The Sa Pobla in Gràcia Bonfires will be burning once again on Saturday 29 January at 11 locations in the district. Last year they were suspended because of Covid-19. In addition, various events and activities have been lined up to introduce you toe Mallorcan culture.

On the final weekend in January, Gràcia will be reviving the Sa Pobla Bonfires, a Mallorcan tradition that came to Vila de Gràcia thanks to a father who wanted to pass it on to his children. The festival is a spectacular event, where bonfires, flabiol pipers, friction drums, “glossadors” and folk singers are the stars. What’s more, every year this festival is a meeting point for Mallorcans and Gràcia residents.

For three decades now, during the last weekend in January, the streets and squares of the old town Vila de Gràcia are packed with bonfires which have become the unofficial Gràcia winter festival.

Summary of activities:

Monday, 17 January

Fundació Festa Major de Gràcia, Espai Albert Musons, Carrer de l’Alzina, 9
5 pm. Exhibition ‘30 Posters for Sa Pobla in Gràcia’, on until 2 February. Visiting times are Monday to Thursday from 4 pm to 8 pm and Friday from 10 am to 1.30 pm. Free admission.

Wednesday, 26 January

Fundació Festa Major de Gràcia, Espai Albert Musons, Carrer de l’Alzina, 9
7 pm. Friction drum course run by Catalina Canyelles.
Free course with advance booking at gestor@festamajordegracia.cat

Thursday, 27 January

Centre Artesà Tradicionàrius, Plaça d’Anna Frank, n/n
7 pm. Presentation of the 2021 Joan Amades Award to Antoni Torrens Gost, organised by the Associació Cultural Joan Amades.

8 pm. Mallorcan Food Tasting and Improvised Poetry/Folk Song Evening (Glossada)
“Glosa” ‘Ode to sobrassada’ presented by Alicia Olivares and “glosada” with “Glosadors” and “Glosadores” from the Balearic Islands and Catalonia, such as Catalina Canyelles and Cor de Carxofa. Mallorcan take-away product tasting session. A chance to discover the food of the islands, such as the “sobrassada”, “botifarró” and “camallot” sausages. Exhibition ‘St Anthony, the Winter Festival’, Museu Etnològic. Espai Mallorca bookshop stop. Free admission.

Friday, 28 January

Centre de Cultura Popular La Violeta de Gràcia, Carrer de Maspons, 6
6.15 pm. Summer solstice of young Mediterranean poets. Poetry reading. Fundació ACA – Àrea de Creació Acústica.
Free admission.

Centre Artesà Tradicionàrius, Plaça Anna Frank, n/n
6.30 pm. “Ball de bot” (Majorcan folk dance) workshop with Jordi Cardona.
8.30 pm. Concert with Mar Grimalt and Ball de bot with Es Gall de sa Pastera.
Ticket in advance €10, at the box office €12.

Saturday, 29 January

11 am. Putting up the bonfires.
Start of cultural activities.
Places del Diamant, de la Virreina, del Nord i de Gato Pérez – Fraternitat de Baix Carrers de Verdi, Joan Blanques de Baix de Tot, Llibertat, Fraternitat de Dalt, Puigmartí, Berga and Progrés.

Centre de Cultura Popular La Violeta de Gràcia, Carrer de Maspons, 6
12 pm. Puppet theatre (teresetes) Es Jai se sa barraqueta, with the Teresetes Mitjorn company.
Tickets: €5, free for under-3s.

Gràcia markets: Abaceria, Llibertat, Lesseps and Estrella
12 pm. Folk at the Markets route round Gràcia’s markets with the “glosadors” and “xeremiers” (folk singers and bagpipers) from Mallorca and Catalonia.

Plaça de la Vila
7 pm. Human tower display from the Castellers de la Vila de Gràcia.
7.30 pm. Folk club presentation in the square.
Music from the pipers Xeremiers de Mallorca and from the flabiols and bagpipes of La Sacairada.
Presentation of the participating groups.

8 pm. Start of the street parade (“cercavila”) from Plaça de la Vila to Plaça de la Virreina.
Route: Plaça de la Vila, Carrers Penedès, Puigmartí, Torrijos and Plaça Virreina.

Plaça de la Virreina
9 pm. Lighting of the bonfires and start of the evening festivities with the Sa Pobla friction drums and glossadors and a Mallorcan food tasting session.
11 pm. Mallorcan folks songs and dancing with music and dance from Es Gall de sa Pastera and Abeniara.

Plaça del Diamant
9.15 pm. Lighting of the bonfires and start of the evening festivities with verse, song and music from the Sa Pobla friction drummers,glossadors from Mallorca and Catalonia, Cor de Carxofa, and bagpipers. Carrers Verdi, Joan Blanques de Baix de Tot, Llibertat, Fraternitat de Dalt, Puigmartí, Berga, Fraternitat de Baix – Plaça Gato Pérez and Plaça del Nord.

Sunday, 30 January

Centre de Cultura Popular La Violeta de Gràcia, Carrer Maspons, 6
12 pm. Puppet theatre (teresetes) El gegant sempre té gana from the Binixiflat company. Tickets: €5, free for under-3s.