Festivals in Zizur Mayor/Zizur Nagusia
Discover the main festivals, celebrations and traditions of Zizur Mayor/Zizur Nagusia, municipality of Navarre, in Navarre.
Local festivals of Zizur Mayor/Zizur Nagusia
The patron saint festivities of Zizur Mayor/Zizur Nagusia have as their traditional reference the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, el 14 September. Preparations for the elections also appear on the recent municipal website. Festivals in Zizur Mayor 2026, with the winning poster announced on 26 June 2026.
- Name of the municipality's festivities: patron saint festivities of Zizur Mayor/Zizur Nagusia.
- Main celebration day: 14 September, Exaltation of the Holy Cross, as a traditional reference.
- Usual duration: alrededor de cinco días, according to the traditional festive reference of the municipality.
- Usual places: around the Town Hall, squares, streets of the old town, Zizur urbanization, Ardoi, cultural spaces, fronton and neighbourhood activity areas.
- Associated traditions: txupinazo, troupe of giants and big heads, rounds, music by bagpipers, txistularis and txarangas, popular meals, children's and youth activities, concerts, festivals, heifers and sporting or cultural events.
- Who participates: City Council, Jai Batzordea, cultural and musical groups, associations, groups, families, youth, neighbourhood and visitors to the region.
- Local public holiday: A specific local work day for 2026 is not stated here because it has not been verified in the official provincial or municipal work calendar during this intervention.
- Other cultural events: San Andrés el 30 November, San Juan bonfires, carnival, Christmas, activities of the House of Culture and Zizur Arte programming.
- Otras ofertas culturales: Music School, Music Band, troupe, dance groups, sports and cultural spaces, Ardoi, Pueblo Viejo, Camino de Santiago in the environment and religious heritage of San Andrés.