Festivals in Moraleja

Local festivals of Moraleja

The City Council identifies the celebrations of San Buenaventura, San Blas and the Pilgrimage of the Virgen de la Vega. The municipal tourist section is the main source to date them and describe their usual acts.

• Name of the municipality's festivities: Festivals in San Buenaventura, festivals of San Blas and Pilgrimage of the Virgen de la Vega.
• Main celebration day: San Buenaventura is celebrated during the week of 14 July; San Blas is celebrated every day 3 and 4 February; The pilgrimage of the Virgen de la Vega is celebrated on first sunday in may.
• Usual duration: San Buenaventura occupies the festive week of July; San Blas is concentrated in two days; The pilgrimage has its main day on the indicated Sunday.
• Usual places: the Plaza del Pueblo or Plaza de los Toros for the bullfights of San Buenaventura; streets and spaces of the town for San Blas; and the place of the Ermita de la Virgen de la Vega, about six kilometers from Moraleja in the direction of Zarza la Mayor, for the pilgrimage.
• Associated traditions: mass and procession, running of the bulls, liquor bulls, heifers through the streets, dances, children's fair, procession of neighbors in typical costume, horsemen, shotgunners, drummers, punch and typical Extremaduran sweets.
• Who participates: City Council, neighbors, clubs, mayordomos, horsemen, gunmen, drummers, families, associations and visitors.
• Local public holiday: The current local work calendar for 2026 has not been verified in this intervention; Therefore, it must be confirmed in the official municipal or regional calendar before taking it as a non-working day.
• Other cultural events: The municipal agenda publishes activities related to celebrations, commerce, youth, theater, nature, courses and cultural programming throughout the year.
• Otras ofertas culturales: the tourist office, the Casa de la Encomienda, the Bridge, the Rollo Picota, the Church of Nuestra Señora de la Piedad, the hermitages, the civil architecture and the municipal tourist material.

You can review the official information at Traditional Festivals of Moraleja and consult municipal news for recent San Buenaventura programmes or other events.