What is a feria ?
A feria (fair) is usually held in most Spanish towns and cities to celebrate a particular religious feast day and there are usually an accompanying bullfight or bullfights helds. Some ferias such as Pamplona’s feria of San Fermin are held on fixed dates whereas others such as Seville’s April Fair depend on when a religious feast day falls. Many ferias start and/or culminate on a Sunday. Below is a list of the major Spanish ferias which all last for at least a week and which will all have at least one bullfight per day . Carteles might only be announced two weeks in advance. The cities of Madrid and Seville usually have bullfights every Sunday during the whole season and Barcelona has them every Sunday during July and August. Castellon (La Magdalena – either week before, same week or week after Las Fallas), Valencia (Fallas – 10 to 19 March), Seville (April Fair – Sunday following Easter Sunday for two weeks), Jerez (Feria del Caballo – sometime in May depending upon Easter), Madrid (Sa
A feria (fair) is usually held in most Spanish towns and cities to celebrate a particular religious feast day and there are usually an accompanying bullfight or bullfights helds. Some ferias such as Pamplona’s feria of San Fermin are held on fixed dates whereas others such as Seville’s April Fair depend on when a religious feast day falls, in Seville’s case, Easter. The cities of Madrid and Seville usually have bullfights every Sunday during the whole season and Barcelona has them every Sunday during July and August. However these fights seldom attract the best matadors as they will be appearing at ferias. Below is a list of the major Spanish ferias which usually last for at least a week and which will all have a least one bullfight per day. As most ferias start and/or culminate on a Sunday, some of the dates will vary slightly. Carteles might only be announced two or three weeks in advance. • Castellon (La Magdalena – either week before, same week or week after Las Fallas), • Valencia
