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Calendar of patron-saint festivals, pilgrimages and magostos of A Limia

Calendar of the patron-saint festivals, pilgrimages, magostos and traditional fairs of the concellos of A Limia (except Os Blancos), with the month and approximate days of each, based on the Páxinas Galegas festival calendar.

Concellos covered
9
Month with most festivals
August
Magostos
early November
Festa da Pataca
October, Vilar de Barrio

This page complements the calendar of Festivals of A Limia month by month with the patron-saint festivals, pilgrimages, magostos and traditional fairs that the Páxinas Galegas calendar lists for each concello of A Limia except Os Blancos. The dates are those the source gives for the 2026–2027 cycle; patron-saint festivals shift a few days each year depending on the day of the week, and festivals with a fixed date (such as San Brais or San Xoán) keep the saint’s day. Specific orchestra line-ups or sporting events of a given year are not included.

Xinzo de Limia

Festival Parish or place When
San Andrés de Baronzás Baronzás late November [1]
San Brais Laroá 31 January to 3 February [1]
Carnival (Entroido) Xinzo late January to February [1]
Festa Horteira Parada March [1]
Holy Week Xinzo March–April [1]
Santa Cruz Lamas 30 April to 3 May [1]
A Feira das Mozas Xinzo May [1]
Festivities of Parada de Ribeira Parada de Ribeira first week of June [1]
Bon Xesús de Trandeiras Trandeiras first week of June [1]
San Xoán of Guntimil and Gudes Guntimil and Gudes 19–21 June [1]
San Pedro and Corpus Christi Laroá 27–29 June [1]
Santa Isabel Ganade 4–5 July [1]
Santa Mariña Xinzo 16–20 July [1]
Virxen dos Remedios Boullosa 21–23 August [1]
Festa do Esquecemento Xinzo 21–23 August [1]
Prolimia Commerce Fair Xinzo 28–30 August [1]
San Roque Lamas 6 September [1]

There are also calendar dates such as the Alimagro (A Limia Agriculture Fair, in early September) and the Magosto da Pantalla (in mid-November) [1].

Calvos de Randín

The Festa de Carnes ó Espeto (spit-roast meat festival) is held on 1 August [2].

Porqueira

Festival Parish or place When
Virxe da Saúde Paradela de Abeleda 30–31 May [3]
San Xoán supper Paradela de Abeleda 23 June [3]
San Benito de Forxa and Fontemoura A Forxa 13–15 August [3]
Magosto Paradela de Abeleda 7 November [3]

Rairiz de Veiga

Festival Place When
San Antonio Congostro 13–14 June [4]
San Xoán Rairiz de Veiga 23–24 June [4]
Santa Cristina and Santiago Apóstol Ordes and Penelas 18–26 July [4]
Feira da Pereira Rairiz de Veiga 2 August [4]
Romaría da Saínza and Nosa Señora da Mercé A Saínza 24–27 September [4]
Magosto Rairiz de Veiga 8 November [4]

Sandiás

Festival Place When
Santa Mariña Piñeira de Arcos 10–18 July [5]
San Benito A Uceira 12 July [5]
Santa Ana Sandiás 24–26 July [5]
Festa das Pegas Sandiás 1–2 August [5]
Virxe do Rosario Sandiás and Coalloso 2–4 October [5]
Magosto popular Sandiás 7 November [5]

The source describes the pilgrimage of San Benito da Uceira as very well known and well attended, with morning masses, and the festival of Santa Ana with religious events, tute and table-football championships and a communal supper [5].

