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title: "What to do in Santiago in April"
description: "What to do in Santiago de Compostela in April: Holy Week processions, the Camino's strong season, and the city's parks at their greenest."
url: https://santiago.es/en/what-to-do-in/april
locale: en
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# What to do in Santiago in April

Month by month

Sun and rain in roughly equal measure, with spring properly settled on the Alameda.

![Catedral de Santiago de Compostela vista desde el parque de la Alameda, entre árboles](https://santiago.es/img/alameda.jpg)

[© Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez (Lmbuga) · CC BY-SA 3.0](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2013_-_Fachada_do_Obradoiro_desde_a_Alameda._Catedral_de_Santiago_de_Compostela-2.jpg)

By [Cesar Rodriguez](https://santiago.es/en/author)

April hands out sun and rain in roughly equal measure, with spring properly settled in the gardens of the Alameda, Bonaval and Belvís. When the liturgical calendar falls late, the last days of Holy Week are still seen here — in 2026 it closed on 5 April — with processions accompanied by drums, bagpipes and municipal bands; in 2027, by contrast, Holy Week ends on 28 March and April goes without them.

It is also one of the best months to walk the Camino: the French Way starts to fill up, but the temperatures, around 10-15 °C, are far kinder than high summer's, and the Cidade da Cultura and the major monuments can still be visited without high-season queues.

## What happens in April

**Holy Week (end)** (Set by the liturgical calendar (2026: through 5 April; in 2027 it does not reach April)). In 2026 it finished on 5 April, with seventeen processions shared among the city's eleven brotherhoods. In 2027 it closes earlier, on 28 March, so April goes without processions.

## Things to do in April

- See the Holy Week processions if your trip falls early in the month
- The French Way starts to fill: a good month for the final stretch with less heat than summer
- The city's gardens and parks — Alameda, Bonaval, Belvís — at their best green
- Make the most of the Cidade da Cultura with fewer people than in high season

The weather in April

Indicative temperature: **10-15 °C**. Rainfall: moderate. See the [detailed forecast and the month-by-month record](https://santiago.es/en/weather).

April is also one of the recommended months to walk the [Camino de Santiago](https://santiago.es/en/camino-de-santiago): a good balance between weather and how many pilgrims are on the road.

For the full calendar of festivals and events, see [what’s on in Santiago](https://santiago.es/en/events).

## Other months

**[What to do in March](https://santiago.es/en/what-to-do-in/march)** — Previous month — The city starts to wake up: more daylight, though the umbrella is still a daily item. — Read the guide

**[What to do in May](https://santiago.es/en/what-to-do-in/may)** — Next month — One of the best months of the year: long days, kind weather and the city in full form before the heat. — Read the guide

**[Festivals and events in Santiago](https://santiago.es/en/events)** — Full calendar — The whole year, from the Apostle festival to Christmas in Compostela. — Read the guide