Festivals in Collado Villalba
Discover the main festivals, celebrations and traditions of Collado Villalba, municipality of Madrid, in Madrid.
Festivals in Santiago Apóstol and San Antonio in Collado Villalba
The big week of Collado Villalba is celebrated around Santiago Apóstol, whose main date is 25 July. The proclamation, the gathering of clubs, the orchestras and the popular events occupy the Plaza de la Estación; The big concerts are located in the Plaza de los Belgas and the attractions in the fairgrounds. Among the traditions are the transfer of the image from the hermitage, the mass and the procession of the patron saint, the bullfight and the bullfight organised by the peñas, the "Poor me" and the pyrotechnic closing.
En 2026 the official programme lasted five days, from 22 July to 26, in addition to previous activities and the early opening of the fair. It included Granitorock, DJ Fest and free concerts by DeMarco Flamenco, Gonzalo Hermida and Café Quijano. The City Council reserved a section every afternoon without music in the attractions for people with sensory hypersensitivity and linked the bullfighting fair to a solidarity contribution. The clubs, regional houses, sports clubs, Local Police, Civil Guard, Civil Protection, Firefighters, volunteers, families and visitors participate.
El otro ciclo patronal es San Antonio de Padua, usually celebrated in June in Villalba Pueblo, with a proclamation, religious events, music, clubs and family activities. It is a celebration different from Santiago and explains the first of the two local work days.
Los local public holidays of Collado Villalba in 2026, approved by the municipal plenary session, are the Friday 12 June and the Friday 24 July. The 24th is a public holiday, while the religious holiday of Santiago and the main date of the festivities is the 25th; Nor should 12 June be equated with the entire duration of the San Antonio festivities.