Cruces de Mayo
Location: Center of Seville
Dates: month of May
Less of an organized event than the famous celebration in Cordoba, much of May in Seville is marked by smaller processions with the younger generation taking part. This is practice of sorts for one day participating in Semana Santa. Some of the youngest create their own pasos or floats and take them through the streets. Altars are also erected in some plazas, accompanied by tables, a bar and food for a celebration that anyone can join in. Photos

El Rocío
Location: El Rocío (Huelva)
Dates: 27 May (pilgrimage begins in Seville before)
El Rocío in Seville is really watching the start of the pilgrimage to this small western town. The trip to the town of El Rocío by foot, horseback or carriage is a large part of this annual pilgrimage. It takes several days, with stops for camping, eating and drinking along the way. While in Sevilla you will hear the loud sounds of the cohetes, or flares, as the pilgrims begin their journey west. There are five hermandades, or brotherhoods in Seville, who bring with them their unique sinpecado, a kind of flag or crest. Photos

Cruces de Mayo
Location: Center of Seville
Dates: month of May
Less of an organized event than the famous celebration in Cordoba, much of May in Seville is marked by smaller processions with the younger generation taking part. This is practice of sorts for one day participating in Semana Santa. Some of the youngest create their own pasos or floats and take them through the streets. Altars are also erected in some plazas, accompanied by tables, a bar and food for a celebration that anyone can join in. Photos

El Rocío
Location: El Rocío (Huelva)
Dates: 27 May (pilgrimage begins in Seville before)
El Rocío in Seville is really watching the start of the pilgrimage to this small western town. The trip to the town of El Rocío by foot, horseback or carriage is a large part of this annual pilgrimage. It takes several days, with stops for camping, eating and drinking along the way. While in Sevilla you will hear the loud sounds of the cohetes, or flares, as the pilgrims begin their journey west. There are five hermandades, or brotherhoods in Seville, who bring with them their unique sinpecado, a kind of flag or crest. Photos

Cruces de Mayo
Location: Center of Seville
Dates: month of May
Less of an organized event than the famous celebration in Cordoba, much of May in Seville is marked by smaller processions with the younger generation taking part. This is practice of sorts for one day participating in Semana Santa. Some of the very young create their own pasos or floats and take them through the streets. Altars are also erected in some plazas, accompanied by tables, a bar and food for a celebration that anyone can join in on. Photos

Corpus Christi
Location: Plaza San Francisco and city center
Dates: 22 May
Altars are set up around the center streets while storefronts and balconies are decorated the days before, in this celebration of the Eucharist. A large gate, or puerta, is erected in Plaza San Francisco for the processions to pass by a large altar. The day of Corpus Christi there is an early morning "parade" from the Cathedral through Plaza San Francisco. Images of saints followed by La Custodia, a central part of the Catholic communion, make up the procession. Photos

Fiesta de los Perros - Dog Festival!
Location: Parque del Alamillo
Dates: 30 May, starts at 12:00
Games, exhibits and a contest for Best in Show! Dogs and their owners from the city will be out in full force in the park to have a little fun. There are contests for purebreds as well as mutts to see who wins the big prize. Anyone with a dog, well behaved of course, is welcome to participate or simply show up to mingle and sniff a few butts. Remember, the butt sniffing is strictly limited to the dogs!

Feria de la Manzanilla
Location: Sanlúcar de Barrameda
Dates: 31 May - 5 June
This is a little coast town where the Guadalquivir meets the Atlantic ocean. The festival is the town's Feria, with plenty of manzanilla to drink, Sevillanas to dance and of course a lot of food, especially seafood. You'll find all of the activity not far from the beaches on Avenida Amarilla.

http://www.parquedelalamillo.org/cartel.pdf

Territorios 2008:
IX Festival Internacional de Música de los pueblos
Location: Many sites throughout Seville
Dates: 20 May - 3 June
The ninth around and this event, dedicated to music from around the world, is still picking up steam. Venues throughout the city will feature various themes, or "Territorios": Solidarios, Mujer, Mediterráneos, Reggae, Tres Culturas, Contemporáneos, and Mestizos. Something for just about anyone. More information can be found, soon, at: territoriossevilla.com,

