The Festivities in Honour of Our Lady ao Pé da Cruz took place in Moledo do Minho, in the municipality of Caminha, from 22 July to 3 August 2026. They opened with the novenas and reached their highlight between 30 July and 2 August: the mass, the sermon and the candlelight procession, with floats decorated by residents of various streets; the open-air Eucharist in the festival grounds, broadcast by Rádio Afifense; and the Sunday procession along Avenida de Paranhos, Cruzeiro, Avenida Dantas Carneiro, Santana and Avenida Senhora ao Pé da Cruz. The festival welcomed the Banda de Música Arrifana, the
Banda dos Arcos de Valdevez, the
Banda de Gaitas de Paramos and the drumming group
Ritmos da Serra, and at the street festivals,
Kalhambeke,
Sobaile,
Cordas Soltas and
Factor Jota. On Sunday evening there was a folk festival featuring the Academia de Dança e Música Tradicional de Caminha e Vilarelho, the
Grupo Etnofolclórico Renascer da Areosa and the
Grupo Danças e Cantares de Serreleis. The festivities ended on 3 August with the Eucharist at the chapel.
