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15/11/2024
19:30 | Centro Xove da Almáciga
Concert by Liskadakí and Loita Amada ALIAXE is a series of concerts that will take place one Friday of each month during the last quarter of 2024, at the Centro Xove da Almáciga. This initiative, promoted by the Concellería de Xuventude do Concello de Santiago de...
16/11/2024
20:00 | Cidade da Cultura de Galicia
The Real Filharmonía de Galicia closes the cycle Ópticas contemporáneas 2024 of the Cidade da Cultura on November 16th with a special concert in which it will perform, under the baton of Baldur Brönnimann, the work The Four Seasons Recomposed, by Max Richter. In this...
11/12/2024
20:30 | Auditorio de Galicia
Premiere of this work made with Artificial Intelligence as part of the Contemporary programme.
15/12/2024
19:30 | Sala Capitol
Tradimensional, Ailá's third album, is a tribute to these experiences, personified in the maestras pandeireteiras, the instrument players and the dancers who knew how to enjoy and transmit this collective heritage. 
15/12/2024
12:00 | Teatro Principal
Santiago de Compostela Municipal Music Band Season 2024/25 ‘PASEOS’ (WALKS) Autumn-winter cycle Guest conductor: Marcel van Bree
22/12/2024
18:00 | Auditorio de Galicia
The Auditorio de Galicia hosts a concert based on the book-disc entitled O segredo de Joseph Haydn by the author Suso de Toro and illustrated by Xosé Cobas.
27/12/2024
21:00 | Catedral
The Cathedral will host a Christmas concert by the renowned singer María do Ceo. The programme will be made up of different Christmas carols, which will be sung by the popular singer of Portuguese origin, known for her interpretations of fados and who has been living in Galicia for...
17/01/2025
21:00 | Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones de Galicia
One of the essential artists on the national music scene is back. Sergio Dalma is back. And he does so with a new unreleased album entitled ‘Sonríe porque estás en la foto’. A new album with which the artist celebrates his impressive musical career with vitality and...
22/01/2025
20:30 | Auditorio de Galicia
Premiere of this musical project as part of the Contemporáneas programme.
01/02/2025
20:30 | Auditorio de Galicia
LINA_ presents her new work based on the poetry of Camões with a renewed sound that moves us, and placing her vocal expressiveness at the centre. A sensorial expression, pulsating, full of life; a lively music that at times places us in melancholy and suspension, but which above all is a...
01/02/2025
20:00 | Palacio de Congresos e Exposicións de Galicia
 Ara Malikian presents his new tour ‘Intruso’, a very personal journey in which he starts from the anguish of not fitting in anywhere to finally embrace the richness of his multicultural identity and find his home in the whole world through art and music.
04/02/2025
20:30 | Auditorio de Galicia
Opera by Teatro Extremo as part of the Contemporáneas programme.
13/02/2025
20:30 | Teatro Principal
Tempo de cor is the new work by Abe Rábade, which he presents at the Teatro Principal. 
27/02/2025
21:00 | Sala Capitol
Premiere of Budiño's new show, based on his latest album ‘Branca Vela’. 
16/03/2025
20:00 | Auditorio de Galicia
Uxía Senlle, one of the great voices of the country's music and a key figure in the preservation and dissemination of our culture, celebrates 40 years on stage with an unforgettable concert in Compostela.   
18/03/2025
20:30 | Auditorio de Galicia
Música Práctica brings this musical proposal framed in the Contemporáneas Programme.
20/03/2025
21:00 | Igrexa da Compañía (Universidade)
A banda da Loba presents their new album: ‘Lovismo’, which revolves around the idea of love.
23/03/2025
19:30 | Sala Capitol
The American rock band that combines garage rock and punk with soul music like no other, founded in Riverside, California in 1990 by vocalist Lisa Kekaula and guitarist Bob Vennum, returns to Santiago.
27/03/2025
20:30 | Riquela Club
Delafé y Las Flores Azules is an iconic Barcelona band that defined a generation with their unique fusion of pop, hip hop and electronica, embellished with poetic and emotionally resonant lyrics.
05/04/2025
16:30 | Multiusos Fontes do Sar
Festival Jaleo! promises to be a meeting point for all lovers of music and good vibes. On the Jaleo stage we will be able to see top national artists, as well as emerging talents who are setting a new direction in music.
13/04/2025 - 20/04/2025
De Lugares e Órganos returns at Easter with the intention of continuing to discover and revisit the spaces of the city and its musical memory in a programme featuring the organs of Compostela.
26/04/2025
21:00 | Sala Capitol
Carlangas presents his new album ‘Bailódromo, Vol. 1’ in Santiago de Compostela.
Free
29/04/2025
20:30 | Auditorio de Galicia
Suit(e) is a project that aims to bring together two artistic disciplines, music and dance. This proposal is part of the Contemporáneas Programme.
16/05/2025
20:00 | Teatro Principal
Santiago City Council joins the celebration of the Día das Letras Galegas, which in 2025 honors the cantareiras and pandeireteiras—female singers and tambourine players who are authors of orally transmitted traditional music—with a concert by five local choirs.
17/05/2025
15:30 | Auditorio de Galicia
Second meeting of the ‘tocadoras’ and great foliada open to the public. 
07/06/2025
20:30 | Auditorio Abanca
Tamara, the Queen of Boleros, celebrates 25 years of music with a spectacular tour and her show Piano y Voz. An intimate format where she will present new songs, revisit her greatest hits, and perform very special versions.  
12/06/2025
