Festivals in Calatayud

Local festivals of Calatayud

The most representative celebrations of Calatayud combine patron saint festivities, club programming and cultural activities. The City Council has designated as employers San Íñigo Abad and the Virgen de la Peña, and municipal tourist information also includes San Roque as one of the traditional festivals of the municipality.

• Name of the municipality's festivities: San Íñigo, festivities of San Roque and Festivals and Fairs of Our Lady the Virgin of La Peña.
• Main celebration day: 1 June para San Íñigo, 16 August for San Roque and 8 September for the Virgin of La Peña.
• Usual duration: San Roque is concentrated around mid-August; The Virgen de la Peña festivals and fairs are usually scheduled for several days around 8 September, with recent events from 5 September to 9.
• Usual places: streets and squares of the urban area, Plaza de España, surroundings of the Town Hall, fairgrounds, cultural spaces and festive tours of the centre of Calatayud.
• Associated traditions: religious events in honour of patron saints, club programming, concerts, fairs, cultural activities, festive tours, children's events and popular gatherings.
• Who participates: City Council, clubs, associations, cultural entities, neighbors, families and visitors.
• Local public holiday: para 2026, the City Council approved as local festivals el 1 June and the 8 September, by San Íñigo Abad and the Virgen de la Peña. They are not equivalent to the entire festive period.
• Other cultural events: The municipal tourist and cultural agenda includes visits, heritage activities, museum programming and proposals around the Collegiate Church of Santa María.
• Otras ofertas culturales: Calatayud Museum, Santa María Collegiate Church Museum, La Dolores Museum, Royal Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher, Bílbilis site, Jewish quarter, Islamic fortified area and routes through the historic centre.