Here is a selection of important events and festivities in Spain, Portugal and Morocco...
(You may wish to reconfirm dates with relevant tourist offices, as information is updated periodically)
| 6th January | Epiphany | Spain |
| 11th January | Independence Manifesto | Morocco |
| January | Festival of San Antonio Abad in Mallorca | Spain |
| February | Moors and Christians Festival in Bocairent (Valencia) | Spain |
| February | Carnival in Cadiz | Spain |
| March | Feast of the Throne | Morocco |
| March | Fallas of St Joseph in Valencia | Spain |
| 05th - 12th April | Easter Week 2009 | Spain Portugal |
| 23rd April | St George Day and Day of Cervantes in Barcelona | Spain |
| 25th April | Liberation Day | Portugal |
| 28th April - 03rd May | April Fair in Sevilla 2009 | Spain |
| 1st May | Labour Day | Spain Portugal Morocco |
| May | Queima das Fitas (end of University Academic Year) in Coimbra | Portugal |
| 2nd May | Festival of Madrid | Spain |
| 08th - 10th May | Formula 1, Barcelona 2009 | Spain |
| 12th May | Pilgrimage to Fatima | Portugal |
| 23rd May | National Day | Morocco |
| May | Romeria del Rocio in Almonte (Huelva) | Spain |
| June | World Sacred Music Festival in Fes | Morocco |
| 14th June | Corpus Christi, Toledo and Sitges festivities 2009 | Spain |
| 10th June | PortugalDay, Camoes & the Communities Day | Portugal |
| 12th June | Festival of St Anthony in Lisboa | Portugal |
| June | Essaouira Festival in Essaouira | Morocco |
| 23rd June | Festival of St John in Oporto | Portugal |
| 24th June | Bonfires of St John in Alicante | Spain |
| 26th June | Birth of the Prophet Mohammed | Morocco |
| 06th - 14th July | San Fermin - Running of the Bulls, Pamplona 2009 | Spain |
| July | MarrakeshPopular Arts Festival in Marrakesh | Morocco |
| 15th August | Feast of the Assumption | Spain Portugal |
| 15th - 24th August | Malaga Fair 2009 | Spain |
| 20th August | Anniversary of the King's and People's Revolution | Morocco |
| 21st August | Ramadan commences - Muslim Month of Fasting 2009 | Morocco |
| 26 August | La Tomatina Festival, Buñol (Valencia) 2009 | Spain |
| 24th September | Fiesta de Nuestra Senora de la Merced in Barcelona | Spain |
| 17th - 26th September | San Sebastian Film Festival 2009, San Sebastian | Spain |
| 5th October | Republic Day | Portugal |
| 7th October | Fiesta del Pilar in Zaragoza | Spain |
| 12th October | Pilgrimage to Fatima | Portugal |
| 12th October | National Day of Spain | Spain |
| 1st November | All Saint's Day | Spain Portugal |
| 6th November | Anniversary of the Green March | Morocco |
| 18th November | Independence Day | Morocco |
| 1st December | Independence Day | Portugal |
| 6th December | Constitution Day | Spain |
| 8th December | Feast of Immaculate Conception | Spain Portugal |
| 25th December | Christmas Day | Spain Portugal |
| 28th December | Santos Inocentes (equivalent to April Fools' Day) | Spain |