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Complete List of Festivities in October
- First two weeks of October, 2012 - Fiesta de la Exaltación del Marisco, O Grove - seafood festival by the River Arosa in Galicia. Exact dates change each year.
- October 3-6, 2013 (TBC) Bullfighting in Madrid for the Feria de Otoño. Book tickets for bullfights in Madrid or see the full Bullfighting Schedule for Madrid 2013
- October 3-7, 2012 Marbella Film Festival on the Costa del Sol.
- October 4-November 23, 2012 Vitoria Theatre Festival in Vitoria in the Basque Country.
- October 5-9, 2012 (dates TBC) Cadiar, in the Alpujarras mountain range, has its Feria de Octubre.
- October, 7, 2012 Castells Competition in Tarragona. See pictures from the 2012 event here: Human Castle Building 2012.
- October, 7-9, 2012 (approx) Cava festival in Sant Sadurni in Catalonia celebrates the local sparkling wine in this gastronomy festival.
- Second Week of October, 2012 Nerja Festival
- October (Dates TBC) Sitges, near Barcelona, has the Sitges International Fantasy Film Festival of Catalonia. Click on the link for exact dates.
- October 6-12, 2012 - Fuengirola, Costa del Sol, has its festival.
- Mid-October, 2012, (dates TBC) - The olive growing capital of the world, Jaen, near Granada, has its festival.
- October 7, 2012 Fiesta de la Bicicleta. Bicycle 'fiesta'. Meet fellow cyclists at the junction of the streets Menéndez Pelayo and Ibiza at 9am for a communal ride through the streets of Madrid. See the route here: Fiesta de la Bicicleta Cycling Route
- October 7-17 (approx), 2012 - celebration for the Virgen del Pilar, Aragon's patron saint, which is most celebrated in Zaragoza. The 12th is the highlight, but events go on before and after for approximately ten days.
- October 11, 2013 (TBC) Bullfighting in Madrid for the Feria de Otoño. Book tickets for bullfights in Madrid or see the full Bullfighting Schedule for Madrid 2013
- October 11-14, 2012 - Barcelona International Erotic Film Festival.
- October 12, 2012 - Dia de la Hispanidad, Spain's national day, also known as Columbus Day.
- October 14-23, 2012 Sevilla FeSt is a contemporary art festival in Seville.
- October 13, 2013 Bullfighting in Madrid. Book tickets for bullfights in Madrid or see the full Bullfighting Schedule for Madrid 2013
- Third week of October, 2012 - San Pedro, near Marbella, Costa del Sol, has its big festival.
- Third Sunday of October, 2012 - Romería de Nuestra Señora de Valme in Dos Hermanas, near Seville. Religious pilgrimage.
- October 20, 2012 Bilbao Night Marathon Choose between a 7.5km run, a half-marathon and a full marathon at night in Bilbao in the Basque Country.
- October 20, 2013 Bullfighting in Madrid. Book tickets for bullfights in Madrid or see the full Bullfighting Schedule for Madrid 2013
- October 20-27, 2012 - Valladolid International Film Festival
- October 21, 2012 - Wheelchair Pilgrimage to Ermita de la Bella in Lepe, near Huelva.
- October 22-26, 2012 Seville Guitar Festival in Seville, Andalusia.
- October 25-28, 2012 Estampa art Festival at the Matadero in Madrid.
- October 25-November 4, 2012 In-Edit Music Documentary Film Festival in Barcelona.
- October 25-November 6, 2012 Barcelona International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
- October 26-31, 2012– Film Festival of Albacete
- October 27-November 2, 2012 - 17th Annual Horror and Fantasy Film Festival in San Sebastian.
- October 27, 2013 (TBC) Bullfighting in Madrid. Book tickets for bullfights in Madrid or see the full Bullfighting Schedule for Madrid 2013
- October 28-November 6, 2012 Girona's Fires de Sant Narcis.
- October 30-November 30, 2012 Barcelona Jazz Festival
- Last Weekend of October Saffron Festival in Consuegra celebrates the world's most expensive spice.
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