The Festival of Exaltation of Cangrejo de Río
Among the activities prepared for the occasion are the fancy dress contest and the parade of carriages, which brings a myriad of colours to the festival. The competitions of live and prepared crabs are the events proceeding one of the most awaited events of the festivities: the crab paella, available for everybody who attends the celebrations.
The climax of the festival is the burning of a giant wooden crab, with which the festivities are drawn to a close until the next year.
General details
Date
Primer domingo de agosto
Classification of Festivities
Castilla y León Tourist Interest
Kind of Festivity
Gastronomic / Oenological
Get to know the surroundings
Address and map location
- Postal address Herrera de Pisuerga. NaN. Palencia
Tourist information
Herrera de Pisuerga town hall
To know moreAddress
- Postal address municipality of Herrera de Pisuerga . Palencia
- Web
- Phones979 130 000
Herrera de Pisuerga tourism office
Address
- Postal address Plaza Santa Ana n°1. Herrera de Pisuerga. NaN. Palencia
- Web
- Phones
- 979 140 096
- 645 885 566
To know morePalencia tourism office
Address
- Postal address C/ Mayor, 31. Palencia. NaN. Palencia
- Phones979 706 523
- Fax979 706 525
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