Festivals & Events in Córdoba

Every first half of May, Córdoba opens around 53 privately owned competition courtyards for free — plus a dozen institutional spaces: geraniums, bougainvillea, and recycled terracotta pots in living, inhabited patios. UNESCO Intangible Heritage since 2012, with an official competition running since 1921. Free entry, no booking required, split daily hours.

Córdoba's Semana Santa is free and open to all, with processions moving through the medieval Jewish quarter from dawn into the early morning hours. Its defining feature in Spain: since 2017, the Carrera Oficial passes through the interior of the Mezquita-Catedral, a UNESCO World Heritage monument. Thirty-nine of the 42 brotherhoods take part. The festival holds National Tourist Interest status.

One June night, Córdoba scatters free flamenco across its historic old town. The Noche Blanca del Flamenco falls on the summer solstice (20–21 June) and sets up around ten simultaneous stages, running from 22:30 until 5:00 in the morning. No ticket, no booking: you walk in, listen, and drift from square to square.