Festivals in Arenas de San Pedro

Discover the main festivals, celebrations and traditions of Arenas de San Pedro, municipality of Ávila, in Castile and Leon.

Local festivals in Arenas de San Pedro

The most representative celebration of the municipality is the Festivities in honour of San Pedro de Alcántara, patron saint of Arenas de San Pedro and a festival declared of regional tourist interest. The official programme for 2025 established events between 10 and el 20 October, with the main day 19 October.

  • Name of the holidays: Festivals in San Pedro de Alcántara.
  • Día principal: 19 October, day of San Pedro de Alcántara.
  • Usual duration: alrededor de diez u once días around mid-October, according to the annual programme.
  • Usual places: Plaza del Ayuntamiento, Plaza del Condestable Dávalos, Castillo del Condestable Dávalos, Plaza de Toros, Santuario and streets of the festive route.
  • Associated traditions: Cheers to San Pedro de Alcántara, pilgrimage and novena, pilgrimage to the Sanctuary, traditional bagpipes, giants and big heads, floral offering, round to the patron saint, running of the bulls, fire bulls, fireworks, festivals, auction of banzos and climb of the Pilarete.
  • Who participates: City Council, Association of Peñas, Municipal Music Band, fifths, pilgrims, neighbors, families and visitors.
  • Local public holiday: must be verified each year in the official Castile and Leon work calendar and in the current municipal agreement; It should not be confused with the entire holiday period.
  • Other cultural events: Gredos Painting Awards, programming at the Josefina Carabias Cultural Centre, activities at the Palacio del Infante don Luis and cultural events at the Castle.
  • Otras ofertas culturales: heritage tourism, visits to the Mosquera Palace, Castillo del Condestable Dávalos, church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Sanctuary of San Pedro de Alcántara, Cuevas del Águila and natural environment of Gredos.