Festivals in Chantada

Local festivals of Chantada

The municipal tourist portal groups the festive agenda in its section Parties, Fairs and Events. The patron saint festivities are celebrated in honour of the Virgen del Carmen the fourth weekend of August.

• Name of the municipality's festivities: patron saint festivities of Chantada in honour of the Virgin of Carmen.
• Main celebration day: fourth weekend in August; The municipal source places the period from Saturday to Tuesday.
• Usual duration: four days, from Saturday to Tuesday, according to municipal tourist information.
• Usual places: Chantada and, for the Empanada Festival on the last day, the surroundings of the hermitage of San Lucas, in the San Amaro fort.
• Associated traditions: fireworks, orchestras, attractions, musical performances, the Folión de Carros and the Empanada Festival.
• Who participates: City Council, local cultural fabric, neighbourhood, families, visitors and entities linked to the Folión de Carros.
• Local public holiday: I have not stated it because it was not verified in an official source of the work schedule within this intervention.
• Other cultural events: el Folión de Carros, declared a Festival of Tourist Interest and Asset of Cultural Interest, the Chantada Wine Fair, the Entroido Ribeirao, pilgrimages and sporting events.
• Otras ofertas culturales: historic centre, Romanesque, wine tourism, Ribeira Sacra, viewpoints, hiking, Camino de Invierno and municipal tourism office.