The Festivities in Honour of Our Lady of Solitude take place in Gondoriz (Arcos de Valdevez) on 1, 2 and 3 May 2026. On Friday the 1st, there is a dawn celebration, a blessing of helmets and a motorbike ride departing from the church grounds; in the evening, the Candlelight Procession sets off from the chapel of Our Lady of Piedade, in Paredes, followed by a street festival with the group
Night Shadow. On Saturday, the
Grupo de Bombos da Associação Juvenil do Vale enters, there is a street festival with
Grupo Top 5 and, at midnight, a fireworks display. On Sunday the 3rd, the Solemn Mass is accompanied by the
Grupo Coral de Gondoriz and broadcast on Rádio Valdevez; in the afternoon, the
Fanfarra dos Bombeiros Voluntários de Arcos de Valdevez enters, the procession in honour of Our Lady of Solitude sets out, and performances are given by the
Rusga de Santa Eulália de Gondoriz and, in the folk festival, the groups Lavradeiras de Gondufe and Estrela do Norte de Gondoriz. The festivities close at 23:00.
