When we talk about Patum, Mercè, Les Santes, or Santa Tecla, in Catalonia, it's not necessary for these major festivals to have a place of reference behind them. It's more than implicit. We know ipso facto These are the festivals of Berga, Barcelona, ​​Mataró, and Tarragona. But if we're talking about Fairs, where are we referring to? We Girona residents have no doubt: it immediately reminds us of the cold (because in Girona we say it in the feminine form)., in the Devesa and the smell of chestnuts on the long weekend of Sant Narciso (October 29) and All Saints' Day (November 1). What Catalan city can proudly say that it is once again in the stalemate of the changing weather, when one weekend you're still wearing short sleeves and the next perhaps already wearing a coat and gloves, enjoying the early hours of concerts while holding a glass of ratafia in your glass?

The Gràcia residents' festival committees have been working for months at their local venues to decorate the streets and squares of Vila de Gràcia for the neighborhood's main festival. This year's edition will be held between August 15 and 21, and more than a hundred activities have already been scheduled, including concerts, popular culture events, exhibitions, and workshops. Furthermore, the confrontation between the Colla Vella de Diablos de Gracia and the Coordinadora de Colles de Cultura de Gracia, which last year shut down the festival, is now a distant memory. without the traditional correfoc, which is being revived this year, both for children and adults. The full program will be announced on August 8th.