20:00 | Praza das Praterías
Municipal Band of Santiago de Compostela 2024/25 Season “PASEOS” Summer Series Conductor: Casiano Mouriño Maquieira  
12/06/2025
19:30 | Casa das Máquinas
Non-subscription concert at the Casa das Máquinas in the Galeras neighbourhood.  
Free
14/06/2025
12:30 | Museo do Pobo Galego
The pandeireteiras group formed by María, Carme and Uxía from A Pontragha and Maca from O Pinheiro will bring their project Termando os Marcos to the Cloister Garden.
19/06/2025
20:30 | Auditorio de Galicia
Season launch concert of the Real Filharmonía de Galicia.
20/06/2025 - 22/06/2025
Cidade da Cultura de Galicia
Traditional music and dance will once again flood the Gaiás with muiñeiras and aturuxos, alalás and pandeiradas: the Serán returns in June 2025 to the Cidade da Cultura - framed in the programme of these Letras Galegas - and coinciding with the start of summer and...
21/06/2025
20:30 | Sede SGAE/Fundación Autor
Event with groups from the Galician scene to commemorate International Music Day.
25/06/2025
20:30 | Palacio de Congresos e Exposicións de Galicia
The man who is undoubtedly one of the most important figures in Hispanic rock will continue his ‘Agenda 1999’ tour in 2025 with stops in different cities, including Santiago de Compostela.
26/06/2025
20:00 | Praza das Praterías
  Municipal Band of Santiago de Compostela 2024/25 Season “PASEOS” Summer Series Conductor: Casiano Mouriño Maquieira  
03/07/2025
21:00 | Cidade da Cultura de Galicia
Atardecer no Gaiás is an open‑air concert series hosted by Cidade da Cultura . Free of charge, it’s designed to celebrate summer sunsets in Santiago de Compostela with a diverse musical lineup—including rap, neo‑traditional, indie pop, electronic, and tropical rhythms. Held...
05/07/2025
Actuaciones en el Monte do Gozo
The Mexican band will play in Santiago with other artists as part of Gozo Fest 2025.
06/07/2025 - 13/07/2025
Auditorio de Galicia
The II Jornadas de Flauta de Galicia will bring more than a hundred international instrumentalists to the Galician capital. The programme includes concerts, talks, workshops and masterclasses.
06/07/2025
20:30 | Colegiata Santa María a Real do Sar
Carlos Núñez will fill the Colexiata do Sar with magic in this traditional meeting with Santiago’s audience. A concert for locals and visitors alike, in the very heart of Galicia. To feel Santiago from within.
06/07/2025
17:30 | Actuaciones en el Monte do Gozo
The iconic international DJ David Guetta, known for revolutionizing electronic music and for his global hits of the last decades, will perform with his special guests on July 6 at Monte Do Gozo, within the program of O Gozo Festival, curated by BBF Festival and with the support of Xunta de...
10/07/2025
20:00 | Praza das Praterías
Santiago de Compostela Municipal Music Band Season 2024/25 ‘PASEOS’ (WALKS) Summer Cycle Conductor: Casiano Mouriño Maquieira Trumpets: Juan Lois Diéguez, Alberto Xesús Busto Castaño and Manuel Otero Payno    
11/07/2025
21:00 | Sala Capitol
Concert by the Nebraska band as part of the Gozo Fest 2025 festival.
16/07/2025 - 17/07/2025
20:00 | Convento e Iglesia de Santo Agostiño
Concert by the Real Filharmonía de Galicia in the Church of Santo Agostiño. María Luisa de Borbón. Las 4 sinfonías
17/07/2025
21:00 | Cidade da Cultura de Galicia
Atardecer no Gaiás is an open‑air concert series hosted by Cidade da Cultura . Free of charge, it’s designed to celebrate summer sunsets in Santiago de Compostela with a diverse musical lineup—including rap, neo‑traditional, indie pop, electronic, and tropical rhythms. Held...
27/07/2025
20:00 | Praza da Quintana
Concert as part of the programme of the Apostle's Festival 2025
28/07/2025
21:30 | Sala Capitol
Three-time GRAMMY® Award winner Fantastic Negrito released his highly anticipated new album, Son of a Broken Man, which encapsulates his inimitable style, from hard-hitting guitar riffs to expressive ballads, with the unexpected twists and turns that have become his trademark.
04/08/2025 - 25/08/2025
Feito a Man is a street festival that began in 2003, organised by the cultural association Cidade Vella in unique venues across the city of Santiago de Compostela. Throughout August, Feito a Man curates and presents a continuous cycle of performances featuring a wide range of artistic...
08/08/2025
21:00 | Cidade da Cultura de Galicia
Atardecer no Gaiás is an open‑air concert series hosted by Cidade da Cultura . Free of charge, it’s designed to celebrate summer sunsets in Santiago de Compostela with a diverse musical lineup—including rap, neo‑traditional, indie pop, electronic, and tropical rhythms. Held...
30/08/2025
16:00 | Cidade da Cultura de Galicia
On Saturday, August 30, Monte Gaiás becomes a massive open-air club with Wake Up! no Gaiás, a 14-hour electronic music marathon from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Brazilian DJ Mochakk, one of the most exciting names in the global scene, will headline a night full of rhythm, cutting-edge...
03/09/2025
19:30 | Hotel NH Collection Santiago de Compostela *****
noitiNHAs 2025 returns with its 8th edition to light up Santiago’s nights with live music and unique flavors. This cultural series, held at the NH Collection hotel in Santiago, blends vibrant concerts with top-tier culinary offerings, creating a full sensory experience. Under the slogan...
06/09/2025
19:00 | Sala Capitol
On September 6th, the final of the national emerging artists competition Track Zero Fest takes place at Sala Capitol. From the dozens of artists across the country who started the competition, six finalists selected by the public and the jury arrive in Santiago. Twenty-minute performances and a...
