Summer arrives and, with it, Galicia fills up with celebrations that reflect the richness of its culture and traditions. Patron saint festivals, pilgrimages, folk festivals, craft fairs, medieval markets, and local fairs turn every corner of the region into a space for gathering, identity, and hospitality.
Below is a list of Galicia’s Festivals of Tourist Interest (regional, national, and international) taking place in July:
Asalto ao Castelo
Vimianzo (A Coruña)
Festival of Tourist Interest in Galicia
03 Jul – 04 Jul
The Asalto ao Castelo of Vimianzo is a celebration that recreates, in a festive way, the Great Irmandiña War of the 15th century, when the Galician people rose up against feudal power. During the night of the first Saturday of July, the fortress becomes the setting for a participatory reenactment in which locals and visitors become protagonists of the “assault”, accompanied by music, theatre, and humour.
The festival includes parallel activities such as the Medieval Dinner, the children’s “Asaltiño”, the Craft Fair, and popular parades, which fill the village streets with atmosphere throughout the weekend. A unique experience where history, participation, and spectacle come together to offer visitors an immersion into the most festive medieval Galicia.
Festa da Lagosta e da Cociña Mariñeira
A Guarda (Pontevedra)
Festival of Tourist Interest in Galicia
03 Jul – 05 Jul
The Festa da Lagosta e da Cociña Mariñeira celebrates the maritime gastronomic tradition of A Guarda, with special emphasis on lobster and other high-quality seafood. This popular festival combines tastings, cultural activities, and music in a festive seaside atmosphere.
The program is completed with a craft fair and guided visits to the Cetáreas Route, allowing visitors to learn about the town’s fishing and canning traditions.
An event that invites visitors to enjoy the taste of the Atlantic in a unique maritime setting.
A Rapa das Bestas de Sabucedo
A Estrada (Pontevedra)
Festival of International Tourist Interest
03 Jul – 06 Jul
A Rapa das Bestas de Sabucedo is one of the most unique traditions in Galicia, where the aloitadores gather and cut the manes of wild horses by hand in a traditional enclosure (curro). The festival combines physical effort, ritual, and a deep connection with nature.
During the weekend, locals accompany the search for the horses in the mountains and their herding into the enclosure, where the main event takes place before thousands of visitors. An ancestral celebration offering a unique ethnographic experience in direct contact with Galician tradition.
A Rapa das Bestas de Candaoso
Viveiro (Lugo)
Festival of Tourist Interest in Galicia
04 Jul – 05 Jul
A Rapa das Bestas de Candaoso is a livestock tradition in which the trimming of manes, deworming, and marking of wild horses is carried out. Over time, this work has become a spectacle that attracts many visitors every summer.
The curro takes place in a privileged natural setting, combining the excitement of handling animals with festive activities, music, and popular gastronomy. An experience that brings visitors closer to one of the most deeply rooted rural traditions in Galicia.
Festas das Cereixas de Paiosaco
A Laracha (A Coruña)
Festival of Tourist Interest in Galicia
04 Jul – 05 Jul
The Feira das Cereixas de Paiosaco has its roots in ancient medieval fairs and pays tribute to a fruit that was economically important for decades in the Anllóns river valley. Celebrated on the first Sunday of July, it keeps a deeply rooted local tradition alive in A Laracha.
Festa de Exaltación do Pan de Cea
San Cristovo de Cea (Ourense)
Festival of Tourist Interest in Galicia
05 Jul
The Festa do Pan de Cea pays tribute to one of Galicia’s most emblematic gastronomic products. The celebration includes workshops, a local product fair, and tastings of the famous bread baked in traditional village ovens.
On Sunday, the main event takes place in a festive atmosphere animated by traditional music, with the participation of bakers, artisans, and visitors. A gastronomic event that highlights bread-making tradition and the culinary richness of inland Galicia.
Festival Internacional Mundo Celta de Ortigueira
Ortigueira (A Coruña)
Festival of International Tourist Interest
08 Jul – 12 Jul
The Festival Internacional do Mundo Celta de Ortigueira is one of the major folk music references in Europe. For several days, the town hosts concerts, bagpipe band parades, and cultural activities in a festive seaside atmosphere.
The event also includes a large camping area, craft fair, and parallel programming that attracts thousands of visitors each year. A must-visit for lovers of Celtic music and contemporary Galician culture.
Festa da Faguía do Carnés
Vimianzo (A Coruña)
Festival of Tourist Interest in Galicia
09 Jul
The Festa da Faguía do Carnés is a medieval-origin celebration linked to the Confraternity of San Cristovo, now focused on a large communal tripe meal.
The festival preserves traditional elements such as an auction of offerings, popular music, and a community gathering in the Cerca area, where thousands share a meal in a festive and religious atmosphere. A gastronomic tradition combining history, devotion, and community in the Costa da Morte.
Festas de San Benitiño de Lérez
Pontevedra (Pontevedra)
Festival of Tourist Interest in Galicia
11 Jul
The pilgrimage of San Benitiño de Lérez, next to the monastery of San Salvador de Lérez, brings together many devotees who attend masses, offerings, and rituals dedicated to the saint, to whom healing properties are attributed.
After the procession, the celebration continues in the Salóns do Lérez, marking the beginning of the festive summer in Pontevedra with popular tastings of mussels and empanada.
Festa do Polbo
Mugardos (A Coruña)
Festival of Tourist Interest in Galicia
11 Jul
The Festa do Polbo of Mugardos pays tribute to one of the most emblematic products of its maritime tradition, linked since the 18th century to port fishing activity. Octopus, prepared in the Mugardos style with onion and pepper sauce, is the star of this gastronomic event held during the Festas do Carme.
