April 4 – 11, 2014
Event: Mostra de Cinema Llatinoamericà de Lleida
Where? Lleida in Catalonia
What? Latin American film festival
April 5-6, 2014 (TBC)
Event: Conscious Dance Festival
Where? Villajoyosa, Alicante.
What? Yoga, ‘primal dancing’ and other spiritual dance activities. Based on 2013 dates – no date for 2014 has been announced.
April 5-19, 2014 (TBC)
Event: Malaga de Festival
Where? Malaga, Andalusia.
What? Arts festival that acts as a kind of extended pre-festival to the Malaga film festival that starts on the 20th.
April 6, 2014
Event: La Passio
Where? Esparraguera, Catalonia.
What? Famous performance of the Passion of Christ.
April 6, 2014
Event: Half Marathon
Where? Madrid.
What? Half marathon and 5km run in the capital.
April 11-13, 2014
Event: Barcelona Beer Festival
Where? Barcelona.
What? Second beer festival of Barcelona, with over 300 limited-availability beers.
See also: April Weather in Barcelona
April 11-13, 2014 (TBC)
Event: Folkarria Eco Festi-bal
Where? Torres de la Alameda, near Madrid
What? Folk music festival.
April 11-20, 2014
Event: Semana Santa
Where? All over Spain.
What? Semana Santa completely dominates Spain in March, so no matter where you are, there’ll be something to commemorate the Resurrection.
April 13, 2014
Event: Palm Sunday
Where? All over Spain, but the most famous celebrations are in Elche, near Valencia.
What? Processions to mark the Palm Sunday celebration.
April 13, 2014
Event: La Passio
Where? Esparraguera, Catalonia.
What? Famous performance of the Passion of Christ.
April 18 – May 3, 2014 (TBC)
April 18, 2014
Event: La Passio
Where? Esparraguera, Catalonia.
What? Famous performance of the Passion of Christ.
April 19-27, 2014
Event: Spring festival
Where? Murcia, south-east Spain.
What? Street festival because the Murcians refuse to let Easter die.
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April 21-29, 2014
Event: Festival de Malaga (Cine Español)
Where? Malaga.
What? Spanish-language film festival.
April 21, 2014
Event: Lunes de Aguas
Where? Salamanca
What? A curious festival, historically intended to welcome back the prostitutes of the city after their exile during Lent(!) Now it’s an excuse to have a picnic and to eat the traditional hornazo meat pie.
April 23, 2014
Event: Sant Jordi festival
Where? Barcelona
What? A type of combined Valentines Day and celebration of the deaths of Cervantes and Shakespeare (who both died on the same day) as well as a celebration of St George’s Day. Also celebrated in Caceres as the San Jorge Festival.
April 26, 2014
Event: La Passio
Where? Esparraguera, Catalonia.
What? Famous performance of the Passion of Christ.
