8/8/2023 On August 15th we celebrate the big day of the Patron Saint Festivities, the day of the Patron Saint, the Virgin of Montserrat. The authorities, accompanied by the Bagpipe Band and the Traditional Dance Group of the Monforte City Council, go from the Plaza de San Antonio to the church of San Vicente de O Pino to celebrate mass, sung by the municipal choir, and a floral offering to the patron saint of the city.
San Vicente de O Pino, one of the emblems of the city, becomes the protagonist on this day and, in addition to focusing the official events of the morning, at midnight hosts the traditional fireworks. The night of the big day, Monforte is filled with light and celebration, which each year attracts numerous visitors willing to see the spectacle that illuminates the Monastery of San Vicente and its Homage Tower.
And if the image of the night of the 15th is made to remain engraved in the memory, the same happens with the night of the 16th when the water fireworks are celebrated. At 12.00 a.m., the river Cabe, next to the Old Bridge, welcomes this appointment that congregates hundreds of people to enjoy the mixtures that the light makes with the water.
Here is the complete program of the Patron Saint Festivities of Monforte de Lemos for August 15th and 16th:
Tuesday, August 15th
10.00 a.m. Launching of 21 bombs
10:00 a.m. DAY OF THE PATRONESS Meeting of the authorities and interested persons to go up to San Vicente
11:00 a.m. MASS AND FLORAL OFFERING TO THE VIRGIN OF MONTSERRAT
11:00 a.m. DAY OF THE GAITEIRO from the Plaza de España through the streets of the city. Participants:REDEGAITA, O CEGO DA VENEIRA, OS XOGRARES, MERENZAO, LEMAVOS 1, LEMAVOS II
13:00 a.m. CONCENTRATION OF THE TRADITIONAL GROUPS IN THE CENTER OF THE CITY ON THE GAITEIRO DAY
08:15 a.m. STREET PARADE of the groups participating in the Traditional Dance and Music Show from the Campo de la Compañía to the Plaza de España.
08:30 a.m. SHOW OF DANCE AND TRADITIONAL MUSIC in the Plaza of Spain with the performance of the participating groups.
08:30 p.m. GROUP OF BATUKADA BATURRUCA, from A Pinguela to the city center
11:00 p.m. VERBENA IN THE COMPAÑÍA WITH GRUPO TEKILA.
11:30 p.m. DECORATED BOATS ON THE MALECÓN
12:00 a.m. AIR FIREWORKS FROM SAN VICENTE.
00:30h CONCERT WITH TANXUGUEIRAS IN THE COMPAÑÍA
02:00h VERBENA WITH GRUPO TEKILA IN THE COMPAÑÍA
Tuesday, August 16th
12:00 p.m. IX FESTIVE COMIC FESTIVAL A RÚA É VOSA: MAGO PACO on Cardenal street, clown and magic.
01:00 p.m. IX FESTIVE COMIC FESTIVAL A RÚA É VOSA: N + 1,, aerial acrobatics, dance and clown in the Plaza de España.
07:00 p.m. IX FESTIVE COMIC FESTIVAL A RÚA É VOSA: MAGO PACO on Cardenal street, clown and magic.
08:00 p.m. IX FESTIVE COMIC FESTIVAL A RÚA É VOSA: N + 1, aerial acrobatics, dance and clown in the Plaza de España.
08:30 p.m. THE GROUP OF BATUCADA OS XOGRARES DE LEMOS will make entertainment from the neighborhood of Los Chaos to the city center.
11:00 p.m. VERBENA IN THE COMPAÑÍA WITH RITMO JOVEN
12:00 a.m. WATER FIREWORKS FROM THE MALECÓN
12:00 a.m. CONCERT IN THE COMPAÑÍA WITH LUZ CASAL.
02:00 h VERBENA IN THE COMPAÑÍA WITH RITMO JOVEN.
El resto de la programación en esta misma página, en la noticia de la presentación del Programa de las Fiestas y en el Facebook del Ayuntamiento de Monforte de Lemos.