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Santiago's Entertainment Guide

Music

27/07/2025
20:00 | Praza da Quintana
Concert as part of the programme of the Apostle's Festival 2025
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...
24/09/2025
21:00 | Modus Vivendi
The Clubtura Cycle comes to Modus Vivendi with a concert featuring AmiguiS and Kreze, two projects that showcase emerging Galician music in one of Santiago’s cultural landmark venues.
25/09/2025
20:30 | Modus Vivendi
Clara Cantore presents a series of concerts at Modus Vivendi, every Thursday starting September 18, in a trio format with Quim Farinha and Carlos Freire. Each performance will explore live the fusion of Latin American roots music and Galician tradition, with an open Terra Jam to gather...
02/10/2025
20:30 | Modus Vivendi
Clara Cantore presents a series of concerts at Modus Vivendi, every Thursday starting September 18, in a trio format with Quim Farinha and Carlos Freire. Each performance will explore live the fusion of Latin American roots music and Galician tradition, with an open Terra Jam to gather...
21/11/2025
19:00 | Biblioteca Pública Ánxel Casal
We celebrate Music Day with the concert Poesiacordes by Francisco Castro.  
08/02/2026
18:00 | Auditorio de Galicia
XPECTRO is a multidisciplinary performance that invites audiences into a creative and deeply emotional universe. The action unfolds in a corner of the minds of two beings whose bodies bear traces of neurodivergence and whose inner worlds hold echoes of the past.
28/03/2026
20:00 | Iglesia y Convento de San Domingos de Bonaval
This concert explores the dialogue between the organ and the wind band, highlighting the parallels between two major sound worlds through transcriptions and organ-inspired works.

Theatre

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. 
23/01/2025 - 24/01/2025
20:30 | Teatro Principal
Show by Teatro de Ningures
08/02/2025
20:30 | Teatro Principal
Ni flores, ni funeral, ni cenizas, ni tantán is a story of overcoming, tenderness and humanity. Focused on palliative care and the ‘good death’, the piece is a journey that pushes us to face life with joy and to ask ourselves what the end of life will be like. A hymn to...
15/02/2025
20:30 | Auditorio de Galicia
Los lunes al sol is a realistic and moving portrayal of the daily struggles, demoralisation and hopelessness we encounter when trying to find work in a competitive and ever-changing job market. It makes visible how lack of opportunity and social pressure affect personal relationships,...
06/03/2025 - 07/03/2025
20:30 | Teatro Principal
In the 16th century, a small community of nuns on the banks of the Minho River was threatened by the greed of the ecclesiastical hierarchy. The lords of the Church, in order to put an end to the resistance of the sisters, do not hesitate to defame and threaten them by all means, from the...
29/03/2025
20:30 | Teatro Principal
In 2001, for the first time in Spain, a woman won a sexual harassment trial against a politician. Nevenka Fernández sat for the first time a mayor on the bench of the accused, becoming the first #MeToo case in a country that gave her the reason in court, but stigmatised her publicly....
04/04/2025
20:30 | Teatro Principal
Tromsø is a humorous reflection on loss. About life, death and everything in between.
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...
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...
24/05/2025
20:30 | Teatro Principal
Uxío Rodas, sculptor and painter, is considered by his contemporaries to be a true ‘national glory’. His sculptures are in the best international museums. Now he is in his studio, away from civilisation, trying to concentrate on his most important work.
14/06/2025 - 15/06/2025
20:30 | Teatro Principal
Casa Portuguesa tells the (fictional) story of a former soldier of the Colonial War who, in dialogue with his ghosts, is confronted with the decadence and transformation of the ideal of home, family, country and the canon of the father figure. A portrait of what the patriarchal family cell par...
25/07/2025
19:00 | Teatro do Camiño
Something strange happens with the traffic light on Calle de la Amargura. It doesn’t matter when Félix finds it; the traffic light senses his rush and appears before him: unflinching, indifferent, red. And it’s precisely when he discovers the secret hidden behind it that he...
07/08/2025
20:30 | Teatro do Camiño
An improvised theatre show that explores the emotions, tensions, and surprises that arise in the moments before or after a phone call. This show takes the actresses and the audience on a journey where unexpected conversations, encounters with people from the past or future, and crucial...
22/08/2025
20:30 | Teatro do Camiño
What happens when your words light up the stage?  In Encounters, the audience doesn’t just watch: they propose, inspire, and transform. Through social theatre and small moments of improvisation, we’ll create unique stories starting from an opening monologue, real experiences,...
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,...
02/10/2025
20:30 | Salón Teatro
Improvised theatre based on the CDG production: LA SERIE CLOPEN
03/10/2025 - 05/10/2025
Three days, six shows, and three iconic venues in Santiago to experience improvisation in its purest form
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
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,...
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,...
09/11/2025
19:00 | La Salle
Érase una vez los 80 is a stand-up show in which Jorge Santini looks back at how that magical decade was experienced, from childhood to adolescence.
19/11/2025
21:00 | Sala Capitol
The irreverent, fun, and musical improvisation of Colectivo do Flow returns to T.R.A.C.A.’s Wednesday sessions. Sergio Alfonso Agra, Antía Costas, Carlota Rosón Rojo, Martín Blanco, Pedro Placer, and Carlota Mosquera take the stage in a participatory and inclusive...
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
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,...

