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Santiago's Entertainment Guide

from 13 May, 2025

Music

15/05/2025
21:00 | Sala Capitol
Adrian Costa Blues Band + Koko-Jean & The Tonics
16/05/2025
19:00 | Cidade da Cultura de Galicia
A folkloric microcosm where identities converge and community is created. Come and enjoy the intimacy, freshness, and personality of Abril’s music at the Biblioteca de Galicia on the occasion of Galician Literature Day.
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.
16/05/2025
20:00 | Sala Capitol
Rebeliom do Inframundo says goodbye to their album ‘Amor ou Barbárie’ at Sala Capitol (Compostela). It will be a unique concert, with special collaborations that will be presented later.
16/05/2025
20:30 | Auditorio de Galicia
The (EN)FOCOS are commented concerts that try to bring the audience closer to the musical keys of the works performed in a relaxed atmosphere.  
17/05/2025
21:00 | Sala Capitol
Raimundo Amador+The Fabulous Resaca Brothers
17/05/2025
15:30 | Auditorio de Galicia
Second meeting of the ‘tocadoras’ and great foliada open to the public. 
18/05/2025
20:30 | Sala Capitol
The emblematic Venezuelan band Desorden Público announced that they will celebrate their 40th anniversary on 27 July with the release of a new album in April and a world tour starting on 18 May at Capitol.
18/05/2025
12:00 | Teatro Principal
CONCERT OF THE LETRAS GALEGAS Banda Municipal de Música de Santiago de Compostela & Pandeireteiras Cantigas e Agarimos Season 2024/25 ‘PASEOS’ (WALKS) Winter-spring cycle  
22/05/2025
21:30 | Sala Capitol
Spanish blues band from the city of Úbeda, Jaén, characterised by their peculiar way of fusing blues with jazz, psychedelia and even flamenco.
24/05/2025
19:00 | Cidade da Cultura de Galicia
Concert by Felisa Segade and Merchi Rodríguez for the Day of Galician Letters 2025
28/05/2025
20:30 | Riquela
Dylan LeBlanc (Louisiana, 1990), American musician - described as “the new Neil Young” and compared to Townes Van Zant or Ryan Adams - transformed his turbulent past into folk songs where beauty and pain walk hand in hand.  
29/05/2025 - 31/05/2025
Riquela Club
2nd Edition of the Riquela Flamenco Festival. The only flamenco festival in Galicia, promoted by Riquela Music, bringing the best of Spanish flamenco to Santiago de Compostela.
29/05/2025
12:00 | Plaza de la Quintana
ASCENSION FESTIVITIES 2025 Municipal Band of Santiago de Compostela & Obradoiro de Cultura Tradicional Ultreia (OCT-Ultreia) Season2024/25‘ PASEOS’ (WALKS) Winter-spring cycle
29/05/2025
20:30 | Auditorio de Galicia
Concert as part of the subscription programme of the Real Filharmonía de Galicia, entitled "Nonconformists".  
31/05/2025
21:00 | Sala Capitol
The concert brings together Os Samesugas, celebrating 25 years on stage with "White Fire", an album that reaffirms their commitment to punk, garage, powerpop, and hardcore with power and no compromises. The lineup also features Bule, a band from Pontedeume influenced by '77 punk and powerpop,...
01/06/2025
18:30 | Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones de Galicia
Film Symphony Orchestra presents its new tour TARAB!The ecstasy of film music, in concert.
01/06/2025
20:00 | Plaza de la Quintana
ASCENSION FESTIVITIES 2025 Santiago de Compostela Municipal Music Band & AILÁ Season 2024/25 “PASEOS”.Winter-spring cycle Conductor: Casiano Mouriño Maquieira  
04/06/2025 - 05/06/2025
19:30
The Escola de Altos Estudos Musicais will offer a series of concerts as part of the training programme for students of the Advanced Course in Orchestral Specialisation (CAEO). This initiative, part of the “A Escola na Cidade” cycle, will take place in the Auditorium of the USC...
05/06/2025
20:00 | Plaza de Platerías
Municipal Band of Santiago de Compostela 2024/25 Season “PASEOS” Summer Series Conductor: Casiano Mouriño Maquieira  
05/06/2025
