Magosto in Ourense

November 11th. Ourense

After several days of festivities, the Magosto ourensán comes to an end on Monday 11th with chestnut tasting, animation in the streets and the music of Os de Abaixo. It will be the last opportunity to enjoy this year a party declared of tourist interest.

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San Martiño

November 11th. Moaña

The celebrations in honor of San Martiño extended last weekend throughout Galicia, but the central day of the events will be Monday 11th. Religious acts, musical performances and other various proposals will occur throughout the day in locations such as Moaña, where this celebration is considered a festival of tourist interest.

Magosto no Gaiás

November 16th. Santiago de Compostela

The City of Culture will celebrate on Saturday 16th its own “magosto”. The traditional tasting of chestnuts (both roasted and in different “tapas”) will give way to the performance of bagpiper Anxo Lorenzo.

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Lugo Jazz Festival

Until November 16th. Lugo

The concerts of the twenty-ninth edition of the Lugo Jazz Festival will continue this week: Carola Ortiz Quartet and Airelle Besson Quartet (Monday 11th), Karrin Allyson (Tuesday 12th), The Dirty Dozen Brass Band (Wednesday 13th), Ron Carter “Foursight” Quartet (Thursday 14th), Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein & Bill Stewart (Friday 15th) and Naughty Professor, Wealman and Paris Monster (Saturday 16th). 

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Mushrooms and chestnuts

November 16th and 17th. Various municipalities

Chestnuts and mushrooms continue to prove that they are the queens of autumnal cuisine in Galicia. This weekend “magostos” and mycological conferences will be held in numerous municipalities in Galicia. Check the event agendas in your area and join these tasty proposals.

Cineuropa

All week. Santiago de Compostela

The projections of the Cineuropa festival will continue this week at various places in Santiago de Compostela such as the Teatro Principal, the Salón Teatro, Cinema Numax, the Compostela Multicines and the Pilgrimage Museum.

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Magosto in Ourense

From November 8th to 11th. Ourense

The Magosto is one of the most emblematic celebrations of the city of Ourense. In fact, it has been declared a Festival of tourist interest. This year the program includes about twenty activities, among which are the concerts of Brañas Folk, Susane Seivane, Leilía and Os de Abaixo.

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San Martiño in Moaña

November 9th, 10th and 11th. Moaña

The people of Moaña are now ready to honor its patron, San Martiño, with a party declared of tourist interest. The big day will be next Monday, but during the weekend various events will be held, including those dedicated to the Virgen del Carmen. There will be musical performances and magostos.

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Cineuropa

From November 7th. Santiago de Compostela

The 33rd edition of the Cineuropa festival will have some organizational and content news. The documentaries will have a greater presence in the programming, the animated films will have their own section (Animeuropa) and the percentage of works directed by women will grow up to 40%.

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Lugo Jazz Festival

From November 9th to 16th. Lugo

Jazz returns this week to Lugo with the starts of a festival that is about to turn three decades old. Andrea Motis Quintet (Saturday 9th) and Projecto Miño, the group headed by Baldo Martínez (Sunday 10th), will put the music on this weekend.

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Outono Códax Festival

November 9th. Santiago de Compostela

The ninth edition of this festival devoted to black music offers a double session this Saturday. In the morning there will be a talk and a vermouth session and at night it will be the turn of The Reverend Shawn Amos & The Brotherhood and Los Torontos.

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