- June. The Tipuana tree will be blooming by now, and this is my favorite time to visit the romantic Sant Felip Neri square, near the old jewish quarter.
- Corpus Christi. Around the second week of June, but it might vary depending on the Catholic calendar. See the surprising “Ou com balla” in the cloister of the cathedral and other medieval courtyards of the Old Town. A dancing egg suspended on top of the water jet of the fountain. It was supposed to be only on the Corpus Christi Thursday, but now it is displayed the whole Corpus week.
- 23rd of June. Saint John’s Eve. We celebrate the beginning of the summer and the shortest night of the year with fireworks. It is a night of fire. Families and friends have dinner together and as a desert have the traditional “coca”, a cake decorated with crème caramel, pine nuts or fruits. There is parties and dancing all over that will last until the sun goes up. And then, bathing in the sea will give you good luck for the rest of the year! However, I strongly recommend you to check out the parties in advanced and even buy a ticket if possible, as there is not much celebration in the streets and you could be disappointed for not finding the entertainment you expected…
- July and August. “Grec” music, dance and theater international festival. Enormous range of cultural activities, including theater plays in English and other languages. In Plaça Catalunya near Portal de l’Àngel you will find an information point.
- Week around the 15th of August. Festival of Gracia. This popular neighborhood organizes its festival: every street is decorated by its inhabitants, who run a contest to choose the best ornamentation. Regular buildings become the ocean, the Eiffel Tour, the animals of a farm or the Amazonian forest. Morning activities for the children and dancing every night during the whole week. Don’t miss Carrer Verdi and Carrer Joan Blanques, the two streets that compete every year for the first price!
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