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 13th year.
Program
1 pm | Opening of the food tentPlaza del ParqueYou 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: 12.30 pm -4.30 pm; 8 pm to 12 midnight |  |
1.30 pm | Official visit to the gastronomic tentPlaza del ParqueThe authorities will conduct a tour of the space where different dishes with mussels and cockles can be purchased. | |
10 am | Opportunities FairPlaza del ConcelloTwenty 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 – 23:00h |  |
1.30 pm | Gastronomic tentPlaza del ParqueYou 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 OrchestraParque do CaboFree admission |  |
10 am | Opportunity FairPlaza del ConcelloAround 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 – 11 pm | |
1.30 pm | Gastronomic tentPlaza del ParqueYou 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 pm – 4.30 pm; 7 pm – 11 pm | |
7 pm | Departure of the maritime procession in honor of La Virgen del CarmenMar de Santiago maritime station |  |
11 pm | Concert by Antonio Barros & Lis PardoPlaza de O CastroFree admission |  |
10 am | Opportunity FairPlaza del ConcelloAround 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 – 11 pm | |
1.30 pm | Gastronomic tentPlaza del ParqueYou 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 | Pregón XXX Fiesta del Mejillón y el BerberechoPraza do CastroFree admission |  |
9.30 pm | Roi Casal ConcertJardín UmbríoFree admission |  |
1 pm |
Opening of the food tentPlaza del ParqueYou 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: 12.30 pm – 4.30 pm; 8 pm to 12 midnight |
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1.30 pm |
Official visit to the gastronomic tentPlaza del ParqueThe 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 FairPlaza del ConcelloTwenty 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 – 11 pm |
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1.30 pm |
Gastronomic tentPlaza del ParqueYou 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 OrchestraParque do CaboFree admission |
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10 am |
Opportunity FairPlaza del ConcelloAround 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 – 11 pm |
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1.30 pm |
Gastronomic tentPlaza del ParqueYou 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 Antonio Barros & Lis PardoPlaza de O CastroFree admission |
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10 am |
Opportunity FairPlaza del ConcelloAround 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 – 11 pm |
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1.30 pm |
Gastronomic tentPlaza del ParqueYou 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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9.30 pm |
Roi Casal ConcertJardín UmbríoFree admission |
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