For children

05/02/2025 - 30/04/2025
Cidade da Cultura de Galicia
The Galiverso project launches a new virtual reality experience, Galiverso no corazón da pedra, which proposes a journey into the interior of our land to discover the natural, archaeological, ethnographic and historical wonders of our territory, where the stone, the one that shapes us...
10/12/2025
18:30 | Biblioteca Pública Ánxel Casal
Activity led by O Faiado de Nin

Fairs

14/06/2025
10:00 | Área Central
A leading event in innovation, creativity, and technology, now in its 11th edition. The fair kicks off with an opening day focused on entrepreneurship and social innovation, held at Área Central and featuring numerous activities for the whole family.

Fiestas

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.
05/07/2025
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.  
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.  
07/02/2026
19:00
The natural region of a Ulla features an original rural carnival, whose record goes back to the mid-19th century.

Guided visits

16/05/2025
18:30 | Biblioteca Pública Ánxel Casal
Guided tour that reviews the history and the figures honored on Galician Literature Day from its first year (1963) to the present. Special attention will be given to individuals and works connected to Santiago.

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...
05/09/2025 - 12/09/2025
Centro Sociocultural de Conxo
The 38th Cultural Week of Conxo will take place from September 5 to 12, offering a diverse program of exhibitions, talks, concerts, intercultural workshops, sports, theater, traditional games, and routes through the local area. The event opens with Gabriel Tizón’s photo exhibition...
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.
23/01/2026
19:00 | Biblioteca Pública Ánxel Casal
Night sky observation with a telescope conducted by the Ramón María Aller Astronomical Observatory of the University of Santiago de Compostela (if weather conditions are not favorable, it will be moved to another day).

Conferences

13/03/2025
17:30 | Auditorio de Galicia
Taking advantage of Fermin Muguruza's visit to Compostela as part of the tour celebrating 40 years of his career, Compostela Cultura programmes a discussion between the Basque musician and producer and the exhibition curator Germán Labrador about the capacity of cultural artefacts to...

Exhibitions

Free
29/11/2024 - 07/02/2025
DIDAC (DARDO Instituto do Deseño e das Artes Contemporáneas)
Ley Eterna is based on an action in an urban environment, a participatory performance that took place in the Plaza de la Quintana in Santiago de Compostela and which is now reconverted into an exhibition format at the Fundación DIDAC. The exhibition is signed by Mery Pais.
13/12/2024 - 30/01/2025
Metro Arte Contemporáneo
The moon has been an object of fascination throughout history. Loaded with meanings that evoke both the visible and the hidden, its light reveals a shadowy world, subtly illuminating what darkness tries to hide and creating a space where the imagination unfolds with greater intensity. Night...
11/03/2025 - 31/03/2025
Centro Sociocultural de Vite
Exhibition of the artisan Ana Rosa Lista Sebe
26/06/2025 - 11/01/2026
(Castelao. Looking around Galicia) Castelao. Mirar por Galicia represents the most advanced technological-cultural experience to date on Alfonso Daniel Rodríguez Castelao, a journey through the personal, literary, artistic and political evolution of one of the most outstanding...
10/09/2025 - 11/10/2025
Fundación Ría
The exhibition brings together proposals that reflect on the abandonment of villages, depopulation, and the urgent need to recover the territory and the productive activities linked to it. The students’ work proposes strategic interventions aimed at reactivating rural areas through new...
12/09/2025 - 26/09/2025
Galería de Arte Luisa Pita
Exhibition Deconstruction by textile artist Pierre Louis Geldenhuys.
Free
17/09/2025 - 31/10/2025
Igrexa da Compañía (Universidade)
The artist Amabel Míguez de la Sierra presents the exhibition ‘Abuso’ at the University Church. On this occasion, the creator shows works on paper, mainly drawings, sometimes of large format, allowing her to combine a technique as basic as drawing with an original...
27/09/2025 - 23/12/2025
DIDAC (DARDO Instituto do Deseño e das Artes Contemporáneas)
Exhibition by Tamara Feijoo
16/10/2025 - 28/02/2026
Colexio de Fonseca
The Colexio de Fonseca will host the exhibition Speculative Fictions from October 16, a collective show exploring how contemporary artists use science fiction, dreams, and oracles as tools to construct alternative visions of the world and the future.