Information about Barcelona Festivals
The Spanish know how to party and Barcelona's residents love fiesta time. The lively city is characterised by its fun loving inhabitants and their ability to party.The city hosts an action-packed event calendar with a multitude of religious, arts and music-based festivals spread liberally throughout the year. Some of the most notable annual events include:
- Carnival and a number of religious festivals are held at the beginning of the Lenten season.
- Held in May, Corpus Christi involves carpets of flowers and processions, while a 'dancing egg' is balanced on the cathedral's fountain.
- Sonar is claimed to be Europe's biggest celebration of electronic music and is held at various venues throughout the city in June.
- With its street parties, decorations and festivities, Assumption Festa Major is held in Gracia in mid-August.
- Festival Internacional de Jazz de Barcelona lasts one week and features international jazz musicians.
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