Fairs and markets:

  A Wednesday (Ribadeo);

  Summer Sundays Rural Marketing;

Festivals and Fairs: On July 16 are the Feasts of Our Lady of Mount Caramel-or-do Carmo (patron saint of fishermen), with a procession of boats by ria Ribadeo , carrying the Virgin. In this procession draws water from a wreath in memory of the sailors killed at sea. The first Sunday of August, they celebrate the tour of Santa Cruz, the country pilgrimage Hermida of the same name, with contests, bagpipes , dancing, choirs, etc ... Not far from this date, namely August 16 are the Feasts of San Roque in the chapel of San Roque.

Mercado de Navidad (Ribadeo);

  Children's Film Week (December);

  Milla People of St. Sylvester ( December 31 );

  Pilgrimage of Cruces , in The Bridge, Arante (Spring);

  Ascent of Mount Mondigo a bicycle;

  Walking Cicloturística Prefecture Ribadeo;

  Nautical Week ria Ribadeo;

  Open Tennis Tournament;

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  Essay contest "diadem Ribadeo";

  Jornadas de Cultura Galega sea by

  Environment Conferences

  Ribadeo Tape

Also, do not forget a whole host of traditional festivities, celebrated in every parish, and endowed with a festive atmosphere and family. In the pilgrimage of Arante made a procession which takes seven crosses or pendons of seven different parishes of May 31 . In ethnographic item, it Sulina, who still live in ribadenses traces of history that helps them to some extent, to have an independence for the rest of the Portuguese province. In fact narraba also that in early 1809 and, during the invasion French , Melchor Dias da Rocha (mayor of Santo higher) offered a fierce resistance, the troops of General Francois M. Fournier. The January 25 of 1809 came into Ribadeo French troops, requiring a large amount of food the surrounding villages. Abuses, the mayor of Santa calling on residents of the parishes of St. Vidal, Vilaosende, Cedofeita, Balboa and Coxela negasen for which the requirements of the invader, just as was the January 29 , Dias da Rocha appearing before the French with 300 residents pertrechados with trebuchets, and Chuza scythe, ready to defend it way between Lamego and Ribadeo, infrinxindolles a tough defeat. However, with the arrival of reinforcements from Lugo and Ferrol , the French finally managed to get in Ribadeo. Despite the failure of the company, the fact is nevertheless significant, since it has been possible thanks to that, six months later, the French army in retreat to bateras Astorga , abandoning the lands of Galicia.