January

The year 2020 starts how 2019 ended, with the Christmas celebrations, so if you have not yet seen the spectacular nativity scenes of Valga and Begonte, use the first days of the year to visit them. In addition, in Aldán, you can enjoy the ancestral dances of San Sebastián and in O Barco de Valdeorras, of the Festa do Botelo.

February

Flavours and tradition will coexist in the second month of the year. The carnival show its most original and fun face in places like Cobres (Vilalba), Laza, Verín, Vilariño de Conso, Xinzo de Limia, Maceda, Manzaneda and the banks of the Ulla river, while in Cuntis, Lalín, A Fonsagrada, Viana do Bolo and Arzúa will delight their palates with products such as lacón with grelos, galician stew, butelo, androlla and cheese, respectively. In addition, in Bembrive (Vigo) they will honor San Brais.

March

The echoes of history resonate strongly in Baiona with the Festa da Arribada and in Vigo, with its Reconquest. The galician broth, the sea urchin and the Filloas will reign in Mourente (Pontevedra), San Cibrao (Cervo) and Lestedo, while in Ferrol you will enjoy a feminine tribute with music: the Festa das Pepitas.

April

Holy Week will be lived with special intensity and devotion in many places of Galicia: Betanzos, Cangas, Ferrol, Lugo, Mondoñedo, Fisterra, Paradela, Santiago de Compostela and Viveiro. But this will not be the only celebration of April. In Arcade they will boast oysters, and in A Pontenova, As Neves, Sober, Arbo, Pedrafita do Cebreiro and Bueu will do the same with trout, cottage cheese and honey, Amandi wine, lamprey, cheese and corn (Millo Corvo). Also, in Camariñas they will show their most famous craftsmanship, the encaixe, and in Tui they will honor San Telmo.

May

May will be a month full of rich flavours: those that can be tasted in Oroso and Pontecaldelas, with their trout festivities, or in A Estrada, with that of salmon. In Redondela they will taste chocos; in Melide, melindres and Muimenta (Cospeito), pancakes, while in Ribadavia the reason to meet will be the Ribeiro wine and in Quiroga, with oil. In addition, ethnographic celebrations are present in Ourense, with Os Maios, and in Celanova with the Romería Raigame of Vilanova dos Infantes.

June

with summer about to start, the festive calendar will alternate religious and ethnographic celebrations. The first will be in Ponteareas, Bueu, Redondela and Ares (with the Corpus and its traditions), Malpica (Pilgrimage of Santo Hadrián) and Lugo (Offering to the Blessed Sacrament). The nographic celebrations will can be enjoyed in Mos (Festa da Rosa), Allariz (Festa do Boi), Bande (Festa do Peixe), Vila de Cruces (Festa do Galo de Curral), Monterrei (Xuntanza de Gaiteiros), Lugo (Arde Lucus), A Coruña (Fogueiras de San Xoán) and Ribadeo (Romaxe das Cruces).

July

Immersed already in summer the festive offer will multiply in July with proposals for the most varied tastes. Gastronomy will be the axis of the celebrations planned in Carnés-Vimianzo (with the “callos” of the Faguía), A Guarda (lobster), Paiosaco-A Laracha (cherries), Cea (bread), Corme-Ponteceso (barnacle of Roncudo), Cambados (scallop), Mugardos (octopus), O Rosal (wine), Celeiro-Viveiro (hake) and Moaña (carneiro al espeto). In Candaoso (Viveiro) and Sabucedo (A Estrada), they will be celebrated their famous “rapas das bestas” (horses haircut), while in Betanzos they celebrate the Festa Franca, in Bouzas (Vigo), their Blessed Christ of the Afflicted, in Lérez (Pontevedra) the San Benitiño; in As Pontes, the Romería da Fraga, and in Ribeira, the Festa da Dorna. In addition, Santiago de Compostela will concentrate the celebrations of the great day of Galicia with its Apostle Festivities, in Esteiro (Muros) the show will return with its carrilanas (craft cars), in Narón they will return to the past with their Oenach and in Ortigueira they will dance to the rhythm of the music of his Interceltic Festival.

