January 1
Spain
Public holiday: New Year’s Day
Read more in Spanish
January 5
Igualada (Anoia); 18:00-21:00; town centre
Three Wise Men parade: Cavalcada dels Reis Mags
The Festes dels Reis d’Igualada are one of the oldest (1895) and most spectacular three wise men parades throughout Spain.
Read more in Catalan: festes.org and Igualada.cat
January 5
Vilanova i la Geltrú (Garraf); 18:30-21:00; Castell de la Geltrú, Rambla and surroundings
Three Wise Men parade: Cavalcada dels Reis Mags
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Earlier posts about this tradition: 2011 and 2009
January 5
Sitges (Garraf); from 17:30; from the school Miquel Utrillo to the town hall (ajuntament) via the town centre.
Three Wise Men parade: Cavalcada dels Reis Mags
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January 5
Vilafranca del Penedès (Alt Penedès); 18:00-21:00, plaça de la Vila and surroundings
Three Wise Men parade: Cavalcada dels Reis Mags
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January 5
El Vendrell (Baix Penedès); 18:00, town centre
Three Wise Men parade: Cavalcada dels Reis Mags
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January 5
Calafell (Baix Penedès); 18:00, Teatre Auditori Municipal and surroundings
Three Wise Men parade: Cavalcada dels Reis Mags
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January 6
Spain
Public holiday: Epiphany - The Day of the Three Wise Men
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January 7-22
Vilafranca del Penedès (Alt Penedès)
Festa Major d’Hivern: Festes de Sant Raimon
Concerts, theatre performances, sports events, open lectures etc.
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January 8
Vilanova i la Geltrú (Garraf); 13:00, plaça de les Casernes
Human towers (castellers): Festa Major d’Hivern
By: Bordegassos de Vilanova
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January 8
Sitges (Garraf); 18:00-19:30, Sant Bartomeu church
Concert, organ and choir: Interpretació del "Rosari Pastoril" etc.
By: Amics de l'Orgue and Francesc Pi
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January 14
Vilanova i la Geltrú (Garraf); 19:00-20:30, La Sala
Concert, Catalan music: Sant Antoni - Tres Tombs
By: Venus
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January 15
Sitges (Garraf)
Half maraton: XXIX Mitja Sitges
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January 15
Vilanova i la Geltrú (Garraf); 12:00-14:00; town centre,
Peformance parade – giants (gegants), the horse dance (cotonines) etc. - Festa Major d'Hivern
Organized by: Moixiganga de la Geltrú
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January 15
Vilanova i la Geltrú (Garraf); 19:00-20:30, Auditori Municipal Eduard Toldrà
Concert: Festa Major d'Hivern
By: Banda Municipal de Música Mestre Montserrat
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January 16-17
Vilanova i la Geltrú (Garraf)
Festa Major d’Hivern: Sant Antoni - Tres Tombs
January 16; at 12:00, plaça de Sant Antoni
Opening ceremony with 12 mortar shots and church bell ringing
January 17 (local holiday), 12:00-15:00, Rambla and surroundings
Horse parade: Tres tombs de Vilanova
Read more in Catalan: 1, 2,
Earlier posts about this tradition: 2011, 2010, 2009 and 2008
January 16-30
Vilafranca del Penedès (Alt Penedès)
Gastronomy Exhibition: Mostra gastronómica de l'Alt Penedès
17 restaurants serve especially created menus perfectly paired with Penedès wines.
Read more in Catalan
January 17
Sant Pere de Ribes (Garraf): 19:30, town centre
Correfoc (Catalan devils dancing with fire): Festa Major de Sant Pau
If you also want to dance under the fire, make sure to wear old clothes and to cover your hair.
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January 22
Vilafranca del Penedès (Alt Penedès); Rambla de Sant Francesc
Food Festival: Festa del Xató
Xatonada - a festival dedicated to the typical Penedès sallad xató.
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January 22
Vilanova i la Geltrú (Garraf); 19:00-20:30, C/ Esglèsia, 14
Concert, Choir: Gran concert de Sant Antoni
By: Orfeó Vilanoví
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January 24-25
Sant Pere de Ribes (Garraf)
Festa Major: Festa major de Sant Pau
Sant Pere de Ribes is one of few municipalities where the main festa major is celebrated in the winter.
January 24; at 13:00, town centre
Opening ceremony with fire crackers and church bell ringing
January 24; 18:00, town centre
Performance parade, Catalan Folkdances: Cercavila dels balls populars
January 25 (local holiday), 13:00 and onwards, plaça de la Vila
Catalan folkdances, satiric verses and devil dancers: Passada dels balls populars, versos dels circolets and ball de diables
Read more in Catalan: SantPeredeRibes.org and festes.org
January 29
Sitges (Garraf); 19:30-20:30, Palau Maricel
Concert: World Music – Japan
By: Duo Shirabe
Read more in Catalan
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The Penedès Agenda is a collection of celebrations, cultural activities and traditions which I recommend to foreigners (expats from Barcelona, tourists in Catalonia and others) who want to explore Penedès or events which I consider important from a – highly subjective – international perspective. It is biased towards the comarca Garraf (Vilanova i la Geltrú and Sitges) but also covers Alt Penedès, Baix Penedès and Anoia.
The agenda posts are up-dated when I receive new information. To the greatest extent possible I link back to official pages for information on time and locations and cannot guarantee the accuracy of the data presented. Feel free to inform me about events which you think would fit in here, either by writing a comment or contacting me on twitter: @wirdheim
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