Festival C 2023
The praza da Quintana, the Alameda de Santiago (statue of Federico García Lorca) and Bonaval Park (cemetery) will be the stage for circus, poetry and dance, shows that will fill Compostela's summer. All performances are free of charge.
The Centro Xove de la Almáciga will host circus workshops, which will also be free of charge but require prior registration.
PROGRAMME
WEDNESDAY 2ND
CIRCUS IN VERÁN PARK
Circonove
11.30-13.30 H
XOVE DA ALMÁCIGA CENTRE
AGE: 3 TO 5 YEARS OLD
Free with previous registration at: circonoveoficina@gmail.com
MONDAY 7TH
COREOGRAFÍAS DUN DEMENTE
Fran Sieira
20.00 H : BONAVAL CEMETERY
WEDNESDAY 9TH
CIRCO NO PARQUE VERÁN
Circonove
11.30-13.30 H
XOVE DA ALMÁCIGA CENTRE
AGE: 6 TO 12 YEARS OLD
Free with previous inscription en:circonoveoficina@gmail.com
ORNITOLOGY
Quico Cadaval, narrator
Pablo Castaño, saxophone
20.00 H | ALAMEDA DE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA (STATUE OF LORCA)
AGE: > 13 YEARS OLD
THURSDAY 10TH
GREED
Kine Circus Ethiopia
20.00 H | PRAZA DE LA QUINTANA
AGE: ALL AUDIENCES
DURATION: 60 MIN
THURSDAY 17TH
CIRCUS IN VERÁN PARK
Circonove
11.30-13.30 H
XOVE DA ALMÁCIGA CENTRE
AGE: 6 TO 12 YEARS OLD
Free with previous inscription en:circonoveoficina@gmail.com
MAÑA
Manolo Alcántara Company
20.00 H
PRAZA DE LA QUINTANA
AGE: > 9 YEARS
DURATION: 60 MIN
MONDAY 21ST
A RAÍZ DE
Daniel Rodríguez
VESTIRME DE TI
Furia Sotelo
20.00 H : BONAVAL CEMETERY
AGE: > 8 YEARS
DURATION: 30 MIN
WEDNESDAY 23RD
CIRCUS NO PARQUE VERÁN
Circonove
11.30-13.30 H
XOVE DA ALMÁCIGA CENTRE
AGE: 6 TO 12 YEARS OLD
Free with previous inscription en:circonoveoficina@gmail.com
THURSDAY 24TH
SE DER CORDA
Circo no Ato
20.00 H
PRAZA DE LA QUINTANA
AGE: ALL AUDIENCES
MONDAY 28TH
ALLEO
Glovo Collective
20.00 H : BONAVAL CEMETERY
AGE: ALL AUDIENCES
DURATION: 15 MIN
WEDNESDAY 30TH
CIRCUS IN VERÁN PARK
Circonove
11.30-13.30 H
XOVE DA ALMÁCIGA CENTRE
AGE: 6 TO 12 YEARS OLD
Free with previous inscription en:circonoveoficina@gmail.com
A FAIA DE PONTO
Alba Cid, Estevo Creus and Pablo Castaño
20.00 H
ALAMEDA DE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA (STATUE OF LORCA)
AGE: ALL AUDIENCES
DURATION: 50 MIN
THURSDAY 31ST
LAISSE-MOI
Primavez Collective
20.00 H
PRAZA DE LA QUINTANA
AGE: ALL AUDIENCES
DURATION: 50 MIN
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Festivals
One more Christmas, from 1 December to 5 January, we will be able to enjoy this impressive Nativity scene donated and assembled by the nativity scene maker José Uzal: nearly 500 figures make up this nativity scene which includes different scenes, moving pieces and also lighting and sound.
A tour of artistic illumination through the singular characters and other milestones in the history of Santiago and Galicia present in the Alameda de Santiago.
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...
- Christmas Gift Fair, giant games, creative workshops, nursery-library, photo booth and guided tours of the monastery of San Martiño Pinario and the Abanca Social Work Centre in Cervantes. F
- Foodtruck area, DJs and giant snowball: Plaza 8 de Marzo.
- Concerts, Christmas karaoke and bingoestreleiro: Don Bosco Youth Centre.
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