Festa Major de Sants
For one week 15 streets in Sants will be decorated on the occasion of the Sants Festival. There will be a great variety of activities for families, and the younger can enjoy the evening concerts.
The program per day is as follows:
August 23
18:30 – The parade (pasacalle) begins at the Jardines de Can Mantega and ends at Parque de la España Industrial, where the official speech (pregón) that starts the Festival will take place. The speech will be given by the journalist and sommelier Meritxell Falgueras.
While waiting to the pregón, there will be giants dancing, accompanied by the music of the Band of the Triangle of Sants.
August 24
The day will begin with the offering (ofrenda) of Sant Bartomeu in the church of Santa Maria de Sants
11:00 – Water Partie
21:00 – Concert of Trencada Oliva
22:00 – Concert 9son
August 25
From 10:00 to 17:30 – Baseball for boys and girls between 5 and 15 years old
Sardana en Sants
18:00 – Sardana Dance
19:30 – Awards contest to the best streets decoration
22:00 – Premiere visual projection (mapping) on ​​the facade of the Casa del Mig
August 26
From 10:00 to 13:30 – Children’s workshops and exhibitions
12:00 – Exhibition with dogs of the Canine Unit of the Mossos d’Esquadra
From 11:00 to 18:00 – Ambulance Catalunya teaches first aid and prevention to children
22:00 – Concert of The Troba Kung-fu
correfoc
August 30
19:30 – Children Fire Run (Correfoc) from Plaza Can Mantega to Plaza de Sants
21:30 – Adult Fire Run (Correfoc) from Plaza Osca to Plaza Joan PelegrÃ
September 7
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19:00 РClosing of the festival with a concert by thein Parque de la Espa̱a Industrial.
A new feature this year is the guided tours of the MNAC (National Art Museum of Catalonia), which will run for two hours, free admission throught registration at Cotxeres Sants from 23 August to 5 September. The visits will take place on 6 and 7 September, 17 to 19 hours.
The streets involved in the Sants Festival are: Alcolea de Baix, Alcolea de Dalt, Canalejas, Finland, Galileu, Guadiana, Masnou-Premià , Pl. La Farga, Robrenyo, Rosés-Casa Gran, Sagunt, Santa CecÃlia, Valladolid , Vallespir and Vallespir de Baix.
If you are looking for accommodation in Barcelona for those days, don’t hesitate to contact The Urban Suites.
 
Marc 15 agosto, 2013 at 1:13 am
You can check the program visiting
Expect you there!
mybarcelona 15 agosto, 2013 at 1:50 pm
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