December 7- 23rd
Els Grans del Gospel ‘Gospel Greats’ festival in Barcelona.
December 8th
Inmaculada. Christmas starts here. Biggest in Seville.
Mid-December,
Gospel Festival in Madrid
December 16th
Buff Epic Run Fancy dress fun run on Montjuic hill in Barcelona.
December 21st
Winter solstice bonfires in Robledo de Chavela (near Madrid), Olombrada (near Segovia), Castrillo de Don Juan (near Palencia) and Viniegra de Abajo (near La Rioja).
December 22nd
El Gordo, the massive Spanish lottery, is drawn. This lottery is so big, they start selling tickets in August!
December 23rd
(usually last Sunday before Christmas). Migas festival a celebration of the traditional fried breadcrumbs meal, in Torrox.
December 24th
Christmas Eve (Nochebuena), a far bigger event than Christmas Day.Most shops to close early on the 24th and remain closed until the morning of the 26th.
December 25th
Christmas Day – a quiet day, with most shops closed, though many bars open in the afternoon.
December 26th
Polar Bear Swim in Gibraltar. A bracing swim in the chilly Strait of Gibraltar. To get to Gibraltar from Spain, drive or take a bus to La Linea and walk across the border.
December 26th – January 6th
The touring Cirque du Soleil show, Alegria, comes to Barcelona.
December 28th
El Baile de los Locos y del Oso Musketeers, dancing swordsmen and a man dressed as a bear in this festival in Fuete Carreteros, near Cordoba.
December 28, 2012
Santos Inocentes, Spain’s version of April Fools’ Day.
December 29, – March 29, 2013 De Cajon Flamenco Festival in Barcelona.
December 28th
Verdiales festival in Malaga. Verdiales is a form of flamenco
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December 31st
Fun Runs take place in Madrid and Barcelona. Madrid has the San Silvestre Vallecana and Barcelona has the Cursa dels Nassos.
December 31st
New Year’s Eve (Nochevieja).
