Festa Major of El Prat de Llobregat
Local festivals of El Prat de Llobregat
The Festa Major del Prat occupies four days at the end of September and brings together the popular culture ceremony with music, fair, sport and activities of local entities.
Usual celebration
The municipal portal describes a party from Friday to Monday. The Toc d’Inici, the Tres Trons, the Cercavila d’Inici, the Esclat and the proclamation open the celebration in the Plaza de la Vila; Then come concerts, giants and bigheads, devils, human towers, batoners, sardanas, sports, fairs and family events. The Final Cercavila and fireworks lead the giants Rotllà and Griselda back to the Town Hall. The council coordinates the programme with the El Nus Federation of Popular and Traditional Culture Entities, colles, clubs, neighbourhood associations and regional houses. The giants have been documented at the festival since 1925 and Rotllà and Griselda premiered in 1954.
2026 programme
The 2026 edition It was scheduled from Friday, 25 September to Monday, 28 September. On the 25th, the seguici left from the Plaza de Pau Casals towards the Plaza de la Vila for the Esclat, the proclamation and the opening fires. The music was distributed between the Fondo d’en Peixo park, the Zona Jove Estació and the CEM Julio Méndez; The family circuit occupied the Sant Jordi, Louis Braille and Constitució squares and the Cementiri Vell gardens. The fair was installed in the Ronda Sud. On the 28th, the Cercavila Final ended in the station parking lot with fireworks and Toc de Fi de Festa. The main programme lasted four days, with the Cursa Popular and El Prat Nocturn as previous activities.
Local public holidays in 2026
The official calendar of the Generalitat declared local holidays in El Prat on Monday, 25 May and Monday, 28 September. Only the last day of the Festa Major coincided with a local public holiday; The other three days of the programme did not acquire that condition because they were part of the party.
Otras citas culturales
The institutional agenda of fairs and festivals Also worth noting is the Raça Prat Poultry Fair, held at the end of November at the Granja de la Ricarda, and the Sant Pollín pintxos route in July, events separate from the Festa Major.