Holy Week 2026 in Seville: dates, processions and everything you need to know to experience the Passion.
At THE SUN PLACES we want you to live this unique experience with all the luxury and comfort you deserve. That's why we have prepared this complete guide with the dates, the most important processions, the meaning of this celebration and how to enjoy it to the fullest from our luxury apartments in the heart of Seville.
📅 When is Holy Week 2026 in Seville?
Holy Week 2026 in Seville will be held from March 29 to April 5. The dates change each year because they depend on the lunar calendar: Easter is set on the first Sunday after the first full moon of spring, and from there the rest of the days are calculated.
These are the key dates you should mark on your calendar:
- Friday of Sorrows March 27
- Passion Saturday March 28
- The Madrugá (early hours) April 3 (early morning)
- Maundy Thursday (April 2) and Good Friday (April 3) are national holidays, and in Andalusia they are also non-working days, allowing for an intense four-day long weekend for those who can extend the weekend.
Before the official start, the city already begins to breathe a brotherhood atmosphere. On March 22, the Holy Week proclamation will be given by journalist José Antonio Rodríguez Benítez at the Teatro de la Maestranza, an event that marks the starting signal for the big days.
🙏What does Holy Week 2026 represent for Seville?
Holy Week 2026 in Seville is, above all, a religious celebration commemorating the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Christ. But in Seville, this festival transcends the merely religious to become a socio-cultural, tourist and economic phenomenon of the first order.
Declared a Festival of International Tourist Interest since 1980, it constitutes one of the great spring festivals of the city, together with the April Fair. It is a "living and indecipherable entity", as defined by the writer Antonio Núñez de Herrera, a "great purple bird that crosses the city for seven days".
What makes Holy Week in Seville unique is its ability to combine apparently antagonistic contrasts: joy and seriousness, jubilation and sorrow, festivity and recollection coexist in perfect harmony. From the revelry surrounding the Esperanza de Triana to the absolute solemnity of the Silencio, Seville experiences in one week a range of emotions unparalleled in the world.
For the Church, it is the most important liturgical commemoration of the year, the moment when the faithful relive the central mysteries of the Christian faith through the stations of penance that the brotherhoods make towards the Cathedral.
⏳How long in advance is Holy Week 2026 in Seville prepared?
The preparation of Holy Week 2026 in Seville begins long before Palm Sunday. Lent, the 40-day period of spiritual preparation, will begin on February 18 with the celebration of Ash Wednesday.
During these forty days, the brotherhoods intensify their internal worship: quinarios, septenaries, triduums and kissing of hands prepare the faithful for the big week. It is also the time when the costaleros (float bearers) finalize their rehearsals, the foremen adjust the timing, the stewards review the floats and the priors polish the paraphernalia.
The Sevillian brotherhood machinery has been in motion since December, when some of the most relevant events are announced. In fact, it has already been confirmed that the Christ of the Good Death, from the Hermandad de la Hiniesta, will be the image presiding over the Via Crucis of the Brotherhoods in 2026, an event that each year gathers thousands of faithful in the heart of the city.
🚶 Processions day by day: which brotherhoods come out each day?
Holy Week 2026 in Seville will feature the participation of nearly 80 brotherhoods and parish groups. Here is the breakdown by day of the main corporations that will make the penitential station.
Friday of Sorrows (March 27)
Holy Week kicks off in the neighbourhoods, with a more authentic and spontaneous vision of the brotherhoods. Up to six brotherhoods and one parish group process on this day:
- Brotherhood of Pino Montano
- Brotherhood of Dulce Nombre de Bellavista
- Brotherhood of Cristo de la Corona
- Brotherhood of Pasión y Muerte
- Brotherhood of Bendición y Esperanza
- Parish Group Paz y Misericordia (Rochelambert)
Passion Saturday (28 March)
Passion Saturday The prominence of the neighbourhoods continues with deeply rooted brotherhoods in traditional areas such as Torreblanca, Palmete, Ciudad Jardín, or Parque Alcosa:
- Brotherhood of Torreblanca
- Brotherhood of Divino Perdón (Parque Alcosa)
- Brotherhood of Padre Pío (Palmete)
- Brotherhood of San José Obrero
- Brotherhood of la Milagrosa
Parish Groups of San Jerónimo, La Espiga, Las Maravillas, and Santo Ángel
Palm Sunday (29 March) – BIG DAY
The first major day of Holy Week.
