Festivities in Cádiz
The main festivities in the city: what they are, when they fall, where they are held and how to get there.
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Monday, October 26, 2026
Tosantos at the Cádiz markets
On the last Monday of October the stalls of the Central Market and the Virgen del Rosario market dress up fruit, fish and meat to satirise current events in the Tosantos decoration competition.
Photo: Panarria, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Tuesday, January 5, 2027
Cádiz Three Kings Parade
On the afternoon of 5 January the Three Kings ride on floats along the main avenue to plaza de San Juan de Dios, greet the crowd from the Town Hall balcony and close Christmas in Cádiz.
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February 4 to 14, 2027
Cádiz Carnival
Choirs, comparsas, chirigotas and quartets compete in the COAC at the Gran Teatro Falla and then take to the streets for ten days. A festival of International Tourist Interest and a Site of Cultural Interest.
Photo: EntreLenguas, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Sunday, May 30, 2027
Corpus Christi in Cádiz
On Corpus Sunday the great 17th-century silver monstrance leaves the Cathedral with the Virgen del Rosario, through streets with awnings, altars and a carpet in plaza de San Juan de Dios.
Photo: PEPE GADEIRAS, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Wednesday, June 23, 2027
St John's Eve and the burning of the Juanillos
On the night of 23 June Cádiz's neighbourhoods burn the Juanillos, satirical figures about current events made by residents and associations, with a municipal competition and a figure from the City Council.
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Thursday, October 7, 2027
Feast of the Virgen del Rosario, patron saint of Cádiz
Every 7 October, a local holiday, Cádiz honours its patron saint with the renewal of the city's vow, the offering of tuberoses at Santo Domingo and the evening procession through the historic centre.
Photo: Fedoce1, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0