Pontevedra's Festivals continued - July to August

Other July festivals

A cultural and musical fiesta.

festival of Rosquilla (Gondomar, 1st Sunday of the month)
Gastronomic and related to a kind of cake.

Horse fair (Cuntis, 3rd Sunday of the month)
Gastronomic and related to a kind of cake.

Saint Benedict (Meis, 11th of the month)
Gastronomic and religious.

Curro de Amil (Morana, 2nd Sunday of the month)
No details.

A festival of Lamb (Morana, final Sunday of the month)
A gastronomic festival where lambs are roast over an open outdoor fire for several hours.

Lobster pot festival (Moana, 3rd weekend of July)
Gastronomic.

Fiesta of Saint Martha (Neves, 29th of July)
Religious.

Fiesta of Rosal wine (O Rosal, last 2 weeks of the month)
Celebrating the wines produced in O Rosal.

Fiesta of Barrantes wine (Ribadumia, 1st weekend of the month)
Celebrating one of the wines of Galicia.

Fiesta of Saint Benedict of Lerez (Pontevedra, 11th of July)
Religious.

Festival of the clam (Vilagarcia de Arousa, last 2 weeks of July)
Gastronomic.

Curro of Sabuccedo (A Estrada, 1st weekend of July)
Both religious and cultural, this festival is popular and has a history dating back to the 16th century with equine connections.

August

August is probably Pontevedra's main month for festivities.

religious.

Fiesta of Jamon (A Caniza, 14th to 16th of the month)
Gastronomic - cured ham.

Fiesta of Aguardiente (Arbo, 3rd Sunday of the month)
Features a spirit drink that is particular to Galicia.

Virgen de la Roca (Baiona, 1st Sunday of the month)
religious.

Festival of Albarino wine (Cambados, 1st Sunday of the month)
Includes tasting and selling of what is probably Galicia's most famous wine.

Viking festival (Catoria, 1st Sunday of August)
A re-enactment of a viking invasion at the towers of the west (see our Galicia Towns guide for more details.

Romeria de San Xusto (Cotobade, 5th and 6th of the month)
A large religious procession.

Fiesta of the Soutelo Bagpiper (Forcarei, 1st Saturady after 16th of August)
No information.

Fiesta of the pilgrim virgin (Pontevedra, last 2 weeks of August)
This is Pontevedra city's major festival and includes virtually every festival event there is.

Fiesta of fear (Neves, 24th of August)
No details.

Festival of Condado wine (Salvaterra do Mino, final Sunday of August)
Tasting and sale of local wine.

Festival of the Empanada (Silleda, 3rd Saturday of August)
A festival dedicated to the famous Galician pie known as the empanada.

Christ of victory (Vigo, first Sunday of August)
A major procession - religious.

Saint Mary's day (Vigo, 15th of August)
Vigo's patron saint.

San Roque (Vigo and Vilagarcia, 16th of August)
religious.

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Festivals September to November
January to July.