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5 tips to experience the Festa Major of Sitges to the fullest
July 31, 2026
The Festa Major of Sant Bartomeu is celebrated between the 19th and 26th of August, although the main days are the 23rd and the 24th. Days of smell of basil and gunpowder, straw hats, music, painted T-shirts, "sardanes", human towers, heat and above all a lot of emotions.
Calendar
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From August 1, 2026 to August 12, 2026
The 9th edition of the festival will take place from July 31 to August 12, 2026
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From August 1, 2026 to August 12, 2026
Music and Dance with DO Sitges
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From August 1, 2026 to December 13, 2026
Music, family shows, exhibitions, theater, circus, and dance. Discover the cultural program of La Pregonera 2026!
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Mare de Déu del Vinyet, Our Lady of Vinyet
August 5, 2026
Sitges will celebrate one of the town’s most traditional festivals with a program full of religious, recreational, and cultural events
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From August 7, 2026 to October 30, 2026
March 29th to October 30th. Spanish guitar concerts
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From August 14, 2026 to August 16, 2026
August 14th to 16th
The Barraques collective is musical culture in capital letters, created at home and with concerts for different audiences, in a unique setting -
Festa Major de Sant Bartomeu, Sitges’ main annual festival
From August 19, 2026 to August 29, 2026
National Heritage Festival
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Festa Major human towers exhibition
August 29, 2026
Exhibition of human towers for the "festa major"
Don’t miss out
News
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The Festival Terramar CaixaBank of Sitges is kicking off its ninth edition this Friday
July 28, 2026
The Festival Terramar CaixaBank will be back from 31 July to 12 August with twelve big concerts in a unique setting. The festival will open with Sílvia Pérez Cruz, and before each performance the Village Stage will host the 2026 Imprescindibles series.
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July 28, 2026
The Tourism of Sitges Advisory Council is holding the first of its annual meetings to take stock of the main activities in the first half of the year and share with the sector the lines of work for the upcoming months.
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Sitges solidifies a quality tourism model, high levels of loyalty and long stays
July 21, 2026
The latest figures published by the Tourist Profile study drawn up by the Barcelona Provincial Council’s Tourism Laboratory confirms Sitges’s strength in international tourism and the consolidation of visitors that spend more days in town, come back again and rate the destination 8.9 over 10
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Sitges local festival takes a step forward to become more accessible and inclusive
July 20, 2026
New accessibility measures are to be introduced for Sant Bartomeu and Santa Tecla with the aim of everybody being able to enjoy the town’s local festival under equal conditions.
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Sitges is celebrating Our Lady of Mount Carmel, the patron saint of seafarers
July 14, 2026
The main events will take place in the Port de Sitges – Aiguadolç, where the traditional sailors’ procession will start. At the end, there will be a fideuà and Malvasia tasting, a Catalan rumba concert and a flambéed rum tasting to liven things up.
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Sitges backs local talent with a new edition of the Imprescindibles cycle
July 2, 2026
As ever, local talent takes centre stage at the Village Stage of the Festival Terramar CaixaBank
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July 1, 2026
The fifth edition of Sitges Vela Clàssica is turning the Port de Sitges into a maritime stage from Friday 3 to Sunday 5 July, with three days devoted to vintage and classic sail boats, seafaring culture and encounters between shipowners, crews and city residents
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Sitges steps up its tourism information service over the summer with mobile information officers
June 30, 2026
On 1 July, Sitges launches its mobile tourist information service for a third consecutive summer, running until 18 October. The town also joins the new Tourism Information Officer Badge programme of the Network of Catalan Tourism Information Offices, further enhancing service quality
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Sitges gets nine blue flags for its beaches and maintains its leadership in Catalonia
June 19, 2026
Sitges revalidates the nine blue flags for its beaches for the sixth year running, making it the Catalan municipality with the most beaches to be recognised with this distinction.
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Sitges is the municipality with the most km in the route for the second stage of the Tour de France
June 17, 2026
With a total of 19.5 km of the route, the cycling event reaches Sites on 5 July. The event means mobility restrictions from 11 am to 4:30 pm





























