Festivals in Talavera de la Reina

Discover the main festivals, celebrations and traditions of Talavera de la Reina, municipality of Toledo, in Castile-La Mancha.

Local festivals of Talavera de la Reina

Talavera de la Reina has several landmark celebrations. The Mondas are celebrated on Saturday after Holy Week and were declared of National Tourist Interest on 28 December 2009. The city also celebrates San Isidro and San Mateo Fairs, two events very present in the municipal festive agenda.

  • Name of the municipality's festivities: Mondas, San Isidro Fairs and San Mateo Fairs.
  • Main celebration day: The Mondas have as reference the Saturday after Holy Week; San Isidro is celebrated on 15 May; San Mateo is celebrated on 21 September.
  • Usual duration: The Mondas take place with events around the week after Easter; The San Isidro and San Mateo Fairs usually concentrate several days of programming, with a fairground, family activities, music and traditional events.
  • Usual places: Plaza del Pan, Town Hall, downtown streets, Basilica of Nuestra Señora del Prado, fairgrounds and different cultural and neighbourhood spaces in the city.
  • Associated traditions: offerings to the Virgen del Prado, flowering log, procession of Mondas, exchange of canes with mayors of the Talavera Lands, parade of floats and horses in San Isidro, booths, concerts, children's activities and cultural programming.
  • Who participates: City Council, Department of Celebrations, brotherhoods, mayors of the region, associations, educational centres, folk groups, clubs, families, neighbors and visitors.
  • Local public holiday: para 2026, the Official Gazette of the Province of Toledo lists as local festivals of Talavera de la Reina the 15 May and the 8 September.
  • Other cultural events: The municipal agenda includes ceramic activities, tourism, crafts, exhibitions, concerts, Mondas programming and events linked to the identity of the City of Ceramics.
  • Otras ofertas culturales: Talavera ceramics, historical heritage, Basilica of Nuestra Señora del Prado, surroundings of the Tagus River, museum spaces, urban routes and programming of the municipal area of culture, celebrations, tourism and crafts.