Festivals in Ferrol

Local festivals of Ferrol

Ferrol has a festive calendar very marked by San Xiao, the pilgrimage of Nosa Señora de Chamorro, la Semana Santa and summer parties. The municipal headquarters publishes the 2026 work calendar and confirms as local holidays or non-working days the 7 January, San Xiao, and the 6 April, Nosa Sra. de Chamorro.

• Name of the municipality's festivities: San Xiao, Chamorro pilgrimage, Holy Week in Ferrol and summer festivals.
• Main celebration day: 7 January para San Xiao, patrón local; Easter Monday for Chamorro; Holy Week varies each year between Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday.
• Usual duration: San Xiao concentrates events around 7 January; Chamorro is mainly celebrated on Easter Monday; Holy Week occupies Passion Week; The summer festivals take place during August and traditionally culminate around San Ramón.
• Usual places: Plaza de Armas and urban centre for institutional and cultural events; neighbourhoods of A Magdalena and Esteiro in Holy Week processions; Chamorro mountain and hermitage for the pilgrimage; cultural spaces such as Jofre Theater, Ferrol Auditorium, Torrente Ballester Centre and civic centres.
• Associated traditions: San Xiao events, pilgrimage to the Chamorro sanctuary, Holy Week processions, As Pepitas rondallas, concerts, cultural programming, summer activities and neighbourhood meetings in neighbourhoods and parishes.
• Who participates: Concello de Ferrol, brotherhoods, cultural entities, rondallas, neighbourhood associations, parishes, cultural centres, neighbors and visitors.
• Local public holiday: By 2026, the municipal headquarters shows 7 January, San Xiao, y 6 April, Nosa Sra. de Chamorro. The public holiday should not be confused with the entire period of holidays or cultural programming.
• Other cultural events: the agenda of Ferrol Cultura publishes theater, music, dance, exhibitions, family cycles, programming from the Jofre Theater, Auditorium and civic centres.
• Otras ofertas culturales: Discover Ferrol, A Magdalena, Castillo de San Felipe, Ferrol Vello, Arsenal, beaches, routes through the Enlightenment, modernism, castles, viewpoints and municipal cultural spaces.