Festivals in Villaviciosa

Local festivals of Villaviciosa

The most representative celebration of the town is the patron saint festivities of Our Lady of the Portal, linked to the month of September and the local patron saint. The council's festive calendar is completed with Holy Week, parish celebrations, events at Tazones and cultural activities linked to cider, the estuary and Malian heritage.

• Name of the municipality's festivities: patron saint festivities of Our Lady of the Portal, known as the Portal festivities.
• Main celebration day: The main reference is September, with events around the Virgen del Portal; The specific programme must be checked every year in the municipal agenda.
• Usual duration: several days of celebrations around the main weekend, with religious events, music, popular activities and cultural programming.
• Usual places: urban centre of Villaviciosa, Town Hall square, surroundings of the church, municipal cultural spaces and streets of the town.
• Associated traditions: mass and procession, pilgrimages, festivals, traditional music, children's activities, neighbourhood gatherings and festive programming on the street.
• Who participates: City Council, festive commissions, cultural associations, neighbors, families, visitors and council groups.
• Local public holiday: It must be verified each year in the current official calendar of the Principality of Asturias and in the municipal agreements published for Villaviciosa.
• Other cultural events: Holy Week in the town, performances and events linked to Tazones, municipal cultural programming, gastronomic days and events related to cider.
• Otras ofertas culturales: Valdediós, Santa María de la Oliva, historic centre, Villaviciosa estuary, Rodiles, Tazones, Indian heritage, coastal routes and natural spaces of the council.