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Whole month
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Agit Águeda Art Festival
|
Águeda
|
|
|
Early
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International Short Film Festival
|
Vila do Conde
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|
|
4
|
Saint Isabel Festival and Municipal Holiday
|
Coimbra
|
|
|
2019, 2023
|
Festival of the Trays
|
Tomar
|
|
August
|
15
|
Feast of the Assumption
|
National
|
|
|
Mid
|
Pilgrimage of Our Lady of Agony
|
Viana do Castelo
|
|
|
Whole month
|
Expect coastal towns to be busy
|
Coastal Camino
|
|
September
|
Mid
|
New Fair
|
Ponte de Lima
|
|
|
Late
|
Annual Fair
|
Vila Franca de Xira
|
|
October
|
5
|
Republic Day
|
National
|
|
|
First half
|
October Fair
|
Vila Franca de Xira
|
|
|
Mid
|
Beginning of university year ‘Can Festival’
|
Coimbra
|
|
|
Late Oct/early Nov
|
National Gastronomy Festival
|
Santarém
|
|
November
|
1
|
All Saints Day
|
National
|
|
|
First half
|
National Horse Fair
|
Golegã
|
|
December
|
1
|
Independence Day
|
National
|
|
|
8
|
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
|
National
|
|
|
25
|
Christmas Day
|
National
|
|
Spain
|
|
January
|
1
|
New Year’s Day
|
National
|
|
|
6
|
Epiphany Day
|
National
|
|
March
|
End
|
Reconquest of Vigo
|
Vigo
|
|
April
|
Early
|
Oyster Festival
|
Arcade
|
|
|
Mid
|
Festivities of San Telmo
|
Tui
|
|
May
|
1
|
Labour Day
|
National
|
|
|
Mid
|
Cuttlefish Festival
|
Redondela
|
|
|
6
|
Festivities of St John of Lightning
|
Padrón
|
|
|
25
|
Ascension Festival
|
Santiago
|
|
June
|
5
|
Virgin of the Sea Festival
|
Oia
|
|
|
13
|
Rose Festival
|
Mos
|
|
|
24
|
St John’s Day
|
Caldas de Reis
|
|
July
|
11
|
St Benedict’s Day
|
Pontevedra, O Porriño
|
|
|
18
|
St Marina’s Day
|
Baiona
|
|
|
25
|
St James Day
|
Santiago
|
|
August
|
7
|
Festivities of San Mamede
|
Mos, Oia
|
|
|
15
|
Assumption
|
National
|
|
|
16
|
Festivities of San Roque
|
Santiago, Caldas de Reis, Vigo
|
|
|
Mid
|
Festivities of the Virgin Pilgrim
|
Pontevedra
|
|
September
|
25
|
Festivities of Santísimo Cristo de la Agonía
|
O Porriño
|
|
|
26
|
Festivities of San Cosme and San Damián
|
Baiona
|
|
October
|
12
|
National Day
|
National
|
|
November
|
1
|
All Saints Day
|
National
|
|
December
|
6
|
Spanish Constitution Day
|
National
|
|
|
8
|
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
|
National
|
|
|
25
|
Christmas Day
|
National
|
|
bold denotes national holiday
|
Holy Year
A Holy or Jubilee year is every year that St James Day (25 July) falls on a Sunday. This occurs every six, five, six and 11 years. The next will be in 2021, then 2027 and 2032. During a Holy year, the Holy Door (Porta Santa) of Santiago Cathedral is opened and pilgrims may pass through it.
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