Festivals in Ejea de los Caballeros

Discover the main festivals, celebrations and traditions of Knights Axis, municipality of Zaragoza, in Aragon.

Local festivals of Ejea de los Caballeros

The City Council meets in its area of Festivals in Ejea the main celebrations of the municipality: El Voto, St John's Day, Water Festivals and the festivities in honour of Our Lady the Virgin of Oliva.

  • Name of the municipality's festivities: festivities in honour of Our Lady the Virgin of Oliva, along with El Voto, San Juan and Fiestas del Agua as notable celebrations.
  • Main celebration day: The Virgen de la Oliva is celebrated around the beginning of September; In 2025 the official programme was 30 August to 7 September. The Vote is celebrated on 14 January and Saint John the 24 June.
  • Usual duration: the festivities of the Virgen de la Oliva last nueve días, beginning the last weekend of August; San Juan extends the weekend closest to 24 June; The Water Festivals take place the weekend after Easter.
  • Usual places: Town Hall Square, old Luchán Campus, Municipal Sports Centre, La Corona neighbourhood, historic centre, streets and public spaces of the municipality.
  • Associated traditions: announcing rocket, proclamation, religious events, medieval fair of San Juan, guided tours in El Voto, cultural activities, concerts, running of the bulls, bullfighting fair, free events in the street and Choral Competition during the Water Festivals.
  • Who participates: City Council, Ejea citizens, local associations, Interpeñas Ejea, cultural groups, Coral Polifónica Ejea, clubs, families, visitors and entities that collaborate in each annual programme.
  • Local public holiday: para 2026, the official list of local festivals of Aragon includes in Ejea de los Caballeros the 14 January and the 24 June; They are local business days and are not equivalent to the entire holiday period.
  • Other cultural events: Ejea Holy Week, Ejea Fair, Choral Singing Contest, spring and autumn cultural programming, and activities at Aquagraria and the Teatro de la Villa.
  • Otras ofertas culturales: churches of Santa María and El Salvador, Aquagraria, Art and Exhibition Centre, guided tours of the old town, towns of Ejea, wetlands, mountains, riverbanks and urban parks.