Festivals in Alba de Tormes

Local festivals of Alba de Tormes

The City Council maintains the block on its portal Alba at Festivals and specific pages of Festivals in August, Festivals in October y Semana Santa. The Teresian celebrations are the most identifiable festive axis of the municipality, along with the cultural, religious, bullfighting and popular programming that is organised around Santa Teresa.

• Name of the municipality's festivities: Festivals in August, October festivities and Teresian celebrations linked to Saint Teresa of Jesus.
• Días principales: The local calendar is organised around the Transverberation of Santa Teresa, the 27 August, and the patron saint festivities of October, with special reference to the surroundings of the 15 October.
• Usual duration: August festivities usually concentrate several days of events; Those in October extend over a longer festive period according to the municipal programme of each year.
• Usual places: streets and squares of the urban area, Teresian religious spaces, festival grounds and other municipal facilities according to the annual programming.
• Associated traditions: religious events, processions, cultural activities, music, bullfighting programming, proposals for clubs, families, young people and visitors.
• Who participates: City Council, local groups, clubs, associations, neighbors, visitors and entities linked to the Teresian tradition.
• Local public holiday: the 2026 local work calendar has not been code verified during this intervention; must be confirmed in the current official calendar.
• Other cultural events: Holy Week, municipal cultural activities, initiatives linked to Carmelite heritage and tourist programming.
• Otras ofertas culturales: Castle of the Dukes of Alba, Tourist Office, heritage of Santa Teresa, cultural routes and Pottery Museum.