The city is full of fire beasts
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.
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?
While the festival is still very much alive in other Catalan towns and cities, it has lost popularity in Barcelona. Nowadays, there is only one place that holds a Sant Pere revetlla: the Farinera del Clot Cultural Centre.
Cocas made with fruit and pine nuts, accompanied by a good cava or muscatel wine, are an essential part of the eve of Sant Joan. And, as with any traditional food, “coca” has a long history behind it, packed with stories and variations well worth...
The Nit de Sant Joan (St John's Eve) is a magic night of wonders reserved only for key and important dates in the calendar, such as Christmas and New Year's Eve. Spells, ordeals and formulas have come down to us thanks to the enthusiastic efforts of...
The city is being adorned with dancing eggs for Corpus Christi. This year there will be more eggs than ever, with new locations and fountains created specifically for this purpose.
On Sunday 6 June at 19.45 all of the Seguici Popular will attend the Corpus Christi procession, which will feature imagery dances.
A form of entertainment with Arab origins? A celebration of the height of spring? A custom imported from Italy? Both the origin and the meaning of the Dancing Egg, the most popular feature of the Corpus Christi festivities in Barcelona, are difficult...
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.
The Seguici Popular de Barcelona is the embodiment of a research project on Barcelona's unusual, historic and unique references which have a symbolic function within the festival. It was set up in 1993 and contains the city's festival imagery, historical figures like the Gegants del Pi and others recreated from historical documents.
