Festivals in Calanda

Local festivals of Calanda

The best-known celebration in Calanda is the Semana Santa, integrated into the Drum and Bombo Route. Its most unique moment is Break of the Hour, which takes place at noon on Good Friday. The municipal holiday calendar also includes the Festivals in San Roque, las Pilar festivals, the festival of El Milagro, San Jorge, Christmas and other local celebrations that the City Council includes in its celebration area.

• Name of the municipality's festivities: Calanda Holy Week and San Roque festivities, along with El Pilar, San Miguel, El Milagro, San Jorge and other local celebrations.
• Main celebration day: for Easter, the Good Friday with the Rompida de la Hora at noon; for San Roque, the 16 August como referencia festiva tradicional.
• Usual duration: Holy Week takes place between Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday; The San Roque festivities and the municipal festive calendar are specified each year in the City Council's programmes.
• Usual places: streets and squares of the urban area, churches and procession spaces, main square, surroundings of the City Hall and cultural spaces such as the House of Culture and the Buñuel Calanda Centre, according to the scheduled event.
• Associated traditions: playing of drums and bass drums, processions, Rompida de la Hora, religious events, music, cultural activities, bullfighting events when they appear on the programme, coexistence of clubs, neighbourhood meetings and programming for children, young people and adults.
• Who participates: Calanda City Council, brotherhoods, cultural associations, clubs, musical groups, neighbors, families and visitors.
• Local public holiday: A specific local public holiday for 2026 is not stated here because, in this intervention, it has not been possible to verify the Calanda data on an official page accessible with municipal details. The Aragon work calendar It is the official reference to review the current publication of the Government of Aragon and the BOA.
• Other cultural events: The municipal agenda incorporates news and activities from the "Víctor Romero" House of Culture, Kolenda, exhibitions, festive programming and events linked to the Calandina cultural identity.
• Otras ofertas culturales: destacan el Centro Buñuel Calanda, the tourist office located in the centre itself, the ceramics, the jota, the memory of Miguel Pellicer, Holy Week and the places of interest in the municipality.