What's on in Seville (Sevilla), Spain through the year

Busy — Christmas holidays in Spain, school holidays in 6 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in January.

Busy — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather

Nothing new starts in February.

Peak crowds — Semana Santa, Semana Santa (Easter) holidays in Spain

• Nature

  Orange blossom

  5 Mar – 5 Apr · usuallyCherry blossom

  The azahar comes out on the bitter orange trees that line the whole city for two or three weeks, and the smell is what people remember about spring here.

• Festival

  Semana Santa

  29 Mar – 5 AprEaster & Holy WeekCrowdedBook early

  Sixty brotherhoods walk from their churches to the cathedral over eight days and nights. The centre becomes impassable, and rooms are booked a year ahead. Source ↗

Peak crowds — Semana Santa, Feria de Abril

• Festival

  Feria de Abril

  20–26 AprMajor festivalCrowded

  A fairground of a thousand marquees across the river for six days, most of them private. The city works late, dresses up, and rates double for the week. Source ↗

Still on: Orange blossom (5 Mar – 5 Apr (usually)), Semana Santa (29 Mar – 5 Apr)

Busy — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather

• Festival

  Corpus Christi

  4 JunMajor festivalClosures

  A local public holiday: the silver monstrance and the dancing seises leave the cathedral early in the morning, on streets covered in rosemary. Source ↗

Still on: Feria de Abril (20–26 Apr)

Busy — Summer holidays in Spain, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in June.

Still on: Corpus Christi (4 Jun)

Busy — Summer holidays in Spain, school holidays in 6 of the markets that fill it

• Hazard

  Summer heat

  1 Jul – 31 Aug · usuallyExtreme heatClosures

  The city shuts itself behind shutters from lunchtime and comes out after nine. Heat warnings run for days at a time and sightseeing has to be done before eleven. Source ↗

• Festival

  Vela de Santa Ana

  20–27 JulMajor festival

  Triana's own week-long fair on the riverbank from 21 July, with the cucana pole over the water: the local answer to a city that has emptied for the summer. Source ↗

Busy — Summer holidays in Spain, school holidays in 6 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in August.

Still on: Summer heat (1 Jul – 31 Aug (usually))

Busy — Summer holidays in Spain, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

• Festival

  Bienal de Flamenco

  9 Sep – 3 OctMajor festivalBook early

  A month of flamenco across a dozen venues, held in even-numbered years, which is the one time the art is programmed for the city rather than for visitors. Source ↗

Shoulder season — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

• Season

  The tables come back out

  1 Oct – 15 Nov · usually

  October is when Seville reoccupies its squares: terraces reopen properly, evenings need a jacket for the first time since spring, and the light goes long and low.

Still on: Bienal de Flamenco (9 Sep – 3 Oct)

Shoulder season — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in November.

Still on: The tables come back out (1 Oct – 15 Nov (usually))

Busy — Christmas holidays in Spain, school holidays in 6 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in December.