11/09/2025 - 14/09/2025
The WOS Festival is an annual indoor event that takes place in September in different spaces of high heritage value in Santiago de Compostela. The festival presents a broad multidisciplinary programme with a focus on electronic and avant-garde music, visual arts, film, installations, ...
Free
13/09/2025
12:30 | Museo do Pobo Galego
The Raigañas group was founded in 1994 within the Raigañas Youth Association, a cultural collective established in 1979 in the parish of Cerqueda (Malpica de Bergantiños), with the aim of collecting and preserving traditional music, particularly the musical heritage of...
18/09/2025 - 20/09/2025
Riquela Club
The Hola Nola Lab-Fest is a traveling festival that blends New Orleans music with the contemporary cultural scene of Galicia and other regions. 
24/09/2025 - 28/09/2025
The MARÉ festival celebrates its 6th edition in Compostela from September 24th to 28th, aiming to become an intercultural reference and a space for dialogue between music and other arts from both sides of the Atlantic. It firmly commits to diversity, connection, and cultural exchange...
24/09/2025
19:30 | Casa das Máquinas
Concerts in the Neighbourhoods is an initiative by the Royal Galician Philharmonic Orchestra aimed at bringing symphonic music to every corner of Santiago, taking the orchestra beyond the Auditorium and directly connecting with the public.
26/09/2025
19:30 | Área Central
Concerts in the Neighbourhoods is an initiative by the Royal Galician Philharmonic Orchestra aimed at bringing symphonic music to every corner of Santiago, taking the orchestra beyond the Auditorium and directly connecting with the public.  
03/10/2025
22:00 | Sala Capitol
Hamlet is an alternative metal band from Madrid, formed in the 1990s. Known for their powerful live performances and intense lyrics, they blend styles like groove, nu metal, and hardcore. They are one of Spain’s most iconic metal bands.
03/10/2025
19:30 | Auditorio de Galicia
Sensoxenoma is a pioneering project that combines science and music to study how musical stimulation affects gene expression and brain health. Led by the Santiago Health Research Institute (IDIS), in collaboration with the Real Filharmonía de Galicia and, for the second consecutive year,...
04/10/2025
21:00 | Sala Capitol
End of the tour “Un Lugar Perfecto”.
07/10/2025
20:00 | Hostal dos Reis Católicos
On Tuesday, 7 October 2025, at 8:00 pm, the Royal Chapel of the Parador will host a concert by the Cologne Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra.
16/10/2025
20:30 | Auditorio de Galicia
Subscription concert of the Real Filharmonía de Galicia of the season 25/26 entitled ‘Historias’.  
17/10/2025
13:00 | Mercado de Abastos
2025/2026 Season ‘Listen, feel and enjoy!’ Autumn cycle Conductor: Casiano Mouriño Maquieira ‘80th anniversary of the Praza de Abastos’ 
19/10/2025
20:00 | Auditorio de Galicia
Santiago de Compostela Municipal Band, Friends of the Santiago Opera, and Coro Liceo de Vilagarcía present as part of the 2025/26 Season – Autumn Cycle the concert “Don’t Cry, Sabeliña”, on Sunday, October 19, 2025, at 8:00 PM, at the Auditorio de Galicia....
19/10/2025
20:30 | Auditorio de Galicia
Inés Badalo presents the first star in a sound constellation created by sixteen composers to pay tribute to the Real Filharmonía de Galicia on its 30th anniversary — a series we call Proyecto Cometas.
21/10/2025
20:30 | Auditorio de Galicia
Concert as part of the Contemporáneas programme
25/10/2025
12:00 | Biblioteca Pública Ánxel Casal
Show by Brais das Hortas and Peter Punk
25/10/2025
18:00 | Auditorio de Galicia
Familian concert of the Real Filharmonía de Galicia of the season 25/26 entitled ‘Historias’.  
06/11/2025 - 22/11/2025
The festival returns to Compostela this November for its 15th edition, featuring the best in soul, blues, rock & roll, rhythm & blues, swing… along with an extensive parallel program for everyone to enjoy.
06/11/2025
21:00 | Sala Capitol
After an initial run of concerts in spring 2025 that sold out in several cities, including Madrid, Vega has announced the second leg of her Ignis tour, during which she will also revisit other hits from her career, much to the delight of her fans.
06/11/2025
20:30 | Auditorio de Galicia
Subscription concert of the Real Filharmonía de Galicia of the season 25/26 entitled ‘Historias’.  
13/11/2025
20:30 | Auditorio de Galicia
Subscription concert of the Real Filharmonía de Galicia of the season 25/26 entitled ‘Historias’.  
21/11/2025
20:30 | Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones de Galicia
Manolo García returns to Santiago as part of his 2025 theatre tour to present Drapaires Poligoneros, his new album to be released on October 31. The concert will feature these brand-new songs along with a special revisit to Arena en los bolsillos, his first solo record and now a landmark...
22/11/2025
21:30 | San Francisco Hotel Monumento ****
Zahara will be the headliner of the Momentos Alhambra Acustiquísimos series, performing an intimate concert on Saturday, November 22, at the Crystal Courtyard of the Hotel Monumento San Francisco in Santiago de Compostela. This solo acoustic show, accompanied only by guitar, piano, and...
27/11/2025
20:30 | Auditorio de Galicia
Masonic music for voice, piano, and male choir Ilker Arcayürek, tenor  Maciej Pikulski, piano  Male Choir of the Friends of the Opera of Santiago de Compostela  Joan Company, choir conductor Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: O heiliges Band der Freundschaft KV...
28/11/2025
20:30 | Auditorio de Galicia
