In one of these envelats, located in placa del sol, a young tom jones performed during the gracia celebration. It is not barcelona oldest festival, it has been documented since 1817 only, but by far the nicest one. The gracia festival is the biggest of barcelonas neighbourhood street festivals. Poser question ecrire avis promos devis voyage surmesure guide pdf faq. About one and a half million people visit the gracia festival, which opens in 2019 on 15th august for the 202nd edition. A republican liberal stalwart during spains 1st and 2nd republics and civil war 19361939, gracia went bohemian again in the 1960s and 70s. There is an amazing fireworks display on the 23rd, centered around sitges church. Dont miss out on a chance to see the magic of the gracia neighborhood festival in barcelona. Check out party earth for schedules, photos, and more on this annual street party. Gracia festival is a free fiesta that takes place in the streets of the barrio.
The first day of the festival on 15th august is a public holiday. It has concerts and exhibitions and competitions of various kinds photography, speed painting, poetry highlights include the street and balcony decorations also a competition and the castellers, spectacular human towers 16, 18 and. Each one of them has its own festa major and its the most important celebration in the annual calendar. Selected sport climbs in the province of lleida english. This time gracia, one of oldest districts of barcelona, will be cheering up in festival mood. What exactly is a festa major the towns craziest block party. For detailed agenda of all events and activities visit oficial festival page day by day agenda or download oficial programme pdf. It plays host to lots of colorful artwork, food, and music. I wanted to incorporate some of the festival activities into our itinerary but unfortunately i havent been able to find the festival schedule listing the events in english or spanishi found this site but it appears to be in catalan. A festa major roughly translated as the major festival is a sort of annual street party celebrated in most cities, neighbourhoods, towns and villages throughout catalonia. What exactly is a festa major the towns craziest block. Merce guide, merce programme and maps and top events at merce 20 barcelonas biggest festival of the year. Think glastonbury played by your brothers band, and you wont be far off. This is the official presentation of the festivals poster, which is.
Since its inception, this festival is celebrated from 15 to 21 august in the gracia district. This colorful, magic carnival starts on august the15th and goes on for a week. Gracia has a formed an important part of barcelona culture since officially joining the city bounds in the 19th century. The spirit of the festival is to get everyone together and rejoice in being a part of the community and its traditions.
Each one of them has its own festa major and its the most important celebration in the annual calendar youll find these quirky events around the world, as both big and small towns celebrate the unique traditions and. Cet article ne cite pas suffisamment ses sources janvier 20. Dates, locations and background on gracia festival in barcelona, spain. Weeklong block party becomes a competition for the best decorated street. Prego festa major 20 joan amigo i ferrater 1 prego festa major 20 sr. Aug 12, 2016 the barrio of gracia throws barcelonas most popular festa major basically, a big street party that goes on for days and days of the year. This popular festival is organized by the neighbors and families in gracia and features big and varied programme of more than 500 activities. It is primarily a community project with the aim of bringing members of the district closer together, but they also welcome respectful outsiders wishing to partake. Sitges main annual fiesta in honour of sant bartomeu the towns patron saint. Festa major gracia 2020 barcelona festes street festival.