Fiestas de San Agustín

Description

Every year, Linares holds its Royal Fair and Festivities during the last week of August, always coinciding with the feast of San Agustín on 28 August, and ending on 1 September.
The Linares fair is, without doubt, one of the most important in Spain for the quality of its theatrical shows, the calibre of the leading national and international musical performers, and the numerous competitions, sporting events, exhibitions and concerts organised.

The prestigious “Ciudad de Linares” National Tarantas Competition is held the week before, bringing the leading names in flamenco singing to the city. In addition, the bullfighting fair is one of the most important and well-known in the country. Its bullring has witnessed memorable afternoons in the history of bullfighting, such as the afternoon of 28 August 1947, when the great bullfighter Manuel Rodríguez “Manolete” was fatally gored.