Events calendar Sevilla

For almost a month, this nativity scene fair, feria del belén, takes place in the Plaza de San Francisco, in front of the city hall. It is composed of about thirty artists, local merchants and associations that are dedicated to the making of nativity scenes through multiple characters. Over the years, this event has become a reference and is attended by visitors from all over the province to do their shopping for Christmas.

In Seville, the feast of the Immaculate Conception is celebrated together with the traditional dance of the seises, in the cathedral. The dancers, who are now at origin, are dressed in silver and silver costumes. The show takes place in the afternoon, usually at 17 pm. The ceremonies are short-lived, with the exception of the solemn masses of the festival's main days, which offer the possibility of travelling over time, in an exceptional setting, before the imposing altarpiece of Seville cathedral.

In the Cathedral of Seville, the statue of Nuestra Señora de los Reyes, proclaimed patroness of the Archdiocese of Seville by Pope Pius XII, is located in the Royal Chapel. Every August 15, she leaves the Cathedral at 8:00 a.m. through the Puerta de Palos to be carried in a procession around the Cathedral, following the streets Placentines, Alemanes, Avenida de la Constitución, Fray Ceferino González, Plaza del Triunfo, Plaza de la Virgen de los Reyes and makes her return to the sound of bells. A procession marked by 4 stops punctuated by religious acts.

Here is an ideal meeting for the smallest. Created in 1980, it is the oldest festival of the puppet. During a fortnight, the most important companies from all over the world come to the festival every year and perform in different spaces: around the Plaza de Alameda, in theaters, pedestrian streets and parks. And that give to see all the facets of the world of the puppets: sticks, shades, animations of objects, etc.

Deeply rooted in Spain and Andalusia since the early tenth century, this festival of candles or light coincides with the increase of the hour of the days. In the Catholic tradition, it honors the Virgin and the presentation of her child in Jerusalem. It is very popular in southern Andalusia, especially in Estepa. It is marked by lively celebrations, with the dove or turtle dove as symbols, as well as candles. If the candles remain lit or not, it augurs a good or bad year.