Festivals in Sant Joan de Vilatorrada
Discover the main festivals of Sant Joan de Vilatorrada, spanning Midsummer Night, popular culture and industrial memory beside the Cardener.
Local festivals in Sant Joan de Vilatorrada
The usual celebration of the Festa Major runs from 22 to 25 June and lasts four days, with a festive preview on the preceding evening. Streets, squares, Cal Gallifa and other municipal venues host the proclamation, parades, giants, bastoners, sardana dancing, concerts, theatre, community suppers and sports activities. The Town Council, cultural groups, musicians, associations and residents organise and lead the events.
Flama del Canigó and giants
The Flama del Canigó arrives on the afternoon of 23 June, accompanied by the reading of a manifesto, popular-culture performances and the lighting of the brazier and bonfires before the Midsummer celebration. The giants Joanet del Cardener and Roser la Filadora represent the town's agricultural and textile past; the giants' troupe and its gralla players make them dance during Festa Major and other gatherings.
Other events: Embarrats
Embarrats usually occupies several days in October, transforming Cal Gallifa, the Burés factory, Cal Borràs, the industrial canal, streets and squares into settings for theatre, music, dance, exhibitions and dramatised visits. Associació Cultural Embarrats, performers, schools, local groups, volunteers, businesses and the Town Council recover the town's working-class and textile memory through historical recreations and contemporary arts.