• For 2024 Pilgrims: €50,- donation = 1 year with no ads on the forum + 90% off any 2024 Guide. More here.
    (Discount code sent to you by Private Message after your donation)

Search 69,459 Camino Questions

Feast of St James

Maureen O'Donoghue

New Member
Time of past OR future Camino
Sarria to Santiago in 2011, Burgos to Santiago in 2014
I started out from Oviedo on 9 July and sometime on Friday I should reach Santiago. Any advice on events planned for the feast day would be much appreciated. Are any special arrangements made to cope with the high number of pilgrims due to arrive on Friday and Saturday? There must be more than the cathedral could accommodate.
 
Get a spanish phone number with Airalo. eSim, so no physical SIM card. Easy to use app to add more funds if needed.
I am here, in Santiago working as a volunteer until 10 August. The city is filling up with both pilgrims and tourists for the "festa."

Rooms are scarce. The general atmosphere is decidedly festive. I have been privileged to be here 4 times, but this is the first time I am here for the feast of Santiago.

As a general statement I would suggest that Santiago currently has the vibe of New Orleans just before Mardi Gras.

I am told that a world-class light show in the Plaza Obradoiro starts at 23:00 Friday night. This is followed by a HUGE fireworks show at midnight to bring in the Saturday Feast Day.

Each day, there are more street musicians, and Galician marching "bands" of musicians wandering through the historical center. The city has gotten very exciting and animated.

This should be something to see. I get off work at the Pilgrim Office at 5:00. I think I will try to take a nap and return later, in time for the festivities.
 
Technical backpack for day trips with backpack cover and internal compartment for the hydration bladder. Ideal daypack for excursions where we need a medium capacity backpack. The back with Air Flow System creates large air channels that will keep our back as cool as possible.

€83,-
@t2andreo what a treat. I was in Santiago for the Feast Day 2004 (a Holy Year; the Feast Day fell on the Sunday) and it was fantastic.
 
I was there last year, Tom, and it was a lot of fun. If you like fireworks and crowds, you'll be in hog heaven. Even if you don't, you can't help but enjoy yourself, it's a wonderful, festive event. Send pics!!!
 
The 2024 Camino guides will be coming out little by little. Here is a collection of the ones that are out so far.
Does anyone have a link to a live feed to the light show? The webcam images sent from the square are all I can find - they seem to be in the form of static images that are updated every few minutes.
 

Most read last week in this forum

Could I ask what may be naive question. This will be my 1st Camino and I will be mostly staying in alberques. Could you please explain the bathroom/shower etiquette to me? I have no idea what...
Do i need both these apps? I want to spend as little time my device as possible so if one app will do fine that’s my preference.
I was planning to document my journey through my blog (or Vlog, as I would probably take lots of videos). I was thinking of using my iPhone, and I ordered a foldable keyboard to facilitate typing...
I did the Norte in 2017. This set off a wild ride of changes in life - shifting many things. I am now at a new plateau and it feels like the right time to do Camino #2, this time the...
Hi to all, I'm looking for a really, really good place (an artist) to get a Tattoo in Santiago, it could be before Santiago but I presume in Santiago I will be ready to have my first one. The...
My daughter and I will be on the Portuguese on June and July starting in Lisbon. We will arrive in Porto about the 27th of June. We want to stay for three nights. Can we stay in an albergue for...

❓How to ask a question

How to post a new question on the Camino Forum.

Forum Rules

Forum Rules

Camino Updates on YouTube

Camino Conversations

Most downloaded Resources

This site is run by Ivar at

in Santiago de Compostela.
This site participates in the Amazon Affiliate program, designed to provide a means for Ivar to earn fees by linking to Amazon
Official Camino Passport (Credential) | 2024 Camino Guides
Back
Top