Festes de Santa Eulàlia 2024
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Barcelona City Centre 08001 Barcelona
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Photo by Vicente Zambrano González courtesy of the Ajuntament de Brcelona (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
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Festes de Santa Eulàlia. Photo by Xavier Trias (Wikimedia).
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Festes de Santa Eulàlia. Photo by Xavier Trias (Wikimedia).
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Falcons de Barcelona (Wikimedia).
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Festes de Santa Eulàlia. Photo by Xavier Trias (Wikimedia).
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Festes de Santa Eulàlia. Photo by © José Luiz Bernardes Ribeiro (Wikimedia).
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Festes de Santa Eulàlia. Photo by © José Luiz Bernardes Ribeiro (Wikimedia).
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Festes de Santa Eulàlia. Photo by Alzinous (Wikimedia).
Legend talks about Eulàlia, a girl born in the third century here in Barcelona, who was tortured and executed at just 13 years old for refusing to renounce Christianity in the face of Roman persecution. Later, her unwavering faith earned her the title of co-patron saint of Barcelona, making this celebration one of the most special of all Catalan festivals. (See our history feature for more on Santa Eulàlia’s story.)
In Santa Eulàlia's honor, Barcelona celebrates with parades featuring dancing gegants, dance shows, castellers, live music, puppets, correfocs, and more all over the city. Plus, open doors at a handful of city museums and historical buildings. Several activities are planned for Feb 9-12. Check the details at the event's official webpage.
Festival Highlights
- Els Protocols de l'Àliga (dancing eagle), February 9, 2024, at 20:00 Plaça Sant Jaume.
- Correfoc de Santa Eulàlia (fire run), February 10, 2024, at 20:00 in Plaça Reial.
- Trobada de gegants (display of the city's giants), February 11, 2024 at 10:30 in Plaça Reial.
- Diada castellera (human towers), February 11, 2024 at 11:30 in Plaça Sant Jaume.
- Cerimònia del Penó de Santa Eulàlia, February 12, 2024 at 9:45 in Plaça Sant Jaume.
- Castell de focs de cloenda, February 12, 2024, at 20:25 in Plaça Sant Jaume.
For more events check our online events calendar.
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