Events calendar Santiago De Compostela (Saint James Of Compostela)

This festival in honour of the patron saint of Spain and Galicia takes place every year on July 25th. On this occasion, a superb light show illuminates the Obradoiro square. Inside the cathedral, where the offering to Saint James is deposited, the ceremony of the censer ("Botafumeiro") takes place. The Festival of the Apostle James is accompanied for several days by numerous events: gaita concerts, folk dances, theatre and popular dances...