Festivals in Alcalá de Guadaíra

Local festivals of Alcalá de Guadaíra

The patron saint of Alcalá de Guadaíra is San Mateo, whose name day is celebrated on 21 September. The activities usually occupy several days in September, with proclamation, worship, pilgrimage and procession. The Alcalá Fair is held separately, in the last weekend of may, durante unos cuatro días.

The San Mateo Pilgrimage runs through the city and goes to outdoor areas such as the pine forests, while the procession and cults have as reference the Parish of the Immaculate. Traditions include floats, horsemen, pilgrims' mass, triduum, main function, procession and coexistence. The City Council, Delegation of Major Festivals, Brotherhood of San Mateo, pilgrims, associations, neighbors and visitors participate.

The City Council has cited the 21 September as a local holiday in recent programmes; For work use it must always be confirmed in the official calendar of the current year. Other events and cultural offerings: Carnival, festival of Our Lady of the Eagle on 15 August, Alcalá Suena, Riberas del Guadaíra Auditorium, Harinera, castle and routes through the mills.

• Major Festivals of Alcalá de Guadaíra
• Festivals in San Mateo