Winner of the Jazz España 2022 Award, SUMRRÁ is the longest-standing trio in the Spanish jazz scene and one of the Galician projects with the greatest international reach, having performed at festivals in Canada, Korea, Mexico, Brazil, China, South Africa, and...
28/11/2025
21:30 | Sala Capitol
End of the ‘El Presente’ tour
29/11/2025
21:00 | Multiusos Fontes do Sar
Fito Cabrales and his band make a stop in Santiago as part of their new tour Aullidos Tour.
05/12/2025
21:00 | Sala Capitol
After touring all across Galicia and parts of the country, the Compostela-based band is wrapping up their “VUELA” tour in grand style.  This tour has taken the group to more than 70 locations throughout Galicia and the rest of the Peninsula, solidifying them as a band to watch...
09/12/2025
20:30 | Auditorio de Galicia
The flautist from Santiago, André Cebrián, and guitarist Pedro Mateo González present a programme that traces a true sound map of the ocean within the Contemporáneas series.    
18/12/2025 - 19/12/2025
20:30 | Auditorio de Galicia
Galician conductor Javier Fajardo once again leads Cantamos!, a project through which the Real Filharmonía invites all amateur choirs in Galicia to take part. The third edition of this participatory initiative focuses on opera—a genre with universal appeal that,...
19/12/2025
22:00 | Sala Capitol
La Paloma has rightfully become a flagship of Spanish-language rock, needing no further labels, thanks to the arsenal of monumental songs they have amassed since debuting in 2021 with the now iconic EP “Una idea, pero es triste”.
28/12/2025
20:30 | Auditorio de Galicia
De Vacas celebrates its 10th anniversary with the show Vacanal Sinfónica.  
28/12/2025
19:30 | Sala Capitol
After 10 years of career and more than 400 concerts, Xabier Díaz and the Adufeiras de Salitre continue working on the recovery and dignification of the traditional music transmitted by the women of the country's villages. 
05/01/2026 - 06/01/2026
20:30 | Auditorio de Galicia
 With Lorena Conde’s imaginative dramaturgy, the Real Filharmonía de Galicia brings this beloved fairy tale to life in a playful, family-friendly performance—perfect for enjoying together during the holidays or as a Three Kings’ Day surprise for the...
13/01/2026
20:30 | Auditorio de Galicia
The Galician ensemble Vertixe Sonora, an international benchmark in contemporary music, presents one of the most experimental events of the Contemporáneas 2025-2026 series.
17/01/2026
21:00 | Sala Capitol
The prestigious Canadian artist, accompanied by his spectacular band, will perform on January 17 in Santiago de Compostela in what will be the closing concert of the 8th edition of the Underfest Xacobeo Festival and the first the festival has ever held outside its home base in Vigo.
03/02/2026
20:30 | Auditorio de Galicia
Trío Zukan —txistu, microtonal accordion and percussion— brings to the Contemporáneas series one of its most personal projects.
13/02/2026
20:30 | Auditorio de Galicia
Subscription concert of the Real Filharmonía de Galicia of the season 25/26 entitled ‘Historias’.  
05/03/2026
20:30 | Auditorio de Galicia
The Ciclo de Lied: Histories in Words will take place on Thursday, March 5, at 8:30 p.m. at the Auditorio de Galicia, with tickets priced at €12. Featuring Franz‑Josef Helig (bass) and Georgd Huber (piano), the recital will present iconic works by Schubert, Wolf, Stephan, and Shostakovich,...
10/03/2026
20:30 | Auditorio de Galicia
Under the direction of Fernando Buide, the ensemble Música Práctica invites multi-instrumentalist Abraham Cupeiro to explore the relationship between water and the cosmos as part of the Contemporáneas series.
14/03/2026
18:00 | Auditorio de Galicia
Familiar concert of the Real Filharmonía de Galicia of the season 25/26 entitled ‘Historias’.  
28/03/2026
21:30 | Sala Capitol
Rufus T. Firefly, the band led by Víctor Cabezuelo and Julia Martín-Maestro, is considered a cult favorite within Spain’s independent music scene. Their energy and deeply sophisticated sound steer clear of the obvious, creating in every album and live performance an...
10/04/2026
20:30 | Auditorio de Galicia
Subscription concert of the Real Filharmonía de Galicia of the season 25/26 entitled ‘Historias’.  
13/04/2026
20:30 | Auditorio de Galicia
The renowned Plural Ensemble, conducted by Fabián Panisello, brings to the Contemporáneas series one of the most refined events of the season. Nieve sobre nieve is a proposal of virtuosity and delicacy that focuses on the work of Mercedes Zavala, a composer based in...
12/05/2026
20:30 | Auditorio de Galicia
As part of the Contemporáneas 2025-2026 series, Compostela In-audita is a project of listening, documentation and artistic transformation of Santiago de Compostela’s contemporary sound heritage, materialised in a 60-minute audiovisual concert created from images...
23/05/2026
11:00
Water is life, memory, and transformation. The Sarela River was once a source of food, leisure, and economy for Compostela, when the city was just a small village—a silent witness to the passing of time… Yet that’s only a saying, because the Sarela is anything but silent. Its...
31/05/2026
12:30 | Auditorio de Galicia
The Inclusive Sound Laboratory is a space where contemporary music engages with multiple perspectives and sensibilities as part of the Contemporáneas 2025-2026 series.
04/06/2026
20:30 | Auditorio de Galicia
Subscription concert of the Real Filharmonía de Galicia of the season 25/26 entitled ‘Historias’.  
18/06/2026 - 20/06/2026
Actuaciones en el Monte do Gozo
O Son do Camiño 2026 will take place on June 18, 19, and 20 at the iconic Monte do Gozo in Santiago de Compostela.

