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Santiago de Compostela food calendar
What is in season in Santiago de Compostela, what to eat right now, the food festivals worth planning around and the months to be careful with. Tap a month.
January in Santiago de Compostela
A hard monthThe best of January: Shellfish season.
In season
- Shellfish season
Galician shellfish (percebes, centolla, nécoras) is best in the cold months with an R.
Sep–Mar
Nothing of this kind in January. Try Everything.
February in Santiago de Compostela
A hard monthThe best of February: Filloas and orejas, Shellfish season.
In season
- Shellfish season
Galician shellfish (percebes, centolla, nécoras) is best in the cold months with an R.
Sep–Mar
Eat it now
- Filloas and orejasCarnival
Galician crêpes and fried carnival "ears".
Nothing of this kind in February. Try Everything.
March in Santiago de Compostela
The best of March: Shellfish season.
In season
- Shellfish season
Galician shellfish (percebes, centolla, nécoras) is best in the cold months with an R.
Sep–Mar
Nothing of this kind in March. Try Everything.
April in Santiago de Compostela
Nothing of this kind in April. Try Everything.
Nothing special on our calendar for April yet. The city guide has what is good all year.
May in Santiago de Compostela
Shoulder seasonNothing of this kind in May. Try Everything.
Nothing special on our calendar for May yet. The city guide has what is good all year.
June in Santiago de Compostela
Peak seasonThe best of June: Pimientos de Padrón.
In season
- Pimientos de Padrón
Padrón, 20 km south, grows the small green peppers; "some are hot, some are not".
Jun–Aug
Nothing of this kind in June. Try Everything.
July in Santiago de Compostela
Shoulder seasonThe best of July: Tarta de Santiago, Pimientos de Padrón and Fiestas del Apóstol.
In season
- Pimientos de Padrón
Padrón, 20 km south, grows the small green peppers; "some are hot, some are not".
Jun–Aug
Eat it now
- Tarta de Santiago25 July
The almond cake with the cross of St James, everywhere but especially for his feast.
On the calendar
- Fiestas del Apóstolweek around 25 July
The feast of Santiago with fireworks on the 24th.
Plan around
- Pilgrim crowds25 July
The city is full around the feast and in Holy Years.
Nothing of this kind in July. Try Everything.
August in Santiago de Compostela
The best of August: Pimientos de Padrón and Festa do Pemento, Padrón.
In season
- Pimientos de Padrón
Padrón, 20 km south, grows the small green peppers; "some are hot, some are not".
Jun–Aug
On the calendar
- Festa do Pemento, Padrónfirst Saturday of August
The pepper festival in Padrón.
Nothing of this kind in August. Try Everything.
September in Santiago de Compostela
Peak seasonThe best of September: Shellfish season.
In season
- Shellfish season
Galician shellfish (percebes, centolla, nécoras) is best in the cold months with an R.
Sep–Mar
Nothing of this kind in September. Try Everything.
October in Santiago de Compostela
Shoulder seasonThe best of October: Chestnuts and the magosto, Shellfish season, Magosto.
In season
- Chestnuts and the magosto
Roast chestnuts and new wine around All Saints.
Oct–Nov - Shellfish season
Galician shellfish (percebes, centolla, nécoras) is best in the cold months with an R.
Sep–Mar
On the calendar
- Magostoaround 1 November
Chestnut roasting gatherings across Galicia.
Oct–Nov
Nothing of this kind in October. Try Everything.
November in Santiago de Compostela
The best of November: Chestnuts and the magosto, Shellfish season, Magosto.
In season
- Chestnuts and the magosto
Roast chestnuts and new wine around All Saints.
Oct–Nov - Shellfish season
Galician shellfish (percebes, centolla, nécoras) is best in the cold months with an R.
Sep–Mar
On the calendar
- Magostoaround 1 November
Chestnut roasting gatherings across Galicia.
Oct–Nov
Nothing of this kind in November. Try Everything.
December in Santiago de Compostela
The best of December: Shellfish season.
In season
- Shellfish season
Galician shellfish (percebes, centolla, nécoras) is best in the cold months with an R.
Sep–Mar
Nothing of this kind in December. Try Everything.
Festival dates move from year to year, so check this year's dates before you book. Seasons are how growers, markets and local guides describe them; edges vary with the weather. Know something we missed? Tell us.