Festivals in Motril
Discover the main festivals, celebrations and traditions of Motril, municipality of Granada, in Andalusia.
Local festivals in Motril
Motril's patronal festivities honour Nuestra Señora de la Cabeza and combine devotion at the sanctuary with daytime and evening fairs, music and family activities. The municipality also observes the May Crosses, San Juan and celebrations in its neighbourhoods and outlying settlements.
Usual celebration
The patronal cycle lasts approximately one week in the first half of August and reaches its principal day on 15 August. The floral offering brings together the brotherhood, Town Council, associations and residents in Parque de los Pueblos de América; the image later leaves the sanctuary in procession through the central streets. The Cortijo del Conde fairground hosts marquees, rides and concerts, while the daytime fair occupies town-centre venues.
Other events
The municipal calendar places the May Crosses from 1 to 4 May, San Juan on 24 June and Virgen del Carmen celebrations in several coastal settlements during July, alongside neighbourhood and outlying-settlement festivities.