August

The most festive month of the summer will once again display this condition with fifty events. Eminently gastronomic celebrations will not be missing: Burela (bonito), Oímbra, A Arnoia and Herbón-Padrón (peppers) Laro-Silleda (omelette), O Carballiño (octopus), A Cañiza (ham), Vilanova de Arousa (mussel and cockle), Carril-Vilagarcía (clam), Bandeira-Silleda (empanada), Cervo (queimada), Valga (eel), Salvaterra de Miño (Condado wine), Cambados (Albariño) and O Pino (piñeiro rooster). And there will also be celebrations of historical, religious and ethnographic origins: ​​Ribadeo (Day of Bagpipe and Pilgrimage to Santa Cruz), San Cibrao-Cervo (Maruxaina), A Guarda (Festa do Monte), Seoane do Courel (Filandón de Musicas), Buño-Malpica (Mostra da Olería), Catoira (Romaría Vikinga), O Hío-Cangas (Danzas Ancestrais of San Roque), Foz (San Lourenzo), Vilagarcía, Betanzos and Sada (San Roque), Mondoñedo (Medieval), Meira (Festa da Malla), Chantada (Folión de Carros), Laxe (O Naufraxio), Ribadavia (Festa da Istoria), Soutelo de Montes-Forcarei (Festa do Gaiteiro), Viveiro (O Naseiro), Boiro (San Ramón de Bealo), Cabana (San Fins do Castro), Gutiriz (Festival of Pardiñas) and San Miguel de Reinante-Barreiros (Festival do Emigrante). Even the sport will be represented through the oars in the Descent International do Miño (Tui) and surf in the Galicia Classic Surf Pro (Pantín-Valdoviño).

September

The end of summer is coming, but the party continues. The events for September will be in Neda (bread), Darbo-Cangas (Dances Ancestrais), Pontevedra (Feira Franca), Taboada (Facades of Castelo), A Cañiza (Virxe da Franqueira), A Pobra do Caramiñal (Festa das Mortallas), Rianxo (A Guadalupe), Muxía (A Barca), Caión-A Laracha (Os Milagres), Muras (Festa do Potro), Rairiz de Veiga (A Saínza) and Marín (San Miguel).

October

Four celebrations will focus interest in October: The Festa da Faba de Lourenzá, the Festa do Marisco in O Grove, the San Froilán of Lugo and As San Lucas in Mondoñedo.

November

November is a time of mushrooms, chestnuts and magostos, and that is also perceived in the festive calendar with celebrations such as those that will take place in Ourense, Folgoso do Courel and Riós. In addition, in Moaña they will celebrate their San Martiño and in Monterroso, the Feira dos Santos.

December

And again at Christmas, we will have to say goodbye to 2020 as we started it: contemplating the spectacular nativity scenes of Valga and Begonte.

Christmas in Galicia

Until the beginning of January. All Galicia

The Christmas atmosphere extends these days throughout Galicia. The streets of cities and towns shine with spectacular illuminations and nativity scenes such as those of Valga and Begonte (declared of tourist interest) make the Christmas characters come alive. Performances for the family audience, markets and various proposals fill the entire community with colour and joy.

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Music festivals

December 21st. To Coruña December 18tn to 21st. Vigo

The Christmas atmosphere is also present in musical proposals for these dates. So it happens with the Christmas 1980 Pop Festival, which will be held in A Coruña on Saturday 21st and will bring Marta Sánchez, Javier Gurruchaga, Rafa Sánchez and Luis Bolín (La Unión) and Alejo Stivel (Tequila) in the Sala Pelícano. Also, the Rock Children solidarity festival will be held in Vigo for 4 days in many other places in the city: The Chocolate Factory, Rock Reserve, Master Room and Transylvania Room .

Capon fairs

December 21st and 22nd. Various municipalities

The capon is one of the star dishes of the Christmas celebrations. Therefore, these dates are several Galician municipalities that celebrate monographic markets for the its purchase and sale. On Saturday 21st, Feira do capón, in Vilalba and Arteixo will celebrate its Feira do Galo, and on Sunday 22nd it will be the turn of the Mercado de Nadal do Galo de Curral in Meis and the Feira de Nadal do Galo de Curral in Vila de Cruces.

Galicia, a story in the world

Until April 12th. Santiago de Compostela

A selection of pieces of great historical importance for the history and culture of this land and coming from various countries of the world come together in the exhibition that can be seen in the Gaiás Center Museum, of the City of Culture. This is the first major exhibition organized by the Xunta to prepare the Xacobeo 2021.

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Culturgal

From November 29th to December 1st. Pontevedra

The Feira das Industrias Culturais de Galicia, Culturgal, will celebrate its twelfth edition this weekend bringing together creators from diverse fields such as literature, music, theater and audiovisuals in Pontevedra. The public can visit 80 different stands and attend about 120 activities.

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Pilgrimage of San Andrés de Teixido

November 30th. Cedeira

Saturday is the Feast of the Apostle San Andres, so the San Andres sanctuary will also live one of the most important pilgrimage days of its annual calendar. The faithful will return to this place of pilgrimage, rites and legends to fulfill a secular tradition.

