Some nights are experienced in a special way in the Costa da Morte, but few preserve as much magic as San Xo\u00e1n. The glow of the bonfires, the aroma of grilled sardines, the music and the gatherings around the table once again mark the arrival of summer in towns and villages throughout the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The San Xo\u00e1n 2026 celebrations in the Costa da Morte<\/strong> will begin during the previous weekend and continue through 23, 24 and 25 June. There will be major popular festivities, open-air dances, sardine barbecues, cookouts, children\u2019s activities, traditional music and events that revive deeply rooted customs such as preparing the traditional San Xo\u00e1n herbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n From Carballo to Fisterra, with celebrations in Camari\u00f1as, Corcubi\u00f3n, Cee, Laxe, Seaia, Dumbr\u00eda, Mazaricos, O Esto, O Pindo, Lires and Sardi\u00f1eiro, these are some of the places where you can enjoy the most magical night of the year and welcome the summer of 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For several days, Carballo will once again become one of the main festive hubs of the Costa da Morte. The San Xo\u00e1n Carball\u00e9s programme brings together concerts, traditional music, religious ceremonies, street activities, a bonfire, a sardine barbecue, open-air dances and a wide variety of events for all ages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the main highlights will take place on the night of 23 June at Rego da Balsa, with the traditional sardine barbecue, the lighting of the bonfire and an open-air dance. The celebrations will continue over the following days with concerts and performances held at different venues around the town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Music will take centre stage for three nights. On Tuesday 23 June, the Compostela orchestra and Se\u00f1ora DJ will perform; Panorama City will take over on Wednesday 24 June; and on Thursday 25 June it will be the turn of Sat\u00e9lites and La \u00daltima Legi\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Discover the full programme for San Xo\u00e1n 2026 in Carballo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n See the San Xo\u00e1n Carball\u00e9s 2026 open-air dance programme<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n On 23 June, Camari\u00f1as will host one of the largest San Xo\u00e1n celebrations in the Costa da Morte. Lumarea da Vila<\/strong> will once again bring locals and visitors together at Area da Vila Beach for an evening filled with fire, music and traditional food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The afternoon will begin with free inflatable water attractions. This will be followed by a large sardine barbecue with boiled potatoes and traditional Galician bread, as well as a musical face-off between Louband and Mekanika Rolling Band. At midnight, the great bonfire will be lit alongside a fireworks display, before the celebrations continue with Orquesta Kubo and Discom\u00f3vil CDC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n See the full Lumarea da Vila 2026 programme<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Campo do Rollo will be the meeting point for the San Xo\u00e1n celebration in Corcubi\u00f3n. The festivities will begin at 9:00 pm on Tuesday 23 June, with a popular sardine barbecue accompanied by the Charanga Santa Compa\u00f1a brass band.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bonfires, sardines, music and tradition will come together during an evening designed for gathering and celebrating the beginning of summer. Sardines will be served while supplies last.<\/p>\n\n\n\n See all the details of San Xo\u00e1n 2026 in Corcubi\u00f3n<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n In Cee, as in many other towns and villages throughout the Costa da Morte, the night of 23 June will once again be marked by the traditional San Xo\u00e1n bonfires. Many local residents will gather around A Concha Beach<\/a>, one of the town\u2019s most cherished coastal spaces, to share an evening shaped by fire, community and long-standing traditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With the beach and the sea as a backdrop, the bonfires will turn A Concha into one of the main gathering points for San Xo\u00e1n night in Cee. Families and groups of friends will come together to keep this tradition alive and welcome summer in a beautiful setting in the Costa da Morte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sardi\u00f1eiro will hold its festivities on 23 and 24 June, with two days combining local gastronomy, religious ceremonies and open-air dances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tuesday\u2019s programme will include a street parade by Charanga O Rumbo, a large free sardine barbecue and an open-air dance with the Saudade orchestra and Disco Full. On Wednesday, a Mass will be held in honour of San Xo\u00e1n and San Roque, followed by a lunchtime music session with the group Eureka. The festivities will conclude that evening with another open-air dance and music by DJ David Exp\u00f3sito.<\/p>\n\n\n\n See the programme for the San Xo\u00e1n 2026 festivities in Sardi\u00f1eiro<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n O Pindo, in the municipality of Carnota, will also celebrate its San Xo\u00e1n 2026 festivities. This seaside village, located at the foot of Monte Pindo and overlooking the Atlantic, will once again come together for one of the most eagerly awaited celebrations marking the beginning of summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The local atmosphere, music and traditions associated with this time of year will come together in a setting deeply connected to the sea and the identity of the Costa da Morte. O Pindo therefore joins the many other towns and villages celebrating San Xo\u00e1n throughout June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n See the programme for San Xo\u00e1n 2026 in O Pindo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The