If you're vacaciones in Barcelona, you should know that you will have the good fortune to attend one of its most unique festivals.

Since last Wednesday, 14 of August, until the day 21, he barrio de Gracia will dress their best and most original galas, (carried out by neighbors), and have a program full of activities All public.

They adorn the streets and host concerts, popular dances, castles, giants, correfocs, bastoners, and other festive events. This year there will be a total of 24 decorated streets vying for the prize of the best decoration.

Photo by David Airob

And is that, birthday celebration and 202 editions. While, historians do not agree on the reason for your celebration, no concrete data on whether it was in honor of San Roque and the Virgen de Agosto, the first reference is found documented in 1817. Make yourself appear in libro 'Beyond Walls' of the series' Visions Barcelonines, 1760-1860'The historian Francesc Curet. By then, Vila de Gràcia, It was still a rural town and would not reach definitive form part of Barcelona until 1897.

What we do know, It is that their parties have always been and remain, mainly, an element of claim. A commitment to inclusion and sustainability. You can not miss it, so we bring you the schedule for the remainder of the week.

Enjoy yourselves!

Photo- Ana Jimenez

MONDAY, 19 OF AUGUST

  • 10h Exhibition of the Guardia Urbana, mounted and canine units, for children in the space Joanic.
  • 11h demonstration workshop process of decorating tiles Casa Vicens by maestro Manel Diestre in the same Casa Vicens.
  • 12h familiar and Magic Theater in the Plaza del Diamant.
  • 13h Vermouth with live music hand Chungo Diaz Street Joan Blanques.
  • 16:30h Tale inclusive with Ruby Merce in Revolució Square.
  • 17:30h Workshop ball of sticks with the Bastoners Grace Street in Liberty.
  • 18h Workshop with Catalan rumba Peret Reyes in Rosemary Village Square.
  • 19:30h Demonstration pairing gin and tonic on the street Berga.
  • 20h swing night in the Plaza del Nord.
  • 21h Habaneras with Shell in Sweet Street Maspons.
  • 21:30h musical Bingo in space Calma.
  • 22h Trivial erotic in the Pearl Street.
  • 23h Concert The Golden Beat and The Dead Sanchez DJ at the Rovira Square.
  • 23h All i oli Concert in Vila Square.
  • 00h PD Mussol will perform in the square Folk.

TUESDAY, 20 OF AUGUST

  • 10h of Pasacalles giants Festa Major from the Town Square to Virreina Square
  • 10:30h Spoof judgment to process presented by the theater company R Republic in the space Joanic.
  • 11h zumba class open to everyone on the street Joan Blanques de Baix.
  • 11h A guided tour of the special district of Gràcia, entitled 'Grace Industrial and rumba'. book seats needed.
  • 11:30Foam party h at Berga.
  • 12:25h Dance giants the street festival in the bottom of John White.
  • 13:30h Vermouth solidarity to raise funds for the repressed and their families.
  • 14h Mejillonada popular street Joan White Bottom of Everything.
  • 18h infatil Spectacle Fables in Sac at Puigmartí.
  • 19h Live music Lasta hand Sanco in the Plaza de la Vila de Gràcia.
  • 19:30h Batucada parade through the streets in Ciudad Real, John White and John White of the bottom of.
  • 20h swing night in the Plaza del Nord.
  • 20:30h spectacular magic with Magic Marc Albert Capel y calle Fraternity.
  • 20:30h Sardines in Progress Street.
  • 22h Concert Miquel del Roig in space Joanic.
  • 23h Habaneras with Sea Endins in Town Square.
  • 23h Concert Tori Sparks Verdi.
  • 23h Blues concert Hand Wax & Boogie on the street Puigmartí.
  • 00:30h Ebri Knight Catalan group of punk in the Town Square.

WEDNESDAY, 21 OF AUGUST

  • 11h of Rummikub Championship in Street Joan White Low.
  • 12Children's workshop h Sardana in the Pearl Street.
  • 12:30h sushi workshop on Mozart Street.
  • 17h open class Country in Town Square.
  • 17:30h Concert with laptop on the street FM Progrés .
  • 18 h 'Toca sleep', Night parade with giants Gràcia, from the Virreina square to the Town Square.
  • 20h ‘Tabalada infernal'Adult and child from Trilla square to the Plaça de la Vila de Gràcia
  • 22h 'Correfoc' the festival of Gràcia through the Town Square, St Dominic, St Peter Martyr, Peter Seraph, Ros de Olano, Torrent de l'Olla, Or, Torrijos, Travessera de Gracia, Torrent de l'Olla, Diluvi and from the Town Square.
  • 23Nightclub h popular street Maspons.
  • 23:30h Dance festival with the trio Solimar Joan Blanques street of Baix.

EVERY DAY

  • Guided tour of the shelter Diamant Square every day at 18pm, 19h, 20h and 21h. One hour, by reservation on the square (3 euros) .
  • DO Wines route Catalunya: every street festooned offers a different taste, Friday 16 to Wednesday 21.
  • 'Tasta Gràcia' in the gardens Manuel Torrente, where you can be tasted cuisine from around the world Thursday 15 to Wednesday 21 at the time of vermouth, lunch and dinner.
  • Daily information point during the holidays against sexist attacks in the Plaza de la Revolució.
  • Photography exhibition to discover how the first shots were made in the nineteenth century by Time and Light, since Thursday 15 until Wednesday 21 in the Plaza del Nord.