Thursday, 29 October 2009

The Event Calendar - November 2009 - by Wirdheim.cat

The Wirdheim.CAT Event Calendar has a focus on activities typical for the Catalan popular culture and is presented under the headlines Human Towers, Festa Major, Other Events and Exhibitions.

General information can be found at the end of this entry.

Castells/Castellers (Human Towers) and Falcons

November 1: At 12:30 in Vilafranca del Penedès (BCN). The Tots Sants (All Saints) Day of Human Towers. Nota Bene: The "Green ones from Vilafranca" promise a new attempt to build a human tower of 10 levels!
Participants: Al·lots de Llevant, Capgrossos de Mataró, Castellers de Lleida, Castellers de Vilafranca

November 1: Human pillars walk up the 99 stairs to the cathedral in Girona.
Participants: Marrecs de Salt

November 1: Cornellà (BCN). The Castellers de Cornellà Day of Human Towers
Participants: Castellers de Barcelona, Castellers de Cornellà, Margeners de Guissona

November 1: Rubí (BCN). The Castellers de Rubí Day of Human Towers
Participants: Castellers de Castelldefels, Castellers de Rubí, Colla Jove de l’Hospitalet

November 7: Festa Major at Sant Martí de Tous (BCN).
Participants: Moixiganguers d’Igualada

November 8: At 12:30 in the Plaça de la Vila of Vilafranca del Penedès (BCN). Diada del Roser
Participants: Bordegassos de Vilanova, Xicots de Vilafranca

November 8: Vic (BCN). Diada dels Sagals d’Osona
Participants: Moixiganguers d’Igualada, Sagals d’Osona, Xerrics d’Olot

November 8: Sant Cugat del Vallès (BCN). Diada dels Castellers de Sant Cugat
Participants: Castellers de la Vila de Gràcia, Castellers de Sant Cugat, Castellers de Sants

November 8: Terrassa (BCN). Diada dels Castellers de Terrassa
Participants: Castellers d’Esplugues, Castellers de Sabadell, Castellers de Terrassa, Xiquets de Reus,

November 8: Mataró (BCN). Diada dels Capgrossos de Mataró
Participants: Capgrossos de Mataró Castellers de Barcelona, Castellers de Lleida,

November 8: Vila-Rodona (TGN). The fair (fira) of Vila-Rodona
Participants: Colla Joves Xiquets de Valls, Colla Vella dels Xiquets de Valls,

November 8: Manresa (BCN). Diada de les Tirallongues de Manresa
Participants: Matossers de Molins de Rei, Tirallongues de Manresa, Xics de Granollers,

November 8: At the Plaça Mossèn Joan Xandri of Centelles (BCN). Jornada castellera.
Participants: Moixiganguers d’Igualada, Sagals d’Osona, Xerrics d’Olot

November 8: At C de Blai of Barcelona (BCN). Jornada castellera.
Participants: Castellers de Castelldefels, Castellers de la Sagrada Familia, Castellers del Poble Sec,

November 8: Festa Major de Sant Martí at Altafulla (TGN).
Participants: Angelets del Vallespir, Castellers d’Altafulla, Nens del Vendrell, Nois de la Torre,

November 8: Festa Major at Ginestar (TGN).
Participants: Minyons de l’Arboç

November 11: Diada de Sant Martí at Altafulla (TGN).
Participants: Castellers d’Altafulla

November 14: Festa Major de La Verneda, (City of Barcelona).
Participants: Castellers de Barcelona

November 15: Trobada castellera at the plaça de la Vila of Badalona (BCN).
Participants: Castellers de Badalona, Sagals d’Osona

November 15: Diada de Xics de Granollers (BCN)
Participants: Bordegassos de Vilanova, Minyons de Terrassa, Xics de Granollers,

November 15: Diada de Sant Zacaries in el Vendrell (TGN).
Participants: Nens del Vendrell

November 15: Diada dels Castellers de la Vila de Gràcia, (City of Barcelona).
Participants: Castellers de la Vila de Gràcia, Castellers de Sant Cugat, Castellers de Sants,

November 15: Festa Major del Clot (City of Barcelona).
Participants: Castellers de Barcelona, Castellers d’Esplugues

November 21: Diada dels Bordegassos de Vilanova i la Geltrú (BCN).
Participants: Bordegassos de Vilanova, Xics de Granollers,

November 22: Diada dels Minyons de Terrassa (BCN).
Participants: Castellers de Sants, Castellers de Barcelona, Minyons de Terrassa
N.B : I am very sad not to have informed about this event on time, but have added it as a reminder for myself for next year.

November 29: Festes del barri de Sant Andreu del Palomar (City of Barcelona).
Participants: Castellers de Barcelona

November 29: Festa Major d’Hivern de Castelldefels (BCN).
Participants: Castellers de Castelldefels, Castellers de la Sagrada Família

Other events

November 12-15, Fira de Novembre - a multisector trade fair occupying almost the whole centre of Vilanova i la Geltrú. You will find my company, Puck Import, S.L. in stand number 110, in the huge tent in the plaça del Mercat.

November 29, from 10.00 and onwards, Vilanova i la Geltrú celebrates its annual Xatonada in the plaça de la Mediterrània. N.B: This event used to be the starting point of the Carnaval de Vilanova, but has been moved to coincide with the beginning of the xató season.

Exhibitions

‘Eros+Ismes: L’erotisme i la subjectivitat creativa’ - erotic art at La Sala in Vilanova i la Geltrú. Until December 13.

'Surge et Ambula' the jubilee exhibition to the 125 anniversary of the Victor Balaguer Museum of Vilanova. Until March 25, 2010.

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The Wirdheim.CAT Event Calendar is a summary of events where I will go, or at least could think of going, and can hopefully be of help to other expats or tourists when they explore Catalonia. It is biased towards the Penedès area (including Sitges), but will also list manifestations of popular culture and other activities taking place in Barcelona, along the Costa Daurada and in the rest of the Catalan speaking world.

This entry will be up-dated whenever I learn about new things, since (compared to my native Sweden) here information about what will happen tends to come late.

To the greatest extent possible will I link back to official pages (usually in Catalan) for information on time and locations but can not guarantee the correctness of the data presented.

Further information on castells/castellers (human tower) performances can be found under the tag ‘Properes Actuacions‘at the
Coordinadora de les Colles Castelleres de Catalunya, or in the ‘Calendari’ at LaMalla.cat/castellers.

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