21:30 | Sala Capitol
Inspired by the energy and spirit of his album En Vivo Mucho Mejor, Ariel Rot will bring together in these concerts a selection of essential classics that have transcended time. Legendary songs from Tequila and Los Rodríguez such as “Quiero besarte”, “Necesito un...
07/06/2025
Sala Capitol
On June 7, Sala Capitol in Santiago will host a new edition of the Clássica 80s Party by LOS40 Classic, with Christian B leading the night in a four-hour show featuring the best music videos on a giant screen from Movimiento 80. Part of the Santiago en Vivo program, the event promises to...
07/06/2025
12:00 | Palacio de Congresos e Exposicións de Galicia
With more than 800 musicians on stage, this will be the most ambitious edition in the school's history, consolidating a new end-of-season festival format launched in 2022 that brings together music, education, performance, and community.
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.  
08/06/2025
19:00 | Sala Capitol
Event of presentation of the album ‘Fillo do Mar’ Dirty Suc
09/06/2025 - 11/06/2025
19:30 | Facultade de Xeografía e Historia
The Escola de Altos Estudos Musicais will offer a series of concerts as part of the training programme for students of the Advanced Course in Orchestral Specialisation (CAEO). This initiative, part of the “A Escola na Cidade” cycle, will take place in the Auditorium of the USC...
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.  
12/06/2025
21:30 | Riquela Club
This tour is the result of years of collaborations between the two musicians who bring us the essence of the sounds of New Orleans. With a sextet line-up of trumpet, banjo, piano, drums, double bass and clarinet, Will Smith and his band will transport you to the clubs of New Orleans.
12/06/2025 - 14/06/2025
Actuaciones en el Monte do Gozo
The reference music festival in Santiago returns in 2025 with artists such as Kings of Leon, Estopa, Bryan Adams, Duki or Bad Gyal.
13/06/2025
21:00
Each participant has 5 minutes to share their poetry or music with the group. By and for everyone!
13/06/2025
19:30 | Monasterio e Iglesia de Santa María de Conxo
Non-subscription concert in the Conxo neighbourhood
13/06/2025
20:00 | Iglesia y Convento de San Domingos de Bonaval
Charity concert in support of the "Wawa Wasi" project, organized by the Parish of Santa María de Salomé.
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.
15/06/2025
13:30
Municipal Band of Santiago de Compostela 2024/25 Season “UN PASEO POLOS NOSOS BARRIOS" Summer Series Conductor: Casiano Mouriño Maquieira  
15/06/2025
19:00 | San Francisco Hotel Monumento ****
A unique experience by candlelight
17/06/2025
21:00 | Sala Capitol
Cuban Timba band directed and founded by Alexander Abreu in 2007, widely recognised as one of the greatest trumpet players of his generation, formed by a collective of the best Cuban musicians and artists-All-Stars on the Cuban scene today.
19/06/2025
20:30 | Auditorio de Galicia
Season launch concert of the Real Filharmonía de Galicia.
19/06/2025
19:00 | Praza das Praterías
Banda Municipal de Música de Santiago de Compostela Temporada 2024/25 “PASEOS” Ciclo de verán Director: Casiano Mouriño Maquieira  
20/06/2025
20:30 | Sala Capitol
The folk and rock metal band from Cádiz, Saurom, takes the stage at Sala Capitol in Santiago de Compostela as part of the tour for their new album. Epic lyrics, powerful live energy and a strong connection with the audience promise a unique night.    
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.
21/06/2025
21:00 | Sala Capitol
Carlos Varela, one of the most influential singer-songwriters in Cuban music, presents his new show ‘Nada es como antes’, a work that shows the poetic and musical maturity and the different styles through which this artist, committed to his time, moves. 
22/06/2025
20:30 | Sala Capitol
