Festivals in Igualada
Local festivals in Igualada
The Festa Major de Sant Bartomeu is Igualada's principal patronal celebration and a tradition documented since the fourteenth century. The City Council organises the programme with popular-culture groups, colles, associations, artists and sports clubs.
Usual celebration
The festival is usually celebrated for approximately one week around 24 August. Central streets and squares, Plaça de l'Ajuntament, Cal Font, Parc Central and cultural venues host the opening speech, tronada, Sant Bartomeu procession, cercaviles, giants, big-head figures, festival beasts, correfocs, castells, concerts, theatre, sport and family activities. Its historic figures and dances distinguish Igualada's ceremonial procession.
Other cultural events
Festa de Reis, Els Tres Tombs, Carnival, Sant Jordi, Festa de l'Arbre de Maig and the Christmas season complete the cultural calendar. Local organisations and residents take part in these traditions through their own routes, performances and events in different months and places across the city.