Festivals in Ponteareas

Local festivals of Ponteareas

The most representative festival of Ponteareas is the Corpus Christi, declared a Festival of International Tourist Interest by resolution published in the BOE. Its hallmark is the floral carpets that the neighbourhood prepares the night before the procession.

• Name of the main festival: Corpus Christi de Ponteareas.
• Main celebration day: Corpus Sunday, a variable date each year according to the liturgical calendar.
• Usual duration: several days of cultural and religious programming, with the central moment between the carpet-making night and the Sunday procession.
• Usual places: streets of the urban area carpeted for the processional route, central squares and municipal cultural spaces.
• Associated traditions: design and making of floral carpets, preparation of petals and greens, work in sections, mass, procession and participation of carpet makers.
• Who participates: Council, carpet makers association, neighbourhood, cultural groups, parish, families and visitors.
• Local public holiday: A specific work date is not stated here because it has not been verified in an official source valid for the current calendar.
• Other cultural events: municipal Corpus Christi programming, activities at the Reveriano Soutullo Auditorium, music and cultural agenda linked to the town.
• Otras ofertas culturales: heritage of the Tea River, A Freixa, the Picaraña, Municipal Museum, references to the Sobroso castle and routes through O Condado.