Festivities of San Agustin 2023
Discover the program of the San Agustín festivities that fill the entire month of August with sports, music, theater and activities. With some of the classic events such as the Beer Festival, the Medieval Market or the Cattle Contest, we can enjoy a wide variety of activities for all audiences.
Music, with all the Free concerts, the best orchestras or the classic musical festivals of La Grapa Black Music Festival and La Mar de Ruido will be the flagship of the festivities.
Theatre, children’s activities and the classic fireworks will be other shows that we can enjoy these holidays.
Sabores de Plaza en Plaza
The squares of the historic center of Avilés will allow you to enjoy gastronomy and music in the gastronomic days Sabores de plaza en plaza, where a set of boots managed by local restaurateurs.
- Place: Carbayedo square
- Schedule: 12:00 to 16:00 and from 20:00 to 00:00
- Boots:
- Bámbola
- La Leyenda del Carbayedo
- Music:
- Thursday August 3, at 20:00: Parrots
- Saturday August 5, at 13:00: Wood&Woody
- DJ: Friday August 4 and Saturday August 5 from 19:00 to 00:00
- Place: Carlos Lobo square
- Schedule: from 12:00 to 16:00 and from 20:00 to 00:00
- Boots:
- La Llosa
- 100 Montaditos
- Music:
- Friday August 4 at 20:00: Jorge Rouget
- Saturday August 5, at 20:00: Creen River
- Sunday August 6 at 20:00: Sonne
- Place: Pedro Menéndez square
- Schedule: 12:00 a 16:00 y de 20:00 a 00:00
- Boots:
- Filan
- Hot Dog Unpluged Song
- La Manzueta
- Music:
- Saturday August 5 at 20:00: Pico
- Sunday August 6 at 13:00: Los Buscavidas
MÚSICA
Grapa Black Music Festival
- Days: From Thursday 3 to Saturday 5 August
- Place: Santiago López square
- Schedule: From 21:00
- Price: Free
- More information: Grapa Black Music Festival 2023
Festival La Mar de Ruido
- Days: Friday 11 and Saturday 12 of august
- Place: Parque del Muelle
- Schedule: Desde las 21:00
- Price: Free
- Más información: Festival La Mar de Ruido 2023
Concerts
- Days: Wednesday August 23
- Place: Pista de La Exposición. Las Meanas
- Schedules:
- 20:00. Santa Cecilia Club
- 23:00. DJ The Real Frana
- Price: Free
- Days: Thursday August 24
- Place: Pista de La Exposición. Las Meanas
- Schedules:
- 20:00. Juanillous
- 23:00. Mediocre DJ
- Price: Free
- Days: Friday August 25
- Place: Pista de La Exposición. Las Meanas
- Schedules: 22:00.
- Actúa: Children of Darklight. Giants of Light. Immersive music and light experience by DJ David Longoria, lightpainter Frodo Álvarez DKL and visual artist Sergio Fernández
- Price: Free
- Days: Saturday August 26
- Place: Pista de La Exposición. Las Meanas
- Schedules:
- 21:00. Pico
- 22:30. Broken Roads
- 24:00. Blus Probes
- Price: Free
- Days: Sunday August 27
- Place: Plaza de España
- Schedules: 13:00.
- Actúa: Banda de Music de Avilés
- Price: Free
Orquestas
- Days: Martes 22 de agosto
- Place: Pista de La Exposición. Las Meanas
- Orquesta: París de Noia
- Schedule: 22:30
- Price: Free
- Days: Sunday August 27
- Place: Pista de La Exposición. Las Meanas
- Orquesta: Kubo
- Schedule: 22:30
- Price: Free
- Days: Monday August 28
- Place: Pista de La Exposición. Las Meanas
- Orquesta: “Cuarta Calle” y “Tekila”
- Schedule: 22:30
- Price: Free
Festival de la cerveza
- Days: From Tuesday 8 to Monday 14 August
- Place: Pista de La Exposición
- Schedule: From 18:00
- Music: At 20:00 and 22:30. Performance of:
- Day 8: Fran Juesas
- Day 9: The Negados
- Day 10: Pajaros en la cabeza
- Day 11: Eleven
- Day 12: Cover Planet
- Day 13: Silvidos y Gemidos
- Day 14: La Movida
- More informatión: Festival de la cerveza
Mujeres en Lucha, Amnistía Internacional
- Days: Thursday August 10
- Place: Casa de las Mujeres de Avilés (C/ la Ferrería, 27)
- Schedule: 20:00
- Price: Free
- Event: Recital of poems “The hidden face of the Afghan woman”. Project by Antolina Gutiérrez del Castro, with the voice of Rosa Sabater and MaryChely Fernández, and poems by Mastour Afgahan, Mahrokh Niaz, Hamideh Mirzadeh H., Soheila Doustyar, Nadja Anjuman and anonymous Pashtun Landeys
- Days: Thursday August 17
- Place: Casa de las Mujeres de Avilés (C/ la Ferrería, 27)
- Schedule: 20:00
- Price: Free
- Event: Poetry evening open to the public with the participation of the women who make up the Reading Club “A room of one’s own”. Poems written by women from different countries will be read.
