Festivals in Arnedo

Discover the main festivals, celebrations and traditions of Arnedo, municipality of La Rioja, in La Rioja.

Local festivals and cultural agenda of Arnedo

The best-known festivals in Arnedo are those of San Cosme y San Damián, vinculadas al Theft of the Saints. The municipal tourist section also highlights tourist events, museums, visits, local culture and resources such as the Cuevas de los Cien Pilares.

  • Name of the municipality's festivities: patron saint festivities of San Cosme and San Damián.
  • Main celebration day: 27 September, traditional day of the Robbery of the Saints.
  • Usual duration: The celebration usually takes place over several days, usually between the end of September and the beginning of October, according to the annual programme.
  • Usual places: Plaza Nuestra Señora de Vico, downtown streets, surroundings of the church of San Cosme and San Damián and other spaces specified each year by the City Council.
  • Associated traditions: procession, symbolic attempt of the Robbery of the Saints, religious events, music, popular activities, clubs, bullfighting events and cultural programming.
  • Who participates: City Council, parish, clubs, associations, residents of Arnedo, visitors and participants from nearby towns such as Andosilla when the programme contemplates it.
  • Local public holiday: A date is not set here without an official municipal work calendar for the corresponding year; It must be checked in the current bulletin or work calendar.
  • Other cultural events: San José, pilgrimages of San Marcos and San Juan, Virgen de Vico, Roasted Garlic Day, Cervantes Theater programming and the Short October festival.
  • Otras ofertas culturales: Cuevas de los Cien Pilares, Arnedo Castle, Santiago Jiménez Museum of Natural Sciences, Ciudad del Calzado Museum, tourist office and routes through the Cidacos valley.