Festivals in Santa María de Cayón
Discover the festivals of Santa María de Cayón, a calendar shared across the valley's villages with floats, pilgrimages and livestock traditions.
Local festivals in Santa María de Cayón
The San Vicente Mártir festivities are usually celebrated in Lloreda over two days, 31 August and 1 September. Lloreda church and meadow host the livestock gathering, craft market, horse games, pilgrimage, traditional dances and float parade celebrating the customs of the Pas valleys. The Village Council and Town Council organise the event, which is recognised by Cantabria as a festival of regional tourist interest.
San Antonio Abad in La Abadilla
Around 17 January, La Abadilla honours San Antonio Abad, patron of animals, over several days. Mass and the procession are joined by a livestock gathering, donkey races and horse-pulling contests, with farmers, residents and visitors taking part and support from the Village Council and Town Council.
Other celebrations across the valley
On the first Sunday in July, Sarón celebrates Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro in one of the valley's best-attended gatherings. Santa María de Cayón usually devotes two days in October to the Virgen del Pilar, with a procession, mass, pilgrimage and community gatherings. San Bartolomé in Argomilla, Santa María Magdalena in La Penilla and San Cipriano in Esles complete a calendar shared across the municipality's different settlements.