The Lemon Twigs, the New York rock band led by brothers Brian and Michael D’Addario, release their new album A Dream Is All We Know, a celebration that revives their 60s sound.
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  
26/06/2025
21:00 | Sala Capitol
Nikki Hill is a sweet seduction, a sweeter menace and a fiery energy. An original force in American music, she is tender and tough, flamboyant, witty and dangerous.
28/06/2025
20:00
Municipal Band of Santiago de Compostela 2024/25 Season “PASEOS” Summer Series Conductor: Casiano Mouriño Maquieira  
03/07/2025
20:00 | Praza das Praterías
Municipal Music Band of Santiago de Compostela & Symphonic Band of the Ateneo Musical del Puerto de Valencia Season 2024/25 ‘PASEOS’. Summer Cycle Conductor: Casiano Mouriño Maquieira & Luis Serrano Alarcón  
04/07/2025 - 06/07/2025
Colegiata Santa María a Real do Sar
 The festival FOLK NA BEIRA DO SAR brings two days of culture and coexistence in the Camino de la Plata designed to enjoy music, gastronomy, art and literature. A full programme of activities that will culminate with a grand finale by Carlos Núñez.
05/07/2025
20:30 | Sala Capitol
Los Borjas, the breakout duo of Latin music, are coming to Spain, Galicia, with a show full of rhythm, energy, and good vibes.
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
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.
17/07/2025
20:00 | Praza das Praterías
Santiago de Compostela Municipal Music Band XXI Galician Saxophone Meeting Season 2024/25 ‘PASEOS’ (WALKS) Summer Cycle Conductor: Casiano Mouriño Maquieira Saxophones: Alicia Fermoselle Martín and Diego Mateo Iriarte (Winners of the Ramón...
21/07/2025
21:30 | Sala Capitol
Coming from Erskineville, Sydney, Australia. His music is heavily influenced by 70s rock bands like AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, and Black Sabbath, as well as more modern bands like The White Stripes and Kyuss.
27/07/2025
20:00 | Praza da Quintana
Concert as part of the programme of the Apostle's Festival 2025
28/07/2025
13:00 | Plaza del Obradoiro
Concert held every year on the Day of Padrón de Santiago, as part of the Festivities of the Apostle 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.
29/07/2025
21:00 | Palacio de Congresos e Exposicións de Galicia
Natalia Lafourcade will offer a unique concert with just guitar and voice, taking the audience on an intimate journey through her music. The Mexican singer-songwriter and producer is one of the most influential voices in Latin music.  
30/07/2025
21:00 | Praza da Quintana
Municipal Band of Santiago de Compostela 2024/25 Season “PASEOS” Summer Series APOSTLE FESTIVITIES 2025 Conductor: Casiano Mouriño Maquieira Piano and vocals: Serafín Zubiri  
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...
11/09/2025
19:30 | Praza das Praterías
Municipal Band of Santiago de Compostela 2024/25 Season “PASEOS” Summer Series Conductor: Casiano Mouriño Maquieira  
12/09/2025 - 20/09/2025
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, ...
14/09/2025
13:00
Santiago de Compostela Municipal Music Band Season 2024/25 ‘PASEOS’ (WALKS) Summer Cycle ‘A stroll through our neighbourhoods’. Conductor: Casiano Mouriño Maquieira  
18/09/2025
19:30 | Praza das Praterías
Municipal Band of Santiago de Compostela 2024/25 Season “PASEOS” Summer Series Conductor: Casiano Mouriño Maquieira  
21/09/2025
13:00
Municipal Band of Santiago de Compostela 2024/25 Season “PASEOS” Summer Series "Un paseo polos barrios" Conductor: Casiano Mouriño Maquieira    
23/09/2025
21:30 | Sala Capitol
Formed in Canvey Island, Essex, UK, in the early 1970s, they remain one of the most loved R&B bands in the world. Their style is a raw and uncompromising Rhythm and Blues that became a refreshing alternative to the Psychedelia and Hard Rock prevailing in those years.
25/09/2025
19:00 | Praza das Praterías
