Festivals in Dueñas

Local festivals of Dueñas

The municipal website identifies as Major Festivals of Dueñas the celebrations that, since 1967, take place in August, the weekend after the Virgin of the Assumption. In recent years they are also known as Botijeras Parties and they are related to the tradition of the Virgin of Onecha.

• Name of the municipality's festivities: Major Festivities of Dueñas or Botijeras Festivities.
• Main celebration day: the weekend after 15 August, Virgin of the Assumption, according to the municipal explanation of the Major Festivals.
• Usual duration: an extended weekend, from Friday to Monday.
• Usual places: the old town, the Eye of the Virgin, Puentecilla, San Juan, Canóniga, the plaza, wineries and caves of Las Peñas, the bullring and other public spaces in the municipality.
• Associated traditions: parades, brought from the Virgin of Onecha to the Eye of the Virgin, popular salve, running of the bulls, bullfights, festivals, open wineries, lemonade, games and contests among supporters.
• Who participates: City Council, clubs, neighbors, visitors, associations, cultural groups and participants in festive activities.
• Local public holiday: A specific public holiday is not stated here without a current official contrast to the municipal work calendar; It is advisable to review the calendar published by the Castile and Leon Board or the Official Gazette of the Province for the corresponding year.
• Other cultural events: las Justas Poéticas Ciudad de Dueñas, indicated by the municipal website on 15 August, in addition to the Castellano Market, the Torch Route and the cultural events of Holy Week, June, July and August.
• Otras ofertas culturales: the historic centre, the Church of Santa María de la Asunción and its parish museum, the convent of San Agustín, the Eye of the Virgin, the hermitage of Los Remedios, the Monastery of San Isidro de La Trapa, traditional wineries and tourist resources of the Cerrato of Palencia.

Another especially relevant celebration is San Isidro, with a pilgrimage to the Convent of La Trapa, decorated floats, mass, dances, popular games and food in the countryside. The municipal website also describes the Virgin of the O as patron saint of the city and another local festival.