{"id":556,"date":"2016-11-18T08:54:52","date_gmt":"2016-11-18T08:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bonplan_en.anakena.info\/?p=556"},"modified":"2020-03-23T16:23:57","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T15:23:57","slug":"festa-major-gracia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barcelona-top-travel-tips.com\/festa-major-gracia\/","title":{"rendered":"Gr\u00e0cia’s Festa Major: a surrealist and picturesque carnival"},"content":{"rendered":"

Various areas in Barcelona hold annual festivals. Gràcia’s Festa Major is the one that attracts the most people, because it is simply spectacular. Put it in your diary: it takes place every year from the 15th to the 21st of August.<\/p>\n

Discovering Gràcia<\/h2>\n

\nGràcia was for a long time a quiet little village that was then annexed by the city of Barcelona less than 150 years ago. It is now a young, bohemian, dynamic neighbourhood.\n<\/p>\n

What is Gràcia’s Festa Major?<\/h2>\n

\nGràcia’s Festa Major dates from the 19th Century, and started with a civic goal: to gather neighbours together to celebrate this pretty area.<\/p>\n

Concerts, beer tastings, competitions, crafts, sports, parades, plays, exhibitions… find the complete programme on the official site of Gràcia’s Festa Major<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Far from being old-fashioned, Gràcia’s Festa Major attracts families and young people alike.<\/p>\n

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Spectacular decorations<\/h2>\n

Original and friendly<\/h3>\n

\nThe most impressive and traditional aspect of this festival is without a doubt the decoration competition in the streets and balconies.  Every year the residents of Gràcia choose a theme that is kept secret until the last moment. Neighbours get together to create street or balcony decorations worthy of the coveted prize.<\/p>\n

All the decorations are made from recycled materials, and the residents of Gràcia compete in ideas and originality to create enchanting decorations.\n<\/p>\n

Our advice for enjoying the Gràcia festival<\/h3>\n