Sant Jordi 2024 in Barcelona
On Tuesday 23 April, Barcelona will once again be celebrating Sant Jordi. Like last year, there will be a pedestrians area at the heart of the city, delimited by Diagonal, Gran Via and the streets of Balmes and Pau Claris. This area extends along the whole of La Rambla and Gran de Gràcia again this year. Furthermore, there will also be reserved areas for selling books and roses in each city district, and shops can set up stalls in the street from 22 April onwards.
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See you next Sant Jordi / St George’s Day
This website will be updated again for Sant Jordi / St George’s Day 2025. In the meantime, we leave you a collection of images for this Sant Jordi 2024 in Barcelona.
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Sant Jordi 2024 poster
Download the Sant Jordi 2024 poster, a work overflowing with colour and life created by the artist Pau Gasol and made by Arauna131, which transports us to the celebration of this festival in the city. You can also pick it up at the Sala Ciutat or at the Palau de la Virreina. One will be handed out per person while stock lasts.
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The legend of Sant Jordi
The dragon, the princess, the knight and the rose are at the centre of the legend of Sant Jordi, which dates back to the Middle Ages and is set in the town of Montblanc. The story was strongly revived during the Renaissance.
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The tradition
Sant Jordi / St George’s Day is culture, flowers and love. And by the same token Barcelona is Sant Jordi. Few popular celebrations unite so many Barcelonians with their city as this day does. Discover its tradition!
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Dialogues for Sant Jordi
In the lead up to Sant Jordi's Day [St. George], Barcelona Libraries are organising eight conversation sessions between writers from all over the world, based on affinities in their latest works.
Where: the Jaume Fuster, Gabriel García Márquez, Esquerra de l’Eixample - Agustí Centelles and Francesca Bonnemaison libraries
When: 15 to 23 AprilPrior registration is required
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Roses and books
Barcelona is celebrating this year’s Sant Jordi with a large pedestrians block in the city centre closed and extending along the whole of La Rambla and Gran de Gràcia. Booksellers and florists will also have their own areas in the various districts, with the space at the Biblioteca Gabriel García Márquez as the main new feature.
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Reading 2024 Opening Speech
This year’s Sant Jordi opening speech on reading, which marks the start of the Sant Jordi's Day celebrations, was given delivered by British writer and actor, David Walliams. Prior booking was required to attend the Opening Speech.
- Where: Sala Moragues - El Born Centre de Cultura i Memòria
- When: 22 April, at 6 pm
Delayed broadcast
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Open day at City Hall
As has become a tradition, there was an open day at Barcelona City Hall to celebrate the Sant Jordi holiday. This year, it was held on Sunday, 21 April.
- Where: Barcelona City Council
- When: Sunday, 21 April
Recommendations from Barcelona’s libraries
Més informacioOnce again, Barcelona Libraries are recommending books by the author of the Opening Speech on Reading and the authors who will be speaking at the Sant Jordi Dialogues, along with the work of Barcelona poet Joan Salvat-Papasseit, on the centenary of his death.
David Walliams
This is the story of Dennis, a boy who has two virtues or talents. Everyone knows the first: when he plays football, his school team always wins. You can discover the other talent when you read the book!
Library: Biblioteca Gabriel García Márquez