The city is full of fire beasts
A total of 40 venues across all districts of Barcelona will be part of the programme, which will take place from June 19 to 22.
Programme.
The six groups of castellers that Barcelona has take part in the special diada castellera on la Mercè’s day. Do you know all of them?
How is possible that the cobla ensemble is made up of 11 musicians and 12 instruments?
The Cases de la Festa are spaces open to the public where popular culture entities are hosted, activities are held and giants, bigheads and beasts can be visited.
Monday 6 June is Whit Monday, a festival that is not celebrated in the same way throughout Catalonia. As each local authority can chose, some make it a public holiday but others don’t.
22 May is St Rita's Day and the Convent de Sant Agustí in the El Raval neighbourhood will be playing host to a truly special party
It's quite strange that a dynamic and modern city such as Barcelona should maintain an ancestral tradition like the Sant Ponç Fair, which is being held on 10 May in Carrer de l’Hospital.
Music and spirituality. Conversation and route through the streets of the Ciutat Vella district, Saturday 10 May.
Sant Jordi 2025. In the city centre and in each of its districts, the city is full of a literary festival that takes the form of music, open doors, strolls and many other activities.
On April 23, booksellers and florists will have exclusive spaces in different districts of the city. In addition, shops will be allowed to sell their products on the street starting April 22.
Although the star features of the Sant Jordi festival are undoubtedly roses and books, in recent years culinary aspects have become increasingly important in the celebrations, in the form of cakes, pastries and bread.
Sant Jordi is one of the best-loved festivals in our calendar. Even when it falls on a working day, hundreds of people go out for a stroll around the book stands, to buy roses or attend one of the programmed events.
It is said that the correfoc developed spontaneously in Barcelona during the La Mercè festival in 1978. That was a time when traditional and popular culture was being revived and a group of cultural activists wanted to organise a fire show. The initial idea was to organise a classic ball de diables but, to their surprise, the watching public joined in the performance and gave it movement.
