Taste the sea in Vilanova
The Mussel and Cockle Festival brings you closer to two of the main items of the Ría de Arousa’s sea produce. The second week of August Vilanova is full of activity with an extensive programme featuring music, food tent, sea procession, opportunities fair, awards, and other surprises. Declared a Galician Festival of Tourist Interest in 2014, this is the event’s 31st edition.
Program
1 pm | Opening of the food tentO Castro SquareYou will be able to taste a wide variety of dishes at discount prices with mussel and cockle as the main ingredients. Tickets are purchased in the tent itself. Opening hours: 1.30 pm – 4.30 pm; 7 pm – 11 pm |  |
1.30 pm | Official visit to the gastronomic tentO Castro SquareThe authorities will conduct a tour of the space where different dishes with mussels and cockles can be purchased. | |
10 am | Opportunities FairO Recheo AvenueTwenty Vilanova de Arousa shops will put on sale until Sunday, August 11, different types of items with significant discounts. Free admission. Opening hours: 10 am – 2.30 pm; 4.30 pm – 11pm |  |
1.30 pm | Gastronomic tentO Castro SquareYou can try a wide variety of dishes at affordable prices, with mussels and cockles as the main ingredients. Tickets can be purchased at the tent itself. Opening hours: 1.30 pm – 4.30 pm; 7 pm – 11 pm | |
11 pm | Performance by Panorama OrchestraO Castro SquareFree admission |  |
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10 am |
Opportunity FairO Recheo AvenueAround twenty commercial establishments in Vilanova de Arousa will be selling different types of items at significant discounts until Sunday 11 August. Free admission. Opening hours: 10 am – 2.30 pm; 4.30 pm – 11pm |
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1.30 pm |
Gastronomic tentO Castro SquareYou can try a wide variety of dishes at affordable prices, with mussels and cockles as the main ingredients. Tickets can be purchased at the tent itself. Opening hours: 1.30 pm – 4.30 pm; 7 pm – 11 pm |
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7 pm |
Departure of the maritime procession in honor of La Virgen del CarmenMar de Santiago maritime station |
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11 pm |
Concert by MilladoiroO Castro SquareFree admission |
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10 am | Opportunity FairO Recheo AvenueAround twenty commercial establishments in Vilanova de Arousa will be selling different types of items at significant discounts until Sunday 11 August. Free admission. Opening hours: 10 am-2.30 pm; 4.30-11 pm | |
12.30 pm | Parades of Mekánika Rolling BandThe group will entertain the streets of the town with their music as a preamble to the opening speech of the 31st Mussel and Cockle Festival. |  |
1.30 pm | Gastronomic tentO Castro SquareYou can try a wide variety of dishes at affordable prices, with mussels and cockles as the main ingredients. Tickets can be purchased at the tent itself. Opening hours: 1.30 pm – 4.30 pm; 7 pm – 11 pm | |
1.30 pm | 31st Mussel and Cockle Festival Opening SpeechO Castro SquareFree admission |  |
9.00 pm | Roi Casal ConcertShady Garden (Jardín Umbrío)Free admission |  |
1 pm |
Opening of the food tentO Castro SquareYou will be able to taste a wide variety of dishes at discount prices with mussel and cockle as the main ingredients. Tickets are purchased in the tent itself. Opening hours: 1.30 pm – 4.30 pm; 7 pm – 11 pm |
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1.30 pm |
Official visit to the gastronomic tentO Castro SquareThe authorities will conduct a tour of the space where different dishes with mussels and cockles can be purchased. |
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10 am |
Opportunities FairO Recheo AvenueTwenty Vilanova de Arousa shops will put on sale until Sunday, August 11, different types of items with significant discounts. Free admission. Opening hours: 12.30 pm -4.30 pm; 8 pm to 12 midnight |
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1.30 pm |
Gastronomic tentO Castro SquareYou can try a wide variety of dishes at affordable prices, with mussels and cockles as the main ingredients. Tickets can be purchased at the tent itself. Opening hours: 1.30 pm – 4.30 pm; 7 pm – 11 pm |
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11 pm |
Performance by Panorama OrchestraO Cabo parkFree admission |
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10 am |
Opportunity FairO Recheo AvenueAround twenty commercial establishments in Vilanova de Arousa will be selling different types of items at significant discounts until Sunday 11 August. Free admission. Opening hours: 12.30 pm -4.30 pm; 8 pm to 12 midnight |
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1.30 pm |
Gastronomic tentO Castro SquareYou can try a wide variety of dishes at affordable prices, with mussels and cockles as the main ingredients. Tickets can be purchased at the tent itself. Opening hours: 1.30 pm – 4.30 pm; 7 pm – 11 pm |
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7 pm |
Departure of the maritime procession in honor of La Virgen del CarmenMar de Santiago maritime station |
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10 pm |
Concert by MilladoiroO Castro SquareFree admission |
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10 am |
Opportunity FairO Recheo AvenueAround twenty commercial establishments in Vilanova de Arousa will be selling different types of items at significant discounts until Sunday 11 August. Free admission. Opening hours: 1.30 pm – 4.30 pm; 7 pm – 11 pm |
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12.30 pm |
Parades of Mekánika Rolling BandThe group will entertain the streets of the town with their music as a preamble to the opening speech of the 31st Mussel and Cockle Festival. |
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1.30 pm |
Gastronomic tentO Castro SquareYou can try a wide variety of dishes at affordable prices, with mussels and cockles as the main ingredients. Tickets can be purchased at the tent itself. Opening hours: 1.30 pm – 4.30 pm; 7 pm – 11 pm |
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1.30 pm |
Pregón XXX Fiesta del Mejillón y el BerberechoPraza do CastroFree admission |
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9.00 pm |
Roi Casal ConcertJardín UmbríoFree admission |
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