Feira Franca Medieval de Betanzos
Betanzos (A Coruña)
Festival of Tourist Interest in Galicia
10 Jul – 12 Jul
The Feira Franca Medieval de Betanzos recreates the medieval era with historical reenactments, markets, and shows in the historic centre of the city. The streets are transformed to host theatrical scenes, tournaments, and activities set in the 14th and 15th centuries.
The program includes music, street theatre, and craft stalls that complete the experience. A festival that allows visitors to travel back to the medieval past of one of Galicia’s historic cities.
Festividade do Apóstolo de Santiago
Santiago de Compostela (A Coruña)
Festival of International Tourist Interest
15 Jul – 31 Jul
The Festas do Apóstolo fill Santiago de Compostela with culture, music, and activities during the second half of July. The program includes concerts, street performances, and events for all audiences.
On 24 July, the fireworks display in front of the Cathedral stands out, followed by Galicia Day with the traditional offering to the Apostle and the solemn mass. A celebration that turns the Galician capital into the cultural and spiritual centre of the summer.
Festa da Vieira de Cambados
Cambados (Pontevedra)
Festival of Tourist Interest in Galicia
16 Jul – 19 Jul
The Festa da Vieira, held in Cambados, is the only festival dedicated to the celebration of this shellfish marketed through the port of Tragove. Organised by many local associations, it brings together thousands of visitors around gastronomy and maritime tradition.
Feira do Viño do Rosal
O Rosal (Pontevedra)
Festival of Tourist Interest in Galicia
17 Jul – 19 Jul
The Feira do Viño do Rosal promotes wines, preserves, and horticultural and floral products from the O Rosal valley, an area with a privileged microclimate that gives high quality to its produce. The fair is complemented by cultural activities, children’s events, exhibitions, and live music.
Gran Premio de Carrilanas de Esteiro
Muros (A Coruña)
Festival of National Tourist Interest
17 Jul – 19 Jul
The Gran Premio de Carrilanas de Esteiro is a unique competition in which motorless wooden vehicles race down a street circuit in front of thousands of spectators.
The festival combines sport, creativity, and tradition with parallel activities such as music, gastronomy, and children’s areas.
A unique event that transforms Esteiro into a large festive stage by the sea.
Festa do Santísimo Cristo dos Aflixidos de Bouzas
Vigo (Pontevedra)
Festival of Tourist Interest in Galicia
17 Jul – 21 Jul
The Festa do Santísimo Cristo dos Aflixidos de Bouzas is one of the most deeply rooted celebrations in the Vigo area. Over five days, the program combines religious, cultural, and festive events such as the opening speech, falucho boat race, street parties, and the “Cidade de Vigo – Vila de Bouzas” pyro-musical poetry festival.
Festa da Dorna de Ribeira
Ribeira (A Coruña)
Festival of Tourist Interest in Galicia
17 Jul – 24 Jul
The Festa da Dorna was born in 1948 in Ribeira as a popular celebration marked by humour and imagination, centred around an original “launching” that gave rise to a deeply rooted tradition in the Barbanza region. A distinctive feature is the “Caderno de Bitácora”, which contains the festival program and satirical references to current events.
Festa da Pescada do Pincho de Celeiro
Viveiro (Lugo)
Festival of Tourist Interest in Galicia
18 Jul
The Festa da Pescada of Celeiro, in Viveiro, is held in honour of one of the star products of its fishing port. Hook-caught hake is the main feature of a large popular tasting.
Thousands of portions in different preparations are distributed from the old fish market, accompanied by music and a festive atmosphere. The “Penalba” special hake is especially notable.
Festa do Percebe do Roncudo
Ponteceso (A Coruña)
Festival of Tourist Interest in Galicia
18 Jul
The Festa do Percebe do Roncudo, in Ponteceso (A Coruña), first goose barnacle festival in Spain, created over 20 years ago. It is closely linked to the economy and tradition of Corme, where barnacle harvesting was a major source of livelihood, highlighting the work of the percebeiro.
Romaría da Fraga
As Pontes de García Rodríguez (A Coruña)
Festival of Tourist Interest in Galicia
25 Jul
The Fragas do Eume are a unique natural enclave worth visiting at any time of year for the beauty of its landscapes. In this setting, on 24 and 25 July, As Pontes celebrates the Romaría da Fraga, a festival originating in the early 20th century that combines religious events and folk music in the Carballeira de Dona Rita, where pilgrims even build wooden huts by the river to experience the celebration.
Festa da Bica
A Pobra de Trives (Ourense)
Festival of Tourist Interest in Galicia
26 Jul
The Festa da Bica of Trives has been held continuously since 1972 and brings together locals and visitors at the top of Manzaneda on the last weekend of July. Bica, an emblematic gastronomic product of Trives, is the centre of a celebration deeply tied to local identity.
Festa do Carneiro ao Espeto
Moraña (Pontevedra)
Festival of Tourist Interest in Galicia
26 Jul
The Festa do Carneiro ao Espeto of Moraña is one of Galicia’s most emblematic gastronomic events and marks the closing of the municipality’s festivities. Held in the Carballeira de Santa Lucía, it revolves around the traditional spit-roasted lamb in a Pampean style, in an atmosphere of conviviality, music, and celebration, with the striking image of lambs roasting vertically around the fire.
Each of these festivals invites visitors to discover its culture, enjoy its people, and experience traditions, gastronomy, music, and heritage. A summer in Galicia is, ultimately, a different kind of summer.
