The fairs in Salamanca are celebrated the first two weeks in September. They commemorate the cattle activity of which the city was center in other times. It offers a great variety of cultural and playful activities for all people, headed by traditional Bullfights, with a poster of first figures. In addition, it is celebrated the Farming Fair of Castile and Leon, with exhibitions and samples of different products from the region. Theater concerts and representations are also carried out.

San Juan de Sahagun (June 12th)

Celebration in honor of the patron saint of Salamanca, in which musical acts in the streets and a bullfighting festival are celebrated. June is the garlic season, and the shoppers sell it cheaper in the markets of the city.

Lunes de aguas (Monday of waters) (April)

Local celebration in which the families and the friends join themselves to enjoy the day and sharing typical "hornazo". It is traditional to celebrate this rustic day with a lunch in the countryside. People go away to the Tormes river banks or to the recreational areas and natural spaces next to the city. This tradition remenber the day centuries ago in which prostitutes returned to the city after forced to leave during the Easter. The custom began with King Felipe II who condemned the public women to remain outside the city during the dates of the Easter. When finalizing Easter, students received them with great joy and crossed them the river, thus closing the period of abstinence.

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