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 Colexiata de Santa María do Sar in Santiago de Compostela will host, on July 13 and 14, the festival Folk na Beira do Sar. The event will feature cultural and gastronomic activities and musical performances to enjoy folk music.
Festigal 2024, the popular music festival in Santiago de Compostela, has announced the artists that will animate the Galician capital on June 24 and 25 during the feast of the Apostle.
The heat arrives in Santiago de Compostela, and with it so do many activities to make the most of your stay in the city. Therefore, we bring you a list of events so you know what to do in July in Compostela.
More than fifty Galician brands of fashion, jewelry, basketry, decoration, ceramics and even food will participate this Sunday in ‘Sabor a novo’, an event that wants to value craftsmanship and local trade.
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.
