Flamenco and Jazz Festivals in Spain

Flamenco artists, being such traditionalists, don't use the internet much, and in classic Spanish style, it is very difficult to find out if these events will run in future years. Always check with the websites before you make other arrangements.

See also:

• Where to See Flamenco in Spain 
• Bullfighting Festivals in Spain

There is also a touring flamenco festival that travels all over the world each year. Read more about FF World.

• May - Flamenco Festival Corral de Moreria Single-venue flamenco festival at one of the most famous flamenco tablaos in the world. In Madrid. 
• Late May - Ciutat Flamenco, Barcelona
• July and August Gran Gala de Flamenco in Barcelona.
• May to October - Gran Festival Flamenco More a season than a festival, really. At the beautiful modernist Palau de la Musica in Barcelona. Events once every week or two throughout the season.
• Throughout June Suma Flamenca in Madrid, Spain, is the capital's biggest flamenco festival.

• Late February to Early March - Festival De Jerez, Spain.
• March to May - Jueves Flamenco de Cajasol Flamenco every thursday in Seville, Spain.
• Early May - Patios de Cordoba Flamenco in the famous flower-adorned patios of Cordoba.
• Mid-June Noche en Blanca de Flamenco. (Mostly) free flamenco concerts throughout the night in the Andalusian city of Cordoba, Spain.  
• Late June to Early July - Granada's International Festival of Music and Dance, a celebration of flamenco and classical music that attracts some excellent musicians.

There was a lot of crossover between jazz and flamenco in the twentieth century. Any guitar festival in Spain will usually have some element of jazz or flamenco, or jazz-flamenco!

If there is no flamenco festival on at the time you are in Spain, check out the program of one of these jazz festivals instead.

• Middle two weeks of March Terrassa Jazz Festival
• June Figueres Jazz Festival. Visit the Dali museum in the afternoon and stay for the jazz at night.
• Mid-March Dixieland Jazz Festival and International Firework Competition In Tarragona.
• Late April or Early May Mallorca Smooth Festival Early May Vic Jazz Festival near Barcelona. This is cava (Spanish sparkling wine) country so sip a glass while watching the shows.
• Late June-Early July - Vigo Jazz Festival in Galicia.
• June - Clazz Latin Jazz festival in Madrid.