Festivals in San Andrés y Sauces

Local festivals of San Andrés y Sauces

The official page of Festivals and Traditions highlights religious, cultural and popular celebrations distributed among Los Sauces, San Andrés, Las Lomadas, Los Galguitos, Bajamar and Puerto Espíndola.

• Name of the municipality's festivities: Festivals in September in honour of Nuestra Señora de Montserrat, municipal patron saint, along with San Andrés Apóstol and other neighbourhood festivals.
• Main celebration day: 8 September, day dedicated to the Virgin of Montserrat according to municipal tourist information.
• Usual duration: alrededor de 15 días for the September festivities of Our Lady of Montserrat.
• Lugar habitual: Los Sauces and the surroundings of the Plaza de Montserrat for the patron saint festival; also San Andrés, Las Lomadas, Los Galguitos, Bajamar and Puerto Espíndola in other celebrations.
• Associated traditions: reading of the proclamation, Typical Pilgrimage, popular festivals, religious events, cultural, sporting and recreational events.
• Who participates: City Council, local groups, associations, neighbors, families and visitors, depending on the nature of each festive programme.
• Local public holiday: The current work calendar within this review has not been verified in an official source; As a precaution, it should be confirmed in the official Canary Islands work calendar or in the BOC before planning procedures.
• Other cultural events: Burial of the Sardine, Corpus Christi, April festivities of Our Lady of Montserrat, May Cross and Saint Rita, Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Saint John the Baptist, Great Power of God and Nativity in Saint Andrew.
• Otras ofertas culturales: House of Culture, Casa del Quinto, Municipal Archive, heritage of the Villa de San Andrés, Plaza de Montserrat, Molino El Regente and activities published in the municipal agenda.