Festivals in Alcañiz

Discover the main festivals, celebrations and traditions of Alcañiz, municipality of Teruel, in Aragon.

Local festivals of Alcañiz

The most representative celebrations of Alcañiz combine the Fairs and Patron Saint Festivals of September with the Semana Santa alcañizana, highlighted by the municipal tourist website as one of the great local traditions and linked to the Drum and Bass Drum Route.

  • Name of the municipality's festivities: Fairs and Patron Saint Festivals of Alcañiz, in honour of the Virgin of the Pueyos and the Holy Custodian Angel.
  • Main celebration day: The employer period revolves around 8, 9 and 10 September; In 2026, the calendar of non-working days at the headquarters indicates 9 and 10 September como días inhábiles locales.
  • Usual duration: Recent programmes place the patron saint festivities approximately between 8 and el 13 September, with several days of popular, religious, musical and cultural events.
  • Usual places: Plaza de España, historic centre, festive venues, municipal cultural spaces and the Sanctuary of Nuestra Señora de los Pueyos in events linked to the patron saint.
  • Associated traditions: pilgrimage and offering to the Virgen de los Pueyos, patron events, clubs, parades, music, children's activities, contests, shows and cultural and festive programming.
  • Who participates: City Council, Department of Celebrations, clubs, associations, cultural entities, neighbors, families and visitors.
  • Local public holiday: para 2026, the municipal electronic headquarters lists local non-business days as 9 September and the 10 September. These days are not equivalent to the entire holiday period.
  • Other cultural events: the Holy Week of Alcañiz, a Festival of National Tourist Interest according to municipal tourist information, and the tradition of the drum, with a blue tunic and concentration of drums on Good Friday.
  • Otras ofertas culturales: Castle of the Calatravos, Plaza de España, Town Hall, Lonja, former school of Santa María la Mayor, medieval passageways, heritage of Bajo Aragon, municipal cultural agenda and MotorLand Aragon.

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