El Rocío
Location: El Rocío (Huelva)
Dates: 27 May (pilgrimage begins in Seville before)
El Rocío in Seville is really watching the start of the pilgrimage to this small western town. The trip to the town of El Rocío by foot, horseback or carriage is a large part of this annual pilgrimage. It takes several days, with stops for camping, eating and drinking along the way. While in Sevilla you will hear the loud sounds of the cohetes, or flares, as the pilgrims begin their journey west. There are five hermandades, or brotherhoods in Seville, who bring with them their unique sinpecado, a kind of flag or crest. Photos

El Rocío
Location: El Rocío (Huelva)
Dates: 16 May (pilgrimage begins in Seville the week before)
El Rocio in Seville is really watching the start of the pilgrimage to this small western town. The trip to the town of El Rocio by foot, horseback or carriage is a large part of this annual pilgrimage. It takes several days, with stops for camping, eating and drinking along the way. While in Sevilla you will hear the loud sounds of the cohetes, or flares, as the pilgrims begin their journey west. There are five hermandades, or brotherhoods in Seville, who bring with them their unique sinpecado, a kind of flag or crest. Photos

Cruces de Mayo
Location: Center of Seville
Dates: month of May
Less of an organized event than the famous celebration in Cordoba, much of May in Seville is marked by smaller processions with the younger generation taking part. This is practice of sorts for one day participating in Semana Santa. Some of the very young create their own pasos or floats and take them through the streets. Altars are also erected in some plazas, accompanied by tables, a bar and food for a celebration that anyone can join in on. Photos

Fiesta de los Perros - Dog Festival!
Location: Parque del Alamillo
Dates: 30 May, starts at 12:00
Games, exhibits and a contest for Best in Show! Dogs and their owners from the city will be out in full force in the park to have a little fun. There are contests for purebreds as well as mutts to see who wins the big prize. Anyone with a dog, well behaved of course, is welcome to participate or simply show up to mingle and sniff a few butts. Remember, the butt sniffing is strictly limited to the dogs!

Corpus Christi
Location: Plaza San Francisco and city center
Dates: 6 June
Altars are set up around the center streets while storefronts and balconies are decorated the days before, in this celebration of the Eucharist. A large gate, or puerta, is erected in Plaza San Francisco for the processions to pass by a large altar. The day of Corpus Christi there is an early morning "parade" from the Cathedral through Plaza San Francisco. Images of saints followed by La Custodia, a central part of the Catholic communion, make up the procession. Photos

Feria del Libro
Location: Plaza Nueva and Plaza San Francisco
Dates: 29 April - 8 May
The Feria del Libro expands a bit this year, with activities in both plazas surrounding the Ayuntamiento. Aside from a large selection of books in Plaza Nueva, several activities for children are planned in Plaza San Francisco, as well as events in celebration of the 500th anniversary of both Don Quijote and the University of Seville.







Cruces de Mayo
Location: Cordoba (center)
Dates: 29 April - 2 May
In Cordoba the celebration is much more famous than Seville, as the city center is full of plazas decorated for the event by the brotherhoods and other community groups. During the day you can see the floral designs, and by night the fiesta atmosphere is in full swing, with lights, dancing and plenty of drinking. There are also several other Cruces de Mayo celebrations in smaller towns in Andalucia.





Ciclo Musica Joven Área Palenque
Location: Palenque (Cartuja)
Dates: 20 April - 19 May
Since 2003, the Ayuntamiento has been organizing this event before the Territorios festival (see below). For five consecutive weeks there will be concerts in the Palenque, including acts: Mägo de Oz, Antonio Smash, Fran Aguilar y A Falta de Pan, Reincidentes, Lori Meyers, Montevideo, and Tote King. Ticket purchase online







¡Ahora! Jazz
Location: Reales Atarazanas (c/ Temprano, s/n)
Dates: Month of May
The University of Seville has organized a jazz concert for each Friday night of May in the Reales Atarazanas. Located in the Arenal neighborhood, the site is the Medieval ruins of the Royal Artillery. Tickets are only 4 € and can be purchased starting at 20:00 in the ticket window at the front entrance, or by calling 954 225 844. Performances include, Pandemonium, Jazzoil, Mundowaflar and Walkin-Walkin.