Santiago de Compostela Municipal Music Band Carapaus Season 2024/25 ‘PASEOS’ (WALKS)  Summer Cycle Maré Festival Conductor: Casiano Mouriño Maquieira
04/10/2025
21:00 | Sala Capitol
End of the tour “Un Lugar Perfecto”.
15/10/2025
20:30 | Sala Capitol
Not all bands reach the impressive mark of 50 years of activity. In particular, this one has not only reached the mark, but has also surpassed all records by far: they have played half the planet non-stop for all these years, without losing an ounce of their essence.
18/10/2025
21:00 | Sala Capitol
Neófita concludes her trilogy alongside Madre Fundadora and The Grimoire, crafting a powerful musical story. Her tour is a full-sensory experience: music, visuals, and a show that draws you in.
24/10/2025
21:30 | Sala Capitol
Robert Finley releases his long-awaited fourth studio album, Black Bayou, an 11-track tour de force that blends gospel, blues, soul, and rock in a raw and powerful tribute to his home state of Louisiana.
25/10/2025
19:30 | Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones de Galicia
Tribute concert to the three geniuses of cinema: Ennio Morricone, Hans Zimmer and John Williams. Enjoy the most famous soundtracks of the great film composers performed by the Royal Film Concert Orchestra.
01/11/2025
21:30 | Sala Capitol
Xavibo is an emerging musician and artist known for his unique style that blends pop, rock, and independent music. Originally from Sydney, Australia, his musical approach is characterized by a mix of fresh, contemporary sounds that combine influences from classic genres with modern...
08/11/2025
21:00 | Sala Capitol
One of the most innovative bands in electronic post-hardcore and the alternative scene from the UK returns to Spain with their new European tour, bringing their unmistakable and scorching live performance.
15/11/2025
21:00 | Sala Capitol
Concert as part of their tour to present their new album ‘Bravo’.
15/11/2025
22:00 | Sala Malatesta
Concert part of the "Momentos Alhambra" series. An unclassifiable, genuine artist, acclaimed by both critics and audiences. As Fernando Navarro wrote in El País, “one of the best things that has happened to Spanish rock in the 21st century.”
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.
29/11/2025
21:30 | Sala Capitol
Nach is one of the most influential Spanish-speaking rappers, known for his deep lyricism and ability to address social, emotional, and philosophical themes.
06/12/2025
22:00 | Sala Malatesta
Concert as part of the cycle ‘Momentos Alhambra’. Alice Wonder is a clear example of the arrival of a musical generational change. At just 24 years of age, the artist and composer has burst onto the music scene with an artistic maturity that may scare even the most seasoned musicians.
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. 
29/01/2026
21:00 | Sala Capitol
La Maravillosa Orquesta del Alcohol returns to the stage. The band from Burgos announces a new tour and a new album to be presented in Santiago.
08/02/2026
21:30 | Sala Capitol
 Kadec Santa Anna presents his Eternal Tour 25/26. 
14/02/2026
20:00 | Teatro Compostela
La bohème transports the audience to the heart of bohemian Paris, where friendship and first love blossom amid hardship. The delicate relationship between the poet Rodolfo and the seamstress Mimì, both vibrant and fleeting, reflects the hope, laughter, and heartbreak of real...
26/04/2026
21:00 | Sala Capitol
With only three years of career, Pole. has already made a name for himself as one of the most outstanding artists of his generation.
30/05/2026
21:30 | Sala Capitol
The Soundtrack of Our Lives formed in Gothenburg in the mid-1990s as a kind of supergroup with members of Union Carbide Productions, Nymphet Noodlers, Whipped Cream and Mindjive. The single ‘Instant Repeater “99” became a hit in Sweden in 1996 and their debut album...

