«Feria de agosto» is the labour-calendar name for Andalusian and Extremaduran summer fairs—casetas, lights and the fairground—without reducing them to one town’s event.
Verified data
In 2026, the dataset records August fair as a local holiday in 13 municipalities, accounting for 56,912 residents in the 2025 register. The most common date is 7 August 2026. 9 municipalities set it on another date.
This comparison uses only the official working calendars incorporated into the dataset for each year.
Demographic profile
Age, citizenship, birthplace and average-age structure from the 2025 Annual Population Census.
49.8% / 50.2%
13.1%
65%
21.9%
5.4%
7.2%
45 years
Comparison with Spain and with the aggregate of the 2 regions where it is observed. All five comparisons are population-weighted and use only the 2025 Annual Census. A positive sign means the covered population has a higher value than the benchmark.
| Demographic profile | Covered population | Compared with Spain | Compared with its 2 regions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 0–14 | 13.1% | +0.2 pp | -0.5 pp |
| Aged 65+ | 21.9% | +1.1 pp | +2.3 pp |
| Foreign citizenship | 5.4% | -8.7 pp | -4.4 pp |
| Born outside Spain | 7.2% | -12 pp | -5.1 pp |
| Weighted mean age | 45 years | +0.4 years | +1.2 years |
The largest difference from Spain is in “Born outside Spain”: -12 pp.
Sex comes from the 2025 municipal register; all other metrics come from the 2025 Annual Census. Each percentage uses the total from its own statistical operation. INE municipal tables 68535 and 68541.
In Spanish holiday lists, «Feria de agosto» (August fair) names the summer fair that several municipalities in Andalusia and Extremadura set as a local public holiday. It does not mean one famous fair alone: it is a shared label for a type of festival—the summer feria—that each place runs at its own scale.
Andalusian fairs grew out of livestock markets and religious feasts and, from the nineteenth century, gained a recognisable look: an illuminated gateway, sandy fairground streets, canvas casetas hung with paper lanterns, flamenco dress, horses and a ride area. Lighting the gateway usually opens the fair officially.
By day the town centre or the recinto fills with strolling, music and tapas; by night the party gathers in the casetas and among the attractions. That pattern—summarised in writing on Andalusian fairs—repeats with local variants; inventing one town’s programme here would misstate the data.
In 2026 about a dozen municipalities record «Feria de agosto» (or an equivalent wording) as a local holiday. The exact date is set by each town hall; it commonly falls in the second half of August, when heat and holidays keep the fairground alive.
When
In 2026 it falls on Friday 7 August in most municipalities. 9 move it to another date (when it lands on a weekend or by local agreement).
| Year | Main date | Municipalities |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Monday, 18 August | 1 |
| 2026 | Friday, 7 August | 13 |
Where it's a holiday
Its local holiday in 2026, by region. Each municipality links to its annual record and the available official source.
Together, they account for 56,912 residents in the INE municipal register at 1 January 2025.
FAQ
In 2026, August fair is mainly celebrated on 7 August 2026 (Friday). Some municipalities move it to another date on the working calendar.
It's a local holiday in 13 municipalities in 2026, accounting for 56,912 residents in the 2025 register; mostly in Andalucía (11 municipalities).
No. August fair is a local-level holiday: it's only a non-working day in the municipalities that set it as their local festival; each keeps its official source.
Other holidays
Per-municipality data with its official source (regional gazette). Every date is verifiable on the municipality page. Data from festivos.io — CC BY 4.0.