Guide to the Cordoba May Crosses 2024Dates, map, timetable and many more details
The feast of the May Crosses kicks off Cordoba's Festive May, a six-day celebration full of music, bars and flowers that transforms the city.
Participation and activities
This year, 46 collectives including associations and brotherhoods, will be in charge of filling the streets of Cordoba with crosses adorned with flowers the 26 April to 1 May.
Events and celebrations
The Festive May has arrived, inaugurating with the May Crosses a month full of continuous festivities. During this time, Cordoba pays tribute to spring, highlighting colour, music, dance and gastronomy.
Flowers become the true protagonists, filling the city with life and vibrancy as the various festivities take place.
When are the May Crosses celebrated?
The May Crosses are traditionally celebrated around the Day of the Cross (3 May). In Cordoba, this year they will be held from 26 April to 1 May, coinciding with the Labour Day holiday.
46 Crosses
46 brotherhoods, entities and associations are taking part in this year's Cordoba May Crosses Contest. The crosses are located in different areas, including the historic centre, modern areas and enclosed areas.
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- AVV. La Medina de Córdoba, in the Plaza Jerónimo Paéz.
- Asoc. Cultural Hdad. del Viacrucis del Santo Cristo de la Salud. Plaza de la Trinidad S/N
- Asoc. Sonrisa de Lunares. Plaza del Potro
- Asoc. Hdad. Ntro. Padre Jesús de la Salud y Ntra. Sra. de la Regla. Magdalena Square
- Brotherhood of La Soledad. Plaza de la Lagunilla
- Brotherhood of La Paz. Cuesta del Bailio
- Hdad. Ntro. Padre Jesús Nazareno. Plaza del Padre Cristóbal
- Hdad. y Cofradía de Ntro. Padre Jesús del Buen Suceso. Poeta Juan Bernier Square
- Hdad. De La Sentencia. San Nicolás Square
- Hdad. de Penitencia y Cofradía de Nazarenos del Stmo. Cristo de la Expiración. Santa Marina Square
- Hdad. Cristo de las Penas de Santiago. Plaza de San Andrés
- Hdad. de la Santa Faz. Plaza de la Compañía
- Hdad. del Cister. Cardenal Toledo Square
- Hdad. de la Oración en el Huerto. Plaza de la Tierra Andaluza
- Hdad. De Ntra. Sra. Socorro Coronada de Córdoba. Socorro Square
- Hdad. de la Misericordia. St. Peter's Square
- Hdad. De Ntro. Padre Jesús del Calvario y Ntra. Sra. del Mayor Dolor. Las Cañas Square
- Hdad. De Ntro. Sr. Resucitado, M.ª Stma. Reina de Ntra. Alegría y Ntra. Sra. de la Luz. Conde Priego Square
- Asociación Cultural Córdoba Solo Hay Una. Corredera Square
- Asoc. Cordobesa Parálisis Cerebral (ACPACYS). Dolores Ibarruri, 2
- Peña Los Emires- Hdad. De la Penitencia del Stmo. Cristo de Gracia y de M.ª Stma. De los Dolores y Misericordia. C/Queso, 5
- Hdad. de los Dolores. Capuchinos Square
- Friends of Gazpacho Association. C/ Doce de Octubre, 1 y 3
- Hdad. Salesiana y Cofradía de Nazarenos Ntro. Padre Jesús Divino Salvador en su Prendimiento. C/ María Auxiliadora, 12
- Seville House. Ronda de Andújar, 17 A
- Asoc. Cordobesa de Amistad con Niños y Niñas Saharauis. C/ Escañuela, 3 A
- La Unión Marriage Club. C/ Bilbao, 1
- Brotherhood and Guild of the Holy Sepulchre. Recinto Triunfo San Rafael
Figueroa Club. Plaza de la Marina Española - Hdad. Nuestro Padre Jesús de las Penas y M.ª Stma. De la Esperanza. C/ Zarco, 14
- Neighbourhood Association Alcázar Viejo. Bethlehem Tower
- Asoc. Cordobesa para la Integración de Niños Border Line (ACOPINB).
- El Carmen Sports Facilities
- Los Quintos Cultural Association. Hernán Ruíz Boulevard
- AVV. Promisión (Villarrubia)- Parroquia Ntra. Sra. del Carmen. Fountain of the Plaza de los Ríos (Villarrubia)
- Hdad. Sacramental Ntro. Padre Jesús de la Fe en su Sgda. Cena. C/ José Dámaso Pepete
- Hdad. de la Merced. Pedro Gamez Laserna St.
- Hdad. Y Cofradía del Stmo. Cristo del Amor. Fray Albino Avenue
- Hdad. Y Cofradía de Ntro. Padre Jesús Caído y Ntra. Sra. del Mayor Dolor en su Soledad. Flor del Olivo Square
- Hdad. del Stmo. Cristo del Descendimiento y Ntra. Sra. del Buen Fin. Gardens of El Rocío
- Peña Cultural Los Quijotes. C/ Baena
- AAVV. Cañero Nuevo. Parish Priest Bartolomé Blanco
- Colega Córdoba Association. Plaza de España
- Hdad. De la Quinta Angustia. Plaza Colón Boulevard
- Peña Los Amigos de la Viñuela. Avda. Viñuela,14
- AVV. Huerta del Rey. C/ Cairuan s/n
- San José Obrero Neighbourhood Association. Poeta Antonio Gala (Esplanade)
More information on the programme prepared for these May Crosses
The Municipal May Crosses Competition 2024 in the Plaza de Las Tendillas will include a varied programme of music and dance from 24 to 30 April. The Unión de Bandas de Música Procesional de Córdoba (Union of Processional Music Bands of Córdoba), the Asociación Carnavalesca Cordobesa (Cordoban Carnival Association) and the Conservatorio Profesional de Música Músico Ziryab (Professional Conservatory of Music)among others.
Performances will range from dance academies to brass bands, offering visitors a rich cultural experience in the heart of Cordoba.
Discover the rich history of the May Crosses in Cordoba, a tradition that began in the early 20th century.
The celebration of the May Crosses in Cordoba dates back to the dawn of the 20th century and has become a popular event.
Initially, this event served to celebrate the arrival of spring and merge with the religious traditions of the community.
During the first decades, the crosses were mainly exhibited inside the courtyards, but in 1953, the tradition was given a new impetus when a competition began to be organised to encourage competition among the participants.
Since then, the event has become increasingly popular and the Cordoba City Council took over the organisation in 1954, establishing the contest as an independent celebration that continues to this day, attracting Cordobeses and visitors every year to admire the beauty and care of the decorated crosses.
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