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Handmade Bethlehem of Valga

From December 1st. Valga

With the arrival of the month of December, its popular Artisan Bethlehem in Motion opens its doors in Valga. More than 3,000 pieces form this spectacular staging prepared by a group of neighbors. Its uniqueness has led to it being declared a celebration of tourist interest.

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Galicia, a story in the world

Until April 12th. Santiago de Compostela

A selection of pieces of great historical importance for the history and culture of this land and coming from various countries of the world come together in the exhibition that has just opened its doors in the Gaiás Center Museum, of the City of Culture. This is the first major exhibition organized by the Xunta on the occasion of Xacobeo 2021.

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Cineuropa

Until November 28th. Santiago de Compostela

The present edition of the Cineuropa festival concludes this week after almost a month of cinema. But before saying goodbye, the public can still enjoy four days of projections at the Teatro Principal, the Teatro Theater and the Multicines Compostela, and the awards ceremony.

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Outono Códax Festival

November 29th and December 1st. Santiago de Compostela

There are two appointments that those responsible for the Outono Códax Festival have scheduled for this week. Andrew Combs (Sala Riquela) will perform on Friday 29th and Gisele Jackson & The Shu Shu’s and The Fabulous Resaca Brothers (Capitol Room) will do it on Sunday 1st.

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Feira dos Santos

November 1st. Monterroso

Monterroso’s neighbors will celebrate this Friday one of the most important events of their annual calendar, the Feira dos Santos. The origins of this market and tasting day date back to the year 1450. Since 2011, it also enjoys the consideration of the Tourist Interest Festival.

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FIOT

Until November 3rd. Carballo

The International Theater Autumn Festival ends this week. Before lowering the curtain until next year, the public can enjoy the staging of “Fariña” and attend the prize-giving of the Xograresa Outono to actress Patricia de Lorenzo.

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Castañazo Rock

November 1st and 2nd. Chantada

Music festivals are also for fall. This is demonstrated in Chantada with his Castañazo Rock, an appointment that will fill the town with music for two days. SFDK, Koma, Dios Ke Te Crew, Skacha, Ezetaerre and Huntza will liven up the evening of Friday 1st and Soziedad Alkohólika, Narco, Nao, Auxili, Balkan Bomba and Mekánika Rolling Band will do the same on Saturday 2nd.

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Festa da Castaña e do Cogumelo de Riós

November 2nd and 3rd. Riós

Routes, workshops, children’s games, tastings, a popular “magosto”, contests and music. All this is what the twenty-fifth edition of the Festa da Castaña e do Cogumelo de Riós will offer for two days.

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Festa da Castaña do Courel

November 2nd. Seoane (Folgoso do Courel)

The Festa da Castaña do Courel will bring together many people in the place of Seoane this Saturday. There will be a traditional “magosto” with free tasting of chestnuts and wine, workshops, stalls selling local products and crafts, and musical performances. The party was declared of Tourist Interest in 2013.

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Samaín

From October 31th and November 3rd. All over Galicia

Chestnuts, costumes, workshops for children, music … With these and other proposals municipalities throughout Galicia will celebrate these days the Samaín. Many of the festivities are already scheduled for Thursday 31th, although in other cases they will take place on Friday 1st, Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd.

Audacia. Festival de Artes e Emprendemento de Galicia

October 18th and 19th. Santiago de Compostela

Inspira, Emprende, Música and Expositivo are the four sections of the Audacia Arts and Entrepreneurship Festival, which will be held at the City of Culture on Friday 18th and Saturday 19th. The proposal, included in the O Teu Xacobeo program, will allow to meet creators like Oliver Laxe and Sonia Iglesias, train with Iria Vázquez or María Yáñez, enjoy the musical shows of The Primitals and Janet Novás and Mercedes Peón and visit the stands of institutions, entities and entrepreneurs.

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As San Lucas

From October 17th to 20th. Mondoñedo

Mondoñedo will celebrate this weekend one of its most traditional celebrations, As San Lucas. It will do it with four days of activities and music, and an important novelty: the Interceltic Festival, which will be held on Saturday 19th.

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Galicreques Festival

All week. Santiago de Compostela

The SGAE Foundation, the Teatro Principal, the Alameda and other spaces of Santiago de Compostela will host the performances of the twenty-fourth International Galicreques Festival.

