Festivals in Béjar

Local festivals of Béjar

The cultural and festive programming is published in the municipal area of Cultura, Festejos y Teatro Cervantes. The official website mentions cultural activities, Easter programmes, cultural summer, fairs and festivals, and places cultural attention at the San Francisco Municipal Cultural Centre.

• Name of the municipality's festivities: Highlights include Corpus Christi with the Moss Men, the Virgen del Castañar festivities and the events of San Miguel, patron saint of the city.
• Main celebration day: the Virgen del Castañar is celebrated on 8 September. San Miguel tiene su día el 29 September. Corpus Christi changes every year according to the liturgical calendar.
• Usual duration: the Virgen del Castañar and San Miguel are scheduled around several days of events; Corpus Christi concentrates processions and related activities during the Corpus Christi period.
• Usual places: Plaza Mayor, San Francisco Municipal Cultural Centre, Cervantes Theater, historic centre, churches and the surroundings of El Castañar, according to each year's programme.
• Associated traditions: processions, religious events, cultural activities, music, theater, participation of clubs and associations, and at Corpus Christi the presence of the Moss Men.
• Who participates: City Council, Culture and Celebrations area, associations, clubs, brotherhoods, neighbors, families and visitors, according to each programme.
• Local public holiday: The current work calendar is not stated here because it has not been located in a verifiable official source during this intervention. The municipal or provincial work calendar applicable to the specific year must be consulted.
• Other cultural events: Holy Week, May Fairs, Cervantes Theater programming, cultural summer and activities announced by the City Council.
• Otras ofertas culturales: David Melul Jewish Museum, Doge's Palace, walls, historic churches, San Francisco Municipal Cultural Centre, Cervantes Theater and tourist routes around the city.