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title: "What to do in Santiago in August"
description: "What to do in Santiago de Compostela in August: the Feito a Man festival, a city full of pilgrims and tourists, and the mild heat of summer."
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# What to do in Santiago in August

Month by month

July's good weather continues, with the city full of pilgrims making use of the summer holidays.

![Peregrinos con mochilas y una bicicleta de tándem en la Praza do Obradoiro, frente al Hostal dos Reis Católicos](https://santiago.es/img/peregrinos.jpg)

[© P.Lameiro · CC BY-SA 3.0](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peregrinos_en_Santiago_01-43_(Praza_do_Obradoiro).JPG)

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

August carries on July's good weather and brings a city full of tourists and pilgrims — though, contrary to what is usually assumed, it is not the month with the most Camino arrivals: in 2025 the Pilgrim's Office issued 77,095 Compostelas in August, behind September (81,533) and May (78,648). The local answer is Feito a Man, a free street festival with more than thirty music and arts events spread across the squares of the Cidade Vella.

If the plan is to walk the Camino at an unhurried pace, August is not the best month for it — but neither are May or September, which carry even more people: June and the second half of October combine good weather with somewhat fewer walkers. If you come anyway, book well ahead, since July and August are the most expensive season of the year, and consider slipping away for a day to Fisterra or the Rías Baixas to drop the pace.

## What happens in August

**Feito a Man** (August). A free street festival of music and the arts, with more than thirty events in the Praza de Feixóo, Rúa de Xelmírez, the Praza da Quintana and San Paio de Antealtares.

**Assumption of the Virgin** (15 August). A public holiday and one of the twelve solemnities with the botafumeiro guaranteed: the chapter procession and the botafumeiro at 11:40 in the cathedral, followed by solemn mass led by the Archbishop.

## Things to do in August

- Feito a Man, the free festival that fills the old town's squares with concerts
- It is one of the year's busiest months for pilgrims: the Obradoiro runs at another rhythm
- Escape the bustle with a day trip to Fisterra or the Rías Baixas
- Book well ahead: July and August are the most expensive season of the year

The weather in August

Indicative temperature: **18-22 °C**. Rainfall: low. See the [detailed forecast and the month-by-month record](https://santiago.es/en/weather).

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 July](https://santiago.es/en/what-to-do-in/july)** — Previous month — The driest and hottest month of the year, and the fullest: the city's big festival falls here. — Read the guide

**[What to do in September](https://santiago.es/en/what-to-do-in/september)** — Next month — Many pilgrims and regular travellers call it the best month: settled weather and the summer crowds already thinning. — 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