Those who return to Seville with the burden of routine almost always greet September with gloom and weariness rather than reinventing this last month of summer as a container for plans. For better or for worse, this is one of the months with the worst connotations of the calendar; a minority lives the excitement of starting their vacations in the next few days and the vast majority of Spaniards live with nostalgia the first few weeks.
We bid farewell to summer, that’s right. But we want to welcome autumn in style, with cool walks and outdoor concerts, terraces, excursions and the best cultural promotion. Reasons enough to be encouraged with this leisure agenda.
1. Candlelight Concerts
After the success of previous editions of Candlelight, the year begins with an exquisite selection of concerts in an incomparable space. Throughout the month you have several unmissable dates with music and always by the hand of Candlelight. These are detailed below.
- Candlelight Tribute to ABBA at the Aquarium of Seville (September 7 and 14)
- Coldplay vs. Imagine Dragons by candlelight at the Aquarium (September 14)
- Vivaldi’s Four Seasons by Candlelight at the Hospital de los Venerables (September 20)
- Candlelight Premium: rings and dragons at Casa de Salinas (September 21 & 27)
2. Pop CAAC
The Andalusian Center of Contemporary Art has everything ready to offer the residents of the city an assortment of summer plans in their environment. Along with its permanent and temporary exhibitions, the festival Pop CAAC 2024 is confirmed as one of the unmissable events for music lovers.
This year it will take place from August 30 to September 7 with great musical proposals. Los Planetas, Luz Casal or Delaossa will liven up the nights at the end of the summer.
3. Seville Opera Nights
The Association of Casas Palacio de Sevilla recovers in September this Program in collaboration with Engranajes Culturales and Classical Passion & More that looks like one of the best outdoor plans.
In any case, it is a cycle of performances to highlight the link between opera and such emblematic places of the city as those in charge of hosting these concerts.
4. Festival of Nations (to be confirmed 2024)
From Friday September 22nd until October 29th you have an appointment with the Festival of Nations, which celebrates its XXXIX in the gardens of El Prado in San Sebastian. Seville is transformed every autumn into an international destination thanks to this event that travels to different cities around the world to bring Seville its culture, gastronomy and crafts. Of course, there is no shortage of shows and musical programming.
5. Guadalquivir Night Race
The next Friday September 27 runners of Seville and surroundings have an appointment with the history of the sport. At 10:00 p.m., the starting signal will be given at , one of the most important night races in Europe and one of the most important in the world. So much so that in its last edition nearly 20,000 runners participated in the KH7 Nocturna del Guadalquivir.
6. Alanís is transformed into a medieval village (to be confirmed 2024)
Alanís dresses up in its best historical finery to celebrate its traditional Medieval Days of the Sierra Morena of Seville. Specifically, they will take place between September 2 and 4 after two years without being able to carry out the event, all a tourist, commercial and cultural claim at provincial level.
7. Escape: the most incredible coves in Andalusia
The vast Andalusian coastline hides real treasures, still clean from the saturation of bathers. These are 8 of the most beautiful coves of Andalusia that have nothing to envy to other edens that promise the movies and travel magazines.
Exploring some of them can become the perfect getaway for your September, full of plans in Seville and its surroundings. Some of these spaces are closer than you think.
8. Alcazar Nights
Along with its dramatized visits to the sunset has held one more year the concert series Nights in the Gardens of the Real Alcazar. Which is one of the main cultural events of the summer in Seville offers on this occasion a program that will last until mid-September until September 14.
Access for visits to the gardens is through the Puerta de la Alcoba, located on Paseo de Catalina de Ribera at 21:00. The concerts will start at 10:30 p.m. and there will be no intermission.
9. Climb up to the roofs of the Cathedral at sunset
Climbing the roofs of the Cathedral is one of the most surprising cultural routes in Seville, even for the Sevillians themselves. In this case, the Cabildo offers visitors this panoramic view of the entire city through the history of the construction of this temple.
10. The most awaited premieres
The summer season is not necessarily far from the big premieres. Throughout the month of June, films such as Gru 4: My Favorite Villain (July 3), Fly Me To The Moon (July 12), Deadpool and Wolverine (July 25) are expected in theaters.
11. Terraces with a view to celebrate autumn
The city of Seville keeps for itself spectacular places where you can have a drink, organize a dinner or start the night with the best views. The Sevillian terraces is an anthropological necessity and today we discover the best terraces in Seville so you do not lose the habit.
12. The rutting, the natural spectacle of autumn
13. Natural pools near Seville
It is well known that the summer season in Seville has no respite and, although the heat has not yet hit us completely, it is about time to investigate in natural pools, the most refreshing alternative plan. Going outside is impossible until late afternoon, and the day invites, at most and always after the torrid hours, to get some cool beers. Not surprisingly, there are other solutions to turn a sweltering day into a seamless plan.
14. Route of ‘mantecaítos’ with whiskey
The ‘mantecaíto’ al whisky sevillano is an essential snack of the Sevillian gastronomy, not so well known among tourist circles. Do not confuse the mantecao or mantecaíto with the Christmas mantecado, as the one from Sevilla is salty and timeless.
15. Paradisiacal beaches in Andalusia
Hundreds of beaches meander along the Andalusian coastline and many of them are known the best in the country. Crystalline waters, sunsets that bid farewell to the day with all the luxury of colors, wild oasis , virgins and that sun that tastes like pure summer.
Andalusia reserves some of the best beaches in the Peninsula. Visiting these paradises will become one of your favorite plans at the dawn of the summer season, with a less crowded September and far from Seville.
16. Arcade Planet: a whole universe of eighties video games
Arcade Planet was born from the passion of five collectors of retro video games, who have spent six years moving to Dos Hermanas the universe of the arcade machines of the 80’s. And in this sense, they have created almost without realizing it, the largest video game show in Spain and one of the most important in Europe in the Sevillian municipality.
17. More September plans: Excursion through the province of Seville
Escaping the city and its hustle and bustle does not require a lot of hours behind the wheel or a big budget. It is enough to explore a little in the outskirts to discover the most beautiful villages of the province. If you are short of plans this September, these destinations near Seville will delight your weekends.
18. Guided night tour of Seville
Stroll through the center of Seville and discover the events that shook its inhabitants. You will learn a little more about the great history that the Santa Cruz neighborhood. A guide will tell you about the events of Romans, Arabs, Jews and Christians and some mysteries and ghosts. 15 stops and an interpretation of the history of Seville.
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