Dance

14/05/2025
20:00 | Colexio de Fonseca
The milonga is a place where people who love tango and milonga meet to dance and socialise, to share experiences in a place where you can breathe the tango atmosphere and share the passion for the dance.
23/05/2025
18:30 | Teatro Principal
The goal of this activity is to enrich knowledge about the history of dance, highlight synergies between different styles, create spaces for dialogue and debate that foster critical thinking, collaborate with the community by opening the arts of movement to the public, bring together sector...
24/05/2025
11:00 | Auditorio de Galicia
Movement workshop with Janet Novás
14/06/2025
19:30 | Auditorio Abanca
In this 2025, Danza Alfaia celebrates its XV Festival of end of course, with a team of wide trajectory creating scene, so that the students enjoy the artistic experience, where we will present choreographic works of different disciplines. 
21/06/2025
19:00 | Auditorio Abanca
The Mandala Solidarity Gala will take place on June 21, 2025, at the Auditorio Abanca in Santiago de Compostela. Organized by the wellness center Mandala, this gala aims to raise funds for Itínera, an Association of Volunteers for the Social Integration of People with Mental Disorders,...

Theatre

16/05/2025
18:30 | Biblioteca Pública Ánxel Casal
A performance that uses various techniques —oral storytelling, holographic projections, music, and object theatre— to honour the legacy of the exceptional women celebrated on Galician Literature Day, from Rosalía de Castro to the cantareiras.
17/05/2025
20:30 | Teatro Principal
A groundbreaking and sexy version of August Strindberg's classic. One of the most controversial texts in history. For lovers of psychological thrillers and film noir.
23/05/2025
20:30 | Auditorio Abanca
More laughs, more new scenes and more hilarious situations in this comedy that focuses on living together as a couple and their differences. A funny and acid reflection on those everyday situations that unite us... or separate us.
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. 
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.
25/05/2025
20:30
Open mic performance with Pepo Suevos and guest artists. This performance is repeated on the last Sunday of every month at 20:30 h.
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.
31/05/2025
20:30 | Auditorio Abanca
The ‘COACHES de choque’ is an improvised comedy show designed to activate and give an endorphin rush to the audience. An interactive show in which Oswaldo Digón and Rafa Durán play two really enthusiastic and highly motivated coaches, who through impro-shock therapy...
01/06/2025
18:00 | Riquela
XD is Xavi Daura's complete monologue and, as the most observant will have seen, they are also his initials. For more than an hour this comedian opens up about his way of seeing the world and other jokes that he prays are funny.
02/06/2025 - 05/06/2025
Salón Teatro
Agadic organizes this Galician performing arts market festival. Through a selection of recently produced shows and a programme of parallel activities, this initiative takes the pulse of the current situation of the sector in Galicia. At the same time, it provides its professionals with a...
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...
16/06/2025 - 20/06/2025
19:00 | Teatro Principal
The Teatro Principal will host from June 16 to 20 the 7th Theatre Festival of the Network of Sociocultural Centers, an established event that allows showcasing and highlighting the work of amateur theatre groups from the CSC network. Nine groups from as many sociocultural centers will...
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...
07/09/2025 - 27/09/2025
Teatro Principal
Amateur theatre The Agustín Magán Festival was born in 2001 with the purpose of promoting the best theatrical productions of the amateur federated companies. The works that participate each year, in total 6, are selected by a jury and represent the most interesting proposals of...
12/09/2025
20:00 | Auditorio Abanca
"Quieto todo el mundo" is the latest project from Facu Díaz and Miguel Maldonado. The news takes center stage, and they proceed to tear it apart in this weekly show designed for digital platforms—but one that has become a performance well worth experiencing live.
13/09/2025
20:30 | Auditorio de Galicia
Carlos Blanco and Xosé A. Touriñán bring one of the most successful projects in Galician theatre in recent decades to a close with a new show that will tour across Galicia in 2025.  
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.
20/09/2025
20:00 | Auditorio Abanca
Ismael Lemais and Isita Díaz return to the stage with their acid humour with their new show ‘¡Madre mía!
26/09/2025
22:00 | Teatro Compostela
Ignatius Farray is a comedian from Tenerife who started in STAND-UP 20 years ago, and since then, he has been touring all over the country.
02/10/2025
20:30 | Auditorio Abanca
Closeness is his hallmark, and his aim is to make everyone in the audience laugh, although, for him, the attitude with which you enter the room is important. As he himself says, ‘Don't cross your arms, you don't get the jokes’.
04/10/2025
20:30 | Teatro Compostela
The ON BEAT Company brings the best '80s-style musical of the moment, where the audience shares the characters’ experience — singing, dancing, and becoming accomplices in every moment.
05/10/2025
17:00 | Teatro Compostela
A musical for the whole family full of colour and fantastic characters that will fill the audience with joy and humour. One of the most beloved characters in the world comes to save the ocean and all its inhabitants in an amazing visual and theatrical experience.
19/10/2025
19:00 | La Salle
Is a play that blends humor, emotion, and social theatre, starring several of the actors with intellectual disabilities from the acclaimed film Campeones. In this sequel, the protagonists take on the challenge of performing a play by Federico García Lorca, discovering along the way the...
25/10/2025
20:00 | La Salle
Comedy night with Bianca Kovacs and Carmen Romero—comedians, screenwriters, and YouTubers—presenting their new podcast. A show where people’s opinions don’t really matter. They hate them anyway.  
31/10/2025
20:00 | Auditorio Abanca
Pablo Chiapella and Tian Lara present El Anticoach, a show created to try to demotivate the actor who played one of the most motivated and iconic characters in Spanish fiction.
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.
15/11/2025
20:00 | Auditorio Abanca
Get ready to immerse yourself in a theatrical experience that has made hundreds of thousands of spectators laugh non-stop for 12 years on Madrid's Gran Vía. 
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 Abanca
‘Probando bien’ is David Puerto's new live comedy show, where freshness and spontaneity combine to offer a unique experience.
07/12/2025
18:00 | Teatro Compostela
The interaction with the audience, the spectacular live vocals, a great staging and attractive choreographies; plus a very funny presentation with our masters of ceremony, ensure an unforgettable experience in this show.
20/12/2025
21:00 | Teatro Compostela
A one-of-a-kind show is coming — an unforgettable parody, a complete madness that elevates theatre to the category of… well, there’s simply no category for this.
16/01/2026
21:00 | Teatro Compostela
It explores the follies of marriage with a touch of satire, reminding the audience that, although love can be complicated, there is always room for laughter.
25/01/2026
19:00 | Teatro Compostela
Salva Reina, current Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor 2025, presents for the first time in Galicia ‘PROHIBIDO ECHARLE CACAHUETES AL MONO’  Comedy in pure stand up comedy style.  

