I LOVE COMPOSTELA brings you the latest news about Santiago de Compostela and offers you ideas for leisure activities in the city in every season of the year.
The streets of Compostela will be filled with music, parades, children’s entertainment and lots of gifts as part of ‘Prima 24’, the local commerce festival that will take place on June 14 and 15.
June is here, and with it comes a variety of cultural events to celebrate the warm weather and welcome the summer. Here is a list of what to do this June in Compostela.
For ten days, Santiago’s Praza da Quintana will be transformed into the epicenter of Galician literature thanks to the eighth edition of Compostela Book Week (SELIC) and its Book Festival, from June 7 to 16.
The avant-garde music of the 20th and 21st centuries takes Santiago de Compostela by the hand of a new edition of the Xornadas de Música Contemporánea, from June 5 to 20. Under the slogan ‘Kaleidoscope’, they will offer a modern artistic proposal with seven concerts and a live dance show.
Tourism in Santiago de Compostela continues to grow and break records. International tourist stays in the city increased by 10% in the first four months of the year.
The Conxo neighborhood of Compostela is getting ready to celebrate the fifth edition of the Festa do Banquete de Conxo, from May 24 to 26. These festivities commemorate the fraternization banquet that took place in 1856 between people of different social classes as a symbol of respect.
The play ‘Made in Galiza’ takes the stage of the Teatro Principal with a claim in favor of the Galician language for the Día das Letras Galegas (Day of Galician Letters), on May 16 and 17. Sarabela Teatro’s production adapts the play of the same name by Séchu Sende, winner of the Ánxel Casal Book of the Year Award.
On May 17, the Día das Letras Galegas (Day of Galician Letters) will be celebrated, one of the most famous festivities in which an important figure in Galician literature is honored. This year is dedicated to the poet and essayist Luísa Villalta and the City Council of Santiago has prepared several activities to honor her as she deserves.
The Plataforma Performing Arts Festival returns to Santiago with its fifth edition from May 16 to 25. This year’s program includes more than a dozen activities such as performances, workshops, meetings, exhibitions and conferences focused on film, music, dance and art.
The children’s play ‘Thumbelina’ comes to Compostela on May 18 at Teatro La Salle on the occasion of the Día das Letras Galegas. It is designed to make the whole family enjoy this timeless tale.
The Cidade da Cultura of Santiago de Compostela will host one more year the Holi Gaiás race, which is in its sixth edition. The event will take place on Saturday, June 8 with a circuit designed for all audiences.
The month of May arrives to the Galician capital with a great cultural offer to celebrate the good weather. As always, we have made a complete list of all the concerts, events and performances so you know what to do in May in Santiago de Compostela.
The Ascension Festival, which returns to Santiago de Compostela from May 8 to 12, has revealed its complete program with concerts, dances, attractions and other traditional activities not to be missed.
Santiago de Compostela is a city full of places worth visiting. So much so that it is sometimes difficult to choose which one to go to. Therefore, we have left this decision in the hands of our supporters. In this article, we tell you which are the must-see places in Compostela according to users.
With only two weeks to go before the start of the Fiestas de la Ascensión de Santiago, to be held from May 8 to 12, the first confirmation has been revealed: the orchestra Panorama.
