Torredembara held every September 4 its big festival in honor of their patron saint, Santa Rosalia, coinciding with her death's anniversary on September 4, 1160.

From approximately August 30 until September 4, Torredembarra's streets are fulled with all kinds of festive activities, cultural and recreational activities aimed at all kinds of audiences.

Parade, "Human Towers", concerts, dances and spectacular fireworks display are some of the highlights.

PROGRAMM OF SANTA ROSALIA VILLAGE FESTIVAL 2013

Friday, AUGUST 30

• From August 30 until September 6, in castle courtyard: Exhibition of the works presented in the Damaso design contest for the festival.
• At 20.30 in Plaça del Castell (Castle Square): Festival Opening with “Tronada”.
• At the end, in the castle courtyard: Festival proclamation reading by Santa Rosalia Choral

Barrakas

• At 19.00 on the parking Mañe i Flaquer: Hip-hop, rap and skate music and activities.
• At 20.30, on the streets of the city (pl. Mossèn Joaquim Boronat, c/ Antoni Roig,  pl. del Castell and Mañé i Flaquer parking): Charanga Tocabemolls (Street music)
• From 21.30 on the parking Mañe i Flaquer: Bands contest (21.30 pm Fora de Lloc, 22.15 pm Psychodrome, 23.00 pm Sickroom, 00.00 am:  Los Ignorantes and 00.45 am Kaoba.)
• At 01.30 am,  on the parking Mañé i Flaquer: Concert with Juantxo Skalari Kluba and DJ.

Saturday AUGUST 31

• At 13.00, on the Plaça de la Vila (City Square): Vermouth with the Diables (devils) and concert.
• At 19.00, Pl. Mossèn Joaquim Boronat, c/ Antoni Roig,  pl. de la Font, pl. de la Vila, c/ Joan Güell and párquing Mañé y Flaquer (Barrakas place): Street Parade with english dance group Pecsaetan Morris, and the traditional dance groups Ball de Pastorets and Ball de Bastons.
• At the end, at the parking Mañé i Flaquer: Performance of traditional English and Catalan music, by the street musicians.
• At 19.30 on the Plaça  Mossèn Joaquim  Boronat: Sardanes (catalan folk dance), with la Cobla Cossetània. 
• At 21.00, on the Plaça de la Vila (City Square): Last  human tower assay of the Nois de la Torre before the Jornada Castellera (performance day).
• At 22.30, on the Plaça Mossèn Joaquim Boronat: Dance with duetto La Clau.

Barrakas

• From 21.30 on the parking Mañé i Flaquer: Bands contest (21.30 Trast, 22.15 Enakzion, 23:00 Kolegas, 00:00 am Destemps Rock, 00.45 am La Ska Brass).
• At 01.30 am, on the parking Mañé i Flaquer: Concert with Insershow and DJ

Sunday SEPTEMBER 1.

• At 8.00 am, Pl. de la Vila, c/ Major, c/ Ample, pl. del Castell, c/ Freginal, baixada de Sant Antoni, pl. Escorxador, c/ del Nord, c/de les Creus, c/ Alt de Sant Pere, c/ Filadors, c/ Envelat, c/ Lleida, pl. Catalunya, c/ Tarragona, c/ Capella, pl. Mossèn Joaquim Boronat,  c/ Antoni Roig, pl. de Font and  Pl. de la Vila:“Matinades” by the Grallers from the Nois de la Torre.
• At 13.00 pm, , on the Plaça de la Vila (City Square): Jornada Castellera (performance day of human towers) with Xiquets de Tarragona, Colla Joves Xiquets de Valls and Nois de la Torre.                                                                                                            
• At 18.00, on Carrer del Forn: People’s Bingo with the Ball de Diables. Come and play in a Bingo with many prizes of the city comerces from Torredembarra.
• At 18.30, on Plaça del Castell (Castle Square): Bubbles animation workshop
• At 20.30, in the castle courtyard: Presentation of the story book “El gran salt dels Cercolets”, from Anna Rius and Àngel Sauret, No. 10 from de collection “Els Dotze Morterets”.
• At 22.30, on Plaça Mossèn Joaquim Boronat: Performance with Niko Costello, the man of a thousand voices.

Monday, SEPTEMBER 2- La Rosalieta

• At 19.00, Pl. de l’Escorxador, baixada de Sant Antoni, c/ Santa Rosalia, c/ Gibert, c/ Antoni Roig, pl. de la Font, pl. de la Vila, c/ Carnisseria, c/ Freginal, baixada de Sant Antoni and pl. de l’Escorxador: Street parade of the children from Seguici Popular, with the Ball de Diables, la Mulasseta, el Ball de Bastonets, el Ball de Pastorets, el Ball del Patatuf, el Ball de Cercolets and la colla infantil dels Nois de la Torre.
• At the end, in the  Plaça del Escorxador: Representation of the Ball Parlat del Ball de Diables infantil (discussed Dancing Devils children Ball).
• At 22.30, from Plaza del Castell (Castle Square) to Pere Badia Foundation: Awakening of the Giants.The city Giants will wake up and make a street parade from the Castle to the Pere Badia Foundation. Dare to join them!
• At 00.00 am, on Plaça de la Vila (City Square): Dance of Grallas with Clau de Mar (Vilanova y la Geltrú) and Grallers de la Torre.

