Holy Week, of International Tourist Interest The celebration of Holy Week in Salamanca has deep roots among the people of Salamanca, arousing profound and intense religious fervor, a deep sentiment that is also framed within the city's historic quarter. The artistic richness of the religious imagery and the beautiful monumental setting through which the processions wind their way, merge in Holy Week with unique and singular brilliance. Salamanca has 18 Confraternities, Congregations, and Brotherhoods that organize processions and events, the oldest being the Act of the Descent from the Cross and the Holy Burial Procession, both initiated in 1615, and the Procession of the Encounter, initiated in 1616. Salamanca's Holy Week was declared a Festival of International Tourist Interest in 2003.

Lunes de Aguas Festival of Tourist Interest in Castilla y León. Lunes de Aguas is a popular festival celebrated on the Monday after Easter Monday. Its origins date back to the 16th century when public women, who lived in the Casa de Mancebía, were moved outside the city during Lent and Holy Week. From Ash Wednesday onwards, they returned from their exile to the other bank of the Tormes river accompanied by Padre Putas, a return celebrated with a big party by the city's students. Today, the tradition of gathering with friends for a snack and going to the countryside to enjoy hornazo, a traditional dish consisting of bread dough filled with meat and cured sausages, is preserved. To mark the celebration of Lunes de Aguas, in the days leading up to it, the city hosts a festival of music, dances, dramatized tours… in a celebration held around the river.

June 12. San Juan de Sahagún The city organizes a program of recreational activities in honor of its patron saint, San Juan de Sahagún. It includes fireworks, a folk festival, music, and sports.

September 7 to 15. Salamanca Fairs and Festivals The city's fairs and festivals begin with a floral offering to the Virgen de la Vega, who is carried in procession by groups of Salamanca residents dressed in traditional attire. This marks the beginning of a week of major celebrations featuring concerts, street performances, fairground attractions, a medieval market, and fireworks. September. Salamanca Bullfighting Fair This is a fair with a great tradition, as this region is home to some of the best fighting bull ranches in Spain. For several days, bullfights featuring the main figures of bullfighting are offered.

October 31 - Ascent of the Mariquelo to the Cathedral Tower Year after year, on All Saints' Eve, the Mariquelo performs the ascent to the cathedral tower and weather vane, dressed in traditional attire and carrying his work instruments: the bagpipe and the drum. An ascent to give thanks, which gives goosebumps when watching him perched on the exterior of the dome and hearing him play from the heights. The tradition dates back to 1755. That year, an earthquake in Lisbon shook Salamanca, and many citizens fled their homes to take refuge in the newly built Cathedral. The temple remained standing, although some figures on its façade were shattered, and the tower was slightly tilted, a circumstance for which, in subsequent years, it has been reinforced for fear of its collapse. The Cathedral Chapter established that every October 31st of the following years, a person would ascend to the top of the temple to ring the bells and, incidentally, to check that the tower was not continuing to tilt. Those responsible for starting this tradition were the Mariquelos, a family who lived inside the cathedral and passed the mandate from parents to children.