The city is full of fire beasts
Consult all the activities of the celebration of 600 years of giants in Barcelona.
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.
All Saints, and autumn in general, would be very different without the season's three top dishes: chestnuts, panellet cakes and sweet potatoes.
Would you like to take a walk around the lost Barcelona, accompanied by the explanations of historian Dani Cortijo and the 'Costumari Català’ (Catalan Customs) by Joan Amades?
All Saints is one of a group of festivals, along with the Day of the Dead and Halloween, which all have a common origin: the beliefs of the Ancient Celts, which were partly based on remembering their dead.
Although it has almost been forgotten today, the All Saints festival used to have a rich theatrical tradition, with dances of the dead, and above all, all kinds of performances of 'Don Juan Tenorio'
November signals a seasonal shift: days shorten and the cold begins. Historically, this time marked the end of a cycle for pastoral and agrarian societies, underscoring the symbolism of All Saints’ Day.
Mercè 2024. Everyone is the target audience of the over 270 performances of the Mercè Arts de Carrer, in a Festa Major that commemorates the 650th anniversary of the Eagle.
These days most of Barcelona’s giants and beasts can be seen in three exhibitions.
Sant Roc. The festivities for Sant Roc are packed with unique elements which date back centuries and cannot be found anywhere else. Are you familiar with them?
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in 1993 and contains the city's festival imagery, historical figures like the Gegants del Pi and others recreated from historical documents.