Tuesday, SEPTEMBER 3 - La Vigília

• At 12:00 am, in the Plaça del Castell (Castle Square): Public Calling to the Festival, ringing of bells ande the outbreak of the twelve and the outbreak of the twelve "morterets".
• At the end, Pl. del Castell, c/ Freginal, baixada de Sant Antoni, plaça de la Font, plaça de la Vila, c/ Major, c/ Ample and Pl. del Castell: Street Parade of the Seguici Popular Infantil with Ball de Diables, la Mulasseta, el Ball de Bastonets, el Ball de Pastorets, el Ball del Patatuf, el Ball de Cercolets and la colla infantil de los Nois de la Torre.
• At 18.00, from the Portal (Gate) de Padrines to Plaça de la Vila (city Square): Entrance of the street musicians.
• Then, in the Plaça de la Vila (City Square): Concert of the musicians who string along with the Seguici Popular.
• At 19.45, in Plaça Mn. Joaquim Boronat: Planted elements of the Seguici Popular.
• At 20.00 h, in Pl. Mn. Joaquim Boronat, c/ Antoni Roig, pl. de la Font, pl. de la Vila, c/ Major, c/ Ample and pl. del Castell: Steet Parade of the eve, with the Ball de Diables, la Virgília, el Ball de Serrallonga, la Mulassa, el Ball de Bastons, el Ball de Pastorets, el Ball de Gitanes, els Nans, els Gegants, el Ball de Cavallets and el Àliga.
• When finished, in Carrer Joan Güell: Spoken Performance of the Ball de Gitanes.
• At 22.30, in Cal Llovet’s Park: Festival Concert with the Orquesta Maravella.
• At 00.00 am, in Cal Llovet’s Park: Festival Ball with the Orquesta Maravella.
• At 00.00 am, at Plaça del Castell (Castle Square): Concert for young people with the Orquesta Mitjanit and DJ.

Wednesday, SEPTEMBER 4 - Santa Rosalia

• At 8.00 am, Plaça de la Vila, c/ Major, c/ Ample, pl. del Castell, c/ Freginal, baixada de Sant Antoni, c/ Alt de Sant Pere, c/ Filadors, c/ Envelat, c/ Lleida, c/ Pere Badia, Fundació Pere Badia, c/ Antoni Roig, pl. de Font and  pl. de la Vila: “Matinades” with the Grallers de la Torre, Els Vernets, Bufalodre, Grallers els Quatre Garrofers and Dolçainers Els Salaets.
• At 9.00 am, on the streets of the city: Morning Street Parade with the Seguici Popular.
• At 10.30 am, from the city hall to the parish Church of Sant Pere Apòstol: Going to Worship. The municipal corporation goes from the city hall accompanied of l’ Àliga.
• At 11.00 am, at the parish Church of Sant Pere Apòstol: Solemn Eucharist ceremony accompained with the Santa Rosalia Choir.
• At 11.30 am, at the Plaça Mn. Joaquim Boronat: Concentration of the wreath to Santa Rosalia.
• At the end of the ceremony: Wreath and offertory touch on the altar of Santa Rosalia. Pillar offering of the Nois de la Torre.
• Then: Out of Worship. The municipal corporation returns to the city hall acompanied of l’Àliga to witness the brilliance of Seguici Popular, the human towers and pillars in charge of Nois de la Torre, in the pl. Castell.
• then: Spoken Performance and “versots” of the Ball de Diables.
• At 19.00, in Carrer Ample: Spoken Performance ot the Ball de Serrallonga.
• At 20:00, in Plaça del Castell (Castle Square): Seguici Popular with the Fanfara de Torredembarra.
• At the end: “Carretillada” (Firecrackers) with the Ball de Diables de Torredembarra.
• At 23.00, on the beach of La Paella: Castle fireworks by Pirotècnia Igual.

Thursday, SEPTEMBER 5- Sant Adrià

• At 18.00, in the local of the castellers (human towers), c/ carnisseria: Presentation of the book Els primers castellers (1813-1851), by Joan Climent. Join in the presentation: Josep Fornés, Director of the Etnological Museum of Barcelona, Jordi Suades, from Farell Editors and Joan Climent, author.
• At 19.30, in the parish church of Sant Pere Apòstol: Solemn Eucharist in honor of Sant Adrià, second Patron of Torredembarra
• At 20.30, in Plaça del Escorxador: Spoken performance of the traditional dances of Torredembarra, with Ball de Gitanes, Ball de Serrallonga and Ball de Diables.

Festival Store: in Carrer Antoni Roig,  No. 22, where you can find all the relevant objects of the Village Festival and Seguici Popular "Botiga de la Festa Major"

OTHER ACTS

Saturday, AUGUST 31

• At 10.00 am, at the local 1 of the Casal Municipal: Billard: VIII Open Vila de Torredembarra 3 band.
• From 21.00,  at the beaches of La Paella, Muntanyans and Baix a Mar: Sport fishing Contest.

Sunday, SEPTEMBER 1

• From 8.30 am, at the Casal Municipal: “Botifarra” Festival Championship (card game)
• At 10.00  am, at the local 1 of the Casal Municipal: Billard: VIII Open Vila de Torredembarra 3 band.
• At 19.00, in Plaça de la Vila (City Square): Simultaneous Chess with the international Grandmaster Miguel Muñoz Pantoja.
• At 21.00, at La Traviesa Bar: Blues'n'roll Festival, with performances by Tom Principato and The Walking Stick Man.