Dance

28/12/2024
20:30 | Auditorio de Galicia
Demente is a work of dance and traditional music by Fran Sieira Compañía de Danza that addresses the stigma of pathologies linked to mental health. On stage, the choreography shows the historical evolution that people with mental health disorders suffered, and still suffer, from...
30/03/2025
18:30
Danzade was created in 2024 with the intention of highlighting equality in dance. It was also born with the aim of showing different dance disciplines that exist in our society and that connect in some way with each other. In 2025 it will continue along the lines of equality in dance, but will...
30/04/2025
20:30 | Teatro Principal
In Aurora Borealis, the permanence of things is exposed. It reflects on the durability of a scenic work: can it change over time, does it need to change or remain frozen?  Transience as a social essence already constituted and apparently approved by society. Aurora Borealis starts from...
03/05/2025
20:00 | Casa das Máquinas
As part of the celebration of the 15-year trajectory of the Danza a Escena program, the Compostela Cultura agenda presents a double bill of free-access performances to enjoy the art of movement. Two stage works, PIES DE GALLINA and ZENEZ, take us to a space where contemporary dance becomes a...
02/11/2025
20:00 | Auditorio de Galicia
A performance that combines music, dance, and images to honor the legacy of Ruth Matilda Anderson and her Galicia, creating a visual and emotional experience that invites us to see and be seen.
24/01/2026
19:00 | Teatro Compostela
The Nutcracker by the International Classical Ballet is a magical production that tells Marie’s adventure on Christmas Eve, full of music, dance, and fantasy.

Theatre

29/11/2024
20:30 | Teatro Principal
Teatro de Papel is a contemporary circus show that, through the manipulation of objects, clowning, physical theatre and a baggage of extraordinary puppets, seeks to vindicate the power of the imagination. The Paper Theatre is a person in his solitude, it is a party without celebration, a...
03/01/2025 - 05/01/2025
22:00 | Sala Capitol
Ultranoite returns regularly to Compostela, always at the Sala Capitol, which will become the new mooring platform for the most veteran show on the Galician stage.
17/01/2025 - 18/01/2025
20:30 | Teatro Principal
Premiere of Teatro do Noroeste's new show
18/01/2025
18:00 | Auditorio de Galicia
The extraordinary story of three sisters who face daily obstacles and adversities to get to school. Three girls who live in any country, in a place that is as far away as it is near, who speak no specific language and, at the same time, speak them all. 
31/01/2025
21:00 | Auditorio Abanca
This show could also be called 17 times revistied or 17 times evolution or 17 times the director's montage..... For it is a show that has been remade, revised, evolved and reassembled.
21/02/2025 - 22/02/2025
18:00 | Cidade da Cultura de Galicia
Clásicas desfeitas is a cycle promoted by the Centro Dramático Galego with the Cidade da Cultura de Galicia to rediscover the classics through the languages of the contemporary stage. The cycle is part of the Gaiás Artistic Residencies programme (REGA).
05/04/2025 - 06/04/2025
18:00 | Auditorio de Galicia
Check-in producciones brings to Santiago this large-scale production with a luxury cast including Antonio Durán ‘Morris’, Alba Flores, Natalia Hernández, María Morales, Paco Ochoa, Blanca Portillo, Guillermo Toledo, Juan Vinuesa and the Coro de Jóvenes de...
03/05/2025
10:30 | Auditorio de Galicia
Bob Marley for babies is the second part of the trilogy that La petita malumaluga started with the international success of Bitels for babies (a tribute concert to The Beatles). Four dancers who sing, or four singers who dance, and a cellist perform sophisticated arrangements of the great songs...
08/05/2025 - 11/05/2025
This year, Escenas do cambio is more than ever committed to transcending the physical limits of territories and stages for avant-garde stage creation. From 8 to 11 May, the festival brings artists from eight countries (Spain, Germany, Australia, Belgium, South Korea, Cuba, Portugal and...
23/05/2025
20:30 | Teatro Principal
PROTO (SN1806) is the result of ten years of Janet Novás' solo research, characterised fundamentally by her relationship with the energetic through movement, music, the dark box, lighting and the spectator's gaze. 
30/05/2025
20:30 | Auditorio de Galicia
In a storm of fog, Poncia, Bernarda Alba's maid, prays for Adela's death. The house is plunged into a sea of silence. Poncia talks to herself and also to them, to Bernarda Alba and her daughters.
31/05/2025
20:00 | Salón Teatro
Renowned Argentine actor Gabriel Fernández is touring Galicia with the play GALEGO.
27/06/2025
20:30 | Teatro Principal
‘Violent, rude, lacking in respect and civility’ is the RAE's definition of “brute”. And that is, in a way, Nito's world: the neighbourhood where he lives, the people around him. That's why his entry into film school to study screenwriting leads him to take a leap...
11/09/2025 - 14/09/2025
18:00 | Salón Teatro
Serie Clopen is a multidisciplinary performance blending daring acrobatics, comedy, dance and clowning to humorously reflect on the challenges faced by today’s youth. Through the story of Alicia, a girl passionate about mathematics, the show delves into questions of identity, politics,...
18/09/2025 - 21/09/2025
22:00 | Sala Capitol
Ultranoite returns to the Capitol in September and will be the only dates of 2025! The political cabaret that makes fun of current affairs takes on a world dominated by the ultra-rich. Humour without tariffs. Criticism with denomination of origin.
24/09/2025 - 28/09/2025
18:00 | Salón Teatro
Serie Clopen is a multidisciplinary performance blending daring acrobatics, comedy, dance and clowning to humorously reflect on the challenges faced by today’s youth. Through the story of Alicia, a girl passionate about mathematics, the show delves into questions of identity, politics,...
01/10/2025 - 05/10/2025
18:00 | Salón Teatro
  Serie Clopen is a multidisciplinary performance blending daring acrobatics, comedy, dance and clowning to humorously reflect on the challenges faced by today’s youth. Through the story of Alicia, a girl passionate about mathematics, the show delves into questions of identity,...
08/10/2025 - 12/10/2025
18:00 | Salón Teatro
Serie Clopen is a multidisciplinary performance blending daring acrobatics, comedy, dance and clowning to humorously reflect on the challenges faced by today’s youth. Through the story of Alicia, a girl passionate about mathematics, the show delves into questions of identity, politics,...
11/10/2025 - 19/10/2025
In October 2025, Santiago de Compostela will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Galicreques International Festival, an event that fills the city with magic, color, and puppetry.
11/10/2025
18:00 | Auditorio de Galicia
Aracaladanza dives into the universe of Johann Sebastian Bach with Va de Bach, a contemporary dance performance brimming with humor, imagination, and visual magic. Directed by Enrique Cabrera, the piece blends music, light, movement, and stage design to create a dreamlike journey where five...
15/10/2025 - 19/10/2025
18:00 | Salón Teatro
Serie Clopen is a multidisciplinary performance blending daring acrobatics, comedy, dance and clowning to humorously reflect on the challenges faced by today’s youth. Through the story of Alicia, a girl passionate about mathematics, the show delves into questions of identity, politics,...
18/10/2025 - 19/10/2025
Cidade da Cultura de Galicia
Converging Gazes transforms the second floor of the Museo Centro Gaiás into a living stage, where two actors, inspired by the lives and works of Castelao and Savelev, guide the audience through an immersive and participatory experience that innovatively combines theater and museum.
22/10/2025 - 26/10/2025
18:00 | Salón Teatro
Serie Clopen is a multidisciplinary performance blending daring acrobatics, comedy, dance and clowning to humorously reflect on the challenges faced by today’s youth. Through the story of Alicia, a girl passionate about mathematics, the show delves into questions of identity, politics,...
08/11/2025
18:00 | Auditorio de Galicia
Family show by the Alodeyá theatre company.
21/11/2025
20:30 | Auditorio Abanca
Miguel Lago celebrates 25 years on stage and will celebrate it with his sixteenth uninterrupted season on stage. To do so, he will once again open the doors of his COMEDY CLUB.
28/11/2025
20:30 | Auditorio de Galicia
The 28th Circ d’Hivern – Glatir is a contemporary circus show that reflects on tradition in a world that is constantly evolving.
30/11/2025
18:00 | Auditorio de Galicia
Llar (“home” in Valencian) is a meeting point between architecture and circus arts, with wood as its main protagonist. It is the search for a shelter, a dwelling, a hut: the space
13/12/2025
20:30 | Auditorio de Galicia
Directed by Claudio Tolcachir and performed by Lola Herrera, Natalia Dicenta, and Carlos Olalla, the play offers an intense human portrait where friendship, love, and rebellion intertwine, inviting reflection on authenticity and the right to live according to one’s own desires.  
20/12/2025
18:00 | Auditorio de Galicia
Nanuq is a story of friendship without barriers, told through visual poetry, acrobatics, dance, and puppetry. Two bodies and two masks create a dreamlike world on the edge of the abyss. The show invites the audience to explore a universal universe, especially designed for the youngest viewers.
09/02/2026 - 15/02/2026
20:30 | Salón Teatro
The XXIX International University Theatre Festival of the USC opens in Compostela from 11 to 15 February a window to the theatrical creations developed by university theatre companies at Galician, national and European level.
21/02/2026
18:30 | Palacio de Congresos e Exposicións de Galicia
New show, new monologues, new gags… Mentes Peligrosas returns to prove it is the best laughter party possible. Eva Hache, Galder Varas, JJ Vaquero, and Xosé A. Touriñán arrive at the Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones de Galicia to dance, dine,...

