For all audiences
There are few things more rewarding than enjoying festivals with your family and friends, a way to spread a love of culture to children and continue chatting about what you love most. What do you prefer: music, magic, dance, stories? Maybe time travel? There are more options than you can imagine!
Marrameu Festival
May 30 and June 1 | Torrelameu
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Espavila't, the 9th edition of the Marrameu Festival, a storytelling and street performance festival in Torrelameu, concludes today. A celebration of culture in small towns, filling the streets with magic and performances, with a program for the littlest members of the family to have a great time, for everyone. Most of the events are free, and in exceptional cases, you will need to purchase a ticket to the show for €3.
Festivalot
June 7 and 8 | Girona
Ten years ago, the members of Els Amics de les Arts created Festivalot, thinking of the festival they would want to attend with their children. This is Girona's family music festival, which features musical offerings and music-related activities of different styles. A glance at the program quickly reveals that they've found the right balance so that everyone has more than a few generational attractions to attend and can also make new discoveries: Blaumut, Ludwig Band, Doctor Prats, Higo Flawas, El Pot Petit, Los Beta, Dàmaris Gelabert, GiroCello Gerona. Half of the offerings are free, and the rest require a ticket.
Esbayolate
July 17 to 20 | Esterri d'Àneu
The Àneu Valleys have also had their own family festival for 18 years. The Esterri d'Àneu Town Council organizes this Esbaiola't with street performing arts for all audiences. Quality culture from our country and around the world with an intense and varied program of circus, puppetry, dance, games, workshops, music, and theater, in an unbeatable landscape and setting. True to the spirit of a festival for all audiences, they embrace diversity with an accessibility guide for the spaces, a TEA guide, signage with pictograms, and adherence to the Apropa Cultura program, which works to improve the lives of people in vulnerable situations.
Family
July 29 | Empúries
Do you feel like traveling back in time with your family? With Familiaria, it's very simple. Just show up at the Empúries site and you'll feel like you've stepped back at least a couple of millennia with the recreation of Roman life they organize. They have workshops where registration is required to learn basket-making, pottery, body percussion, playing a Roman musical instrument, canning anchovies, practicing medieval writing, or setting up a Roman camp. There are also activities without registration, such as the discovery treasure hunt, storytelling, or a Lali BeGood concert. It will be hard to resist such a tempting offer in such a charming setting.
Greek Festival
June and July
Barcelona's summer festival par excellence also features a series of offerings designed specifically for a family audience. Under the All Audiences label, you'll find everything from the world premiere ofThe little cirque, circus and dance that bring the album to the stageSeasons, by the French singer-songwriter Pomme, accompanied by a string quartet, to musical theatre combined with music for copla with theSardana Superstarcreated by Arnau Tordera. And, passing through the music, text, puppets and projections ofPhoenix. The firebirdor the Catalan company of musicians and dancers La Petita Malumaluga, who propose to discover the life and career of the creator of the modern clown inMarceline.
Delta Birding Festival
September 19-21 |
Coinciding with the migration season for many bird species, this is a great opportunity for families to explore one of the most important natural areas in the western Mediterranean. The Delta Birding Festival offers a series of activities to enjoy nature and for children to discover ornithology with workshops specifically geared toward children of different ages, including birdwatching, sound recordings, trails, night outings, and guided walks.