La Estrella will depart from San Jacinto, marking the last time it did so on a Palm Sunday half a century ago. The processions are:
- La Borriquita (Brotherhood of el Amor)
- Brotherhood of Jesús Despojado
- Brotherhood of la Hiniesta
- Brotherhood of la Estrella
- Brotherhood of la Amargura
Holy Monday (30 March)
A day of contrasts: from the lively atmosphere of Polígono de San Pablo to the solemnity of Santa Marta, Las Penas, or El Museo:
- Brotherhood of Polígono de San Pablo
- Brotherhood of la Redención
- Brotherhood of Santa Genoveva
- Brotherhood of Santa Marta
- Brotherhood of San Gonzalo
Holy Tuesday (31 March)
This day will see changes in the order of passage. El Cerro will return to its neighbourhood via Alfalfa, and Los Javieres will depart from its founding church, the Sagrado Corazón de los Jesuitas. The processions are:
- Brotherhood of Cerro del Águila
- Brotherhood of San Esteban
- Brotherhood of la Candelaria
- Brotherhood of San Benito
- Brotherhood of los Javieres
- Brotherhood of Dulce Nombre
- Brotherhood of los Estudiantes
- Brotherhood of Santa Cruz
Holy Wednesday (1 April)
The midpoint of the week arrives with changes: Buen Fin and La Sed swap their positions, and Las Siete Palabras closes the day:
- Brotherhood of Carmen Doloroso
- Brotherhood of San Bernardo
- Brotherhood of la Lanzada
- Brotherhood of el Baratillo
- Brotherhood of los Panaderos
- Brotherhood of Cristo de Burgos
- Brotherhood of las Siete Palabras
Holy Thursday (2 April)
"One of the Thursdays that shines brighter than the sun." Holy Week enters a more intimate and contemplative stage. Las Cigarreras will depart again from Los Terceros:
- Hermandad de los Negritos (Brotherhood of the Black People)
- Hermandad de la Exaltación (Brotherhood of the Exaltation)
- Hermandad de las Cigarreras (Brotherhood of the Cigarette Makers)
- Hermandad de Montesión (Brotherhood of Mount Zion)
- Hermandad de la Quinta Angustia (Brotherhood of the Fifth Anguish)
- Hermandad del Valle (Brotherhood of the Valley)
- Hermandad de Pasión (Brotherhood of the Passion)
The Madrugá (April 3)
The most awaited night by the people of Seville. Six brotherhoods turn the city into a whirlwind of emotions. This year, the Madrugá will be brought forward by 15 minutes and the Macarena will modify its route, leaving the Alameda to recover the narrowness of Correduría:
- Hermandad del Silencio (the oldest, founded in 1340)
- Hermandad del Gran Poder (the Lord of Seville)
- Hermandad de la Macarena (the Hope of Seville)
- Hermandad del Calvario (Brotherhood of Calvary)
- Hermandad de la Esperanza de Triana (Brotherhood of Hope of Triana)
- Hermandad de los Gitanos (Brotherhood of the Gypsies)
👑 The most important brotherhoods
Among the almost 80 brotherhoods, there are some that stand out for their history, their devotion or their artistic value. These are, without a doubt, the most notable:
- Brotherhood Day Founded Particularity
- El Silencio Madrugá 1340 The oldest in Seville. Absolute silence throughout the entire route.
- El Gran Poder Madrugá 15th century The Lord of Seville, masterpiece by Juan de Mesa.
- La Macarena Madrugá 1595 The Hope of Seville, the most beloved virgin in the city.
- La Esperanza de Triana Madrugá 19th century The Hope of the suburb, with its characteristic green velvet pallium.
- Los Gitanos Madrugá 1753 The Virgin of Sorrows of the gypsies, with her special saeta.
- La Estrella Palm Sunday 1560 In 2026 it will make a historic route from San Jacinto.
- Los Estudiantes Holy Tuesday 1924 Linked to the University of Seville, with the Christ of the Good Death.
- El Cachorro: Good Friday 1689 The Christ of the Expiration, icon of the Triana neighbourhood.
- La Carretería Holy Wednesday 1550 One of the oldest, with deep devotion in El Arenal.
🏛️ The Official Route and tips for watching the processions
The Official Route is the common route that all brotherhoods must take to access the Cathedral. It runs through Plaza del Duque, Sierpes Street, Plaza de San Francisco, Avenida de la Constitución and Puerta de San Miguel. It is the place with the highest concentration of people, with chairs and boxes set up to watch the processions pass by.
Practical tips for enjoying Holy Week 2026 in Seville:
- Wide areas: prioritise spacious avenues and squares to avoid crowds. La Campana, Plaza de San Francisco or the Avenida are good options.
- Narrow streets: if you want to see a brotherhood in a narrow street, arrive before the procession enters or stand just after the last float.
- Time slots: afternoons (4-8pm) are ideal for going with children; nights (8pm-12am) have the highest attendance; the Madrugá (12am-6am) offers moments of great emotion with fewer people.
- Typical gastronomy: don't miss spinach with chickpeas, battered cod strips, fritters and torrijas (Spanish-style French toast), traditional Lenten dishes.
- Etiquette: respect the silences, silence your mobile phone, avoid eating in the front row and let the brotherhood staff pass.
- Rain: if it rains heavily, the processions may be cancelled. Many churches open their doors to view the floats inside.
🏡 Experience Holy Week 2026 in Seville with THE SUN PLACES
Holy Week 2026 in Seville is an experience that every lover of art, tradition and emotion should live at least once in a lifetime. At THE SUN PLACES we want you to do it with all the luxury and comfort you deserve.
From our Luxury Apartments in Seville, located in the heart of the historic centre, you will have easy access to the main points of the Official Route and the neighbourhoods where the Passion is lived most intensely.
We offer you:
- Luxury Accommodation in the heart of Seville, just minutes from the Cathedral, the Giralda and the main processional routes.
- Personalised advice to help you with timetables, the best places to see the brotherhoods and reservations in the typical restaurants where you can taste the Lenten gastronomy.
- Connection with tradition: we can recommend guided tours of the brotherhoods, routes through the churches and the most authentic corners of the Seville Holy Week.
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