Festivals in Badajoz

San Juan Fair and Badajoz Carnival

Usual date and duration. The San Juan Fair is organised around the 24 June and usually lasts more than a week. The Caya fairgrounds concentrate booths, attractions and nighttime concerts, while the daytime fair and other events reach the old town, the Plaza de España and cultural spaces. Carnival, in February, is another different celebration with special roots.

Traditions and participation. Booths, attractions, music, giants and big heads, a day fair and coexistence in Caya characterize San Juan. The City Council, bands and cultural groups, tape recorders, hospitality, families and visitors participate. The Carnival brings comparsas, murgas and parades, but its calendar should not be mixed with that of the June fair.