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Vilafranca del Penedès Main Festival

Vilafranca del Penedès, Alt Penedès, Barcelona

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Vilafranca del Penedès Main Festival

Activity · Vilafranca del Penedès, Alt Penedès, Barcelona

The Festa Major of Vilafranca del Penedès, dedicated to Sant Fèlix, the city's patron saint, has been declared a Fiesta Patrimonial de Interés Nacional (recognition by the Catalan government for festivals of special heritage value); it includes displays of castellers (human towers) over three days, with 30 August as the central day. Its dances, many of medieval origin and linked to the old guilds and confraternities, coexist with a bestiary of its own featuring the dragon and the oldest pair of giants in the festival. All this festive heritage, together with the Sant Fèlix castellers day, the processions and the tronada (fireworks finale), is preserved and displayed at the Casa de la Festa Major, housed in the former poultry and offal market, a 1911 Modernista building that is part of the Barcelona Provincial Council's Network of Local Museums.

29 de agosto - 2 de septiembre

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