Sarreaus

Festival Place When
Sardiñada de San Xoán (sardine feast) Lodoselo 21 June [6]
Romaría da Asunción Lodoselo 12–16 August [6]
Foliada Fin de Vrau Sarreaus 12 September [6]
Magosto Lodoselo 15 November [6]

Trasmiras

Festival Place When
Ruta do Cocido Trasmiras 18 January [7]
Entroido of Escornabois Escornabois 14 February [7]
Santa Isabel Viladerrei 2–5 July [7]
Magosto Trasmiras 22 November [7]

Vilar de Barrio

Festival Place When
Virxe de Fátima Vilar de Gomareite 9 May [8]
San Isidro Bóveda 15–17 May [8]
San Antón Vilar de Barrio 13 June [8]
San Xoán Vilar de Barrio 23 June [8]
Santiago Apóstol and Santa Ana Borrán 24–26 July [8]
San Fiz Vilar de Barrio 31 July to 3 August [8]
Festa da Serra Vilar de Barrio 14–15 August [8]
Festa da Pataca (47th edition) Vilar de Barrio 9–11 October [8]
San Martiño Vilar de Gomareite 7–11 November [8]
Magostos Vilar de Gomareite, Maus, Vilar de Barrio 7 and 22 November [8]

Vilar de Santos

Festival Place When
Romaría de San Xoán Vilar de Santos 27 June [9]
Santa Marta Castelaos, A Ponte and Mosqueiro 1–2 August [9]
Virxe das Neves Vilar de Santos 7–9 August [9]
Magosto da Arca Vilar de Santos 14 November [9]

The Virxe das Neves features a launch rocket and fireworks, a foam party and games in the town hall square, according to the source [9].

Other festivals cited by a general festival portal

The portal Festivales de España has entries for many festivals in A Limia. Its texts are general in nature and should be checked against local sources; we take from them only the concrete facts:

Festival Place Detail
Patron-saint festivities of the Ascension Baltar movable, 40 days after Easter [10]
Festivities of the Dores Sarreaus second weekend of September [11]
Virxe das Dores Os Blancos 15 September, local holiday [12]
Virxe do Carme Porqueira 16 July, the concello’s main festival [13]
Virxe da Portela A Portela (Sarreaus) around 8 September [14]
San Lourenzo Nocelo da Pena (Sarreaus) 10 August [15]
San Xoán Cortegada (Sarreaus) night of 23 to 24 June, with a sardine feast [16]
Santiago Freixo (Sarreaus) around 25 July [17]
Santa Cristina and Santiago Apóstol Ordes and Penelas (Rairiz de Veiga) Santa Cristina on 24 July [18]
San Bieito Preto Parada de Outeiro (Vilar de Santos) first weekend of April, with the chapel of San Bieito de Uceira [19]
Danzantes de Santa Cruz Lamas (Xinzo) first Sunday of May, procession at 12:00 [20]
San Brais Laroá (Xinzo) 3 February, the saint’s day [21]
Festivities of Borrán Borrán (Vilar de Barrio) around 25 and 26 July [22]
San Fiz Vilar de Barrio five days between late July and early August, with 1 August as the central day and a local holiday [23]
San Lourenzo Arnuide (Vilar de Barrio) August [24]

On the Danzantes of Lamas, the entry says the dance was revived in 1981 by a group of neighbours, that it is danced by eight unmarried young men of the parish, that the repertoire has six dances, the last one with a three-metre central pole from which the plaited ribbons hang, and that the procession goes from the church to the chapel [20]. The portal also places the festivities of Santa Mariña of Xinzo around 20 July, a local holiday [25], and lists festivals of their own in Covelas [26] and Pexeiroos (Os Blancos) [27] and in Rebordechá (Xinzo), the latter with a double devotion to the Virxe do Carme and San Benito [28].

