Program of La Charrada Festival

Year 2023

It celebrates: 30th March

Place: Ciudad Rodrigo (Salamanca)

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A regional touristic celebration held on Holy Saturday, featuring folk groups from the region and Portugal showcasing traditional costumes and music in the vibrant Plaza Mayor. A unique display of Salamanca's folk culture not to be missed.

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LA CHARRADA PROGRAMME 2023

10.00 h Parade of traditional drummers and dulzaineros through all the neighbourhoods of Cludad Rodrigo. 1200 h Exhibition of "doma vaquera charra salmantina" in the moat of the Puerta del Sol.
12:30 h Parade of traditional drummers and dulzaineros, charros charras salmantinos on horseback from the moat of the Puerta del Sol to the Plaza Mayor.
13:00 h Festival in the Plaza Mayor of the traditional dance groups of Ciudad Rodrigo: Aires Charros - Al Son del Tamboril Botón Charro - Roble Charro.
17:00 h FESTIVAL DE LA CHARRADA where the music, dances and traditional costumes of the regions of Salamanca will be shown by their most genuine performers, and regions from other related regions.

The following regions will take part:

-Comarca de Béjar:

1-Candelario

-Sierra de Francia:

2- La Alberca, Mogarraz, Cepeda and Sotoserrano.

Campo de Peñaranda. Land of Duzaina:

3-Macotera

Campo Charro:

4- Doñinos

5-Comarca de Vitigudino: Barruecopardo, Bogajo and Barreras.

6-Comarca de la Huebra

-El Rebollar:

7- Peñaparda

Extremadura:

8-Las Hurdes

- Zamora:

9-Comarca de Sayago.

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