Gastronomy

22/02/2025 - 23/02/2025
Fifty establishments in Santiago will offer Caldo de Gloria this weekend, as part of Rosalía's Day activities.
30/04/2025
19:30 | Hotel NH Collection Santiago de Compostela *****
noitiNHAs 2025 returns with its 8th edition to light up Santiago’s nights with live music and unique flavors. This cultural series, held at the NH Collection hotel in Santiago, blends vibrant concerts with top-tier culinary offerings, creating a full sensory experience. 
26/06/2025
20:00 | Mercado de Abastos
Gastronomic appointment with Martin Codax on Thursdays in June at the Praza de Abastos in Santiago.  Four chefs, four styles and the same philosophy: cooking Galicia from the respect for the product, creativity and the link with the territory.  
06/08/2025
20:30 | Hotel NH Collection Santiago de Compostela *****
noitiNHAs 2025 returns with its 8th edition to light up Santiago’s nights with live music and unique flavors. This cultural series, held at the NH Collection hotel in Santiago, blends vibrant concerts with top-tier culinary offerings, creating a full sensory experience. 
19/02/2026 - 08/03/2026
Santiago has a wide and diverse gastronomic offer based on the best Galician products and combining traditional and nouvelle cuisine. Santiago (é)Tapas, the city's tapas competition, is the perfect opportunity to discover the quality of the city's gastronomy, as it allows you to...

