Festivals in Carballo

Local festivals of Carballo

The most representative celebration in Carballo is the San Xoán festival. Its main week brings together an opening speech, the cachela bonfire, a communal sardine meal, music, street parades, solemn mass, a procession, evening festivities and activities for different ages.

• Name of the municipality's festivities: parties of San Xoán de Carballo.
• Main celebration day: 24 June, San Xoán Day, with solemn mass, a procession, street parades, music and other activities.
• Usual duration: a main festive week of around seven days, centred on San Xoán night.
• Usual places: Praza do Concello, Rego da Balsa, parish church of San Xoán Bautista, Rúas de Carballo and other cultural or urban spaces according to the annual programme.
• Associated traditions: proclamation, palenque bombs, bagpipe parade, San Xoán cachela, popular sardiñada, festival, solemn mass, procession, big heads, concerts and family programming.
• Who participates: Concello de Carballo, festival commission, cultural associations, bagpipe groups, Municipal Bagpipe Band, neighbors, families, youth, local businesses and visitors.
• Other cultural events: The municipal agenda includes concerts, theater, family activities, urban culture, Rexenera Fest, Carballo Interplay, exhibitions and summer programming.
• Otras ofertas culturales: Pazo da Cultura, Rego da Balsa Municipal Library, Pazo de Vilar de Francos, Roman spa, Anllóns spaces, Razo, Baldaio, Pedra do Sal and municipal tourism activities.