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Festa Major – the main town festival

January 22: Tossa de Mar – Dia de Sant Vicenç
January 22: Llançà – Dia de Sant Vicenç
June 23-24: Palamós – Dia de Sant Joan
June 29: Tossa de Mar – Dia de Sant Pere
June 29: Begur – Dia de Sant Pere
June 29: Calella de Palafrugell – Dia de Sant Pere
July 24: Lloret de Mar – Dia de Santa Cristina
July 26: Blanes – Dia de Santa Anna i Sant Joaquim
July 26: L’Estartit – Dia de Santa Anna
August 1: Sant Feliu de Guíxols – Dia de Sant Feliu
August 10: Castelló d’Empúries and Empuriabrava – Dia de Sant Llorenç
August 15: Roses – Dia de La Mare de Déu del Carme
August 15: Platja d’Aro – Dia de Santa Maria
August 15: Tamariu – Dia de Santa Maria
August 30: Llafranc – Dia de Santa Rosa
September 1: Sant Antoni de Calonge – Dia de Sant Llop
September 2: L’Escala – Dia de Santa Màxima
November 18: Lloret de Mar – Dia de Sant Romà
December 18: Cadaqués – Dia de La Mare de Déu de l’Esperança

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The Enramades Festival of Arbúcies

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