Festivals in Lucena

Local festivals of Lucena

Lucena's most representative celebration is the Fiestas Aracelitanas, dedicated to María Santísima de Araceli, patron saint of Lucena and Campo Andaluz. Events take place in the town centre, at the fairground and in places connected with the Araceli tradition.

• Name of the municipality's festivities: Aracelitan Festivities of Lucena.
• Main celebration day: the first Sunday in May, known as the Day of the Virgin.
• Usual duration: the central festivities last for several days, with religious and cultural events from April and throughout May.
• Usual places: Plaza Nueva, parish of San Mateo Apóstol, Castillo del Moral, Paseo de Rojas, fairgrounds, Municipal Booth, Pilar de la Dehesa, Aras sanctuary and urban procession routes.
• Associated traditions: firing of salutes, extraordinary lighting, proclamation of the Aracelitana Mayor, proclamation, offering of flowers, solemn religious function, procession of the Virgin of Araceli, fireworks, fair attractions, booths and musical performances.
• Who participates: Lucena City Council, Royal Archconfraternity of María Santísima de Araceli, Municipal Corporation, Lucena Music Band, associations, groups, municipal services, Lucentine families and visitors.
• Other cultural events: Valley Fair, municipal cultural programming, activities of the Municipal Auditorium and proposals linked to historical heritage and the Sephardic Lucena.
• Otras ofertas culturales: Moral Castle, Archaeological and Ethnological Museum, Palace of the Counts of Santa Ana, Municipal Tourism Office, House of the Mora, parish of San Mateo and Jewish necropolis.