Festivals in La Bañeza
Discover the main festivals, celebrations and traditions of La Bañeza, municipality of León, in Castile and Leon.
Local festivals of La Bañeza
La Bañeza's main patronal festivities are held in August in honour of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción and San Roque, usually lasting around ten days.
- Name of the municipality's festivities: patron saint festivities in honour of Our Lady of the Assumption and San Roque.
- Main celebration day: 15 August, Our Lady of the Assumption, and 16 August, San Roque, como referencias centrales del periodo patronal.
- Usual duration: aproximadamente diez días during the month of August.
- Usual places: streets and squares of La Bañeza, municipal festive spaces and routes linked to concerts, festivals, markets, clubs and sports activities.
- Associated traditions: concerts, festivals, theater, fairs, giants and big heads, medieval market, regional dances, children's activities and the City of La Bañeza Speed Grand Prix.
- Who participates: City Council, clubs, associations, cultural groups, sports clubs, neighbors, families and visitors.
- Other cultural events: el La Bañeza Carnival, presented by the municipal website as a Festival of National Tourist Interest.
- Otras ofertas culturales: municipal tourism, urban art routes, theater, cultural agenda, local heritage, museums, gastronomy and commerce of the city.