The Procession of the Three Wise Men on January 5th inaugurates the year's festivities.

•Carnival:Celebrated in February with parades and fireworks set off by the colles de dracs.

•Festival of Sant Medir : March 3rd , it is celebrated in the Gràcia district with a procession including the tossing of candy to watching children.

•Festival of Sant Jordi (St. George): April 23rd, is the day of rosesand books. Stalls throughout the city offer books and roses for sale. Declared World Book Day by the UNESCO in 1995.

•Corpus Cristi festival : Celebrated in June with parades of giants and big–headed carnival figures. The fountain of the Cathedral's cloister is the site of the traditional ou com balla (dancing egg).

•Summer solstice on the eve of Sant Joan (St. John):• June 23rd, is a night of bonfires and fireworks in the squares and streets.

•The Assumption festival: August 15th, celebrated in the area of the Gràcia Quarter while the neighborhood adorns the streets.

•Festival of La Mercè, patroness of Barcelona: September 24th, this is a time of big celebrations with four days of musical performances, parades of giants and big-headed figures, fireworks, cultural and sports events, and open–air dancing in various places in the city.