Festivals of A Limia

The festivals of A Limia operate on three scales: a few major celebrations known beyond the comarca, the patron-saint festivals of each parish, and the monthly fairs, which for centuries were the commercial engine of the town of Xinzo. This page is the index of the section; the dates, arranged by month, are in Festivals of A Limia month by month.

The major festivals

• Entroido of Xinzo de Limia. A five-week cycle before Lent, with the Pantallas as its central figure; it was declared a Festival of International Tourist Interest by the Resolution of 14 January 2019 ^[2]. See the Entroido section.
• Festa do Esquecemento. A historical re-enactment in Xinzo, organised since 2001 by the Cultural Association Civitas Limicorum, on the second-to-last weekend of August ^[1][3]. See Festa do Esquecemento.
• Romaría da Saínza. A pilgrimage festival in Rairiz de Veiga with Moors and Christians, the Cen Doncelas and Nosa Señora da Mercé. See Romaría da Saínza.
• Festivities of Santa Mariña. Patron saint of Xinzo, around 18 July ^[1]. See Festivities of Santa Mariña.

Parish patron-saint festivals

Xinzo de Limia town council lists these fixed dates ^[1]: San Sebastián (20 January, in the town), San Brais (3 February, Laroá), Santa Cruz (around 3 May, Lamas), Festa das Flores (first weekend of June, Trandeiras), San Xoán (24 June, Guntimil and the Polígono), San Pedro (29 June, in A Pena, Laroá and Boado), San Bartolomeu (23 August, Ganade), Os Remedios (9 September, Novás) and Nosa Señora das Dores (15 September, Moreiras). Each festival appears in the entry of its parish: Xinzo de Limia.

The fairs

The fair held on the 14th of each month, documented since 1131 and joined by the one on the 27th in 1922, shaped the town; see The fairs of Xinzo through time. The adjoining fair at Ponte Liñares is the Feira Nova.

FAQ

Links

• A Limia
• Festivals of A Limia month by month
• Calendar of patron-saint festivals, pilgrimages and magostos
• The magosto in A Limia
• Xinzo de Limia

Sources

1. Concello de Xinzo de Limia, «Festas patronais». http://www.xinzodelimia.es/estaticas/festas-patronais/ — Wayback: https://web.archive.org/web/20170814000751/http://www.xinzodelimia.es:80/estaticas/festas-patronais/
2. Resolución do 14 de xaneiro de 2019, Entroido de Xinzo de Limia, Festa de Interese Turístico Internacional (BOE-A-2019-1912). https://www.boe.es/buscar/doc.php?id=BOE-A-2019-1912
3. Edelmiro Martínez Cerredelo, «Informe histórico en que se fundamenta a orixe e motivo da celebración da Festa do Esquecemento», Historia de Xinzo (01/07/2026). https://historiadexinzo.wordpress.com/2026/07/01/informe-historico-en-que-se-fundamenta-a-orixe-e-motivo-da-celebracion-da-festa-do-esquecemento-na-vila-de-xinzo-de-limia/