Gastronomy

14/05/2025
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. 
25/05/2025
13:00 | Sala Capitol
A new and incredible Vermouth session returns to the Capitol with the TT Syndicate and Mareike Philipp's pizzarra records.
05/06/2025
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.  
12/06/2025
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.  
18/06/2025
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...
19/06/2025
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.  
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.  
02/07/2025
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...
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. 

For children

16/05/2025
17:30 | Mupega (Museo Pedagógico de Galicia)
Oral narration show with objects and puppets by Raquel Queizás.
17/05/2025
17:00 | Cidade da Cultura de Galicia
As part of this year's Letras Galegas, dedicated to oral popular poetry and to the legacy of our cantareiras, the Gaiás invites you to a family workshop of traditional songs and small percussion instruments, where we’ll deconstruct the lyrics of the Galician tradition...
17/05/2025
19:00 | Circonove
On May 17th, the Circonove Association celebrates Galician Literature Day with a very special gala full of magic, acrobatics, and emotions. A circus and dance show designed for the whole family, where movement and art come together to honor Galician language and culture with joy and imagination
23/05/2025
10:15 | Parque de Eugenio Granell (O Paxonal)
The foliada will bring together in Compostela music and dance groups, as well as pandeireteiras (tambourine players), from 15 educational centers in Galicia and Portugal, in a festive pilgrimage celebrating Galician-Portuguese Letters.  
24/05/2025
12:00 | Biblioteca Pública Ánxel Casal
Storytelling by Andamiaxe
25/05/2025
12:00 | Cidade da Cultura de Galicia
Oral storytelling, music, objects and new technologies to exalt the heritage of all the women honoured on the Día das Letras Galegas throughout time. The Biblioteca de Galicia hosts the workshop Desde Rosalía hasta las Cantareiras, a multidisciplinary proposal aimed at children...
28/05/2025 - 30/05/2025
Salón Teatro
O Carteiro de Ximaraos is a deeply moving small-format theatrical piece for children, based on the work that won the Manuel María Dramatic Literature Prize 2024, written by Carlos Labraña.
31/05/2025
12:00 | Centro Sociocultural do Castiñeiriño "Agustín Bueno"
Storytelling for babies by Raquel Queizás
31/05/2025
12:00 | Biblioteca Pública Ánxel Casal
Show by Mago Paco, the magician
07/06/2025
12:00 | Biblioteca Pública Ánxel Casal
Storytelling with Sole Felloza
08/06/2025
17:00 | Auditorio Abanca
In the midst of the adventure, there’s plenty of music: twelve original songs already known to Bibopalula’s fans, such as ‘O Terremoto,’ ‘As Estrelas,’ and ‘A Poza,’ with choreography, special effects, and spectacular lighting for a unique...
13/06/2025
17:30 | Parque de la Alameda
The central promenade of the Alameda will host the activities organized by the Departments of Sociocultural Centers and Youth to celebrate the International Day of the Right to Play. In addition to traditional games, inflatables, and performing arts proposals, this year's program introduces...
14/06/2025
18:00 | Cidade da Cultura de Galicia
The Biblioteca de Galicia hosts this theatrical production as part of the Castelao Year: a vibrant, humorous show directed by Fina Calleja and starring Mónica Caamaño and Cris Collazo. A piece created for children that invites them to take part in a magical, memory-filled story.
14/06/2025
12:00 | Biblioteca Pública Ánxel Casal
Storytelling by Marisa Irimia
21/06/2025
12:00 | Biblioteca Pública Ánxel Casal
Storytelling in Spanish by Paula Carbonell
28/06/2025
12:00 | Biblioteca Pública Ánxel Casal
Storytelling by Sara Cruz.
04/10/2025 - 05/10/2025
Auditorio de Galicia
Fourth edition of the World Festival of Illusionism ‘Galicia Ilusiona’, the great annual event with the highest level of magic.
11/10/2025 - 20/10/2025
Puppeteers from several countries present their singular productions. Children’s shows, outdoor performances and evening shows. And also round tables, exhibitions and workshops… an entire range of activities related to puppets.

