https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A Spanish singer died after she was hit by an exploding pyrotechnic while performing in stage in Madrid on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.es/20190903/spanish-pop-star-killed-on-stage-by-exploding-firework Tue, 03 Sep 2019 12:29:27 +0200 spanish-pop-star-killed-on-stage-by-exploding-firework Thousands of half-naked revellers pelted each other with tomatoes on Wednesday in the town of Buñol in eastern Spain, in the annual fiesta billed as the world’s biggest food fight. https://www.thelocal.es/20190828/in-pics-la-tomatina-2019 Wed, 28 Aug 2019 17:51:47 +0200 in-pics-la-tomatina-2019 It may seem like a less dangerous pursuit than being chased through narrow cobbled streets by a pack of half-tonne angry bulls, but Spain's 'boloencierro' run has once again claimed a victim and the irony of the situation has not been lost on anyone. https://www.thelocal.es/20190826/running-of-the-balls-claims-new-victim-the-mayor-who-tried Mon, 26 Aug 2019 12:39:01 +0200 running-of-the-balls-claims-new-victim-the-mayor-who-tried Six open coffins are paraded around a church and its cemetery as onlookers sing religious songs -- but their occupants are all perfectly alive. https://www.thelocal.es/20190730/watch-paraded-alive-in-coffins-this-has-to-be-spains-strangest-fiesta Tue, 30 Jul 2019 11:24:11 +0200 watch-paraded-alive-in-coffins-this-has-to-be-spains-strangest-fiesta Thousands of revellers raised candles and red scarves in the air and swayed back and forth as they sang a mournful song to mark the end on Sunday of Spain's most famous bull running festival in Pamplona which saw eight daredevils gored this year. https://www.thelocal.es/20190715/famed-spanish-bull-run-festival-ends-with-8-people-gored-this-year Mon, 15 Jul 2019 11:18:37 +0200 famed-spanish-bull-run-festival-ends-with-8-people-gored-this-year From food fights to jumping over new-born babies, it is no secret that Spain is home to some weird and wonderful festivals. https://www.thelocal.es/20190628/quiz-how-well-do-you-know-spains-festivals Fri, 28 Jun 2019 15:23:04 +0200 quiz-how-well-do-you-know-spains-festivals The Feria d’Abril, the biggest event of the year in the southern Spanish city of Seville, is being celebrated this week, and the scenes are sumptuous. https://www.thelocal.es/20190508/in-pics-this-is-how-seville-celebrates-its-feria-de-abril Wed, 08 May 2019 14:03:36 +0200 in-pics-this-is-how-seville-celebrates-its-feria-de-abril A naked Donald Trump stands alongside figures of Hitler, Stalin and Francisco Franco: This can only be the satirical world of Valencia's Las Fallas festival. https://www.thelocal.es/20190318/in-picssatire-at-las-fallas-fiesta-in-valencia Mon, 18 Mar 2019 11:41:30 +0100 in-picssatire-at-las-fallas-fiesta-in-valencia The Feria d’Abril, the biggest event of the year in the southern Spanish city of Seville, is being celebrated this week, and the scenes are sumptuous. https://www.thelocal.es/20180416/in-pics-seville-celebrates-feria-de-abril Mon, 16 Apr 2018 12:40:07 +0200 in-pics-seville-celebrates-feria-de-abril Thick smoke fills the cobbled streets of San Bartolome de Pinares as the clip-clop of galloping hooves edges ever closer to a bonfire crackling nearby. https://www.thelocal.es/20180118/in-pics-horses-purified-with-fire-in-controversial-spanish-ritual Thu, 18 Jan 2018 11:31:37 +0100 in-pics-horses-purified-with-fire-in-controversial-spanish-ritual February means Carnival season in Spain, but there are plenty of other fiestas from "devil dances" to flamenco fests. https://www.thelocal.es/20170202/whats-on-in-spain-ten-brilliant-things-to-do-in-february Thu, 02 Feb 2017 13:23:42 +0100 whats-on-in-spain-ten-brilliant-things-to-do-in-february They may look like the horsemen of the apocalypse heralding the end of the world but in fact, the fiery festival of Luminarias is held to ward off evil spirits and bring fortune for the year ahead. https://www.thelocal.es/20170117/gallopping Tue, 17 Jan 2017 12:01:18 +0100 gallopping Hundreds of fiestas take place across Spain each year, whether it be a small village celebrating their patron saint or nationwide celebrations. Here is our pick of the best. https://www.thelocal.es/20170109/twelve-of-the-best-festivals-in-spain-for-2017 Mon, 09 Jan 2017 09:46:55 +0100 twelve-of-the-best-festivals-in-spain-for-2017 Valencia’s colourful, noisy and explosive annual celebration of Las Fallas has been inscribed on Unesco’s ‘intangible heritage’ list. https://www.thelocal.es/20161202/las-fallas-valencias-fire-festival-granted-unesco-heritage-status Fri, 02 Dec 2016 12:13:24 +0100 las-fallas-valencias-fire-festival-granted-unesco-heritage-status The five-year child was killed during a village fiesta in Granada on Sunday evening when a firework exploded in his face. https://www.thelocal.es/20160808/five-year-old-dead-in-firework-mishap-at-spanish-fiesta Mon, 08 Aug 2016 15:18:35 +0200 five-year-old-dead-in-firework-mishap-at-spanish-fiesta Hundreds of fiestas take place across Spain each year, whether it be a small village celebrating their patron saint or nationwide celebrations. Here is our pick of the best. https://www.thelocal.es/20151228/whats-on-in-2016-spains-ten-best-festivals Mon, 28 Dec 2015 15:32:52 +0100 whats-on-in-2016-spains-ten-best-festivals The world famous tomato throwing festival celebrates its 70th anniversary on Wednesday and this year's festival promises to be bigger, better and more tomatoey than ever. https://www.thelocal.es/20150825/la-tomatina-everything-tomatoes Tue, 25 Aug 2015 15:17:09 +0200 la-tomatina-everything-tomatoes It's holiday season and towns and cities are preparing to host some of the best parties of the year. The Local gives you a round up of all the most interesting events around the country in August. https://www.thelocal.es/20150731/whats-on-in-spain-august-2015 Fri, 31 Jul 2015 11:25:56 +0200 whats-on-in-spain-august-2015 GRAPHIC FOOTAGE: Two men have died after being gored by bulls in two separate incidents during Spain’s San Juan fiesta. https://www.thelocal.es/20150625/two-spanish-men-die-after-being-gored Thu, 25 Jun 2015 18:09:43 +0200 two-spanish-men-die-after-being-gored The clean-up operation was underway after a night in which hundreds of thousands of people across Spain celebrated the summer solstice with a festival of fire. https://www.thelocal.es/20150624/san-juan-the-morning-after-the-night-of-san-juan Wed, 24 Jun 2015 14:04:47 +0200 san-juan-the-morning-after-the-night-of-san-juan