Festivals in La Roda

Local festivals of La Roda

La Roda's most representative celebrations include the Fiestas Mayores in honour of El Salvador, the pilgrimage of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios, Carnival and Holy Week.

• Name of the municipality's festivities: Major Festivals of La Roda in honour of El Salvador.
• Main celebration day: 6 August, a festival of El Salvador, patron saint of the town.
• Usual duration: alrededor de nueve días, with programming concentrated from the end of July to 6 August and previous cultural events in July.
• Usual places: Town Hall Plaza, Plaza Mayor, Fairgrounds, Adolfo Suárez Park, Posada del Sol, Municipal Track, Bullring, sports pavilions, neighbourhoods and other municipal spaces included in the festival programmes.
• Associated traditions: inaugural parade, proclamation, court of honour presentation, musical acts, summer cinema, sports activities, equestrian ride, concerts, festivals, family activities, cultural programming and religious events linked to El Salvador.
• Who participates: City Council, Department of Culture and Celebrations, local associations, sports clubs, troupes, brotherhoods, cultural centres, neighbourhood, families and visitors.
• Other cultural events: La Roda Carnival, declared a festival of regional tourist interest, Holy Week and the Festival de los Sentidos.
• Otras ofertas culturales: House of Culture, Municipal Museum, Posada del Sol, San Sebastián Cultural Centre, Library, Music School, municipal agenda, historical heritage and local gastronomy of the Miguelitos.

The pilgrimage of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios takes place in mid-May: the people accompany the image from the Sanctuary of Fuensanta to the Church of El Salvador, with a journey of about eight kilometers and a stay of twenty-one days in La Roda before the second return pilgrimage, according to municipal tourist information.