Category: Past events

June—August on the Costa Brava is high time for music festivals in every major resort town. The Cap Roig Festival is one of the most successful: some of the recent artists to make an appearance included Sting, Lady Gaga, Rod Stewart, Carlos Santana, Status Quo, Pet Shop Boys, Andrea Bocelli, and Woody Allen with his […]

Winter Carnival (Carnestoltes) in Spain is a major week-long celebration of parties, parades, masked balls, communal meals, general merrymaking and debauchery before the beginning of Lent. Each town in the Costa Brava has its own traditions associated with Carnival and its own organized events. The dates of Carnival change every year depending on two distinct […]

The music festival Sons del Món (Sounds of the World) takes place every July in the northern part of Catalonia. The idea of combining music and wine tastings was born in Roses in 2008 — since then the festival has grown immensely, becoming a popular annual fixture in the Costa Brava cultural calendar, with its […]

Calonge organizes its own Medieval fair that takes place over the Easter weekend, with floating dates corresponding to the Christian calendar. The fair, called the Medieval Market of Calonge, is a fun-filled family affair that takes over the whole town centre and has a plethora of activities for the visitors of all ages. Market participants […]

For one hot summer weekend, the central promenade in Lloret de Mar takes the willing crowds back in time to enjoy the rhythms of Latin American dancing, drinking, singing, and shopping — all in order to celebrate the historical and cultural significance of the Indianos’ presence on the Costa Brava. The Indianos are a distinct […]

In Blanes, Corpus Christi is marked by the popular tradition of decorating the district of Raval with enormous and intricate flower carpets. For over 25 years, central streets in Raval have been coming alive with beautiful floral tapestry from the most talented local florists, artists and local residents. Flower carpet-making techniques, materials, and styles have […]

Corpus Christi is a significant event in the Western religious calendar that is traditionally celebrated in cities and towns across Spain. One of the most memorable Corpus Christi traditions that have taken root in some Spanish towns is the creation of long and intricate flower carpets right on the town streets. The mountainous Catalan village […]

Rice has been planted in Pals for generations. Every June, visitors and tourists are invited to attend the traditional ceremony of rice sowing led by the veteran local farmers. The ceremony demonstrates the manual sowing technique that used to be commonplace among rice farmers prior to industrialization and automation of labour. During the event, farmers […]