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Leganés celebrates three days of festivities with Café Quijano, Demarco y LOS40
Leganés is heading into the most intense weekend of its patron saint festivities for Nuestra Señora de Butarque. From Friday 14 to Sunday 16 August, free concerts, communal meals, children's activities and traditional celebrations will fill the Recinto Ferial, Plaza Mayor, Plaza de España and the streets of the centre.
Friday night’s main event will be Café Quijano, performing at 23:00 at the Recinto Ferial. At the same time, Plaza de España will feature cover music with Metropop and, from 1:00 am, another Peñas Party with DJ Pulpo and DJ Tello.
Tradition will also play a special part during the day. At 21:07, the transfer of the Virgen de Butarque from its hermitage will begin, accompanied by fireworks, before its reception at the Universidad Carlos III campus.
Saturday will start with activities for children. At 12:00, there will be a foam party in Plaza Mayor and, two hours later, Paseo de Colón will host the traditional communal meal organised with the collaboration of the peñas.
The evening will once again see much of the activity. At 22:00, a peñas parade will set off through the centre and, an hour later, Demarco Flamenco will perform at the Recinto Ferial. At the same time, Plaza de España will host the Fiesta Afrodise de Pedro Rivas before another late-night Peñas Party.
Saturday the 15th will also be the main day of events in honour of the patron. The solemn procession of Nuestra Señora de Butarque will set off at 21:00 from the San Salvador parish and make its way through the streets of Leganés before the evening’s programme continues.
Sunday is especially designed as a family finale to the festivities. From 12:00, there will be water inflatables in Plaza Mayor and, at 19:30, La Nueva Cubierta will host the Humor Amarillo competition between the peñas.
The big musical finale will take place at 21:00 with LOS40 Urban Party XXL at the Recinto Ferial. Dalex, Wolfine, Kidd Voodoo, Robi, Ptazeta, Kristina and Mar Lucas are among the artists performing on a night that will end close to midnight with the traditional final firecracker display on Paseo de Colón.
With three days of almost non-stop activities, Leganés turns this August bank holiday into one of the major festive hotspots in the south of Madrid. There’s no need to stick to a single venue: this weekend, the celebration will be spread across squares, streets and open spaces, with options ranging from communal meals to some of the biggest free concerts of the festivities.