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Event Calendar – Spain & Latin America Culture

Event Calendar

In Spain and Latin America there are celebrations in every month of the year. When we plan a trip to another country we want to submerge ourselves in the culture and learn about its traditions. This event calendar includes all of the most important holidays so that you can plan your trip and live Spanish.

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MAY
MAY2

Con razón o sin ella (Until June 10)
Malaga

Marcel Dzama''s paintings try to arouse an interpretation from the viewer. His dark colors and his face-covered characters give a certain Angst to his works, that are currently being exhibited at the Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Málaga.

MAY3

The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Alicante

An audience participation screening of the cult film with amateur actors portraying the characters from the movie
Viewers will be given a participation kit with some objects that must be used at certain scenes of the film. Rubber gloves, balloons, confetti, party blowers and more will be used by the audience to join this cheerful show.
Let''''s do the Time Warp again!
Colegio Mayor de la UA San Andrés del Raspeig. 20:00h. 3 to 5€.

MAY4

Valencia 43th Book Fair 2012 (Until May 6)
Valencia

This year''''s Book Fair will be placed once more athe Jardines de Viveros at Paseo de Antonio Machado. Book-lovers will have the chance of learning about the latest books and meeting some famous writer.


MAY4

The Cherry Boppers
Granada

A band whose songs are based on jazz, funk and, in a broader sense, Afro-American music and oldies.
Booga Club. 23:00. €10


MAY4

Saul Leiter. Una búsqueda de la belleza (Saul Leiter. A Search for Beauty) (Until July 18)
Valladolid

For the first time in Spain, the work of the relatively unknown photographer Saul Leite, a pioneer of color photography who took pictures of the Big Apple for more than twenty years.
Sala de Exposiciones San Benito

MAY5

Luis Miguel
Malaga

Mexican singer Luis Miguel is back in Spain after a five-year hiatus. Luis Miguel will be touring several Spanish cities performing the songs of his latest album as a part of his worldwide tour.


MAY5

Vega
Sevilla

Spanish pop-singer Vega has just released her new album ''La cuenta atrás'' in which she faces the future in a new, different way.
At Sala Custom

MAY8

Yo me bajo en la próxima, ¿y usted? (Until May 10)
Granada

A humorous retelling of life during the first years following the Spanish Civil War.
Teatro Alhambra. 21:00. 16€


MAY8

Barcelona Poesía 2012 (Poetry Festival) (Until May 17)
Barcelona

Rooted in the origin of our culture, Barcelona Poesía shows some of the current international poetry scene.

MAY10

Cyrano de Bergerac (Until May 22)
Madrid

Plácido Domingo of The Three Tenors, plays the main role in Franco Alfano''s opera at the Teatro Real.

MAY11

Feria del Caballo (Until May 14)
Cadiz

The Feria del Caballo is a horse fair to be hold at the González Hontoria Park in Jerez. 52,000 square meters will be used to set up more than 220 stalls.


MAY11

Evolución (Until December 31)
Valencia

A single concept for two diffents contexts that it is used to tell the evolution of the species and the evolution of the universe.


MAY11

Rosa Muñoz. Memorias construidas (Until August 26)
Madrid

Within the frame of the PhotoEspaña 2012 festival, the Sala Canal de Isabel II exhibition hall presents this exhibition by Rosa Muñoz. ''''Memoria construidas'''' features a video-installation and a set of photographs in which the artist pays an homage to the traditional cornershops.

MAY12

Furgo Fest 2012
Alicante

A street music festival for and by local bands. From rock to pop, from surf to the craziest psychedelia in big jam sessions with 14 gest bands.
Pinada Belucha (San Juan de Alicante). 15:30 to 3:00. Free admitance


MAY12

La Casa Azul
Granada

Electronic-pop band La Casa Azul has just released their new album "La Polinesia Meridional", that has been met with high praise.
Sala Industrial Copera. 19:30.


MAY12

Combates, luchas, guerras. Los conflictos y sus imágenes (Combats, fights, wars. The images of the armed conflicts)
Marbella

An exhibition curated by the Museo del Grabado Español Contemporáneo (Museum of the Spanish Modern Engraving), the Art History Department of the University of Malaga and the Centro del Profesorado Marbella-Coín.


MAY12

BBVN at the NUMAcircuit
Tenerife

BBVN (Big Band of Visual Noise) is a new proyect by a group of visual and sound artists from different artistic backgrounds pursuing new possibilites for expression. Their perfomances fuse music and screened images.
Auditorio de Tenerife.

MAY15

Génesis de una colección. El Museo a través de sus colecciones (Until December 1)
Malaga

This exhibition tells the history of the Museum of Malaga through a collection of artifacts selected for the occasion. These artifacts are outstanding due to their historical, artistist or local significance.

MAY16

Festival of the Nations 2012 (Until June 10)
Valencia

Dring these days . You will be able to enjoy food, handicrafts, music, dances, shows and other cultural events from all the countries that have joined the Festival of Nations.

MAY17

Estrella Sublime (Until June 17)
Sevilla

Lola, the waitress of a bar in Seville, patiently listens to the usual drunkards telling their lifes while she recalls the last man that has rejected her. Feeling humiliated, she swears. Then, surprisingly a ghostly vision scolds her for her swearing.
Sala Zero. 12€


MAY17

Concierto Bruce Springsteen
Barcelona

Bruce Springsteen is a lover of the Spanish public and has stated on numerous occasions that his concerts in our country have a warmth and an unusual intensity.

MAY18

Cineclown 3D
Granada

With this new show by Síndrome Clown, we explore an original subject in the theatre scene: movies.


MAY18

La Pepa y la Ilustración (Until June 24)
Cadiz

"La Pepa y la Ilustación" is an exhibition that puts together a set of cartoons of the members of the fist Spanish Parliament by Vázquez de Sola.


MAY18

Noche de los museos (Until May 19)
Madrid

During the Night of the Museums you''ll enjoy free admitances, late openings guided tours, workshops and concerts and more.


MAY18

Judas Priest
Sevilla

The legendary British heavy metal band is back with a new album Nostradamus with a classic style and a world tour included!
19:00. Auditorio Rocío Jurado. 53€

MAY19

El juicio de Dayton
Salamanca

A young teacher is being trailed for breaking the law of the State of Tenesse. He''''s accused of teaching Darwin''''s Theory of Evolution to his students.
Teatro Liceo.9-12-15€. 21:00

MAY24

Tricicle presents ''Sit'' (Until June 14)
Alicante

Nation-wide debut of their new show.
Tricicle is a theater company specialized in silent, slapstick comedy. Joan Gracia, Carles Sans and Paco Mir. It was created in Barcelon on November 1st 1979.
Teatro Principal.20:30. 20€-35€


MAY24

Luz Casal
Barcelona

Luz Casal presents her new album,Un ramo de rosas, a hit collection, at the Gran Teatre del Lice


MAY24

Evanescence joins Rock Coast Festival
Tenerife

Dramatic rock band Evanescence will perform their third and latest album live.

MAY25

Maldita Nerea
Granada

Spanish pop-band Maldita Nerea is back on the stage to launch their new album, ''Fáci'', that will be released on May 17th.
Auditorio Municipal Manuel de Falla

MAY26

Sepultura joins Rock Coast Festival
Tenerife

Flagship of trash metal and death metal, Brazilian band Sepultura is one of the most importan rock bands in the world.

MAY30

Primavera Sound
Barcelona

Enjoy the Primavera Sound Festival featuring epic bands such as The Cure, Franz Ferdinand or Björk

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