English 
Aug-2015
Gràcia neighbourhood’s festivals in August
Undoubtedly one of the greatest summer festivals of Barcelona.The festival is celebrated during a week in August with all types of activities: exhibitions, children’s activities, dance, theatre, performances, sports activities and a range of concerts held in characteristic squares such as Plaça del Sol or Plaça de la Vil•la. One of the main attractions is the originality and creativity with which neighbours decorate their streets based on a specific theme. Decorations are prepared throughout the year and the streets compete for first prize.
The town of Gràcia was originally a small farming community which, in the course of the 19th century, underwent a big transformation and became an area of workers and small traders. Barcelona’s growth and the implementation of Cerdà’s expansion plan meant it was incorporated into the city but it has continued to assert its own characteristics and its own way of doing things.
Gràcia’s festa major is regarded as the maximum expression of the neighbourhood’s identity and consists of a whole series of celebrations that combine public participation with traditional and popular culture. Residents’ associations, split into areas, organise part of the festival, with each one responsible for its own street or square. The result is almost a week of activities in every corner of the old town, thanks to the contribution of the many Gràcia men and women who are involved.
The Fundació Festa Major de Gràcia brings together the associations that decorate the streets and squares and take part in the festival by organising the dances, concerts, workshops, communal meals and so on.
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