The town of Teixeiro, in Curtis, will host this weekend, October 24th and 25th, the XXVI edition of the Mushroom Festival. The mayor, Javier Caínzos, highlighted that the event "reaches its twenty-sixth edition consolidated as the great autumn event in our municipality" and "enhances the work of the hospitality and commerce sectors of Curtis and Teixeiro".
Plaza de España will be the gastronomic epicenter, featuring a tent with a dining area and a mushroom exhibition. The Provincial Council of A Coruña, through the "A paisaxe que sabe" program, will organize four showcookings in its Espazo Gastro, led by chefs Lolo Mosteiro and Paula Martínez, from the restaurant A Artesa da Moza Crecha. The Teixeiro Commerce Association will also hold its Local Commerce Fair.
A gastronomic route will cover 19 hospitality establishments in Teixeiro and Curtis. In Teixeiro, participants include O Noso Mesón, Qubik Bar, Bar Dylan, Mandaboca, O Raposo, Café-Bar Luma, Café-Bar MG, Restaurante Sabino, and Perla do Muíño. In Curtis, the route includes Parrillada Agarimo, Bar Mesía, Bar Eladio, Bar Quintanilla, Café-Bar Suizo, Restaurante Exprés, Cantina Estación, Cervecería D’Cao, Tapería Castiñeira, and La Morena Bar.
Saturday will begin at 10:00 AM with a mushroom foraging session guided by experts from the Pan de Raposo Association. At 12:00 PM, the local commerce fair will open, and at 2:00 PM, the group Os Carecos will perform. In the afternoon, at 7:00 PM, the XIV Ruada de Teixeiro will take place, organized by the Faragulla Cultural Association, featuring a children's dance, a folk music gathering, and raffles.
On Sunday, the fair opens at 11:00 AM, and the Espazo Gastro will offer showcookings at 11:30 AM and 12:30 PM. At 1:30 PM, Asuntos Prohibidos will perform. At 6:00 PM, the Pandeireteiras Group Xacarandaina will present "O ar da música". The Local Commerce Fair will close at 7:00 PM with final raffles.
The event is organized by the Concello de Curtis, with the collaboration of the Diputación de A Coruña, the Xunta de Galicia, and Galicia Calidade.