Sources

  1. Páxinas Galegas, «Fiestas en Xinzo de Limia, ferias, romerías y festivales de Xinzo de Limia». http://www.paxinasgalegas.es/fiestas/fiestas-xinzo-de-limia-251.html
  2. Páxinas Galegas, «Fiestas en Calvos de Randín, ferias, romerías y festivales de Calvos de Randín». http://www.paxinasgalegas.es/fiestas/fiestas-calvos-de-randin-177.html
  3. Páxinas Galegas, «Fiestas en Porqueira, ferias, romerías y festivales de Porqueira». http://www.paxinasgalegas.es/fiestas/fiestas-porqueira-222.html
  4. Páxinas Galegas, «Fiestas en Rairiz de Veiga, ferias, romerías y festivales de Rairiz de Veiga». http://www.paxinasgalegas.es/fiestas/fiestas-rairiz-de-veiga-225.html
  5. Páxinas Galegas, «Fiestas en Sandiás, ferias, romerías y festivales de Sandiás». http://www.paxinasgalegas.es/fiestas/fiestas-sandias-235.html
  6. Páxinas Galegas, «Fiestas en Sarreaus, ferias, romerías y festivales de Sarreaus». http://www.paxinasgalegas.es/fiestas/fiestas-sarreaus-236.html
  7. Páxinas Galegas, «Fiestas en Trasmiras, ferias, romerías y festivales de Trasmiras». http://www.paxinasgalegas.es/fiestas/fiestas-trasmiras-240.html
  8. Páxinas Galegas, «Fiestas en Vilar de Barrio, ferias, romerías y festivales de Vilar de Barrio». http://www.paxinasgalegas.es/fiestas/fiestas-vilar-de-barrio-247.html
  9. Páxinas Galegas, «Fiestas en Vilar de Santos, ferias, romerías y festivales de Vilar de Santos». http://www.paxinasgalegas.es/fiestas/fiestas-vilar-de-santos-248.html
  10. Festivales de España, «Festas patronais da Ascensión». https://www.festivalesdeespana.com/festival/festas-patronais-de-baltar-a-ascension-baltar
  11. Festivales de España, «Festas das Dores». https://www.festivalesdeespana.com/festival/festas-de-sarreaus-las-dores-sarreaus
  12. Festivales de España, «Virxe das Dores». https://www.festivalesdeespana.com/festival/festas-patronais-virxe-das-dores-os-blancos
  13. Festivales de España, «Virxe do Carme». https://www.festivalesdeespana.com/festival/festas-de-la-virxe-do-carme-de-porqueira-porqueira
  14. Festivales de España, «Virxe da Portela». https://www.festivalesdeespana.com/festival/virxe-da-portela-sarreaus
  15. Festivales de España, «San Lourenzo de Nocelo da Pena». https://www.festivalesdeespana.com/festival/san-lourenzo-de-nocelo-da-pena-sarreaus
  16. Festivales de España, «San Xoán de Cortegada». https://www.festivalesdeespana.com/festival/san-xoan-cortegada-sarreaus
  17. Festivales de España, «Santiago de Freixo». https://www.festivalesdeespana.com/festival/romeria-santiago-freixo-sarreaus
  18. Festivales de España, «Santa Cristina e Santiago Apóstolo». https://www.festivalesdeespana.com/festival/santa-cristina-santiago-apostol-rairiz-de-veiga
  19. Festivales de España, «San Bieito Preto». https://www.festivalesdeespana.com/festival/romaria-san-bieito-parada-de-outeiro-vilar-de-santos
  20. Festivales de España, «Danzantes de Santa Cruz de Lamas». https://www.festivalesdeespana.com/festival/procesion-danzantes-santa-cruz-lamas-xinzo
  21. Festivales de España, «San Brais de Laroá». https://www.festivalesdeespana.com/festival/festas-de-san-blas-laroa-xinzo-de-limia
  22. Festivales de España, «Festas de Borrán». https://www.festivalesdeespana.com/festival/festas-de-borran-vilar-de-barrio
  23. Festivales de España, «San Fiz». https://www.festivalesdeespana.com/festival/festas-patronais-de-vilar-de-barrio-san-fiz-vilar-de-barrio
  24. Festivales de España, «San Lorenzo de Arnuide». https://www.festivalesdeespana.com/festival/san-lorenzo-de-arnuide-vilar-de-barrio
  25. Festivales de España, «Santa Mariña, patrona de Xinzo». https://www.festivalesdeespana.com/festival/festas-de-santa-mari-na-festas-patronais-de-xinzo-de-limia-xinzo-de-limia
  26. Festivales de España, «Os Blancos: festas de Covelas». https://www.festivalesdeespana.com/festival/festas-de-covelas-os-blancos
  27. Festivales de España, «Pexeiroos, aldea festera». https://www.festivalesdeespana.com/festival/festas-de-pexeiroos-os-blancos
  28. Festivales de España, «Festas patronais de Rebordechá». https://www.festivalesdeespana.com/festival/festas-patronais-rebordecha-xinzo

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