Festival Internacional de Music y Danza Popular
- Day: Wednesday 16 to Saturday 19 August
- Place: Auditorio del Centro Niemeyer
- Schedule: 20:00
CINE
- Day: Monday 21
- Hour: 22:00
- Where: Plaza de España
- Film: ¡Canta! 2
- Type: Animación
- Day: Tuesday 22
- Hour: 22:00
- Where: Plaza de España
- Film: Uncharted
- Type: Animación
- Day: Wednesday 23 de agosto
- Hour: 22:00
- Where: Plaza de España
- Film: Padre no hay más que uno. 3
- Type: Animación
- Day: Thursday 24 de agosto
- Hour: 22:00
- Where: Plaza de España
- Film: Los Mitchell contra las máquinas
- Type: Animación
THEATER
EscenAvilés
EscenAvilés celebrates the summer with three absolute national premieres that can be enjoyed in August and September at the Palacio Valdés Theater. Some of the most important actors and actresses on the national scene are back for the first time in our city.
- Day: Viernes 18 de agosto
- Hora: 21:00
- Place: Teatro Palacio Valdés
- Program: Premiere of “Prima Facie”
- Day: Friday August 25
- Hora: 21:00
- Place: Teatro Palacio Valdés
- Program: Premiere of “Hechos y faltas””
St. Augustine Cattle Contest
- Days: From Thursday 24 to Monday August 28
- Schedule: From 10:00 to 22:00
- Place: Pabellón de La Magdalena
Medieval market
Historical recreation of the Monday Free Market, granted by the Catholic Monarchs to the Villa de Avilés in 1479.
- Days: From August 25 to 28
- Schedule: From 11:00 to 14:00 and from 17:00 to 24:00
- Streets: La Ferrería, El Sol, La Fruta, Las Alas, Los Alfolíes y las plazas de Alfonso VI, Carlos Lobo y Camposagrado
Fireworks
This year we will once again enjoy the traditional fireworks show that will be able to be seen from the Avilés estuary promenade. This year the fireworks will be launched at midnight on Sunday the 27th, the eve of Saint Augustine.
- Day: Sunday August 27
- Place: Paseo de la Ría
- Schedule: 24:00
Actividades infantiles
Espacio Nintendo
- Days: Saturday 26 to Monday August 28
- Place: Plaza de Santiago López (Pasarela del Niemeyer)
- Schedule: 17:00 a 23:00
- Actividad: Venue with different recreational proposals for children and adolescents.
Sport activities
3 x 3 de Baloncesto
- Days: From August 18 to 20
- Place: Plaza del Centro Cultural Internacional Oscar Niemeyer
- Organiza: Federación de Baloncesto del Principado de Asturias y FDM Avilés
Fútbol
- Day: Saturday August 26
- Place: Complejo Deportivo Avilés.
- Evento : Friendly match Real Avilés Industrial – Bilbao Athletic
Torneo de Tiro con Arco “San Agustín”
- Day: Saturday August 26
- Place: Complejo Deportivo Miranda.
- Organiza: Club Arcos de Texu
Open Calledrez “San Agustín” (Memorial José Ramón)
- Day: Saturday August 26
- Place: Plaza Hermanos Orbón
- Organiza: GE. Ensidesa de Ajedrez
Encuentro Nacional de Petanca “Villa de Avilés”
- Days: Sunday August 27
- Place: Complejo Deportivo Miranda
- Organiza: Club Petanca Villa de Avilés
