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💡 The Short Version: Semana Santa 2027 runs from Palm Sunday, 21 March, to Easter Sunday, 28 March, with 32 brotherhoods. Holy Thursday and Good Friday are public holidays. Spain.info names Holy Wednesday on the Sacromonte (the Cristo de los Gitanos among bonfires at the cave houses) and Holy Thursday in the Albaicín (the Cristo del Silencio). Good Friday has the most processions, six. The Alhambra stays open, but its tickets can sell out. The official timetable is the Real Federación’s guide, published shortly before the week. In 2026 hotels in Granada province were 88.8% full on Good Friday, so book as soon as your dates are fixed. Or book a tour: the Alhambra tour with ticketsad is from €49 and the Albaicín and Sacromonte sunset walkad from €15 (GetYourGuide).
⚠️ Holidays and Fridays. Holy Thursday, 25 March, and Good Friday, 26 March, are public holidays in Andalusia. San Jerónimo is closed on Good Friday. The clocks go forward on the morning of Easter Sunday, 28 March.
Semana Santa is a religious festival, and the City of Granada calls it a festival of International Tourist Interest. The processions are acts of worship by the brotherhoods that carry them.
The week in dates
| Day | Date | Processions | What the sources name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Sunday | 21 March | 5 | The Borriquilla opens the week, and four more brotherhoods process to the Cathedral doors (Granada Direct) |
| Holy Monday | 22 March | 5 | The youngest brotherhood leaves the Zaidín early in the afternoon (Granada Direct) |
| Holy Tuesday | 23 March | 4 | Gran Poder and Esperanza leave the church of San Gil and Santa Ana, on Plaza Nueva (Granada Direct) |
| Holy Wednesday | 24 March | 5 | The Cristo de los Gitanos climbs the Sacromonte among bonfires lit at the cave houses (Spain.info) |
| Holy Thursday | 25 March | 5 | The Cristo del Silencio in the Albaicín, with only a drum; the Estrella, the Aurora and the Concha also process in the Albaicín (Spain.info, Granada Direct) |
| Good Friday | 26 March | 6 | The Soledad de San Jerónimo, the oldest brotherhood, at dusk, with living figures of Bible characters (Spain.info) |
| Holy Saturday | 27 March | 1 | Santa María de la Alhambra comes down through the Alhambra precinct (Granada Direct) |
| Easter Sunday | 28 March | 3 | The children’s procession of facundillos, with clay lanterns that chime (Spain.info) |
The brotherhoods are the ones Spain.info lists, the counts per day are the portal semanasantagranada.com’s, and the days are Granada Direct’s. The official timetable and routes are in the Real Federación’s Guía Oficial de Horarios e Itinerarios, published on hermandadesdegranada.com shortly before the week; the 2026 edition appeared on 19 March 2026.
How it works
Each brotherhood leaves its own church, in the centre, the Albaicín, the Sacromonte, the Realejo or the Zaidín, and makes its way to the Cathedral and back. The shared part is the Carrera Oficial. According to Granada Direct, it begins at the doors of the church of the Virgen de las Angustias, the city’s patron, and runs along Carrera de la Virgen, Plaza Bibataubín, Plaza del Campillo, Plaza Mariana Pineda, Calle Ángel Ganivet, where the official tribune stands, Puerta Real, Mesones, Marqués de Gerona and Plaza de las Pasiegas to the Cathedral. Granada Direct says the 2027 week keeps the routes and times introduced for 2026, with small adjustments.
The City’s tourism site says the processions wind through the Zaidín, the Albaicín, the Realejo and the historic centre, and Spain.info adds the Sacromonte hills. The quarters on the climb, the Albaicín and the Sacromonte, are the ones with the lanes: the Albaicín and the Sacromonte have the streets and the sights.
Nazarenos, the hooded penitents of a brotherhood, in a Holy Week procession. Photo: Michal Osmenda, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
The Alhambra at Easter
The Alhambra closes only on 25 December and 1 January, and its day hours until 31 March are 08:30 to 18:00. The City’s Holy Week page asks whether Alhambra tickets are sold out at Easter and sends visitors to the Granada Card. The card has its own Alhambra quota, and Granada Card: is it worth it? has the sums. Alhambra tickets sold out lists the other options, and Alhambra tickets has the prices and the Nasrid Palaces rule.
Getting around
Taxis charge the higher tariff, Tarifa 2, during Semana Santa, the same as on Saturdays, holidays and at night. Granada public transport has the buses and the Metro.
The weather and the light
March in Granada averages a high of 18.0°C and a low of 4.8°C, with 35 mm of rain on 5.1 days (AEMET, Granada Base Aérea, 1981 to 2010). The sun sets at about 19:26 on 21 March. The City’s page sets the processions against the light from the snow on the Sierra Nevada.
Where to stay
The Junta de Andalucía’s survey of Easter 2026, which asked hotels across Andalusia, found hotels in Granada province 79.1% full over the week of 29 March to 4 April. Palm Sunday was 69.3% full, Holy Thursday 85.9%, Good Friday 88.8% and Holy Saturday 85.0%. These are figures for the province, not the city, and there is no figure for 2027. Where to stay in Granada compares the areas.
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Faces the Cathedral, where the Carrera Oficial ends. One room category, the Premium Catedral Terrace, has a private terrace facing the Cathedral, and the hotel’s page names the Holy Week processions among the reasons to take it. Book as early as your dates allow.
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Common questions
When is Semana Santa in Granada in 2027?
From Palm Sunday, 21 March, to Easter Sunday, 28 March 2027. Holy Thursday, 25 March, and Good Friday, 26 March, are public holidays in Andalusia.
How many brotherhoods and processions are there in Granada?
Thirty-two brotherhoods take part, according to Spain.info. The portal semanasantagranada.com counts 34 processions: 5 on Palm Sunday, 5 on Monday, 4 on Tuesday, 5 on Wednesday, 5 on Thursday, 6 on Good Friday, 1 on Holy Saturday and 3 on Easter Sunday.
Which night is best for Semana Santa in Granada?
Spain.info names two. On Holy Wednesday the Cristo de los Gitanos passes through the Sacromonte among bonfires lit at the cave houses, and on Holy Thursday the Cristo del Silencio goes out in the Albaicín, broken only by the beat of a drum.
Where can I find the official timetable for the processions?
The Real Federación de Hermandades y Cofradías de Semana Santa de Granada publishes the Guía Oficial de Horarios e Itinerarios shortly before the week. Its 2026 edition appeared on 19 March 2026.
Is the Alhambra open during Semana Santa?
Yes. The Alhambra closes only on 25 December and 1 January, and its day hours until 31 March are 08:30 to 18:00. Tickets can sell out, and the Granada Card has its own Alhambra quota.
How full are Granada's hotels at Easter?
In Easter 2026, the Junta de Andalucía's survey found hotels in Granada province 79.1% full across the week, 85.9% full on Holy Thursday, 88.8% on Good Friday and 85.0% on Holy Saturday.
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