Festivals in Baeza

Local festivals in Baeza

Baeza has two major festival cycles: Holy Week, connected with its confraternities and monumental setting, and the Feria y Fiestas in honour of Nuestra Señora del Alcázar. The Reales Fiestas del Concejo for San Andrés and the World Heritage city's cultural calendar complete the year.

Usual celebration

Holy Week in Baeza, declared a Festival of National Tourist Interest, occupies the whole of Passion Week with processions through historic streets and squares. Twenty-three confraternities and brotherhoods take part; highlights include the Miserere in the cathedral on Tuesday night, the El Paso ceremony on Good Friday and the sculptural heritage carried through the monumental centre.

Other cultural events

The Reales Fiestas del Concejo honour San Andrés in his district with worship, a medieval market, music and the eve bonfire. La Noche del Patrimonio, Semana Machadiana, the Early Music Festival and Renacimiento a la Luz de las Velas extend cultural participation through the year.