January 17

Barcelona, Caldes de Montbuí

Fiesta de Els Tres Tombs - cavalcade of harnessed horses

January 20

Tossa de Mar

Pelegri de Tossa - pilgimage along the road between Tossa de Mar and Sants Coloma de Farnès to honour a promise made in the 14thC.

Sunday before Carnaval

Igualada

Festa dels Traginers - festival celebration the age-old tradition of comercial traders using mules for transport. Gigants and cabezudos preceed the mule and donkey parade.

Carnaval

Solsona, Sitges, Vilanova i la Geltrú, Barcelona Carnaval parades. The most carnal is in Sitges.

On Sunday's in March, April, and May

Cervera - The Mystery of the Passion

Esparreguera - The Passion

Olesa - The Passion

Ulldecona - Sacred Drama of the Passion

These passion plays recreate the final days of Christ's life, and often include casts of hundreds of townsfolk, and are celebrated in interior of the Chuch or in the streets

First Sunday in March

Sitges

International Rally of Antique cars between Sitges and Barcelona.

Saturday before Palm Sunday

Vic

Mercat de Ram - a large market of plants and animals, and some festivities.

Easter Thurday

Verges

Easter Procession - with a particularly macabre version of the Passion, with five skeleton dancers.

April 23

Barcelona

Día de Sant Jordi - Sant George's Day, a festival of books and roses.

April 27

Monastery of Montserrat

Day of the Virgin of Montserrat, Catalonia's patron saint.

Sunday after May 11

Ripoll

Festa de la Llana, a celebration of local sheep-shearers.

Last half of May

Girona

Floral exhibit/contest: the streets and major monuments are beautifully festooned with Spring flowers of every description. A lovely time to visit Girona...

Whitsunday or Pentecost

Sant Feliu de Pallerols

Festa Major - lasting from Friday before Pentecost until the following Tuesday.

First Sunday of June

Calella

Aplec de la Sardana - a day-long celebration of Sardanas with varios cobles.

Corpus Christi, the Thursday after Trinity Sunday

Berga

La Patum - five days of noisy and rowdy festivals with fireworks.

Corpus Christi

Sitges

Alfombras de flores - Spain's most famous competition of streets carpeted with flowers.

June 23

Throughout Catalonia

Verbena de Sant Juan - summer solistice festival with bonfires, fireworks, and street parties

June 29

Sant Cugat de Vallès

Ball de Vano i Ram - Sant Peter's Day celebration with folkloric dances.

July 2

Olot

Aplec de la Sardana - Catalonia's best cobles perform Sardanas, with over 5,000 dancers.

mid-July

Sort

River Rally, Río Noguera Pallaresa - where teams descend the rapids on make-shift rafts where spectators enjoy grilled lamb with pa amb tomaquet.

July 24

Lloret de Mar

Festes de Santa Cristina - town's patron saint, with folk dancing - the traditional Morratxa.

Lleida

Els fanalets de Sant Jaume - children parade carrying lanterns symbolizing Sant James.

August 16

Amer

Festa Major - includes Sardana dancing with gigants in Catalonia's largest Plaça Major.

August 24

Lloret de Mar

Santa Cristina - festivities include the Dance of Las Almorratxes, and a sea-borne procession.

end of August

Vilafranca del Penedès

Festa Major - in honour of patron saint Sant Feliu, one of Catalonia's most complete festivals.

September 11

Catalonia's national day

A somber festival of floral offering to national heroes, in memory of resistance and eventual fall of Barcelona to Bourbon forces in 1714.

starting second Thursday of September

Theater Festival of Tarrega

Southern Europe's most important theater festival, with over 100 shows during a four-day period, many of which take place in the labyrinth of streets in Tarrega's medieval old town.

second Sunday of September

Cardona

Festa Major i Corre de Bou - includes running of the bulls

week of September 24

Barcelona

Festes de la Mercè - a long-weekend festival includes traditional activities plus dozens of concerts and cultural activities of every description. There is no better time to visit Barcelona. 

September 24

Olot

Fires de Sant Luc - festa major with folkdancing and popular dinners

Late October, early November

Girona

Sant Narcis - week of All Saint's Day. Girona's major festival, with agricultural fair, and the Province's most ambitious cultural events, from free concerts to castells and street theater.

third week of November

Banyoles

mostly agricultural and crafts fair of Sant Martirià - Firestany

December

Various towns

Els Pastorets i Pessebres vivents - theatrical representations of the Nativity scene.

December 24

Throughout Catalonia

Miss de Gallo - midnight mass.