EVENTS AND FESTIVALS

Get ready! Because visiting the UNESCO Sites in the province of Cáceres isn’t just about seeing historic monuments or picture-postcard landscapes; it’s about throwing yourself headlong into a packed programme of events that will leave your trainers begging for mercy and your heart full of joy.

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Monfragüe Arts Festival "Naturarte"

Monfragüe Biosphere Reserve · May and June.

Periferias Festival

Tajo-Tejo International Transboundary Biosphere Reserve · Stories about human rights, the environment and culture (during August).

Monfragüe en Corto Festival

Monfragüe Biosphere Reserve · A festival of short films made by young people from rural areas.

Alcántara Classical Theatre Festival

Tajo-Tejo International Transboundary Biosphere Reserve · Throughout August at the Conventual.

Castle Festival

Monfragüe and Tajo-Tejo International Biosphere Reserve · The most intimate form of theatre takes the UNESCO Territories by storm.

Centenera Rock Festival

Aldeacentenera · Some real powerhouses have graced this stage: Reincidentes, Boikot, Porretas, Narco and Sínkope.

"El Magusto" Celtic and Folk Music Festival"

Carbajo · Celtic spirit takes over the pastures of the Tajo Internacional. Concerts, workshops, a chickpea stew…

Monfragüe Short Story Festival

Monfragüe Biosphere Reserve · A festival where stories reclaim their rightful place.

A Royal Wedding

Valencia de Alcántara · Declared a Festival of Regional Tourist Interest. A dramatisation of the wedding of Infanta Isabel to Manuel I of Portugal, ‘the Fortunate’.

San Isidro

Valencia de Alcántara · Declared a Festival of Regional Tourist Interest. San
Isidro en la Raya is the
perfect harmony between
rustic and rural devotion.

Carnival of the Souls

Villar del Pedroso · Declared a Festival of Regional Tourist Interest. Come and experience seven days of ancient rituals.

Hispanic Heritage

Guadalupe · Declared a Festival of Regional Tourist Interest. Experience 12 October with a spectacular display featuring thousands of horsemen and traditional customs.