SANT JOAN FESTIVAL
On June 23rd, the traditional Sant Joan festival is celebrated. Barcelona fills with bonfires, popular festivities, and family gatherings. Children, and even adults, have fun throwing fireworks to celebrate the summer solstice, the most optimistic time of the year....
Holy Week Traditions: Palms, Palmones, and Easter Monas
Holy Week 2025 arrives in Barcelona, bringing with it many traditions that children take part in and enjoy. During these days, godparents gift their godchildren palms and palmones or Easter monas. It is also a tradition (and a fun activity) to paint Easter eggs with...
MOUNTED GUARD CAROUSEL AT LA MERCÈ FESTIVAL
The Exhibition of the Mounted Unit and the Canine Unit of the Urban Guard is one of the events organized to celebrate La Mercè Festival 2025, and it’s one of our favorites. It’s a free plan that you’ll surely enjoy as a family. This year there will...
The Sants Festival 2023
Another of the most important summer festivals in Barcelona is coming up: the Sants Festival 2023. They don’t get as much publicity as the Gràcia Festival, but they are also among the best popular celebrations in Barcelona. From August 19th to the 27th, the...
