The Festivities in Honour of Our Lady of Ajuda, Saint Cristóvão and Our Lady of Luz take place in Parada de Cunhos (Vila Real) from 30 July to 3 August 2026, at the Complexo Monte da Forca. On Thursday the 30th, there is a solemn mass in honour of Our Lady of Luz, in Granja, and a candlelight procession. On Friday evening, the musical group Sirilanka and DJ Odveza perform. On Saturday there is a dawn mortar salute, a street parade by the
Grupo de Bombos Fénix, a sporting afternoon with the traditional married versus singles match, a solemn mass in honour of Our Lady of Ajuda, in Relvas, and, in the evening, Fénix, the group
Amigos Vitó and DJs Michael Slim and
Nena Dj. On Sunday, Saint Cristóvão's day, the floats are raised in the villages and at 17:00 there is a solemn mass and procession, with the
Banda Filarmónica de Sanguinhedo and the
Fanfarra dos Bombeiros da Cruz Branca de Vila Real; in the evening
Uskadkasa perform and at midnight there is a fireworks display. On Monday the 3rd, from 19:00 onwards, there is a surprise.