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FIOT

Until the end of October. Carballo

The International Theater Autumn Festival continues this week with several premieres and the visit of one of the most important actresses on the state scene: “Girls and boys” (Friday 18th), “All hurt and one kills” (Saturday 19th) and “The Swallow” (Sunday 20th), a work that will allow to see Carmen Maura on the stage carballés.

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Outono Códax Festival

October 15 and 19. Santiago de Compostela

The ninth edition of this festival devoted to black music will start this week with two days of activities. On Tuesday 15th Helen and Shana will perform and on Saturday 19th it will be the turn of Kim Lenz, The Rhum Runners and Midnight Boozers. In addition, there will be talks and exhibitions.

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Concello de Vigo Rock Festival

October 19th. Vigo

The third edition of the Concello de Vigo Rock Festival will fill the Ifevi with music this Saturday for more than five hours. Sôber, Ñu, O Funkillo, Motores and Quarzum will be in charge of making the present public vibrate.

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Música en Camiño

October 19th and 20th. Tui, Tomiño and Pontevedra

The concert cycle of the Música en Camiño program, organized by the Rede de Universidades da Eurorrexión Galicia-Norte de Portugal with the support of O Teu Xacobeo, starts this weekend with two concerts in Tui (Saturday 19th) and Tomiño and Pontevedra (Sunday 20th) and with two guided tours by Tomiño and Baixo Miño.

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Commemoration of the Battle of Rande

October 19th. Redondela

The events organized to commemorate the 317 anniversary of the Battle of Rande are transferred this Saturday to the Meirande Museum.

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Feira do Poldro

September 22nd. Muras.

Pony meat tasting, horse riding competitions, horseback riding and the atmosphere of the old fairs. All this and more is what the Feira do Poldro and do Gando do Monte offers. It is a celebration created 32 years ago by a group of residents of Muras to preserve and value the relationship of this municipality of Lugo with the cattle raised on freedom. As every year, the central day will be the fourth Sunday of September (22nd).

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Romaría da Saínza

September 22nd. Raiga de Veiga

Almost two centuries ago, the Romería da Saínza began to be celebrated in the municipality of Rairiz de Veiga, Ourense. To the usual ingredients of this kind of celebrations this adds a unique representation that has as its scenario the field of the Castle of A Saínza: the recreation of a battle between Moors and Christians that gathers thousands of people.

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Caudal Fest

September 20th and 21st. Lugo

The surroundings of the Miño River host the Caudal Fest. The new edition of this music festival will be gather next weekend two dozen groups and successful artists. Marea, La Pegatina, La M.O.D.A, Izal, Beret, Xoel López and Carolina Durante, among others, will be some of the people in charge of filling music on the nights of Friday 20th and Saturday 21th.

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Festival Mar de Mares

September 18th to 22nd. A Coruña

The oceans are the protagonists of Mar de Mares, a festival born in A Coruña 5 years ago and that in the new edition will pay special attention to science. The program includes exhibitions in various places of the city, workshops, guided tours, sports, environmental actions, a market for sustainable seafood and meetings with several scientists related to the study of the oceans.

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Espazos Sonoros

September 21st. Cee

The Espazos Sonoros festival will visit Costa da Morte on Saturday with a new double proposal. At 4 pm there will be a guided visit to the museum and gardens of the Fernando Blanco Foundation (based in Cee) and at 7 pm the chapel of the former institute of the entity will host the concert of guitarist Mateo Arnáiz.

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Festas da Guadalupe

Until September 20th. Rianxo

After 10 days of celebrations, the most important festivals of Rianxo will come to an end this Friday. In the final day there will be plenty of activities for children, traditional dance and a date with local rock. But the most awaited moment will arrive at dawn, when thousands of people lit up with flares and sing A Rianxeira.

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Barbeira Season Fest

September 21st. Baiona

Los Punsetes, La Habitación Roja, Cecilio G., Cariño and many other artists will perform on Saturday at the Barbeira Season Fest. The festival, which takes its name from the beach of Baiona where it will take place, combines local music, ecology and commerce and culture.

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Lyric Autumn

September 21st. Vigo

The association Friends of the Opera of Vigo opens its Lyric Autumn 2019, which will be dedicated to the composers Puccini and Rossini. The first date of the program will be this Saturday with a dramatized concert of Tosca. Elena Mikhailenko, Carlos Almaguer and Héctor Sandoval will be some of the performers.

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Galicia has many cultural events that you might find interesting. It is true that most of them happen during the summer months, but you might also find some cultural events that might interest you during fall, winter and spring.

For an overview of the most important Cultural Events in Galicia, have a look this this website created by Turgalicia. On this page you can also do a search if you are looking for events on a specific day.