Fiestas Patronales San Roque 2025 – Villa de Firgas
Patron Saint festivities of the municipality of Firgas in honour of San Roque (St. Roque) take place between 1-16 August 2025.
“This is the oldest festival in the municipality and has deep historical and cultural roots, originating when locals sought San Roque’s protection from a devastating plague.”
In Firgas, the devotion of his image is not exactly dated, but, even during the life of the convent, whose patron was S. Juan de Ortega, the neighbours already considered San Roque their true patron, therefore it is believed that devotion could date back to the initial decades of the 16th century, with the arrival of the first plagues on Gran Canaria.
Saturday, 16 August is also a local bank holiday in the municipality – Festividad de San Roque
Highlights:
Friday 1 August:
21:00 Pregón in the church
Saturday 2 August:
11:00 Kids Party with bouncy castles at the municipal parking lot
11:00 Domino tournament at Plaza de San Roque
20:00 XLI Tradicional ‘Traída del Palo’ from Las Canales to Plaza de San Roque accompanied by Banda Isleña and Banda Aborigen and Banda Aborigen
“The Bringing of the Pole is one of the central events of the Festivities. In 1846, the steward of the image of the Patron Saint spent two and a half silver coins on the purchase of a flag to place on the top of the pole that is still brought down from the mountain and amid the hustle and bustle of the people every August, following a centuries-old tradition.”
00:00 Night of DJs at the municipal parking lot
Thursday 7 August:
21:00 Night of Boleros at the municipal parking lot
Friday 8 August:
20:30 III SanRock (parking lot) with Ibaute, Re Play and 5Bertura
Saturday 9 August
21:00 XII Miguel Gil Folkloric Festival at the municipal parking lot
23:00 DJ JJ García (parking lot)
Sunday 10 August:
17:30 Traditional Bajada de Carretones, a race down the hill with carts on Calle El Calvario
21:00 Concert by the youth band of local music school (parking lot)
Tuesday 12 August: International Youth Day
17:00 Gaming Festival in Casa de la Cultura
20:00 Holi Colour Festival with Aseres and Zegar DJ (parking lot)
Thursday 14 August:
09:00 Decorating arches and balconies
21:30 Edwin Rivera concert
23:00 DJ Ruyman
Friday 15 August: Feast of the Assumption of Mary
11:30 Santo Rosario, followed by a religious procession of the images of Virgin Mary and St. Roque through the streets at 13:00
19:00 XLIX Traditional Romería, pilgrimage
from Carretera las Madres to Plaza de San Roque
00:00 Fireworks and verbena, a lively street party
Saturday 16 August: Feast Day of San Roque
08:00 Livestock Fair (in front of the Plazoleta de D. Domingo Ponce)
10:00 Artisan Fair at PLaza de San Roque
11:30 Solemn Eucharist, followed by a religious procession with the image of San Roque and the Virgen
14:00 livestock procession in front of the patron saint on Avda de la Constitucíon
21:00 The Night of San Roque – 5th edition
00:00 Verbena
