Festivals in La Adrada

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

Local festivals of La Adrada

La Adrada maintains a festive calendar linked to its religious traditions, summer and its medieval past. In municipal sources they appear as references El Salvador, la Virgin of the Yedra, San Blas and the La Adrada Medieval Market, este último declarado de Interés Turístico Regional.

  • Name of the municipality's festivities: Festivals in El Salvador, celebrations of the Virgen de la Yedra and San Blas, and the Medieval Market of La Adrada as a great tourist-cultural event.
  • Main celebration day: 6 August, El Salvador's day, appears in recent municipal programmes as a central day with mass, procession and festive events.
  • Usual duration: The summer festivals usually last several days around 6 August; The Medieval Market is scheduled over several days, like the 2025 edition held from 1 May to 4.
  • Usual places: Plaza de la Villa, streets of the urban area, parish church of El Salvador, La Adrada Castle, La Yedra Park and authorized municipal spaces.
  • Associated traditions: proclamation, music, festivals, election of queen and ladies, targets in the streets, mass, procession, cultural activities, bullfighting events when they appear in the programme and historical recreations in the Medieval Market.
  • Who participates: City Council, musical groups, associations, clubs, neighbors, families, visitors, local establishments and cultural or sports groups of the municipality.
  • Local public holiday: must be confirmed each year in the official Castile and Leon work calendar and in the current municipal agreement; It should not be confused with the entire festive programme.
  • Other cultural events: Medieval Market, summer programme, activities at the Castle, concerts, exhibitions, scenic circuits and sporting or nature events.
  • Otras ofertas culturales: La Adrada Castle Historical Museum, Tiétar Valley Historical Interpretation Centre, nature routes, La Adrada Bike-park, La Adrada Trail and popular heritage of the environment.