Explore 11 events and festivals in Zamora, Castile and León throughout 2026.
The Three Kings Parade in Zamora on January 5 brings the Three Wise Men through the city streets on horseback and floats, accompanied by bands and costumed attendants distributing sweets. The parade departs from the city centre in the afternoon and draws families from across the province to celebrate the eve of Epiphany.
The festivities of San Blas and the Virgen de las Candelas in Rabanales are a traditional winter celebration rooted in the agricultural communities of the Aliste comarca. Over several days at the end of January, the village marks the feast days with a Mass, a procession, communal vermut gatherings, workshops, and festive events that keep alive the customs of this corner of western Zamora.
Zamora's Holy Week is widely regarded as one of the finest in Spain, declared a Festival of International Tourist Interest. The processions draw on centuries of tradition and feature outstanding Baroque processional sculpture, with the Cristo de las Injurias on Easter Wednesday — a silent nocturnal procession of great solemnity — and La Congregación on Good Friday standing as the most iconic and moving events of the week.
The Festival Internacional de Música "Pórtico de Zamora" is an annual early music festival founded in 2003, specialising in ancient and sacred music performed in the city's remarkable Romanesque churches and cathedrals. The festival, held each spring, brings together period instrument ensembles and vocalists from across Europe in venues that provide a unique acoustic and architectural setting for medieval and Renaissance repertoire.
La Hiniesta celebrates Zamora's patroness, the Virgen de la Hiniesta, whose veneration in the city dates to the 12th century. The festivity is a local holiday in Zamora capital, marked by a procession, a solemn Mass, and popular celebrations that draw residents from across the city to honour the ancient image of the Virgin.
Z! Live Rock Fest is Zamora's major international heavy metal and rock festival, held each June at the IFEZA fairground. Now in its second decade, the festival has featured acts including Dream Theater, Meshuggah, Sepultura, Accept, and Exodus, establishing itself as one of the leading metal events in southern Europe and a destination festival for fans from across the continent.
Throughout August, villages across Zamora province celebrate their patron saint fiestas with traditional summer festivals. These include open-air verbenas with live music, religious processions, communal meals, children's activities, and folk dances — a calendar of small-town celebrations that define the social rhythm of rural Zamora during the summer months.
The festival of the Virgen de la Concha honours Zamora's patron saint, whose feast day falls on September 8. The city's main fiestas run for several days around this date, featuring a solemn procession with the image of the Virgin through the historic centre, concerts, popular celebrations, and the traditional participation of the city's peñas.
All Saints' Day on November 1 is observed across Zamora province as a day of remembrance, with families visiting cemeteries to tend graves and lay flowers. Local markets and chestnuts stalls typically accompany the day, and some municipalities hold their own local holidays and cultural events around this period.
The Feria del Ajo in Mombuey is an annual November fair celebrating one of the most emblematic agricultural products of Zamora province. Producers display and sell artisanal garlic strings and braids alongside other local food products, with contests and activities that honour the centuries-old cultivation of garlic in the Sanabria and Carballeda highlands.
Christmas in Zamora is marked by nativity scenes (belenes) displayed across the city, festive lighting in the historic centre, midnight Mass at the cathedral, and family gatherings. The season also features cultural programming, children's activities, and traditional sweet stalls selling local Christmas confectionery in the city's plazas.