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The celebrations of Santa Eulàlia are organized in honor of Santa Eulàlia, copatrona of Barcelona. On February 7, 8, 9 and 12, giant and big heads, eagles, lions, dance groups, devils, dragons and other characters that are part of the festive tradition of Barcelona will parade through the streets and squares of Ciutat Vella. And there will be castellers in the Plaza de Sant Jaume. The popular culture program is broad. To him are added exhibitions such as the exhibition of giants; open days and activities in the Town Hall, museums and cultural centers; specific activities for children; and Lali Jove, a program for young people.
The entire arsenal of popular Barcelona imagery goes out to the streets of the old town of Barcelona. Giants, big heads, the Eagle and many other figures. One of the most spectacular manifestations of popular culture are the correfocs; devils who parade dancing in the streets between firecrackers and fireworks, pushed by the noise of the drums. It is Saturday 8 and there is a version for children and the main correfoc. Another of the most showy activities and with extensive follow not only in Barcelona but also throughout Catalonia are the Castellers. The casteller day will be Sunday 9. The castellers groups participating (Barcelona, Sants, Vila de Gràcia, Poble-sec, Sagrada Família, Jove de Barcelona, Sarrià and Esquerrats de la Esquerra de l'Eixample ) they will have 90 minutes to lift their human castles, and they have to do it all at once (Spectacular!). In addition, among the many popular activities you can meet and enjoy the dance of sardanas, gralles concerts, bastonaires, children's and youth dancing esbarts, a drummers encounter, the mojiganga of Barcelona and many others.
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On February 8 from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and on the occasion of the Santa Eulàlia festivities, the City Council opens its doors to citizens. A good opportunity to learn about the history and architecture of the building. A good opportunity to know the history and architecture of the building. You can visit the Black staircase, the Bon Consell Chapel, the Cròniques Hall, the Treball Hall, the mayor's office, the Bon Governor's Room, the Tàpies Room, the Reina Regent Hall, the Salón de Cent , the Consolat de Mar Hall, the Despatx d'Honor, the Carles III Hall, the Ciutat Hall, the Gòtica Gallery and the Staircase d'Honor. You can also climb the Maria Aurèlia Capmany viewpoint, located in the Novíssim Building. Here you can see the list of museums and cultural centers that add to the open days and those that organize special activities.
This program, organized by the city's youth associations, takes place at the Moll de la Fusta (Moll de Bosch i Alsina). In the afternoon, on February 8 from 5:00 p.m. you can participate in workshops on social and personal issues such as education and sexual diversity, health, climate change, and others on playful or pedagogical topics such as board and role games. At night, between 8:00 p.m. and 1:30 a.m. it will be the turn of the concerts. During the concerts there will be spaces to raise awareness about issues such as drug use or machismo.
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Date for Correfocs 2020 is Wrong in This Article
The article states that "One of the most spectacular manifestations of popular culture are the correfocs; devils that parade dancing through the streets among firecrackers and fireworks, pushed by the noise of the drums. They are on Saturday 9,..."
One look at the calendar shows that in the year 2020, Saturday occurs on the 8th.
Fiestas de Santa Eulàlia
Hello Coco,
Thank you for your comment. As you can read on the top of the description of the event, we are in the process of updating it. The information you can read is from 2019. For the moment the only known are the general dates. We are waiting for the official program is released.
Best wishes,
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