Buscador general | spain.info

Buscar

Travel ideas
Experiences

Remove filters

Calendar (7)

Catalonia (7)

Tarragona (7)

Showing from 1 to 7 of 7 results

Calendar | Tarragona

Sant Joan

23 June 2023 - 24 June 2023

The summer solstice is traditionally a night of magic, spells and portents. Tarragona celebrates this date with street dancing, popular feasts and firecrackers until the early hours of the morning, and of course the rite of the bonfires which are lit symbolically at various points throughout the city with the 'Canigó flame' (the fire which is ...

Calendar | Tarragona

Sant Magí

14 August 2023 - 19 August 2023

The celebrations include the water parade with its traditional retinue, the spectacular sight of the castells (in which amazing human towers are created), processions, musical performances and exhibitions.

Calendar | Tarragona

Santa Tecla Fiesta

11 September 2023 - 24 September 2023

The central axis of the celebrations is the traditional parade, made up of “big-head” carnival figures and characters who dance to music played on different traditional instruments. One of the most popular events is the Correfoc or fire-running, which is also the closing event of the fiesta. ...

Calendar | Tarragona

International Dixieland Festival

The event focuses on the most traditional aspect of jazz, namely the New Orleans or Dixieland style, which is characterised by three types of melody: ragtime, blues and Europan marches. The main venue is the Metropol Theatre, although performances are also held at other concert halls around the city.

Castells (human towers) competition in Tarragona

Calendar | Tarragona

'Castells' competition (human towers)

The main 'colles castelleres' (the associations or clubs of Catalonia's 'castelleres' or castle-makers) can be seen in the Tàrraco Arena Plaza (the old bullring) in the longest, most competitive, and thrilling of these feats. The 'castells' (human castles) have been awarded the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity designation.

Munera Gladiatora at the Tarraco Viva Festival in Tarragona

Calendar | Tarragona

Tàrraco Viva Festival

Over several days, a large number of exhibitions, workshops and conferences show visitors Tarraco, one of the most magnificent cities at the time of the Roman Empire. These events take place at Roman monument sites such as the old city walls, the circus, amphitheatre and aqueduct. ...

Calendar | Tarragona

International Fireworks Competition

The competition will fill the skies of Tarragona with light and colour against the beautiful background of the Playa del Miracle beach. It is a great open-air party which more than 60,000 spectators regularly attend. The winner of the competition will also receive the commission for the firework castle in the Santa Tecla fiesta on 23 September.

Showing

12 (current)

Showing from 1 to 7 of 7 results