Festivals in Lepe

Discover the main festivals, celebrations and traditions of Lepe, municipality of Huelva, in Andalusia.

Local festivals of Lepe

The celebrations most identified with Lepe are the Pilgrimage of Beauty and the Patron Saint Festivities in honour of the Virgin of Beauty and San Roque. The municipal tourist information places the pilgrimage around the second weekend in May and the patron saint festivities between 14 August, 15 and 16.

  • Name of the municipality's festivities: Pilgrimage of La Bella and Patron Saint Festivities of the Virgin of La Bella and San Roque.
  • Main celebration day: In the pilgrimage, the second Sunday in May is the central reference; In the employers' associations, the 15 August, festival of the Virgin of Beauty, and the 16 August, San Roque.
  • Usual duration: The pilgrimage is celebrated for several days around the second weekend in May; The patron saint festivities are usually concentrated between the 14 and el 16 August.
  • Usual places: streets of Lepe, Santo Domingo de Guzmán Parish, Ermita de la Bella and pilgrimage enclosure next to El Terrón; in August, spaces in the urban area linked to employer events.
  • Associated traditions: transfers and processions of the Virgen de la Bella, pilgrimage atmosphere, decoration with blue and white papers, coexistence in the pilgrimage enclosure, religious events, music, popular activities and presence of San Roque in the patron saints.
  • Who participates: City Hall, Mother Brotherhood of Our Lady of Beauty, neighbors, pilgrims, associations, families and visitors.
  • Local public holiday: the official list of local festivals of Andalusia for 2026 places the local holidays in Lepe 11 May and the 17 August. These work days should not be confused with the entire holiday period.
  • Other cultural events: municipal programming of celebrations and leisure, tourist activities in La Antilla and El Terrón, and cultural agenda published by the City Council.
  • Otras ofertas culturales: Hermitage of La Bella, Santo Domingo de Guzmán Parish, Torre del Catalán, Real de la Almadraba de Nueva Umbría, El Terrón port, La Antilla beach and Marismas del Río Piedras y Flecha de Nueva Umbría natural area.