45th Romería in honour of San Isidro Labradorverified
The biggest romería in La Victoria de Acentejo: decorated ox-carts, yokes of oxen and folk groups make their way through the town, and the day ends in a verbena that runs until five in the morning.
The romería is the act that draws the biggest crowd in the La Victoria de Acentejo fiestas, and it is now in its 45th edition. It sets off at 17:00 from the Cruz de El Tagoro and makes its way along Calles Laureles, Horno de La Teja, Del Pino and Domingo Salazar with decorated ox-carts, yokes, folk groups and pilgrims dressed as magos.
Earlier, at 10:00, you can see the part almost nobody sees: the decorating of the carts and the preparations, at the same starting point. That is the moment when the work behind it becomes visible.
At the end of the romería comes the offering to San Isidro and mass at the parish church of Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación. The food collected is shared among families in need in the town, worth knowing if you plan to take part.
Then comes the afternoon dance with the organ player Elicio and, at the Centro de la Tercera Edad Tagoro Victoriero, the traditional baile de taifas. The night closes with the verbena, from 22:00 to 05:00, with the orchestras Revelación and Los Concejales and DJ sets by Wess and Luis de León.
One warning from the programme itself: carts and braziers are not allowed inside the fiesta ground, and there will be checks.