Festivals in Ferrol

Local festivals of Ferrol

Ferrol's festive calendar is centred on San Xiao, the pilgrimage of Nosa Señora de Chamorro, Holy Week and the summer festivities.

• Name of the municipality's festivities: San Xiao, Chamorro pilgrimage, Holy Week in Ferrol and summer festivals.
• Main celebration day: 7 January para San Xiao, patrón local; Easter Monday for Chamorro; Holy Week varies each year between Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday.
• Usual duration: San Xiao concentrates events around 7 January; Chamorro is mainly celebrated on Easter Monday; Holy Week occupies Passion Week; The summer festivals take place during August and traditionally culminate around San Ramón.
• Usual places: Plaza de Armas and urban centre for institutional and cultural events; neighbourhoods of A Magdalena and Esteiro in Holy Week processions; Chamorro mountain and hermitage for the pilgrimage; cultural spaces such as Jofre Theater, Ferrol Auditorium, Torrente Ballester Centre and civic centres.
• Associated traditions: San Xiao events, pilgrimage to the Chamorro sanctuary, Holy Week processions, As Pepitas rondallas, concerts, cultural programming, summer activities and neighbourhood meetings in neighbourhoods and parishes.
• Who participates: Concello de Ferrol, brotherhoods, cultural entities, rondallas, neighbourhood associations, parishes, cultural centres, neighbors and visitors.
• Other cultural events: the agenda of Ferrol Cultura publishes theater, music, dance, exhibitions, family cycles, programming from the Jofre Theater, Auditorium and civic centres.
• Otras ofertas culturales: Discover Ferrol, A Magdalena, Castillo de San Felipe, Ferrol Vello, Arsenal, beaches, routes through the Enlightenment, modernism, castles, viewpoints and municipal cultural spaces.