--- title: "August fair 2026: when and where it's a public holiday — festivos.io" description: "August fair is a local holiday in 13 municipalities, accounting for 56,912 residents in the 2025 register. In 2026 it falls on 7 August." source: "https://festivos.io/en/holiday/feria-de-agosto" --- # August fair «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. - **Level:** Local holiday - **Date 2026:** Friday 7 August - **Municipalities:** 13 - **Residents · 2025 register:** 56,912 - **Where most:** Andalucía (11) ## August fair in the working calendar 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. ## Demographics of the covered population Age, citizenship, birthplace and average-age structure from the 2025 Annual Population Census. | Demographic profile | % | | --- | --- | | Women / men | 49.8% / 50.2% | | Aged 0–14 | 13.1% | | Aged 15–64 | 65% | | Aged 65+ | 21.9% | | Foreign citizenship | 5.4% | | Born outside Spain | 7.2% | | Weighted mean age | 45 years | ### How it differs from its surroundings 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](). ## What is August fair 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. ## Dates of August fair 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 | ## Official sources Official documents linked by the 2026 records. Dates can vary by territory; each municipality page preserves its specific source. Population: official municipal-register figures at 1 January 2025. [INE](). [INE municipal tables 68535 and 68541](). - [Junta de Andalucía — Calendario de fiestas locales (datos abiertos)]() - [Junta de Extremadura — Resolución de fiestas locales (DOE)]() ## 13 municipalities celebrate August fair 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. **Andalucía** (11): Alameda, Almadén de la Plata, Campillos, Fuente Obejuna, Luisiana, La, Pinos Puente, Puebla de Guzmán, Rosal de la Frontera, Valsequillo, Vélez-Rubio, Villanueva de Algaidas **Extremadura** (2): Valverde de Leganés, Zahínos ## About August fair ### When is August fair in 2026? In 2026, August fair is mainly celebrated on 7 August 2026 (Friday). Some municipalities move it to another date on the working calendar. ### In how many municipalities is August fair a holiday? It's a local holiday in 13 municipalities in 2026, accounting for 56,912 residents in the 2025 register; mostly in Andalucía (11 municipalities). ### Is August fair a national holiday? 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 - Saint Isidore the Laborer (1052 municipalities) - San Roque (340 municipalities) - San Sebastián (260 municipalities) - San Blas (259 municipalities) - San Pedro (251 municipalities) - San Bartolomé (243 municipalities) - San Miguel (236 municipalities) - Exaltación de la Santa Cruz (209 municipalities) 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. --- Data: festivos.io — CC BY 4.0. Official source: State Official Gazette (BOE) and regional gazettes (Law 37/2007).