Wednesday 25 May 2011

The Penedès Agenda - June 2011

Catalan Folk Culture (Cultura Popular)

June, 4, at the school Arjau of Vilanova i la Geltrú (Garraf): Human towers by Bordegassos de Vilanova. Read more in Catalan

June, 10, at Parc del Tívoli of Vilafranca del Penedès (Alt Penedès): Human towers by Castellers de Vilafranca. Read more in Catalan

June, 12, at 12:30 in the plaça de la Vila of l’Arboç (Baix Penedès): Human towers by Minyons de l’Arboç, Colla Vella dels Xiquets de Valls and Colla Joves Xiquets de Valls. Probably the most important casteller event in Penedès during the month of June, 2011. Read more in Catalan

June, 12 in el Vendrell (Baix Penedès): Human towers by Nens del Vendrell to celebrate the 85th Anniversary of this team. Read more in Catalan

June 22, at 18:00, in the centre of Vilafranca del Penedès: Diada dels Gegants - a parade with the local giants and "big-heads" (nans).

June, 25, in Sant Pere de Ribes (Garraf): Human towers by Colla Jove de Sitges och Xicots de Vilafranca. Read more in Catalan

June, 25, in Vilanova i la Geltrú: Human towers during the Festa Major of the barri Sant Joan. By Bordegassos de Vilanova och Jove de l’Hospitalet. Read more in Catalan

June, 26, in Vilanova i la Geltrú: Human towers during the Festa Major of the barri Baix a Mar. By Bordegassos de Vilanova and Xicots de Vilafranca. Read more in Catalan

June, 26: in Sitges (Garraf), Corpus Christi will be celebrated with decorative carpets made up of 220.000 flowers throughout the centre. Come in the morning, in the afternoon the flowers start to rot. Read more in Catalan

June, 26, in the barri Coma Ruga of el Vendrell: Human towers during by: Nens del Vendrell. Read more in Catalan

June, 28-29: Festa Major de Sant Pere in Sant Pere de Ribes. Read more in Catalan

June, 29: Festa Major de Sant Pere at Calafell Platja (Baix Penedès). Read more in Catalan

Other Events

June 9, Low Cost Networking by ADEG - Joves Empresaris. For businessmen and entrepreneurs under 40 years of age. Read more in Catalan.

June 18, at 23:00 in passeig de la Ribera of Sitges: the 1st Fashion Night Sitges. Read more in Spanish.

June, 23: Throughout Catalonia: La Revetlla de Sant Joan. Read here about how the flame of Canigou arrives in Catalonia on this day.

June, 24: Throughout Catalonia: Public holiday. El dia de Sant Joan.

June, 28: The International Day of LGBT Pride will, among other places, be celebrated in Vilanova i la Geltrú. Find here a picture from 2010.

Exhibitions

June 1-9: Amors diversos – an eductational exhibition against homophobia – at the library Armand Cardona Torandell in Vilanova i la Geltrú (barri Sant Joan). 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.

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