Almeria city hosts many festivals, carnivals, and bright celebrations. During summer, every tourist to this sunny city will enjoy weekly musical performances, sports competitions, hot dances, original fairs, and celebrations on the embankment near the seashore. As in all Spain, local people celebrate such holidays as Santa Semana, Romeria de la Virgen del Mar, Cruces de Mayo, La Noche de San Juan and Feria. The last one is the most anticipated and popular event among the residents of Almeria. Feria is the main summer holiday here, which is celebrated in the last week of August. Feria is the main fair of the year, held on the eve of the Virgin Mary del Mar holiday. Through the week, you will enjoy various exhibitions all over the city, which mainly represent the gastronomy of Almeria and the surrounding cities. The program of Feria is literally rich and bright on festive events. You will have the best time enjoying bullfights, dance and folklore carnivals, folklore festivals and flamenco, sports, music and dance events. The hot sounds of Spanish music can be heard all over Almeria. Feria ends on the last Sunday in August with bright fireworks and dancing until the morning.
The holiday of Feria is complemented by another fascinating event, which also takes place in August. The Spanish resort of Almeria invites fans of electronic music to the Dreambeach festival. This event takes place on the beach of Villaricos near the village of the same name. Villaricos, one of the most attractive and quiet coastal places in the region of Almeria, for two days turns into a multi-sounded realm of electronic music. Fans of this musical direction adore Dreambeach, and not surprisingly that the festival is always crowded. Every day the festival attracts more than 40 thousand music lovers. During the festival, every fan of music will enjoy the performances of Spanish DJs, as well as celebrities of the first magnitude, like Nicky Romero, Carl Cooks, Andy C, Oliver Heldens, Ferry Corsten, David Getta, Don Diablo and Chase & Status. There are four stages, where you can dance to the sounds of electronic music. The quality of sound and wild entertainment are guaranteed. Guests of the festival are located in a tent city on the beach or in the cozy hotels of Villaricos. From Almeria to Villaricos you can get by car or bus and the trip will take approximately 1 hour.
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