Festivals in As Pontes de García Rodríguez

Local festivals in As Pontes de García Rodríguez

The Festas do Carme are usually celebrated over several days around mid-July. Praza do Carme, Praza de América, the Town Hall, Municipal Park and the town's streets host the opening speech, music, cultural events, community gatherings and religious observances honouring the Virgin.

Carmen procession and Romería da Fraga

The night procession carries the image from Carmen chapel to Santa María church over an extensive floral carpet, returning the following day. The festivities usually culminate on 24 and 25 July with the Romería da Fraga: families and groups set up wooden huts in the municipal oak wood, sharing food, music and dancing and staying at the site for two days.

Other popular celebrations

The local calendar also includes Entroido and pilgrimages centred on traditional music, dancing, food and community life. The Council, festival committees, cultural associations, musical groups, families and peñas maintain these celebrations, connecting the town's urban spaces with A Fraga and other sites across the municipality.

Sources

• As Pontes Tourism: culture, Carmen festivities and Romería da Fraga
• As Pontes Council: venues and organisation of the Carmen and A Fraga festivities
• As Pontes Council: cultural calendar, fairs and festivals