Festivals in Écija
Discover the main festivals, celebrations and traditions of Écija, municipality of Seville, in Andalusia.
Local festivals of Écija
Date and duration. The patron saint of Écija, Nuestra Señora del Valle, celebrates its holiday on 8 September. The great recreational event is Royal September Fair. The municipal calendar of 2026 the fix of Tuesday, 15 September to Sunday, 20 September, with a duration of seis días. They are two celebrations related to the city's festive month, but their dates are not interchangeable.
Places, traditions and participation. The fair takes place in the recinto ferial, organised around booths and attractions. Its municipal ordinances specifically regulate horse riding and hitching, the concession, structure and use of booths and the operation of attractions. The City Council participates through the Major Festivals area, the people and entities that own booths, professionals from the venue, horsemen, neighbors and visitors. The festival of the Virgin of the Valley maintains a patron character distinct from this fair activity. Other events with their own identity are Holy Week and the Ecijana Flamenco Night, which are not part of the duration of the September Fair.
Local public holidays in 2026. The calendar published by the Regional Government of Andalusia declares for Écija two non-working days for work, paid and non-recoverable: Tuesday 8 September, festival of the Virgin of the Valley, and the Friday 18 September, Fair Friday. Only those two days have a local work scope; The six days of the trade fair programme are not six non-working days.