Festivals in Carballo

Local festivals of Carballo

The most representative celebration of Carballo is the Festivals in San Xoán. The Council presented the San Xoán 2026 programme with a big week concentrated in seven days, proclamation, cachela, popular sardiñada, music, parade, solemn mass, procession, festival and activities for different ages.

• Name of the municipality's festivities: parties of San Xoán de Carballo.
• Main celebration day: 24 June, San Xoán Day, with solemn mass, procession, parade, music and activities in the municipal programme for 2026.
• Usual duration: In 2026 the mayor indicated a big week of siete días; The published programme orders events from Monday, 22 June, and focuses on the night of San Xoán on Tuesday, the 23rd.
• Usual places: Praza do Concello, Rego da Balsa, parish church of San Xoán Bautista, Rúas de Carballo and other cultural or urban spaces according to the annual programme.
• Associated traditions: proclamation, palenque bombs, bagpipe parade, San Xoán cachela, popular sardiñada, festival, solemn mass, procession, big heads, concerts and family programming.
• Who participates: Concello de Carballo, festival commission, cultural associations, bagpipe groups, Municipal Bagpipe Band, neighbors, families, youth, local businesses and visitors.
• Local public holiday: To confirm the non-working days of each year, the official work calendar linked from the website and the municipal headquarters must be reviewed; It should not be confused with the entire festive period.
• Other cultural events: The municipal agenda includes concerts, theater, family activities, urban culture, Rexenera Fest, Carballo Interplay, exhibitions and summer programming.
• Otras ofertas culturales: Pazo da Cultura, Rego da Balsa Municipal Library, Pazo de Vilar de Francos, Roman spa, Anllóns spaces, Razo, Baldaio, Pedra do Sal and municipal tourism activities.