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The Pedro Romero Fair and Festivities It is Ronda’s main festival, which has been declared a National Tourist Attraction and it features a performance that is unique to this venue: the Corrida Goyesca.
And this edition is special for one particular reason.
From Tuesday 1 to Sunday 6 September 2026.
This is what makes the 2026 edition so special. The La Real Maestranza Bullring has been closed for two years whilst consolidation work is carried out, starting in June 2025, and There have been no bullfighting events during that time.
It reopens this year, and with it, the full programme returns.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 29 and 30 August | 52nd International Folk Festivals, Blas Infante Auditorium |
| 3 September | 17th Equestrian Clothing and Tack Competition, exhibition centre |
| 4 September | Xth Goyesca Bullfighting Proclamation |
| 4 September, 6.00 pm | A novillada without picadors |
| 5 September, 11.30 am | 42nd Rondeña Bullfight on Horseback |
| 5 September, 6.00 pm | 67th Goyesca Bullfight |
Saturday the 5th brings together everything to do with bullfighting, and it is by far the busiest day.
It’s worth knowing this before organising your trip: the venues for the 2026 bullfighting festivals they sold out over the summer. The anticipation surrounding the square’s reopening explains this.
The rest of the fair is open to the public: the day fair in the town centre, the night fair at the fairgrounds Ángel Harillo, the harnesses and the finery.
The 67th edition boasts a top-class line-up: Morante de la Puebla, José María Manzanares, Juan Ortega and Diego Ventura.
And it marks an anniversary: on 75th anniversary of Antonio Ordóñez’s debut as a matador, the bullfighter from Ronda who established this bullfight as a tradition.
As for Rejones, for her part, pays tribute to the rejoneador Álvaro Domecq Romero, starring Rui Fernandes, Diego Ventura, João Ribeiro Telles, Lea Vicens, Sebastián Fernández and Duarte Fernandes.
The wardrobe. Bullfighters, their teams and a large proportion of the audience are dressed in costumes from the late 18th century, inspired by the Madrid fashion scene that he portrayed Francisco de Goya. Hence the name.
It takes place in the Plaza de la Real Maestranza de Caballería, one of the oldest in Spain, designated a Site of Cultural Interest in 1993.
The fair predates the name by a long way. Its roots lie in 1485, following the conquest of Ronda by the Catholic Monarchs, and for centuries it was the September fair.
The change came in 1954, and there is a clear logic to it: that year marked the the bicentenary of Pedro Romero’s birth, a bullfighter from Ronda belonging to the Romero family, considered the father of bullfighting on foot. It was he who The square in Ronda was inaugurated in 1785.
And that is how the Goyesca came into being: on 16 September 1954, the bullfighters Antonio Bienvenida, Cayetano Ordóñez and César Girón They entered the bullring dressed in the Goyaesque style, accompanied by their entourages and the bullring staff. Antonio Ordóñez He later turned that gesture into an annual tradition.
A biographical detail: Pedro Romero retired at the height of his success, aged 45, and lived to the age of 85.
The fair also retains its religious character: is dedicated to the Our Lady of Peace, the patron saint of Ronda, with processions and events held in her honour.
They are the face of the fair. A group of young women from Ronda are representing the town during the festivities dressed in Goya-style costumes: long dresses with full skirts, elaborate hairstyles and mantillas.
They are attending the official events and preside over the Corrida Goyesca from the box. In 2026, the chairperson is Milagros Naranjo.
Her performance is one of the most watched events from the previous calendar, and that’s where a good number of the photographs from the fair come from.
It is Spain’s oldest horse-and-carriage show, organised with the support of the Real Maestranza de Caballería.
What you can see: fully decorated carriages, ranging from classic 19th-century models to contemporary designs, drawn by horses mostly Purebred Spanish horses.
And what is being judged: the presentation, the elegance of the harness and the coachman’s skill in manoeuvring. There are prizes in different categories —traditional, limonera, tronco—.
It’s free and very visual, so it’s the best option at the fair for anyone who isn’t going to the bullfights.
They start before the fair, and they are among the oldest folk festivals in Andalusia. They are organised by the «Abul-Beka» Folk and Cultural Association».
In 2026, the 52nd edition: 29 and 30 August, in the Blas Infante Auditorium.
The countries represented this year: Turkey, India, Mexico, France, Easter Island and Ciudad Real, as well as Ronda.
Ronda is an hour and a half from Málaga, and can be reached by road from the Costa del Sol, Seville or Cádiz. It also has train station, on the Bobadilla–Algeciras line.
What to bear in mind at a trade fair:
We are a local tour operator based in Málaga with over 50 years’ experience organising trips around Andalusia. To see the city without driving, with pick-up points in Málaga and on the Costa del Sol:
And for the rest of the visit: What to see in Ronda, the New Bridge, its museums y the White Villages Route.
From Tuesday 1 to Sunday 6 September 2026. The pre-festival events begin earlier: the International Folk Galas take place on 29 and 30 August. Saturday 5 is when the bullfighting festivities are concentrated and is the day with the highest attendance.
Yes. The Real Maestranza Bullring has been closed for two years due to consolidation works that began in June 2025, during which time no bullfights were held. In 2026, it will reopen and the full programme will resume: novillada, rejoneo and the Corrida Goyesca.
No. Tickets for the bullfighting events sold out over the summer, largely due to the excitement surrounding the reopening of the bullring. The rest of the festival — the daytime events, the evening events at the Ángel Harillo venue, the horse-drawn carriage parades and the folk dance performances — are free to attend.
Morante de la Puebla, José María Manzanares, Juan Ortega and Diego Ventura, at the 67th edition, which marks the 75th anniversary of Antonio Ordóñez’s promotion to full matador status. The 42nd Corrida Rondeña de Rejones, held that very morning, pays tribute to Álvaro Domecq Romero.
Because 1954 marked the bicentenary of the birth of Pedro Romero, a bullfighter from Ronda regarded as the father of ‘toreo a pie’ (bullfighting on foot), who also inaugurated the Ronda bullring in 1785. That year, the September bullfighting festival was named after him, and the Corrida Goyesca was born: on 16 September 1954, Antonio Bienvenida, Cayetano Ordóñez and César Girón entered the ring dressed in the Goyesque style.
Quite a lot. The Carriage Show and Competition, which is the oldest of its kind in Spain and features carriages drawn by Purebred Spanish horses; the International Folk Galas at the Blas Infante Auditorium; the presentation of the Damas Goyescas; and the fair, held by day in the town centre and by night at the Ángel Harillo exhibition grounds. All of these events are free to attend.
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