Fiestas, Los Belones
Los Belones celebrates its fiestas in honour of San Isidro
Los Belones falls within an administrative district of the Cartagena municipality called Rincón de San Ginés, which covers an area from Los Belones right the way down to Cabo de Palos.
Within this district ( known as a pedanía) there are a number of different Fiestas dedicated to various saints, and in Los Belones, the church is dedicated to San isidro Labrador, the patron saint of agriculturalists. The patron saint’s day of San Isidro is 15th May, so the local fiestas focus around this particular day.
San Isidro in Los Belones
The patron saint fiestas in honour of San Isidro
The Fiestas de San Isidro in Los Belones include a whole host of official acts, as well as community activities. In all the fiesta season lasts for a month and a half, with a variety of activities for the people of the town, the busiest time being the week leading up to 15th May. This is the saint’s day of San Isidro Labrador, the patron saint of the town.
Preparations begin in April, when the Fiestas Queen and her Ladies in Waiting are chosen. May gets under way with the Romería to the Cabezo de la Fuente, followed by the lace embroidery exhibition, the open-air dinner-dances and of course the religious celebrations. These include the floral offering to the patron saint, Holy Masses and the procession of the image of San Isidro through the streets of Los Belones.
Other Fiestas in the Rincón de San Ginés
Patron saint celebrations
Los Belones, 6th to 15th May
Los Belones, Romería, 4th and 5th May
Cabo de Palos, 14th to 18th August
La Manga, 24th to 26th May
Los Nietos, 2nd to 31st August
Los Nietos, Cofradía de Pescadores, 14th to 16th July
Los Nietos Viejos, 21st to 29th September
Mar de Cristal, 14th and 15th August
Playa Honda, 20th July to 19th August
Islas Menores, 28th July to 5th August
Romería del Cabezo de la Fuente, May
Festival de Habaneras, Cabo de Palos, August
