Encantos en Compostela
Magic returns to Santiago de Compostela from 10 to 12 October 2025 with the second edition of Encantos en Compostela, an international festival that will fill the city and surrounding area with wonder, humour and surprises. With shows for children and adults, solidarity initiatives and performances by both local and international magicians, the event is now a must in the cultural calendar thanks to the support of the City Council. Tickets are already available online, along with plenty of free activities for the whole family.
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Festivals
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.
A tour of artistic illumination through Paseo da Ferradura in Alameda Park.
At sunset, the Quintana becomes a canvas of stars, a Campus Stellae.
Christmas festival dedicated to the creative talent of artists, artisans, producers and entrepreneurs in Galicia: fashion design brands and accessories, handmade toys, jewelry and jewelry, illustration and stationery, decoration, ceramics, household objects...
ESTIMATED DATES, CALCULATED BASED ON THE PREVIOUS EDITION.
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 military garments similar to those of that time, but they also include purely carnivalesque adornments, which the horses also wear.
