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Festivals in Southern Europe

Fire, saints, and street feasts around the Mediterranean.

A white truffle cut open to show its marbled interior
Happening nowOct 10 – Dec 6, 2026

Alba International White Truffle Fair

Nine autumn weekends of white truffles, Barolo and fog in the hills of Piedmont

Alba, Italy$$$$
Crowds before the flower-covered image of the Virgin of the Pillar in Zaragoza's Plaza del Pilar during the Ofrenda de Flores
Happening nowOct 10–18, 2026

Fiestas del Pilar

Zaragoza buries its patron in flowers: a mountain of carnations and nine days of jota

Zaragoza, Spain$$$$
Crowds around a chocolate stall in Perugia's old town during Eurochocolate
Nov 13–22, 2026

Eurochocolate

Ten days when a hilltop Umbrian city is given over to chocolate

Perugia, Italy$$$$
Costumed revelers in blue masks and tricorn hats at the Venice Carnival
Jan 23 – Feb 9, 2027

Venice Carnival

Masks, capes and candlelit balls in the canal city's pre-Lenten masquerade

Venice, Italy$$$$
A falla sculpture engulfed in flames during the Cremà, the burning night of Las Fallas in Valencia
Mar 15–19, 2027

Las Fallas

Valencia builds an open-air museum of giant satirical sculptures, then burns it down

Valencia, Spain$$$$
Rows of candles lit on a procession float in Seville during Semana Santa
Mar 21–28, 2027est.

Semana Santa in Seville

Candlelit floats, hooded penitents and saetas in the narrow streets of Holy Week

Seville, Spain$$$$
Horse-drawn carriages carrying riders in traditional dress at the Feria de Abril in Seville
Apr 12–18, 2027est.

Feria de Abril

A week of sevillanas, flamenco dresses and horse carriages in Seville's fairground

Seville, Spain$$$$
Crowds pack a Corfu Town street beneath balconies hung with red cloths during Orthodox Easter celebrations
Apr 30 – May 2, 2027est.

Orthodox Easter in Corfu

Philharmonic bands, candlelit processions and clay pots smashed from Venetian balconies

Corfu Town, Greece$$$$

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