Festivals in Íscar

Local festivals of Íscar

The municipal website distinguishes the patron saint festivities and the Popular festivals in August. Las patronales están vinculadas a Saint Mary of the Martyrs, el 13 May, y a San Miguel Arcángel, el 29 September. Popular festivals are celebrated on first weekend of august and the City Council presents them as large parties where fun and culture mix.

• Name of the patron saint festivities: Saint Mary of the Martyrs and Saint Michael the Archangel.
• Días principales: 13 May, festival of the Patron Saint Mary of the Martyrs, and 29 September, San Miguel Arcángel.
• Usual duration: The popular festivals of August are concentrated around the first weekend of august and they start previously with cultural and sports programming and proclamation of Queen and Ladies of Honour.
• Usual places: Plaza Mayor, churches linked to the patron images, auditorium, castle, festival grounds and other municipal spaces according to the annual programme.
• Associated traditions: religious acts, popular celebrations, cultural and sports programming, festive proclamation and organised activities for residents and visitors.
• Who participates: City Hall, culture and celebration areas, associations, clubs, families, neighbors, local hospitality and visitors to the region.
• Local public holiday: no consolidated official municipal source has been located for the current local work calendar; must be verified each year in the official Castile and Leon work calendar or in municipal notices.
• Other festivals and cultural events: Christ the King on Easter Monday, San José Carpintero, San Isidro Labrador, Virgen del Pilar, San Cristóbal, San Antonio de Padua, activities at the Íscar Castle, Mariemma Museum, Auditorium Theater and municipal events calendar.