Festivals in Culleredo

Local festivals of Culleredo

The official tourism page of Culleredo brings together parish festivals, thematic fairs, cultural events and popular celebrations. A single equivalent annual municipal pattern for the entire term has not been found in official sources consulted, so it is convenient to use the municipal calendar and the programmes of each parish as a practical reference.

• Main celebration day: for a specific and widespread celebration, San Xoán is celebrated on the night of 23 June with bonfires, sardiñadas or neighbourhood activities reported to the Council when appropriate.
• Usual duration: San Xoán is concentrated on the night of 23 June to 24; Other parish festivals are distributed between April, June, July, August and September depending on the parish.
• Usual places: Parishes and towns such as Celas de Peiro, A Corveira, Peiro, Almeiras, Culleredo, Vilaboa, Orro, Ledoño, Celas, O Burgo, Boedo, Castelo, Veiga, Sésamo and Castro-Laxe appear in the tourist festival calendar.
• Associated traditions: bonfires of San Xoán, Entroido de Veiga with Romaría de San Blas and reading of O Testament, autumn magicians and parish festivals such as San Roque, San Miguel, O Carme, O Apóstolo, San Salvador or Cosme y Damián.
• Who participates: families, neighbourhood associations, parishes, local hospitality, visitors, cultural entities and the City Council, depending on the type of activity.
• Local public holiday: A current local public holiday is not stated for Culleredo because it was not verified in a current official source during this intervention.
• Other cultural events: Burgo Jazz, Mercado Templario do Burgo do Faro, Crafts Fair, Feiróns de Vilaboa and O Burgo, Memorial Pequecho and sports or cultural activities during the year.
• Otras ofertas culturales: Ría do Burgo, Mount Xalo, Ponte do Burgo, Camino Inglés, roteiros on foot or by bicycle, religious heritage and popular architecture.