Festivals in Uleila del Campo
Discover the main festivals, celebrations and traditions of Uleila del Campo, municipality of Almería, in Andalusia.
Local festivals of Uleila del Campo
The main festive reference published by the City Council is the page Santo Cristo de las Penas and pilgrimage of the Virgen de la Cabeza. The municipal information places these festivals in the second weekend of september and explains that they usually last cuatro días.
- Name of the municipality's festivities: festivities of the Santo Cristo de las Penas, with a pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of Monteagud in honour of the Virgen de la Cabeza.
- Main celebration day: The municipal website highlights the 13 September in its published file and describes the second weekend of September as a festive reference.
- Usual duration: cuatro días, according to official information from the City Council.
- Usual places: the urban area, the square and the streets of the municipality for the procession, and the Santuario de Monteagud durante la romería.
- Associated traditions: mass, procession of the Santo Cristo de las Penas and pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of Monteagud from Friday afternoon to Sunday to venerate the Virgin of the Head.
- Who participates: neighbourhood of Uleila del Campo, faithful and visitors from the province, as described by the City Council itself for the pilgrimage.
- Local public holiday: A current municipal work calendar for 2026 has not been located in official sources consulted; As a matter of caution, no local non-working days are stated here.
- Other cultural events: The municipal portal maintains a section on festivals and events and another on news, so it is advisable to review them when the date of each programme approaches.
- Otras ofertas culturales: the church of Santa María, the hermitage of the Virgen de la Cabeza in Monteagud, the Traditional Work Interpretation Centre, the Cueva de la Mora, the Piedra de la Gitana and the Mirador de la Umbría.