Schedule
Five days of music and dance
By day, pipe bands and dance groups parade through the streets and squares of Tapia. By night, the Recinto Ferial hosts the main concert lineup.
- 19:00 Activity
Official opening of the 29th edition
Tapia Town Hall
Pedro Fernández, Mayor of Tapia de Casariego · Martín F. Cascudo, Festival Director
Raising of the Celtic Flag.
- 19:30 Activity
Opening of the Celtic Market
Celtic Market
- 19:35 Concert
Performance at the Celtic Market
Celtic Market
Bagad Arvorizion (Carnac, Brittany)
- 19:45 Activity
Opening of the exhibition "Banda Gaites Villa Mieres, 30 Years"
Casa de Cultura de Tapia
Banda Gaites Villa Mieres
Banda Gaites Villa Mieres celebrates its 30th anniversary with a retrospective exhibition of the association.
Open from 19:45 to 21:00.
- 20:30 Concert
Tambourine Night
Tapia de Casariego Auditorium
€5 donation per person until capacity is reached.
- 22:15 Concert
Performance at the Harbour
Port of Tapia
Bagad Arvorizion (Carnac, Brittany)
- 23:00 Concert
Traditional Verbena
Port of Tapia
Bandina Los Collaínos · Bandina Les Campes · Ramón de Campoamor Traditional Dance Group
- 12:00 Activity
International Folk Music School
Introductory course in Asturian dance
Town Hall Square
Ángel Ramón Herrera · Dance group of the Fraternidad Association
The Fraternidad Association works to improve quality of life and promote the inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities and their families.
- 12:30 In the streets
Bagpipe band performance
Port of Tapia
Camín de Fierro
- 12:30 In the streets
Galician dance group performance
Celtic Market
Donaire
- 13:00 Activity
Storytelling in fala: "Mis orejas redonditas"
Town Hall Square
Inés de Lavandera
Every minor or group of minors must be accompanied at all times by a responsible adult.
- 17:30 Activity
Traditional wooden games
Tapia Park
Fraternidad Association
Registration in advance at the FID'O stand.
Every minor or group of minors must be accompanied at all times by a responsible adult.
A snack will be provided for participants at the end.
- 19:30 In the streets
Asturian dance group performance
Celtic Market
Fitoria Traditional Dance Group
- 20:00 Activity
Exhibition "Banda Gaites Villa Mieres, 30 Years"
Casa de Cultura Juan de Mairena
Banda Gaites Villa Mieres
Exhibition open from 20:00 to 21:00.
- 20:00 In the streets
Bagpipe band performance
Port of Tapia
Camín de Fierro
- 20:30 Activity
International Folk Music School
Talk: "Musical Instruments in Galician Tradition"
Town Hall Square
- 22:30 Concert
Concert
Plaza de Campogrande
Picarós · Xara
- 12:00 Activity
Tribute to Sailors
Mirador de Os Cañóis
An annual event held facing the sea, in tribute to the sailors who have lost their lives at sea and to those who make their living every day in the waters of the Cantabrian Sea.
- 12:45 In the streets
Association performance
Celtic Market
Donaire
- 13:15 Activity
International Folk Music School
Irish dance course
Town Hall Square
The Galway School of Irish Dancing
- 18:00 Activity
Guided tour of Castro del Esteiro
Castro del Esteiro
Alfonso Menéndez Granda · Jesús Fernández López (Jesús de Ovidín)
Activity in collaboration with the Amigos de la Historia de Tapia Association.
- 19:00 In the streets
Performance
Port of Tapia and Celtic Market
Xeremies de Sóller
- 19:30 In the streets
Galician bagpipe band performance
Port of Tapia and Celtic Market
Donaire
- 20:00 Activity
Exhibition "Banda Gaites Villa Mieres, 30 Years"
Casa de Cultura Juan de Mairena
Banda Gaites Villa Mieres
Exhibition open from 20:00 to 21:00.
- 20:00 In the streets
Bagpipe band performance
Celtic Market
Camín de Fierro
- 23:00 Concert
Concert
Plaza de Campogrande
David Pasquet · Corquiéu
- 12:00 In the streets
Performance
Port of Tapia
Milngavie Pipe Band (Scotland)
- 12:15 In the streets
Alborada del Mar (Sea Dawn Serenade)
Punta del Muelle – San Esteban Parish Church
The groups gather at Punta del Muelle, from where the parade sets off through the streets of Tapia to the Parish Church of San Esteban.
- 13:00 Activity
Folk Mass
San Esteban Parish Church
The groups perform throughout the religious service, taking advantage of the parish church's acoustics.
- 13:45 Activity
Prize Draws
FID'O Stand
The festival and Celtic market organisers hold prize draws for a hamper and an Asturian bagpipe.
- 14:00 Activity
Municipal Reception
Tapia de Casariego Town Hall
The groups and artists taking part in the Festival are greeted by the Mayor of Tapia, Mr. Pedro Fernández.
- 19:30 Concert
Concert
Celtic Market
Milngavie Pipe Band (Scotland)
- 20:00 Activity
Meeting with the Celtic night's musicians
Tapia de Casariego Auditorium
- 20:00 Activity
Exhibition "Banda Gaites Villa Mieres, 30 Years"
Casa de Cultura Juan de Mairena
Banda Gaites Villa Mieres
Exhibition open from 20:00 to 21:00.
- 21:00 Activity
Performance
Auditorium
The Galway School of Irish Dancing
€5 donation per person until capacity is reached.
- 22:30 Concert
Concerts
Plaza de Campogrande
Backwest · nosOtrestres
- 13:30 Activity
Closing ceremony of the 29th edition
Tapia Town Hall
Lowering of the Celtic Flag.