For children

12/04/2025
18:00 | Cidade da Cultura de Galicia
A musical show in verse, agile, daring and inspiring. Os contos de Lobicán, by Redrum Teatro and recent winner of the María Casares Award for Puppets and Animated Objects, comes to the Biblioteca de Galicia on the occasion of the International Children's and Young People's Book Day.
27/04/2025
18:00 | Auditorio de Galicia
The Gran Gala del Circo celebrates International Circus Day at the Auditorio de Galicia. This variety show coordinated by Pistacatro brings together on stage a lot of local artists and artists from other lands in a party for the enjoyment of small and large audiences alike. Don't wait to be...
14/06/2025
12:00 | Biblioteca Pública Ánxel Casal
Storytelling by Marisa Irimia
28/06/2025
12:00 | Biblioteca Pública Ánxel Casal
Storytelling by Sara Cruz.
02/07/2025
20:00 | Cidade da Cultura de Galicia
Beatlemania concert by Rock en familia. Free concert as part of the cycle Verán no Gaiás 2025.
22/07/2025
12:00 | Parque de Eugenio Granell (O Paxonal)
Eugenio Granell Park will host, on July 22nd, a day of fun dedicated specifically to the children of Compostela: the Festa Pícara. This event is part of the Apostle Festival program and will feature a variety of activities including theatre, music, puppetry, workshops in the local...
06/09/2025
17:00 | Cidade da Cultura de Galicia
Cidade Imaxinaria returns to Gaiás to transform the hill into a dreamlike place: singing chairs, giant animals, impossible acrobatics, games to stop time, and little wonders for young and old to enjoy. On 6 September, from 5 pm to 10 pm, the little ones will take over the City of Culture...
13/09/2025
17:30 | Cidade da Cultura de Galicia
Workshop “A galiña dos ovos de conto” | In commemoration of Literacy Day | Library of Galicia
12/10/2025
11:00 | Casa das Máquinas
The Casa das Máquinas resumes its activity as a space open to play and imagination for children aged 1 to 12. The Xogos do Paporrubio are a collection of self-operating, animated toys inspired by agricultural life, allowing us to discover one of the smallest, liveliest, and most...
15/11/2025
18:00 | Casa das Máquinas
Trepas is the nickname of a Villatriste resident who unexpectedly gets caught up in a singular adventure: saving his town from the clutches of an evil ruler.
23/11/2025
11:00 | Casa das Máquinas
Hoops, ropes, spinning tops, keys, stilts or frog games are just some of the traditional and popular toys that have brought joy to children for generations. The Asociación do Xogo Tradicional brings to Casa das Máquinas a lively selection of games to play like in the old days...
28/11/2025 - 05/01/2026
16:00 | Iglesia de San Fiz de Solovio
From Friday, 28 November, to Sunday, 5 January, visitors can enjoy the impressive Nativity scene created and installed by the craftsman José Uzal: more than 500 figures make up this display, which includes various scenes, moving pieces, and special lighting and sound effects.
06/12/2025
18:00 | Teatro Compostela
This is a fun, scatological, and humorous play that provokes laughter and makes the audience empathize with the little mole, whose pride has been hurt. Environmentalism, reuse, and recycling are also present in this show, which invites us to look differently at a topic as natural as life...
27/12/2025
17:00 | Palacio de Congresos e Exposicións de Galicia
La Granja de Zenón presents its new show “IN SEARCH OF THE RAINBOW”.
18/04/2026
18:00 | Auditorio de Galicia
Familian concert of the Real Filharmonía de Galicia of the season 25/26 entitled ‘Historias’.  

Fairs

28/11/2025 - 05/01/2026
As every year, locals and visitors can do their Christmas shopping at the 70 stalls of decoration, gourmet food and crafts (jewellery, wood, ceramics, glass, leather, toys, textiles, original watering can, design ...) of the market in addition to the wide range of local shops in the ...

Festival

21/02/2025 - 23/02/2025
Under the slogan Sen pombas nin flores, inspired by a Rosalian verse taken from Follas Novas, a wide-ranging programme including recitals, street entertainment, concerts and theatre will take place over 3 days. 
06/09/2025 - 07/09/2025
11:00 | Parque de San Domingos de Bonaval
The Electrofauna festival, the forest’s vibrant call as a creative heartbeat, will take place in Santiago de Compostela this Saturday and Sunday with free admission and activities for all audiences. The event will be held mainly in Bonaval Park, featuring music performances,...

Literature

20/03/2025 - 22/03/2025
Teatro Principal
VIII Poetry Festival for Corpo Principal The Alguén que respira! festival will turn Compostela into the Galician epicentre of poetry. The event returns to the Teatro Principal faithful to its vocation to create a framework for reflection on reality and current society. The VIII...
03/10/2025 - 12/10/2025
Praza da Quintana
SELIC (Compostela Book Week) is a literary event that transforms Plaza de la Quintana into an open cultural space, with book presentations, readings, workshops and activities for all audiences.
03/10/2025 - 12/10/2025
Plaza de la Quintana
SELIC (Compostela Book Week) is the city’s main literary event. For several days, Plaza de la Quintana comes alive with books, authors and activities that celebrate reading through presentations, readings, workshops and events for all ages.

Social events

05/06/2025 - 30/06/2025
On the occasion of the celebration of International LGBTIQ+ Pride Day on 28 June, Compostela Diversa brings together a series of actions and activities to make Santiago a benchmark as a welcoming city, committed to global and inclusive actions that help to advance in the achievement of...

