Galaicofolia is back at Castro de S. Lourenço for a unique and immersive historical recreation of its time of occupation.

From the 20th to the 23rd of July, don your Roman costume and take part in this event full of animation, concerts and typical gastronomy of the time. Allow yourself to be transported back to our ancestors, taste the mysterious “queimada galega”, watch the numerous performances and explore the souvenirs on display at the stalls of local merchants.

Schedule

July 20th | Thursday

• 7 pm | Opening of the Market with musical groups and juggling / shepherds with drums and flutes.
• 8 pm | Procession of vestals with offerings to the emperor.
• 10 pm | Mnera Gladiatora (games and fun – gladiators against gladiators).
• 11 pm | The dances of the peoples.
• 12 am | The round of the decury sentries and the breath of the lucern.

July 21st | Friday

• 6 pm | Opening of the Market with musical groups and juggling / shepherds with drums and flutes.
• 7 pm | On the Market | Offerings are made to the goddess Pax and her sisters Ivstitia and Evnomia. The priest makes libations in honor of the goddesses so that they will grant prosperity and peace to the civitas. Songs are acclaimed to the Goddesses and a pilgrimage is held in their honor.
• 8 pm | In the Arena | Struggles and revolts of the Galician people.
• 9 pm | In the Forum | A patrician is accused of having murdered his wife. The latter defends himself by saying that he caught her “in fragante” with another man, claiming that it was his right under the law of coercendis adulteriis. He also asks for punishment for the adulterer who managed to escape naked, leaving his clothes behind.
• 10 pm | In the Arena | Revolt of the Brácaros and other Galician people and fight with the legionnaires.
• 10 pm | In the Amphitheater | Concert.
• 11 pm | On the Market | Actors and momos ridicule customs and make fun of bystanders. Acrobats show off their talents in front of the crowd.
• 12 am | In the Amphitheater | Fire juggling show and Queimada Galaica.
• 1:30 am | The decury round on the festive perimeter patrol.

July 22nd | Saturday

• 11:30 am | Opening of the Market with musical groups and juggling / shepherds with drums and flutes.
• 3:30 pm | In the Arena | The revolt of Galician warriors against a century of Roman legionnaires.
• 4:30 pm | On the Market | Children’s pantheistic dances.
• 5:30 pm | In the Amphitheater | Actores et Saltimbanos dices erotic fables.
• 6:30 pm | In the Arena | Children’s pantheistic dances.
• 7:30 pm | In the Amphitheater | Sacred Fire Theatre.
• 9:30 pm | In the Arena | Warlike and mating dances among adults.
• 10:30 pm | In the Amphitheater | Celtic Music: Caroline Keane & Tom Delany Band in concert.
• 12 am | In the Castro | The Galaic Burning Ritual.
• 1 am | In the Arena | The millenary pantheistic dances and their telluric rituals.
• 1:30 am | The decury round on the festive perimeter patrol.

July 23rd | Sunday

• 11:30 am | Opening of the Market with musical groups and juggling / shepherds with drums and flutes.
• 2 pm | In the Arena | Children’s pantheistic dances.
• 3:30 pm | In the Amphitheater | The most comic tragedy of the empire.
• 4:30 pm | In the Arena | Children’s pantheistic dances
• 5 pm | In the Amphitheater | Theatre: Caturo’s experiences.
• 6 pm | In the Arena | Training of Galician warriors with sticks.
• 7:30 pm | In the Forum| Wedding ritual of a Galician girl with a Roman colonist.
• 8 pm |At the Market | Procession of offerings.
• 9 pm | In the Amphitheater | Acrobats and dexterity skills.
• 9:30 pm | In the Forum | Discussion on the reasons for the Romanization of Hispania.
• 10 pm | Theater of Fire: the day the gods go mad.
• 11 pm | The sunset of Galaicofolia and farewell hugs from the viandants.

Every day

• 4 pm – 10 pm | The routine of Castro experience/the arts and crafts in the Galician settlement.
• 2 pm – 10 pm | On the playground | Games, Workshops and Entertainment for the youngest.
• 1 pm – until closing time | Musical, theatrical and circus animation.