«Fiestas de agosto» is a generic labour-calendar label for August patronal weeks—not one saint, but the town’s summer festival cycle.
Verified data
In 2026, the dataset records August festivals as a local holiday in 13 municipalities, accounting for 53,301 residents in the 2025 register. The most common date is 3 August 2026. 10 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.
49.4% / 50.6%
13.7%
66.9%
19.4%
17.1%
19.9%
44 years
Comparison with Spain and with the aggregate of the 4 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 4 regions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 0–14 | 13.7% | +0.8 pp | +0.3 pp |
| Aged 65+ | 19.4% | -1.3 pp | -0.5 pp |
| Foreign citizenship | 17.1% | +3 pp | +3.9 pp |
| Born outside Spain | 19.9% | +0.6 pp | +3.2 pp |
| Weighted mean age | 44 years | -0.5 years | 0 years |
The largest difference from Spain is in “Foreign citizenship”: +3 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.
Spanish local-holiday bulletins often list simply «Fiestas de agosto» (August festivals). It is not a single devotion or a nationwide rite: it is an administrative calendar label that groups the major summer patronal weeks different town halls schedule in August.
Across much of Spain—and especially Andalusia—August is the month of fiestas mayores: Mass and procession, night dances, social clubs, fairground rides and the return of people who live elsewhere for the rest of the year. Heat and holidays stretch the programme over several days around a local patron or Marian title, even when the bulletin does not name which one.
Read this entry honestly, then: behind «Fiestas de agosto» sit different calendars—different dates, different titulars—linked only by the month and by the habit of placing one of the two annual local public holidays inside that festive week. Each municipality keeps its own official source.
In 2026 the dataset records this label in about a dozen municipalities, mostly Andalusian, with dates scattered through August. For the exact day, check the municipal page; here we describe the shared pattern of Spanish August patronal weeks, not a legend invented for one town.
When
In 2026 it falls on Monday 3 August in most municipalities. 10 move it to another date (when it lands on a weekend or by local agreement).
| Year | Main date | Municipalities |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Monday, 25 August | 1 |
| 2026 | Monday, 3 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 53,301 residents in the INE municipal register at 1 January 2025.
Andalucía10
Comunidad Foral de Navarra1
Comunitat Valenciana1
Extremadura1
FAQ
In 2026, August festivals is mainly celebrated on 3 August 2026 (Monday). Some municipalities move it to another date on the working calendar.
It's a local holiday in 13 municipalities in 2026, accounting for 53,301 residents in the 2025 register; mostly in Andalucía (10 municipalities).
No. August festivals 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.