Festivals in Cerdanyola del Vallès: Roser de Maig
Local festivals of Cerdanyola del Vallès
The Roser de Maig is the main spring festival of Cerdanyola del Vallès and is usually celebrated on the first weekend of May. The other major municipal event is the Festa de Tardor de Sant Martí, around 11 November.
Usual tradition
The Roser de Maig combines a proclamation, concerts, pyromusical, amusement fair, Modernist Fair, sports activities and Catalan popular culture. The Creu de Maig mass in the parish of Sant Martí coexists with giants, trabucaires, bastoners, sardanas, correfoc, lace makers and local dances. The events are distributed across the Francesc Layret, Abat Oliba and Sant Medir squares, the Parc del Turonet, Parc Xarau, Pla de les Alzines, Ateneu, sports facilities and museums. The City Council organises the festival with clubs, neighbourhood associations, cultural entities, Colla Gegantera, Joves Diables, musicians, merchants and fairgrounds.
Otras citas culturales
The Festa de Tardor de Sant Martí organises the second major festival of the city. The Modernist Fair, integrated into the Roser de Maig, recovers gardens, buildings, art and characters associated with the modernist heritage of Cerdanyola through setting, visits and shows.