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title: "What to do in Santiago in November"
description: "What to do in Santiago de Compostela in November: the Cineuropa film festival and the wettest month of the year, made for museums and heated cider houses."
url: https://santiago.es/en/what-to-do-in/november
locale: en
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# What to do in Santiago in November

Month by month

The wettest month of the year in Santiago: umbrella or rain jacket, no exceptions.

![Tejados y chimeneas del casco histórico de Santiago, grabado dorado](https://santiago.es/img/illus/tejados.jpg)

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

November is the wettest month of the year in Santiago, no argument, so the rain jacket stops being optional. The cultural compensation is the Cineuropa festival, which turns the Teatro Principal, the Salón Teatro, NUMAX and the Auditorio de Galicia into a standing European cinema, with a good share of the screenings free or very cheap.

The rest of the month runs on indoor plans — the Museo do Pobo Galego, the CGAC, the cathedral museum, a coffee under the arcades of Rúa do Vilar — and on falling room rates, in one of the quietest seasons of the year. If you get rain, it is not bad luck: it is November in Santiago, where rain is a tradition rather than a setback.

## What happens in November

**Cineuropa festival** (November (2026 dates to be confirmed)). European cinema at the Teatro Principal, the Salón Teatro, NUMAX and the Auditorio de Galicia. The 2025 edition screened more than 140 films, many of them free. The 2026 edition will also be held in November; dates and programme are known in October.

## Things to do in November

- The Cineuropa festival, with a good share of the screenings free or very cheap
- Indoor plans: Museo do Pobo Galego, CGAC, the cathedral museum, and a good coffee on Rúa do Vilar
- The arcades of the old town, built precisely for walking without getting wet
- Room rates on the way down, in the quietest season of the year

The weather in November

Indicative temperature: **10-14 °C**. Rainfall: very high. See the [detailed forecast and the month-by-month record](https://santiago.es/en/weather) and, if the plan falls apart, [what to do when it rains](https://santiago.es/en/rainy-days).

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 October](https://santiago.es/en/what-to-do-in/october)** — Previous month — Autumn settles in for good: roast chestnuts, golden leaves and the season's first serious rain. — Read the guide

**[What to do in December](https://santiago.es/en/what-to-do-in/december)** — Next month — Cold and wet, but the month when the old town looks its best, with the Christmas lights on. — 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