Festivals in Saldaña

Local festivals of Saldaña

The most representative festivals of Saldaña are the patron saint festivities of the Virgin of the Valley. The Castile and Leon Tourism Portal classifies them as a religious/patron festival and Interés Turístico de Castile and Leon, with celebration of 5 September to 10.

• Name of the municipality's festivities: patron saint festivities of the Virgin of the Valley.
• Main celebration day: The official period published by regional tourism is from 5 September to 10; The central day of the pilgrimage usually concentrates around those days in September.
• Usual duration: seis días, according to the official tourist information sheet.
• Lugar habitual: Saldaña and the devotional environment of the Virgin of the Valley, with local reference to the Sanctuary of the Valley and urban spaces of the town.
• Associated traditions: pilgrimage, religious events, popular dances and the paloteo, with the figure of the Chiborra dressed in a red and gold suit and carrying a mace, a tradition that the Board links to the Middle Ages.
• Who participates: City Council, neighbors, families, visitors, local groups and participants in religious, cultural and popular events.
• Local public holiday: No reliable confirmation for 2026 has been found in an official municipal source or bulletin; Out of caution, a specific local business date is not stated.
• Other cultural events: The City Council publishes news and cultural agenda, and in 2026 announced the XXII Javier Cortes Álvarez de Miranda Quick Painting Contest.
• Otras ofertas culturales: Tourism Office, La Casona Integrated Tourism Centre, Javier Cortes Centre, House of Culture, Library, hiking routes, cycle tourism and the heritage offer linked to Saldaña and the Roman Villa La Olmeda.