August is the typical summer vactaion month here, which means that there are very few events of a business or political character, but this is more than compensated by all Catalan Folk Culture which you can explore around the town festivals, Festa Major. Find here a general Festa Major word list.
Catalan Folk Culture (cultura popular)
(July 29)-August 6, Festa Major of Vilanova i la Gelrú (Garraf) - Mare de Deu de les Neus. Find here a separate post in English with more information and recommendations.
August 6 at 18:00, in the plaça de les Eres of Sant Pere de Riudebitlles (Alt Penedès): Human towers by Colla Jove Xiquets de Vilafranca. Read more in Catalan
August 7 at 13:00, in the plaça de la Vila of Llorenç del Penedès (Baix Penedès): Human towers by Nens del Vendrell, Colla Jove dels Xiquets de Tarragona and Xiquets de Tarragona. Read more in Catalan
August 7 at 12:00, in the plaça Milà i Fontanals of Vilafranca del Penedès (Alt Penedès): Human towers by Xicots de Vilafranca and Minyons de l’Arboç. Read more in Catalan
August 7 at 14:00, in the plaça Major of la Llacuna (Anoia): Human towers by Colla Jove Xiquets de Vilafranca. Read more in Catalan
August 13 in Cal Figarot of Vilafranca del Penedès. Human towers by Castellers de Vilafranca (celebrating their club house). Read more in Catalan.
August 15 at 12:00, in Capellades (Anoia): Human towers by Xicots de Vilafranca. Read more in Catalan
August 16-August 22, Festa Major of Igualada (Anoia) - Sant Bartomeu. Find here the full program in Catalan.
August 20 at 19:00, in Gelida (Alt Penedès): Human towers by Xicots de Vilafranca. Read more in Catalan
August 20-August 26, Festa Major of Sitges (Garraf) – Sant Bartomeu. Find the official program in Catalan here.
August 21 at 12:00, in the plaça de l’Ajuntament of Igualada (Anoia): Human towers by Moixiganguers d’Igualada, Minyons de Terrassa and Xiquets de Tarragona. Read more in Catalan
August 21 at 12:30, in the plaça de la Vila of l’Arboç (Baix Penedès): Human towers by Minyons de l’Arboç and Nois de la Torre. Read more in Catalan
August 25-August 28, Festa Major of l’Arboç (Baix Penedès) - Sant Julià. Find here more about it in Catalan.
August 28 at 13:00, in the plaça de la Vila of l’Arboç (Baix Penedès): Human towers by Minyons de l’Arboç, Castellers de Vilafranca, Colla Vella dels Xiquets de Valls and Colla Joves Xiquets de Valls. Read more in Catalan
August 28 at 18:30, at Cap de Vila of Sitges (Garraf): Human towers by Colla Jove Castellers de Sitges, Minyons de Terrassa and Xiquets de Reus. Read more in Catalan
August 28-September 2, Festa Major of Vilafranca del Penedès (Alt Penedès) - Sant Fèlix. Find here an ealier post in English about Catalonia’s most typical Festa Major (la més típica). And here you can find the official web page in Catalan.
August 30 at 13:00, in the plaça de la Vila of Vilafranca del Penedès (Alt Penedès): The most prestigious annual exhibition of Human towers in Catalonia, by Castellers de Vilafranca, Minyons de Terrassa, Colla Vella dels Xiquets de Valls and Colla Joves Xiquets de Valls. Find here the post from last year’s Sant Fèlix Day of Human Towers. Read more in Catalan.
August 31 at 12:00, in the plaça de la Vila of Vilafranca del Penedès (Alt Penedès): Human towers - Sant Ramon - by Castellers de Vilafranca and Xicots de Vilafranca. Read more in Catalan.
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The Penedès Agenda is a collection of events which I recommend to foreigners (expats or tourists) who want to explore Penedès or events which I consider important from a – highly subjective – international perspective. It is biased towards the comarca Garraf (Sitges and Vilanova) but also covers Alt Penedès, Baix Penedès and Anoia.
The agenda posts are up-dated whenever I learn about new things. To the greatest extent possible will I link back to official pages for information on time and locations and cannot guarantee the correctness 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 on twitter (@wirdheim).
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