The traditional San Roque Festival returns to Playa de Santiago from August 10 to 16, 2026, with a week packed with cultural, sporting, religious, and festive events. The program includes creative workshops, water activities, inflatable attractions, Noche en Blanco, a soccer tournament, a craft market, concerts, community dances, and the traditional San Roque Pilgrimage to Tapahuga. <\/p>\n
The highlight of the festivities is the San Roque maritime procession on August 14, followed by a Mass in his honor and a large public dance. The celebrations will conclude on August 16 with the Romer\u00eda and a big party in Tapahuga. This is a must-see event of the summer on La Gomera, enjoyed by locals and visitors alike. <\/p>\n
Monday, August 10
\n5:00 p.m. \u2013 Mixed Media Workshop (registration required)
\nTuesday, August 11
\n3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. \u2013 Water activities for the whole family
\nWednesday, August 12
\n5:30 p.m. \u2013 Inflatable water slides and giant foosball
\nThursday, August 13
\n9:30 p.m. \u2013 Noche en Blanco with DJ Dailos and Andrea Rodr\u00edguez and her Orquesta del Tr\u00f3pico
\nFriday, August 14
\n6:30 p.m. \u2013 Boats depart for Tapahuga to welcome San Roque
\n7:30 p.m. \u2013 Mass in honor of San Roque at the Nuestra Se\u00f1ora del Carmen Hermitage
\n10:00 p.m. \u2013 Dance with Orquesta Wamampy and Grupo Sabor
\nSaturday, August 15
\n10:00 a.m. \u2013 San Roque 7-a-side Soccer Tournament
\n10:00 a.m. \u2013 Farmers\u2019 and merchants\u2019 market, children\u2019s activities, a parade by the Rondalla Ereses, and concerts
\n10:30 p.m. \u2013 Grand Ball with Orquesta Gomera and Grupo Amanecer from La Gomera
\nSunday, August 16
\n11:00 a.m. \u2013 Start of the San Roque Pilgrimage to Tapahuga<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From August 10 to 16, 2026, Playa de Santiago will celebrate the San Roque Festival with concerts, family activities, a market, a maritime procession, a romer\u00eda, and popular dances in a friendly, summery atmosphere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":48031,"template":"","meta":{"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","_tribe_events_is_hybrid":"","_tribe_events_is_virtual":"","_tribe_events_virtual_video_source":"","_tribe_events_virtual_embed_video":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button_text":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_at":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_to":[],"_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_event":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_views":"","_tribe_events_virtual_url":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[113],"class_list":["post-48030","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tribe_events_cat-party","cat_party"],"yoast_head":"\n