Festivities and Holidays in Ronda

Festivities and Holidays in Ronda.

Ronda offers a great variety of cultural acts and events throughout the whole year; from direct concerts, art and social expositions, folkloric gatherings, gastronomic, literary, political, etc...

These are the dates when we can enjoy of the following happenings:

January February March May March June September October December

January

The Three Wisemen march

February

Ronda's Carnival

Sponsored by the Carnival Association of Ronda with more than 25 years of existence.

Pregón beginning of festivity in the Espinel Theatre.

Elaboration and tasting of the popular migas in La Plaza de los Descalzos.

Carnival Agrupation Parade

Fantasy march that goes around the streets of the city full of music, lights and color.

Popular Fair in Plaza del Socorro.

Burning of the figure and farewell of the carnival.

Andalusian week

Sponsored by the Cultural Delegation of Ronda's Magnificent City Council.

Concerts and several representations for both kids and adults.

March

Exposition and sale in the Paseo de la Alameda del Tajo of spanish and latinamerican arts and crafts.
Sponsored by the delegation of Environment and the Delegation of Culture.

Holy Week and Easter

Declared of national interest for Andalusia

Religious acts, liturgies, concerts… and sponsored by the brotherhoods and convents of Ronda.

May

Real Fair of May

It takes place during the second week of May and it’s celebrated since the Catholic Kings. It involves competitions of horses and bullfighting.

It takes place in the oldest Fair Enclosure in Andalusia of a rural, artistic and touristic ambit, in this fair we can obtain articles from the mountain chain, see new mechanic novelties, try products of the land, wines, hams, cheeses, etc. Admire the cattle, collaborate in horse exhibitions, woodcrafts, etc. see the new tourism propositions.

Developed by the delegation of holidays of Ronda’s City Hall

June

Celebrations of Corpus Christi and festivity of the Virigin of the Head

August

Summer Festival “Música y Crepúsculos”

Festival of Cante Grande and International Folklore Gala

Fair of Arts and Crafts

Exposition y and sale of Spanish and Latin-American arts and crafts. Sponsored by the delegations of Environment and Culture.

September

Fair of Pedro de Romero

Dedicated to the mythical bullfighter from Ronda Pedro Romero, who introduced the famous muleta in the
bullfights, its the most important festivity and it has reached great importance, mainly do the practice
of Goyesque Bullfights, when the bullfighter and all the people who help them dress up with customs from
Goya's time and with decorations taken from Goya's paintings. Declared of touristic, national interest in
Andalusia.

March of fairs

Downtown Fair,

During the whole week the streets of Ronda feel up with colors, music and people dressed with the typical
clothes of the city, the fair moves to the city during the hours of light.

Bullfight in La Real Maestranza

Goyesque Bullfights

Knitting Competition
Sponsored by the Real Maestranza of Caballeria in Ronda, the Real Club of Enganches and Ronda's City Hall

Night Fair in the Fair's Enclosure

The night becomes alive and the people, expositions and activities are moved to the Night Fair enclosure.

October

Fair in the San Francisco Neighborhood
It celebrates how the origins of holidays and festivities in Ronda date from the time of the Catholic Kings.

December

Christmas in Ronda

Exposition of Belenes

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