Grand opening with spectacular illumination of Fairground Portal and pavillions as well as firework display Friday night at midnight. Córdoba’s fair is completely open, and people are free to go in and out of the many tents set up with all kinds of music. Typically, Spanish women dress up in beautiful flamenco dresses and spend the day (or night) of drinking, dancing and eating with friends and family.
The third, and most famous, of the four annual spring-time events, the Festival of the Patios is in early to mid-May, and lasts for 10 days. Home-owners compete for a prize for the most beautifully decorated patio. It's a rare chance to see inside these 40 or so traditional courtyards, some of which are always viewable through cancelas (iron gates), are as most of them are only actually open to the public during this festival.
The last weekend of April each year, Cordoba rings in the spring by throwing thousands of carnations in a spirited procession known as the Battle of the Flowers. At high noon, a cannon sounds as 20 floats decorated in colorful paper flowers are led by a local band, parading down the Paseo de la Victoria in Cordoba, Spain.
