Festivities in Honour of Saint Simão

The Festivities in Honour of Saint Simão, in Pedrulha (Coimbra), took place on 24, 25 and 28 October 2026. On Saturday there was a street parade with the Grupo de Gaiteiros Amigos do Mondego, the procession of the image of Saint Simão from his chapel to the Parish Church, the inauguration of the headquarters of the Confraria de Nossa Senhora da Piedade e de S. Simão and a dance with DJ NM. On Sunday, the Banda Filarmónica Sons do Mondego led the street parade through the streets of Pedrulha, followed by a solemn mass and procession, and at 6:00 pm the band's farewell concert. On Wednesday, the feast day of Saint Simão, the Eucharist was celebrated in the chapel of Pedrulha. Admission was free.

Pedrulha is a place in the former parish of Santa Cruz, in the municipality of Coimbra. Santa Cruz was dissolved in 2013 and merged with Sé Nova, Almedina and São Bartolomeu to form the União das Freguesias de Coimbra. The former parish of Santa Cruz had an area of 5.56 km² and 5,699 inhabitants (2011 census).