SEPTEMBER: You have to get in contact with this city and its population. The weather use to be wonderful to have a walk and MEETING LEÓN.
We strongly recommend you to visit the Cathedral, St Marcos, Botines palace and “Barrio Húmedo”. Moreover you should go to the Campus and visit your faculty to meet your new partners and the university atmosphere.
Don`t forget to congratulate the birthday of Sara and Eider. They are growing up!!!
OCTOBER: You can start this month with a popular party, St Froilán, at the 5th, eating “chorizo” and “morcilla”
and having fun with people from this land.
Enjoy your first weeks at the university and, how lucky!!! You will have your first espicha too!!! It is organized by
students of Veterinary.
NOVEMBER: 
Maybe it´s raining so take out your umbrella and let’s go to the countryside! We are going to take some mushrooms! Be careful, and have some information about them. It could be dangerous if you don’t know which ones are eatables.
There are three espichas this month. Among them there is a special one: ours.
DECEMBER: 
We are sure that you are looking forward to the holidays, but there are great activities along this month. For instance, we have the purple weekend, an international alternative music festival. People from other cities and countries are coming to enjoy this event.
And, of course, Merry Christmas! If you are not going to come back home, be sure that you can find a place to celebrate the New Year eve.
JANUARY: 
Have you been a good child? You might have a present next to the Christmas Tree. The Three Wise Men are a tradition which helps parents to control their kids’ behavior. If they behaves badly they only receive coal from the Three Wise Men. In Spain The Three Wise Men is the same tradition as Santa Claus in U.S.A, it`s celebrated on 6th of January.
As you have a lot of free time, you can practice ski and snowboard in our fantastic ski stations: St Isidro and Leitariegos. We have an Asturian ski station nearer than ours, though called Pajares.
FEBRUARY: Forget everything we have told you before. Now you have to study hard for your exams.
If you have a moment, you must enjoy our fantastic carnival specially in two villages in León : La Bañeza and Astorga.
In a break, remember Nacho’s birthday.
MARCH: After the stress, we propose a trip. It’s close to León, in a little village called Valporquero. There you will visit one of the most famous caves in
At the end of the month will start the Holy Week-Easter, a religious tradition which is repeated year after year; a time when the devout and curious join together to participate and see processions.
APRIL: 
To continue This Holy Week-Easter, León provides us of a special procession which is called St Genarín, this is a legend of a drunkard in León. Genarín was hasty by a garbage truck and people drink this day to live up to one´s reputation.
It finishes with an Espicha, of course.
MAY: The spring comes and the weather`s good.
You can visit the different parks in our city for instance “
Moreover, in this month takes place the last “Espicha” of the year, this is organized by the students of agricultural engineer.
The lessons finish the last days of the month because you should start to study for your exams.
Don`t forget Andres’ birthday.
JUNE: Maybe this month is the worst for students, because we have the final exams, and in this time, the weather is good so it`s more difficult studying. It`s really difficult!!
The 24th of June is the most important festivity in León St. John´s day. We have a tradition in León to do a bonfire that night.
On the other hand the 29th, there is the second more important festivity in León: St. Peter.
With these parties we finished an interesting year in León, ENJOY IT and we hope don´t see you in September because it will mean you have passed all the exams!!!
JULY AND AUGUST: Go on holidays, relax and in October we´ll hope see you here again.
