Festivals in Tordesillas

Local festivals in Tordesillas

Tordesillas usually celebrates the festivals of the Virgen de la Guía and Virgen de la Peña in September. The town, its peñas and associations combine pilgrimage, music, parades, bull-running and religious events over several days around the River Duero and the historic centre.

Usual celebration

8 September is dedicated to the Virgen de la Guía. On the main Sunday, pilgrims travel to the chapel of the Virgen de la Peña, across the Duero, with decorated carts and horses for Mass and the procession. Plaza Mayor, the bridge, Pinar de la Vega and the bullring host lanterns, brass bands, peñas, concerts and bull-running events organised by the Town Council and local groups.

Other events and culture

The town's calendar includes Holy Week, the Commemoration of the Signing of the Treaty of Tordesillas, the Medieval Market, Motauros, dramatised tours, food events and activities at the Casas del Tratado and the Royal Monastery of Santa Clara.