What to Do for Sant Jordi’s Day 2026

Updated April 21, 2026.

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Celebrating Sant Jordi's Day. Photo by Elena Pastor, courtesy of Ajuntament de Barcelona.

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Map of booksellers for Sant Jordi's Day 2026.

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Vendors selling books and roses fill the streets and squares of Barcelona on Sant Jordi's day. Photo by Antonio Lajusticia Bueno courtesy of Ajuntament de Barcelona (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).

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There are so many ways to celebrate Sant Jordi in Barcelona. Of course, you can’t miss a stroll among the rows and rows of book sellers and rose vendors that fill the streets of the literary superblock which stretches from Avinguda Diagonal to Ronda de Sant Pere and Balmes to Pau Claris as well as up along Gran de Gràcia and down Portal de l'Àngel to Plaça Nova in front of the Cathedral. There you can meet a number of Catalan and Spanish authors and even get your books signed.

When you’ve had your fill of books and roses you can catch a film at the BCN Film Fest, check out the Sant Jordi Musica at Antiga Fàbrica Damm, browse unique creations at the Artists’ Book & Small Publishers Fair at Plaça Sant Just, see the traditional sardana dance at Plaça Sant Jaume or enjoy free entry to a number of museums and historical buildings that are normally closed to the public. Below is a list of the participating institutions this year.

Map of Open Doors for Sant Jordi