Festivals in Tarazona de la Mancha

Local festivals of Tarazona de la Mancha

The main celebration of Tarazona de la Mancha is the Festivals in San Bartolomé, patron saint of the town. The municipal website indicates the 24 August as Saint Bartholomew's Day and explains that the major festivals usually begin the previous weekend, with specific dates that vary according to the calendar of each year.

• Name of the municipality's festivities: Festivals in San Bartolomé, along with Carnival, San Blas, San Antonio Abad and the festival of Cristo de la Misericordia as notable celebrations.
• Main celebration day: 24 August, San Bartolomé.
• Usual duration: several days around San Bartolomé; for 2025, the municipal website announced the Fair from Thursday, 21 August to Tuesday, 26 August.
• Usual places: the Plaza Mayor, the surroundings of the Town Hall, the Church of San Bartolomé, municipal festive spaces and streets of the urban area.
• Associated traditions: presentation of the Queen and Court of Honour, final fireworks, religious events, cultural activity, music, participation of clubs, neighbourhood meetings and municipal festive programming.
• Who participates: City Council, clubs, associations, neighbors, families, visitors, cultural entities and groups involved in the festival programme.
• Local public holiday: en 2026, the municipal website indicates how local festivals San Blas, 3 February, y Saint Bartholomew, 24 August.
• Other cultural events: el Tarazona de la Mancha Carnival, which the municipal website describes as popular, street and theatrical, and the festival of Christ of Mercy, with the traditional raffles and novenas.
• Otras ofertas culturales: local heritage, Interpretation Centre of Local Heritage and Carnival, Plaza Mayor, Church of San Bartolomé, Plaza de Toros, hermitages, routes and nature next to the Valdemembra river.