Fairs and Festivals

Experience local festivities and feel the vibrant culture of towns. Local festivals and fairs are held throughout the year, with the emphasis on traditions and seasonal customs. See them for yourself!

Calendar of town festivals

Culture and traditions

The festival that kicks off the season of Catalan modernist fairs in the province of Barcelona.

Catalan Modernist Fair in Terrassa
Culture and traditions

Every May, Terrassa travels back 100 years in time to revive the essence of the city during the Catalan Modernist period. 

Catalan Modernist Fair of Barcelona
Culture and traditions

Come and see Barcelona in its Catalan modernist splendour, with loads of fun and cultural activities for everyone.

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Upcoming fairs

Gastronomy and wine tourism

La Fira del Cargol de Sentmenat és una festa gastronòmica i comercial amb una àmplia oferta de degustacions, comerç local, activit...

Fira dels espàrrecs a Gavà
Gastronomy and wine tourism

Gavà acull la 70ena edició de la Fira d'Espàrrecs del 2 al 4 de maig. La festa dedicada a l'espàrrec blanc de Gavà s'emmarca en la...

Culture and traditions

The festival that kicks off the season of Catalan modernist fairs in the province of Barcelona.

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More about festivals and fairs

Very close to Barcelona you will find a great many examples of modernista works created between the 19th and 20th centuries. Urban palaces and holiday homes, churches and hospitals, warehouses and gardens, factories and cellars, all with the signature of the great architects of the movement in Catalonia: Antoni Gaudí, Lluís Domènech i Montaner, and Josep Puig i Cadafalch, among others. To commemorate this cultural trend, different towns and cities are organizing festivals and fairs to recover their aesthetic quality. Want to find out more about them?

<p>Castellers de Vilafranca</p>

Strength, balance, courage and common sense, the four key concepts of human tower building, repeated like a mantra by its practitioners. For spectators, the most appropriate words might be thrills, nerves, suspense and joy. Without a doubt, to experience a human tower building event is to navigate a sea of sensations. So it’s no wonder that UNESCO inscribed this Catalan tradition par excellence on its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

<p>Fira Medieval i Festa de la Sal de Cardona</p>

One of the most typical ways to relive the Middle Ages in Catalonia and Barcelona is to explore their vast Romanesque and Gothic heritage. But you may not know about the many mediaeval fairs that can be enjoyed throughout the year in several towns close to Barcelona.

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