Overview

• O Grove launches the 62nd Festa do Marisco today, with the main tent inauguration at 19:00 confirmed by Mayor José Cacabelos.
• After two failed tenders and the withdrawal of the awardee, the council will directly operate the cockle stall and has secured an octopus supplier through a negotiated procedure without publicity.
• Several concessionaires have criticized the terms, citing unequal conditions, a 30% turnover fee and higher seafood costs that they say undermine viability.
• The festival’s concert program proceeds as scheduled, starting tonight and featuring acts such as León Benavente and La La Love You in the coming days.
• In València, MarisGalicia runs Oct. 3–26 at the Estación del Grao with capacity for over 1,000, daily live‑seafood deliveries from Galicia and a pickup ordering system, with organizers projecting 40 tonnes served and 25,000 visitors.