Reasons of the month · enero

What to do in Granada in enero

The best month for Granada is octubre — International Granada Jazz Festival, 45th edition, kicks off in late October — Auditorio Manuel de Falla and R…

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Why Granada in enero

Día de la Toma on January 2 marks the 1492 surrender of Boabdil — floral offering to the Catholic Monarchs at the Capilla Real and the Tarasca parade across the old town.

Sierra Nevada ski resort in full swing 30 minutes by car from the centro — pistes above 3,000 m and the largest ski area in southern Europe.

Quietest month at the Alhambra — no entry queues and Albaicín hotels at the cheapest rates of the year after the January 5 Three Kings parade.

Same place, another month

Granada is worth visiting other months too

febrero

Romería de San Cecilio, Granada's patron, on the first Sunday (February 1 in 2026) — locals walk up to Sacromonte and the city hands out 3,500 kilos of salaíllas, cod and broad beans from the Vega.

marzo

Granada's World Tango Summit March 12-22 — 12th edition at Teatro Isabel La Católica and La Chumbera with classes, milongas and concerts running till dawn.

abril

Holy Week through April 5 — the Cristo de los Gitanos descends from Sacromonte during the Maundy Wednesday madrugá between prickly-pear bonfires and saetas in the Albaicín.

mayo

Día de la Cruz on May 3 — 53 flower-decorated crosses compete in courtyards and plazas across the Albaicín and Realejo with bars, manzanilla wine and flamenco dresses till 10 pm.

junio

Corpus Christi runs through June 6 — the Tarasca mannequin, giants and cabezudos parade on Wednesday June 3, and the procession leaves the Catedral on Thursday at 10:15.

julio

Festival of Music and Dance closes July 18 in the Generalife gardens — final concerts staged open-air with the lit-up Alhambra as backdrop.

agosto

Federico García Lorca's assassination anniversary on August 18 in the Víznar-Alfacar ravine — public poetry readings in Fuente Vaqueros, the poet's birthplace.

septiembre

Virgen de las Angustias procession, Granada's patron, on the last Sunday (September 27 in 2026) leaving the Basilica at 5:30 pm — the Carrera de la Virgen carpeted in petals.

octubre

International Granada Jazz Festival, 45th edition, kicks off in late October — Auditorio Manuel de Falla and Realejo venues with top international headliners.

noviembre

Granada Noir crime-fiction festival in the first week of November — international authors sign at Cuarto Real de Santo Domingo and Biblioteca de Andalucía.

diciembre

Bib-Rambla nativity market from early December through January 6 — handcrafted figures from belenistas across Spain, open 11 am-2 pm and 5-9 pm (closed Dec 25 and Jan 1).

Year at a glance