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 Pamplona’s famous running of the bulls festival has been cancelled for the second year running, joining a long list of events across Spain that have become casualties of the coronavirus pandemic. https://www.thelocal.es/20210202/seven-fiestas-that-wont-happen-in-spain-this-year Tue, 02 Feb 2021 14:37:30 +0100 seven-fiestas-that-wont-happen-in-spain-this-year From Roman battle re-enactments to literary festivals, there are lots of great events happening in Spain this September. https://www.thelocal.es/20190903/seven-reasons-to-love-spain-this-september Tue, 03 Sep 2019 11:46:01 +0200 seven-reasons-to-love-spain-this-september 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 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 With longer and warmer days, May is the month when Spaniards take to the streets to throw fiesta after fiesta. https://www.thelocal.es/20190503/marvellous-things-to-do-in-may Fri, 03 May 2019 11:50:51 +0200 marvellous-things-to-do-in-may On May 15th Madrid celebrates its patron saint, San Isidro, when proud Madrileños dress up in tradition carb and head to one of the parties scattered across the squares and parks in the capital. https://www.thelocal.es/20180516/in-pics-madrids-san-isidro-festival Wed, 16 May 2018 17:30:42 +0200 in-pics-madrids-san-isidro-festival Spain's annual "Tomatina" tomato throwing festival kicked off in the eastern town of Buñol on Wednesday...and things got pretty messy. https://www.thelocal.es/20170830/in-pics-tomatina-2017 Wed, 30 Aug 2017 17:40:03 +0200 in-pics-tomatina-2017 It may have seemed like a less dangerous pursuit than being chased through narrow cobbled streets by a pack of half-tonne angry bulls, but the humane alternative to running with the bulls staged by one Madrid town this weekend, claimed its fair share of casualties. https://www.thelocal.es/20170830/two-seriously-injured-running-of-the-balls-fiesta Wed, 30 Aug 2017 13:25:12 +0200 two-seriously-injured-running-of-the-balls-fiesta Spain's Tomatina festival, dubbed "the world's biggest food fight", has given the small town of Buñol a huge economic boost – and now other Spanish towns with quirky fiestas are seeking to mimic its success. https://www.thelocal.es/20160831/spains-crazy-fiestas-tomato-fight-tomatina Wed, 31 Aug 2016 13:48:26 +0200 spains-crazy-fiestas-tomato-fight-tomatina From Pamplona's thrilling bull runs to Europe's biggest gay pride festival, there's no shortage of exciting events across Spain this summer. https://www.thelocal.es/20160701/whats-on-in-spain-july-2016 Fri, 01 Jul 2016 08:59:36 +0200 whats-on-in-spain-july-2016 Spain's wacky and whimsical traditions were on display across the nation as the carnival season kicked into full gear at the weekend. https://www.thelocal.es/20160208/spain-kicks-into-full-carnival-craze-with-wacky-traditions Mon, 08 Feb 2016 13:05:28 +0100 spain-kicks-into-full-carnival-craze-with-wacky-traditions The eastern Spanish town of Ibi held its annual Enfarinats festival on Saturday, a colourful and messy fiesta which sees revellers launch eggs, flour and firecrackers at each other in a mock coup d’etat. https://www.thelocal.es/20151229/in-pictures-spains-crazy-flour-throwing-fiesta Tue, 29 Dec 2015 17:44:48 +0100 in-pictures-spains-crazy-flour-throwing-fiesta From bull running to beach festivals, The Local rounds up some of the best events in Spain this July. https://www.thelocal.es/20150627/whats-on-in-spain-july-2015 Sat, 27 Jun 2015 13:08:34 +0200 whats-on-in-spain-july-2015