Vigília de Corpus 2026

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Dance of the new "gegants" of Sant Roc. Photo by Edu Bayer courtesy of Ajuntament de Barcelona (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).

The vigil, or eve, of Corpus Christi is traditionally observed the day before, but as Corpus Christi falls on a weekday this year, Vigília de Corpus will be celebrated on June 6th so everyone can enjoy the festivities. Featuring dancing gegants (giants), parades, fireworks, dancing demons and the famous correfoc (fire run), it's an evening filled with cultural traditions.

Program

• 18:30 The festivities open with the ringing of the bells and pyrotechnics followed by a parade of the city’s gegants and capgrossos (big heads) starting at Plaça de Sant Jaume and along Carrers del Bisbe, Pietat i Comtes and Pla de la Seu.
• The gegants del Pi will dance in Plaça del Pi and continue along to Plaça de Sant Josep Oriol, Carrer del Pi, Plaça de la Cucurulla, Carrer dels Boters, Plaça Nova, Carrer del Bisbe, Santa Llúcia and Pla de la Seu.
• The gegants de Santa Maria del Mar begin at Plaça de Santa Maria and dance along Carrer de l’Argenteria to Plaça de l’Àngel, Tapineria, Avinguda de la Catedral and Pla de la Seu.
• 19:00 Once all of the gegants have come together at Pla de la Seu they parade together through the streets along Carrer de Santa Llúcia, Carrers del Bisbe and Pietat i Santa Clara finally ending at Plaça del Rei.
• 19:45 When all of the gegants have arrived in Plaça del Rei they dance in the square and panoli (a traditional anise seed cookie eaten for Corpus Christi) are distributed to the crowd.
• 20:30 Sparks will fly at the ball de diables (demons dance) at Avinguda de la Catedral.
• 21:00 Correfoc (fire run) from Plaça Nova to Carrer del Bisbe, Carrer de Santa Llúcia, Pla de la Seu, Avinguda de la Catedral, Carrer del Doctor, Carrer de Joaquim Pou, Carrer dels Sagristans, Carrer dels Capellans and back again to Avinguda de la Catedral closing the evening with a bang.

Check out our article Corpus Christi: Where to See Dancing Eggs and Floral Tapestries for an interactive map and the full details on where to see these unique local traditions.

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