Santander has a great tradition and cultural activity, with events that play an important role in cultural and social life of the city. Is a major international university summer UIMP and organizes largefestivals of music and dance, as the Festival Internacional de Santander (FIS) and Festival Internacional de Música de Órgano (FiMÓC).
Museums and cultural centers
Cantabrian Maritime Museum.
Museum of Fine Arts.
Regional Museum of Prehistory and Archaeology of Cantabria.
Taurine Museum of Santander.
Palace of Festivals of Cantabria.
Palace of Exhibitions and Congress of Santander.
Modesto Tapia Cultural Center.
Regional Film of Cantabria.
Festivals
Santander is a city of many festivals and pilgrimages, distributed across the various neighborhoods and areas of the city. Mention the existence of many feasts of neighborhood character, such as those of Mendicoague, Perines, etc. The best known festivals in Santander and more tourist attraction, are:
January 5: The Cavalcade of Magi covers a small part of the city, from the Palacio de Festivales to the Plaza del Ayuntamiento.
The first Sunday of June: Cantabria Child Day is celebrated on Magdalena. It is a 'Regional Tourist Interest', an exaltation of the native, organized by the "Association for the Defence of the Interests of Cantabria" (ADIC), an association founded by Miguel Ángel Revilla. In this event shows among other things, an exhibition of "Aluche" (Ancient Cantabrian Fighting) and types of rural sports like milkmaid racing, archery, salto pasiego and wood chopping.
Monday of Pentecost: Fiestas de la Virgen Del Mar.
June 24: The Bonfires of Saint John is celebrated in