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.

Festival

Free
05/08/2025 - 31/08/2025
During the summer, dance, circus, theatre, poetry, music, heritage, visual arts and much more in the streets of Compostela. All the programme at compostelacultura.gal

Literature

16/05/2025 - 01/06/2025
Parque de la Alameda
Old and second-hand books, antique and rare books, out-of-print books and even some collectors' items that you can't miss.   Participants: - Madrid Books (Madrid)- O Fiandón (A Coruña)- A Tobeira de Oza (A Coruña)- Libros Quique (València)- Arcadia (A...
28/06/2025 - 06/07/2025
The Oral Storytelling Festival brings storytellers from around the world, and a wide range of Galician talent and new emerging voices.
06/10/2025 - 11/10/2025
Plaza de la Quintana
APPROXIMATE DATES The SELIC Reading Festival is a Galician literary event of international reference.  

Social events

05/06/2025 - 30/06/2025
Around two hundred commercial and hospitality establishments in the city join the Compostela Diversa initiative. Shops, bars, restaurants and accommodation celebrate diversity with aprons, posters, postcards, coasters, tablecloths and LGBTIQ+ banners.
05/06/2025 - 30/06/2025
In order to make the values of Compostela Diversa more visible, Turismo de Santiago is lighting/decorating prominent public spaces with a high number of visitors.
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...

Educational events

19/05/2025 - 21/05/2025
18:30
Pint of Science is the world’s largest science communication festival, held in over 70 cities across Spain and 27 countries worldwide. This year marks its 10th edition, and on May 19, 20, and 21, 2025, Santiago will be one of the seven Galician host cities for this relaxed encounter...

Cinema

01/07/2025 - 06/07/2025
22nd edition of the International Festival of Cinema and Visual Arts.
10/11/2025 - 29/11/2025
Teatro Principal
Festival held since 1988 throughout the entire month of November. Aimed exclusively at cinema buffs, it reviews the season’s best non-commercial cinema. Not to be missed in order to savour the city’s cultural atmosphere. +Info 

Courses and workshops

17/05/2025 - 18/05/2025
The artist Neves Seara will lead the performative workshop Luz infinda at the DIDAC Foundation in Santiago de Compostela — a proposal where body, emotion, and poetry intertwine through games of light and shadow.  
20/05/2025
20:30 | Auditorio de Galicia
Sound workshop as part of the Contemporáneas Cycle

Sport

17/05/2025
10:00 | Cidade da Cultura de Galicia
On Saturday, May 17, 2025, the XI Carreira Camiño das Letras will take place—a race that combines sport, culture, and symbolism.
17/05/2025
20:15
OK Liga Iberdrola match, in the first season of a Compostela roller hockey team in the top national competition  
24/05/2025
Plaza del Obradoiro
The ‘Circuíto 3x3’ event, organised by the Spanish and Galician Basketball Federations, will bring together 300 players from all over Galicia at the Obradoiro. 
07/06/2025
Praza Roxa
A day designed both for those already experienced in this urban discipline and for anyone aged 10 and up who wishes to get started in parkour.
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. 
08/06/2025
Parque infantil da constitución
New edition of this sporting, cultural and social event in which there will be different Skate.
12/07/2025
22:00 | Plaza del Obradoiro
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.  
11/10/2025
XI Edition of the ‘Carreras Saudables’ circuit composed of 5 races for all ages.  
15/11/2025
XI Edition of the ‘Carreras Saudables’ circuit composed of 5 races for all ages.   

Fiestas

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.