Culture.