parish of Seaia, in Malpica de Berganti\u00f1os, will also join the celebrations with its own San Xo\u00e1n festivities. It will be an opportunity to enjoy the atmosphere of a traditional parish festival and share this special occasion through music, local food and popular traditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Locals and visitors will once again come together to celebrate the arrival of summer at an event closely connected to the life and identity of the parish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Discover the San Xo\u00e1n festivities 2026 in Seaia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The parish of O Esto, in Cabana de Berganti\u00f1os, will also celebrate its San Xo\u00e1n 2026 festivities. Locals and visitors will gather once again to enjoy one of the parish\u2019s most deeply rooted celebrations, with several days marked by music, a festive atmosphere and community spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n San Xo\u00e1n in O Esto joins the many parish festivals, bonfires and sardine barbecues that will bring the Costa da Morte to life during the first days of summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n See the programme for San Xo\u00e1n 2026 in O Esto<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Laxe will welcome summer with another San Xo\u00e1n celebration in a town where the sea is an inseparable part of both the landscape and everyday life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Locals and visitors will once again gather around the traditions of this special night, offering the opportunity to celebrate San Xo\u00e1n in one of the best-known coastal destinations in the Costa da Morte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n See the San Xo\u00e1n 2026 programme in Laxe<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Camping Lago-Mar, in Mux\u00eda, will celebrate San Xo\u00e1n on Tuesday 23 June from 7:00 pm. It will offer a different way to gather in a relaxed atmosphere, enjoy local food and share an evening of music and celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The event will be an opportunity to welcome summer surrounded by nature and close to the sea, within the welcoming, family-friendly atmosphere that characterises this campsite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n See the San Xo\u00e1n programme at Camping Lago-Mar<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Lires will once again be wrapped in an atmosphere of mystery during its Meiga Night<\/strong>, a celebration connected to Galician folklore and the traditions of San Xo\u00e1n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This small village in the municipality of Cee, set between the sea, the estuary and the routes connecting Fisterra and Mux\u00eda, provides a particularly fitting setting for an evening of music, community and the magic associated with this special time of year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Discover Meiga Night in Lires<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n San Xo\u00e1n is not only about bonfires and sardines. Dumbr\u00eda will revive another of the most beautiful and symbolic customs associated with the celebration: gathering and preparing the traditional San Xo\u00e1n herbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The tradition consists of collecting different aromatic and medicinal plants, leaving them in water overnight and using the scented water the following morning. This practice has been passed down through generations and is associated with ancient rituals of protection, purification and renewal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Find out more about the San Xo\u00e1n herbs activity in Dumbr\u00eda<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Mazaricos, whose main parish is dedicated to San Xo\u00e1n, will celebrate the occasion with a festival bringing together local residents, families and visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The atmosphere of a traditional parish festival, music and gatherings around the table will make the town another ideal place to enjoy the San Xo\u00e1n 2026 celebrations in the Costa da Morte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n See the San Xo\u00e1n festivities 2026 in Mazaricos<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Estramil, in the municipality of A Laracha, will celebrate the arrival of summer with a popular sardine barbecue and cookout. This gastronomic and festive gathering will bring people together around the grills to enjoy the special atmosphere associated with this time of year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The celebration combines two essential ingredients of traditional Galician festivals: sharing food and spending time with neighbours, family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSan Xo\u00e1n 2026 in Carballo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Lumarea da Vila in Camari\u00f1as<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
San Xo\u00e1n 2026 in Corcubi\u00f3n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
San Xo\u00e1n bonfires at A Concha Beach in Cee<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
San Xo\u00e1n festivities in Sardi\u00f1eiro<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
San Xo\u00e1n 2026 in O Pindo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
San Xo\u00e1n festivities in Seaia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
San Xo\u00e1n 2026 in O Esto<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
San Xo\u00e1n in Laxe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
San Xo\u00e1n at Camping Lago-Mar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Meiga Night in Lires<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
San Xo\u00e1n herbs in Dumbr\u00eda<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
San Xo\u00e1n festivities in Mazaricos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Sardine barbecue and cookout in Estramil<\/h2>\n\n\n\n