Festivals in Balaguer

Local festivals in Balaguer

The main festival of Balaguer is Festa Major del Sant Crist. La Paeria published a schedule for 2025 with acts of 6 November to 10, more than eighty activities and central day 9 November, with religious acts in honour of Sant Crist, solemn mass, representation of the arrival of Sant Crist and ballada de l'Harpia and the giants of Balaguer.

• Name of the municipality's festivities: Festa Major del Sant Crist.
• Main celebration day: 9 November, Sant Crist, according to the recent municipal programme.
• Usual duration: several days around the second weekend in November; In 2025 the Paeria announced events from 6 November to 10.
• Usual places: Sant Crist, Plaça Mercadal, Paeria, Museu de la Noguera, Inpacsa pavelló, Carpa Jove, bank of the Segre river, streets and cultural spaces.
• Associated traditions: proclamation, floral offering, gegants, festiu seguici, sardanas, correfoc, concerts, Festa Major market, exhibitions, family activities and pyromusical.
• Who participates: Paeria de Balaguer, cultural entities, Gegantera i Grallera colla, schools, associations, neighbors, families and visitors.
• Local business holidays: By 2026, the municipal certificate sets Monday, 13 July 2026 y Monday, 9 November 2026. These days are not equivalent to the entire festive period.
• Other cultural events: The municipal agenda includes activities such as Nit de les Fades, Universal Sardana Day, concerts, popular culture, museums and summer programming.
• Otras ofertas culturales: Turisme Balaguer, Museu de la Noguera, Centre d'Interpretació de l'Or, Santa Maria, Sant Crist, Pla d'Almatà, Centre Històric, Muralles and Castell Formós.

For specific dates and times, it is advisable to consult the official website of Festes del Sant Crist - Festa Major and the local festival calendar.