New Years in Granada/Flamenco in Sevilla

I have been to Carbonara several times in Sevilla for Flamenco, loved it. Not stuffy, just fun. J

We were in Granada for NYE two years ago and had a fantastic time. I made reservations very far in advance for a restaurant on NYE itself, and then we pre-planned and shopped ahead for a dinner in our apartment on New Year's day, thinking everything would be closed. In our experience, the stores started to shut down the afternoon of NYE and were closed the next day, but the restaurants were open NYE (reservations recommended/needed) and also New Year's Day for dinner.

New Year's day itself was a giant street-walking social event -- absolutely everyone was out strolling, socializing, enjoying a drink or gelato. It was a lot of fun. We chose to spend the afternoon walking in the park above the Alhambra (La Dehesa del Generalife), where there were lots of folks picnicking under the olive trees.

On New Year's Eve you will definitely want to join the crowds eating grapes on the plaza in front of the Ayuntamiento at midnight. We elected not to do this during our trip because it was the height of the omicron wave and we were trying to avoid covid/quarantine on our vacation, but would have loved to have joined the celebrations if we could have.

It will also still be Christmas season in Granada thru January 6, so make sure to visit the belenes scattered around and also the Christmas market on the Bib Rambla. The churches are beautifully decorated -- especially San Juan de Dios, which is over-the-top baroque on any given day and simply amazing at Christmas time.

Here is a link that describes NYE and Christmas festivities in Granada: https://piccavey.com/new-years-granada-spain/ (By the way, the host of this blog, Molly, also runs a great food tour -- you can find more info at spainfoodsherpas.com)

Here's what we did in Granada, from my trip report:

Granada: December 29-January 2. Weather 70s day, low 40s night; sunny
Alhambra
Spain Food Sherpas tour
Cathedral
Capilla Real
Basilica of San Juan de Dios
New Year’s Eve (restaurant dinner, celebration in the apartment after, ate grapes and watched fireworks)
Albaicin walk
Mercado de San Augustin
New Year’s Day walk in the park above and behind the Alhambra. Spectacular. Met the only other Americans we saw on the trip.
Had lots of stops while walking around for drinks and free tapas

Here's a link to the trip report itself if you want to read about our entire trip: https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/trip-reports/2-lovely-weeks-in-spain

Have a great time!

Thank you for the replies. Very helpful!

I went to La Casa del Flamenco and it was great. Very talented performers.
https://lacasadelflamencosevilla.com/

In Seville, we saw three separate shows and all were good in their own sense. Our first was a smaller show at the Casa del Flamenco. Later we went to one at Museo de Baile Flamenco. Finally, we went to a "drop in" local flamenco show where it was large room with a bar and a stage plus lots of seating. Amateurs (trained but not paid) dancers, musicians, and singers would periodically perform too much applause from the crowd. It was sort of like the street performers had a permanent place to show off, and the establishment made money selling beer and sangrias (La Carboneria). All were in the RS guidebook.
I found the "professional" shows to be well run and small enough venues that you could see and hear well throughout. Either or both would be worth your time. The amateur show was fun too, but less about the show and more about the experience.