Festivals in Candeleda

Discover the main festivals, celebrations and traditions of Candeleda, municipality of Ávila, in Castile and Leon.

Local festivals of Candeleda

The most representative celebration of Candeleda is the Patron Saint Festivities in honour of Our Lady of Chilla. The official festival page indicates that they are celebrated on second sunday of september, with programming from Friday to Tuesday and the big day on Sunday, when the Pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Chilla. The Pilgrimage was declared of tourist interest by the Secretary of State for Tourism on 16 February de 1980.

  • Name of the municipality's festivities: Patron Saint Festivities in honour of Our Lady of Chilla.
  • Main celebration day: second Sunday in September, with a pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Chilla.
  • Usual duration: from Friday to Tuesday around the second Sunday in September, according to the official annual schedule.
  • Usual places: urban area of Candeleda, Sanctuary of Our Lady of Chilla, Plaza Mayor, streets of the festive route and municipal activity spaces.
  • Associated traditions: pilgrimage to the sanctuary, religious events, neighbourhood coexistence, music, popular activities and municipal festive programming.
  • Who participates: City Council, neighbors, pilgrims, associations, families, clubs, visitors and local groups.
  • Other notable festivals: Candelaria on 2 February, San Blas and Chorizo Day on 3 February, Carnival, August Fairs, Candle Festivals, La Moragá on 1 November, Flamenco Singing Days and Retumbaleda at Christmas.
  • Local public holiday: must be confirmed each year in the current Castile and Leon official work calendar and the corresponding municipal agreement; It is not necessarily equivalent to the entire holiday period.
  • Otras ofertas culturales: Municipal Ethnographic Museum, Castro Celta de El Freillo, activities of the Candeleda-Gredos Natural Sports Park, municipal cultural programming and festivals of El Raso.