Since mid-August and for six days, the Fiestas de Gràcia are back to normal in Barcelona. There will be more than 900 activities in streets and squares and 23 decorated streets. The idea is that the festivities will return to the usual format of before the pandemic, adding other novelties in the programming of the 2022 edition.
With this return, Barcelona will be full of life, color and joy in August in one of the most awaited celebrations by the locals.
Gràcia’s festivities return to normality
Carla Carbonel, former president of the Fundación Fiesta Mayor de Gracia, will be the town crier in this edition. He will read the proclamation from the balcony of the headquarters of the District of Gràcia next August 14 in the afternoon.
As is tradition in these festivities, on August 15 will be held from the Plaza de la Vila the parade of Fiesta Mayor. Also, on August 19 and 20 will be the Diades castelleres, one of the most iconic symbols.
On August 21 and as the closing of the celebration, the traditional correfoc route will take place through all the streets. Y cs a novelty, for the first time in the 2022 festivities there will be guided tours to the Clock Tower, as it is an emblematic place of the neighborhood.
Festive spaces will also be added to the Festa Major: Diamant, Dones del 36, Bailèn, Plaça del Sol and Plaça Joanic. The City Council decided to extend the metro service schedule during the festivities, which will run throughout the night of Friday, August 19 and Saturday, August 20.service will be extended throughout the night of Friday, August 19 and Saturday, August 20.
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