Festa Major de Gràcia 2025 Dresses Up in Fantasy: 23 Themed Streets and Over 900 Activities
Festa Major de Gràcia 2025 will once again bring its plazas and corners to life between August 15 and 21, with a program surpassing 900 activities—from concerts and workshops to parades and calm spaces for the whole family.
This year’s opening speech, delivered by art historian Maria Garganté, will take place on Wednesday, August 14 at 7 p.m. from the balcony of the district headquarters—kicking off the festivities with a critically engaged, feminist-leaning address.
To foster community harmony, the 2025 edition consolidates the traditional “quiet night”: on Monday, August 18 from 8 p.m. onward, no loud concerts will be held, and all activities will feature low sound levels, spread across the streets to protect residents’ rest (Barcelona City Council; El País).
The decorated streets and squares contest will bring together 23 neighborhood committees, with the winners announced on Tuesday, August 19 at 6 p.m. in Plaça de la Vila—a scheduling choice designed to avoid weekend crowds.
The 23 Decorated Streets and Their Themes.
Berga: “Bergatron” (inspired by Tron).
Ciudad Real: “Rapinyàpolis” (critique of rising housing costs).
Fraternitat de Baix: tribute to childhood summers.
Fraternitat de Dalt: “Fratèrnia” (a dreamlike forest of legends).
Jesús: “Cooltura Popular” (celebration of traditional cultural groups).
Joan Blanques de Baix: “Professor Blanques’ Laboratory” (technological chaos).
Joan Blanques de Baix de Tot: “The Beatles JBdbDt” (60th anniversary of their Barcelona concert).
La Perla: “PerlaAnimaladaClimàtica” (reflection on climate change).
Llibertat: “Freedom Against the Empire” (Star Wars).
Lluís Vives: “The Three Little Pigs” (a social fable).
Mozart: “La Jordina: The Rose of Fire” (a feminist take on Sant Jordi).
Perill: “Architecture of Life” (DNA and Gaudí).
Plaça del Poble Gitano: homage to the Gypsy Barça Supporters’ Club.
Plaça de la Vila: “The Gràcia We Long For” (traditional Gràcia nostalgia).
Plaça del Nord: “Camping Lavanda” (1980s campsite).
Plaça Rovira i Trias: “Hale Rovira” (a Hawaiian village).
Placeta Sant Miquel i Rodalies: “The Little Square’s Bestiary” (prehistoric creatures).
Progrés: “Progrefoc” (the fiery festival culture).
Providència: “The Providence Circus.”
Puigmartí: “Inside the Artist’s Mind.”
Tordera: “Hive” (the world of bees).
Travessera de Sant Antoni: “Travessària 51” (conspiracy theories).
Verdi: “Mayan Verdi Jungle.”
Live music also has its place: Festigàbal, part of the official program, returns with its 20th free edition on August 15 and 16 from 8 p.m. at the Jardins de la Sedeta, featuring bands such as Lima Negra, Me & the Bees, Ciutat, Hadren, and DJs Ryna and Coco.
Festa Major de Gràcia 2025 also revives traditional matinades and parades, correfocs, giants, castellers (Sunday 17 at 11 a.m. in Plaça de la Vila), and the Festival Mass on Friday the 15th.
Inclusion and safety are cornerstones of this edition: there will be Calm Spaces, Senior Spaces, purple points against sexist and LGTBI-phobic aggression, secure routes designed by the Guardia Urbana and Mossos d’Esquadra, and enhanced public transport with continuous metro service from Friday the 15th through Sunday the 17th.
Don’t miss Festa Major de Gràcia 2025: experience Barcelona’s most emblematic neighborhood in a week of festivity, creativity, and community that blends centuries-old roots with cutting-edge ideas.