The 700-year-old festival of Corpus Christi is back
Corpus Christi, one of the oldest events on the Barcelona calendar of festivals and traditions, is returning to the city, filling it with flowers as well as cultural and recreational activities.
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What do we celebrate on Whit Monday?
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.
El Raval celebrates St Rita's Day with a party full of red roses
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
22 things you didn’t know about the Sant Ponç Fair
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.
Four different kinds of mona for our most deeply-rooted Easter tradition
The range of mona cakes on offer in our country is very varied and goes beyond the more commercial trends. Next to the characters most popular with children, you can find chocolate eggs of all sizes, spectacular creations that look like sculptures...
Sant Josep Oriol, the Barcelona saint who turned a radish into coins
Sant Josep Oriol is a Barcelona saint who led a life of vicissitudes, austerity and complete devotion to looking after others. As a good saint, miracles are also attributed to him, the most famous being when he turned a radish into coins. Want to get...
Barcelona Carnival 2023 kicks off with the Arribo and the Taronjada!
Fat Thursday is on 16 February, meaning we’ll be celebrating the arrival of Queen Belluga in the Arribo ceremony, followed by the Taronjada orange battle for Carnival in Barcelona.
All the secrets of the little giant Laia's first 25 years!
The little giant Laia is approaching her 25th birthday, so we have gathered a few of the curiosities and details surrounding her.
The 2023 Santa Eulàlia Festivities are here!
Barcelona celebrates its winter Festa Major [big annual festival] with dozens of traditional activities. Come and enjoy yourselves, from 10 to 12 February!
The Sant Josep Oriol Festival has its poster for the 2023 edition!
The poster created by Germán García-Salmones for the festival, which will take place from 18 to 26 March in the Pi neighbourhood, has already been unveiled.