Festivals in Mondragón
Discover the main festivals, celebrations and traditions of Mondragón, municipality of Guipúzcoa, in Basque Country.
Local festivals in Arrasate/Mondragón
San Juan is the main festival in Arrasate/Mondragón. The celebration combines fire, dance, music, cuadrillas and community events, while Maritxu Kajoi and the Santo Tomás fair provide other distinctive parts of the town's festival calendar.
Usual celebration
The traditional core falls around 23 and 24 June and lasts several days. On the eve, the raising of the maypole and the Errementari Dantza lead into a zortziko danced beside the San Juan bonfire, with dance groups, the band, txistularis and other local musicians. San Juan's Day brings a giants and big-heads parade, the Arrasate Musikal concert, communal meals and events for cuadrillas and families at Herriko plaza, Biteri, Monterron and other central venues.
Other events
Maritxu Kajoi has been celebrated on the first Friday in October since 1977, when the custom is to dress elegantly around the image of the Virgen del Rosario on Erdiko kalea. The Santo Tomás fair occupies 22 December with farmhouse produce, crafts, competitions, Basque rural sports and street parades.