 The main local fiestas are San Lorenzo (10 August) and San Miguel (29 September).A local tradition that takes place on Whitsunday and the Feast of St Michael is "Virgen de la Encarnación", celebrating events that took place 400 years ago.According to tradition, in the 17th century, a severe plague outbreak occurred in Villalgordal, a small village 14 km south of El Ballestero.