Cinema

07/11/2024 - 24/11/2024
Cineuropa reaches its 38th edition with a programme of more than 130 films as well as concerts, debates, meetings with filmmakers and educational activities in an edition with the slogan ‘The heart of cinema is freedom’.
14/02/2025 - 16/02/2025
Cidade da Cultura de Galicia
The best international small cinema will fill the Gaiás on the weekend of February 14 to 16 with short films and workshops to enjoy with the family and on the big screen.
12/03/2025 - 16/03/2025
Museo do Pobo Galego
The International Ethnographic Film Festival of the Museo do Pobo Galego aims to present recent audiovisual works in the field of ethnography and visual anthropology. The screenings take place in the Museo do Pobo Galego, the Salón Teatro and the Teatro...
01/07/2025 - 06/07/2025
22nd edition of the International Festival of Cinema and Visual Arts.
20/10/2025 - 24/10/2025
Teatro Principal
The AMAL Festival has established itself as a must-see event for film and awareness: more than a film showcase, it is a tool for advocacy, memory, and resistance. With a program focused on Palestine, AMAL screens documentaries and auteur cinema that highlight the suffering, dignity, and hope...

Sport

10/05/2025
20:00 | Plaza del Obradoiro
Run through the emblematic areas of the historic city of Santiago de Compostela.
07/06/2025
11:30 | Cidade da Cultura de Galicia
On Saturday, June 7, Holi Gaiás and Peque Holi return to fill the Cidade da Cultura with color and give spring the farewell it deserves with a fun, sporty event for all audiences. The seventh edition of this festive race is already underway, offering a joyful June Saturday for families...
08/06/2025
11:00 | Monasterio e Iglesia de Santa María de Conxo
XI Edition of the ‘Carreras Saudables’ circuit composed of 5 races for all ages. 
14/09/2025
11:00 | Parque de Eugenio Granell (O Paxonal)
XI Edition of the ‘Carreras Saudables’ circuit composed of 5 races for all ages.  

Fiestas

15/02/2025 - 15/03/2025
Santiago de Compostela
Very close to Santiago: Boqueixón, A Estrada, Silleda, Touro, Vedra, Vila de Cruces
The “Xenerais da Ulla” is the most outstanding feature of the Ulla region’s traditional Carnival. It has been held in the surroundings of Santiago since the first half of the 19th century: the “Xenerais” (generals) ride on horseback, dressed in colourful...
01/03/2025 - 15/03/2025
Floats, troupes and brass bands will fill the streets of Compostela with music and colour in a new edition of the Carnival Festivities.
04/04/2025 - 07/04/2025
Romería de San Lázaro: 'Festa Gastronómica da Uña' [4-7 abril 2025]
A religious and gastronomic festival. One of the most unique and oldest festivities in Galicia.
23/05/2025 - 25/05/2025
The banquet that brought together university students, workers and craftsmen around the same table on 2 March 1856 to demand equality and freedom, remains in the collective memory as one of the foundational events of the galeguismo.    
24/05/2025 - 25/05/2025
The Festa do Banquete de Conxo will count on the tourist train, which will be available to citizens and visitors for free transfers between the Alameda, in the city centre, and the neighbourhood of Conxo.  
28/05/2025 - 01/06/2025
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...
Free
05/06/2025 - 07/06/2025
New edition of the local commerce festival with music and activities for the whole family.
07/06/2025
12:00 | 20. Iglesia de San Martín Pinario
A traditional festival where the San Martiño Pinario neighborhood travels back to 1975. A day full of celebration, with parades, vermouth hour, a tute card tournament, traditional games for children and adults, live music and lots of dancing.
12/07/2025
10:30
Forth edition of this festival, which is an encounter with the local community and the rock heritage of the area through local and sustainable cultural proposals.  
18/07/2025 - 31/07/2025
The festivities dedicated to the Apostle, the patron saint of Santiago, of Galicia and of all of Spain, last for about a fortnight. This festival combines religious and official solemnity, tradition and entertainment, which turn the entire city into a large fiesta. July 24th and...

Guided visits

15/10/2025
19:00
During October, November, and December, the Itinerarios Patrimonio C return with the proposal titled “Servas de Deus, donas de si”, exploring Compostela’s enclosed convents. The guided tours, free and lasting 90 minutes, delve into the history of women who governed complex...
29/10/2025
19:00
During October, November, and December, the Itinerarios Patrimonio C return with the proposal titled “Servas de Deus, donas de si”, exploring Compostela’s enclosed convents. The guided tours, free and lasting 90 minutes, delve into the history of women who governed complex...
12/11/2025
19:00
During October, November, and December, the Itinerarios Patrimonio C return with the proposal titled “Servas de Deus, donas de si”, exploring Compostela’s enclosed convents. The guided tours, free and lasting 90 minutes, delve into the history of women who governed complex...
10/12/2025
19:00
During October, November, and December, the Itinerarios Patrimonio C present Servas de Deus, donas de si, a free tour through Compostela’s enclosed convents that reveals the stories of power, resistance, and protagonism of the women who lived there, blending heritage interpretation and...
17/12/2025
19:00
During October, November, and December, the Itinerarios Patrimonio C present Servas de Deus, donas de si, a free tour through Compostela’s enclosed convents that reveals the stories of power, resistance, and protagonism of the women who lived there, blending heritage interpretation and...

Others

21/05/2025 - 25/05/2025
The Plataforma Festival is an unmissable annual event for lovers of culture and the arts, bringing together diverse audiences with its interdisciplinary approach. Between May 21 and 25, the festival will energize the streets and squares of the city, with performances, music, film, dance, stage...
04/08/2025 - 28/08/2025
Circus, dance, street theatre, poetry, music, storytelling, magic and cinema make up nearly thirty proposals spread throughout the city. Organised by Santiago City Council through Compostela Cultura, Festival C is supported by the Provincial Council of A Coruña and collaborates with...
06/09/2025
12:45 | Plaza del Obradoiro
A unique opportunity to see the best Carnivals of Galicia at the same time and in the same place.
Free
13/09/2025
18:30 | Museo do Pobo Galego
HERITAGE NIGHT · HERITAGE SCENE Performance by Lorena Nogal.

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