Festivals in Don Benito

Local festivals of Don Benito

One of the celebrations most closely linked to Don Benito is La Velá, in honour of the Virgin of the Crosses. The main day is associated with 12 October, with pilgrimage and return of the image to its sanctuary. The celebration usually extends during the previous weeks with events religious, cultural and coexistence.

• Featured party name: The Candle of the Virgin of the Crosses.
• Main celebration day: 12 October.
• Usual duration: several days of programming, with events prior to the pilgrimage and cultural activities around the end of September and October.
• Usual places: urban centre of Don Benito, church or spaces linked to cults, and sanctuary or hermitage of the Virgin of the Crosses.
• Associated traditions: reception and farewell of the Virgin, novena, floral offering, pilgrimage, cultural programming, gastronomic activities and neighbourhood coexistence when the annual programme contemplates it.
• Who participates: City Council, brotherhood, parishes, associations, neighbors, families and visitors.
• Local public holiday: It is not stated here without a verified current official work calendar for the specific year; must be confirmed in the official bulletin or in the annual municipal publication.
• Other cultural events: September Fair and Festivals, activities in Plaza de España, municipal cultural programming and events in spaces such as the Imperial Theater or the House of Culture.
• Otras ofertas culturales: Don Benito Ethnographic Museum, Church of Santiago Apóstol, Plaza de España, FEVAL and heritage spaces of Las Vegas Altas.