OUT AND ABOUT IN FEBUARY

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January 19 – February 3, 2013
Event Gastrofestival
Where? Madrid
What? Special meal deals in restaurants, exhibitions on gastronomy in culture and more.

January 28 to February 11, 2013
Event Rubrifolkum Folk Music Festival
Where? Sant Boi de Llobregat
What? Local folk festival.

February 1, 2013
Event: De Cajon Flamenco Festival
Where? Barcelona.
What? Concert by Llorona y Cantares, as part of the De Cajon flamenco festival.

February 3 (first Sunday of the month), 2013
Event San Cecilio festival
Where? Granada
What? A gypsy festival in the Sacromonte area of Granada. The whole city converges on the Sacromonte monastery where there is lots of partying and some flamenco performances.

February 1-3, 2013
Event La Endiablada
Where? festival in Almonacid, near Cuenca,
What? where everyone dresses up as devils.

February 2 to 5, 2013
Event Moros y Cristianos . (the dates in the link are wrong)
Where? in Bocairente/Bocairent, near Valencia
What? mock battle

February 2 to 5, 2013
Event Flamenco Fashion Show
Where? Seville.
What? See the latest designs in flamenco dresses.

February 2-3, 2013
Event La Candaleria
Where? Nationwide but especially popular in Madrid.
What? A celebration of when Mary and Joseph took Baby Jesus to the temple in Jerusalem, forty days after his birth.

February 6, 2013
Event: 24 Guitar Festival BCN
Where? Barcelona, Catalonia.
What? A concert by Vinicio Capossella, forming part of Barcelona’s guitar festival.

February 9-12, 2013
Event Peropalo
Where? Villanueva de la Vera in Extremadura.
What? Villanueva de la Vera’s take on carnival time includes a giant puppet, called the Peropalo. Lots of drinking in the streets, and a donkey is paraded around the town, for some reason!

February 8 -22( approx dates, 2013
Event: De Cajon Flamenco Festival
Where? Barcelona.
What? Various Concerts

Around February 12, 2013 (Week before Lent)
Event Carnival
Where? All over Spain.
What? It’s Carnival time! Spain’s two main gay communities, Chueca in Madrid and Sitges near Barcelona , are the stars of the shows here. Cadiz and Tenerife also host famous processions.

February 14, 2013
Event: Valentine’s Day
Where? All over the world!
What? Lovers go out for dinner and buy chocolates.

February 17, 2013
Event Barcelona Half-Marathon
Where? Barcelona.
What? It’s a half marathon!

February 13-17, 2013
Event International Contemporary Art Fair
Where? Madrid
What? Often referred to as ARCOmadrid.

February 20, 2013
Event: 24 Guitar Festival BCN
Where? Barcelona, Catalonia.
What? A concert by Antonio Font, forming part of Barcelona’s guitar festival.

February 22 to March 9, 2013
Event Festival De Jerez
Where? Jerez, in Andalusia
What? Flamenco festival.

February 24, 2013
Event Seville Marathon
Where? Seville
What? It’s a marathon, through the gorgeous streets of Seville.

February 28 to March 3, 2013
Event Amimac Mostra Internacional de Cinema d’AnimaciĆ³
Where? Lleida, Catalonia.