Festivals in Granada
Discover the main festivals, celebrations and traditions of Granada, municipality of Granada, in Andalusia.
Local festivals and Granada culture
El Corpus Christi It is the main festival of Granada and is organised every year around Corpus Thursday, a variable date between May and June. The duration of the 2026 fair was eight days, from 30 May to 6 June, and Corpus Thursday was the 4 June; The cultural programme maintained some activities until the 7th.
Entre las traditions, the lighting of the cover usually opens the Almanjáyar fairgrounds, with its booths and attractions. In the historic centre, The Tarasca accompanied by giants and big heads, the exhibition of carocas in the Bib-Rambla square and the procession of the Blessed Sacrament along its urban route form the main nucleus. The places The 2026 municipal programme also included the institutional booth, the City Hall Patio and the Corral del Carbón, with flamenco, theater, music, children's activities, altars and traditional pottery.
The City Council, artists, tape recorders, brotherhoods, neighbourhood and cultural associations, civic centres, municipal services and volunteers, as well as residents and visitors, participate. The programming included specific participation measures, such as noise-free days in the attractions area for people with autism and activities at social and occupational centres.
Los local public holidays in Granada in 2026 fueron el 2 January, Capture of Granada, and 4 June, Corpus Christi, according to the list published in the BOJA. Only those two days were local non-working days for work purposes; the fair and its programme spanned more days.