Apaga o candil
Night of Luar. Crossroads of paths. A small, melancholic man enters the scene. He is the character of O Xestal. With a candle in his hand, dressed as a strong Rosalian piper, he comes out to a young garrido. It is death. O Xestal refuses to recognise death in such an atypical appearance. When he finally recognises it, he refuses to follow it, establishing between them a dynamic and entertaining tug-of-war in which the most significant episodes of O Xestal's life are interwoven with some of his funniest stories.
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Festivals
The 2025 Ascensión Festivities will fill Compostela with music, activities, and tradition during the last week of May. This celebration, one of the most beloved by the people of Santiago, returns with open-air concerts, children’s shows, traditional markets, fairground rides in the Alameda, and exhibitions of Galician folk culture.
ASCENSION FESTIVITIES 2025
Municipal Band of Santiago de Compostela & Obradoiro de Cultura Tradicional Ultreia (OCT-Ultreia)
Season2024/25‘
PASEOS’ (WALKS)
Winter-spring cycle
This is a day of diverse music, activities for all audiences and a varied gastronomic offer within the framework of the Ascension Festivities 2025.
