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2022 Festa Major Andorra la Vella

From 05-08-2022 to 08-08-2022

Celebrate a traditional Festa Major!

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Andorra la Vella’s Festa Major kicks off August with fun and festivities for all ages.

On the first weekend of August, the Andorran capital, Andorra la Vella, will hold its Festa Major with a range of activities. The streets and squares fill with entertainment and a variety of very different musical styles. Dance and folklore, circus, parades and many more surprises will run from the evening of Friday 5 August until the morning of Monday 8 August.

Music is one of the main attractions of the festivities. Plaça del Poble and Plaça Guillemó provide the stages for performances by Oques Grasses, Roba Estesa, Koers, Ptazeta and Juacko, La Principal de la Bisbal and DKDAS Show Band.

The closing concert will star Ariel Rot & Kiko Veneno and Muchachito Bombo Infierno, on Monday night in Pl. Guillemó.

2022 PROGRAMME

Friday 5 August
3:30 pm to 8:30 pm: Traditional games, Pl. de la Rotonda.
6:45 pm: Ringing of the bells.
7:00 pm: Opening of the Festa Major. Reading of the opening speech by Andorra la Vella folk dance group, Esbart Dansaire, and opening dance. Plaça Príncep Benlloch.
7:00 pm: 3x3 beach volleyball open competition. Beach volleyball courts. Parc Central.
10:30 pm: Dancing in the square. Tercet Join musical ensemble. Plaça del Poble.
11:00 pm: Festa Major concerts: Roba Estesa + Koers. Plaça Guillermó.

Saturday 6 August
11:00 am to 11:00 pm: Mercat de la Vall. Handicrafts, art and farm food products. Old quarter
Noon: Sardana dances. Juvenil Ciutat de Solsona musical ensemble. Plaça del Poble.
3:30 pm to 8:30 pm: Traditional games, Pl. de la Rotonda.
4:00 pm to 9:00 pm: Game and sports fair for children. Parc Central.
5:30 pm: Human tower display by the Colla Vella dels Xiquets de Valls. Plaça P. Benlloch.
6:00 pm: Sardana dances. Juvenil Ciutat de Solsona musical ensemble. Plaça del Poble.
6:30 pm: Parade with the Andorra la Vella folk dance group, Esbart Dansaire. Plaça P. Benlloch, Av. Meritxell, Pl. de l’antiga caserna de bombers
7:30 pm: Participatory traditional dance workshop. Pl. de l’antiga caserna de bombers.
10:30 pm: Set Up, a circus and theatre show by the Los Barlo company. Plaça del Poble.
11:30 pm: Festa Major concerts: Oques Grasses + Ptazeta & Juacko. Plaça Guillermó.

Sunday 7 August
11:00 am to 11:00 pm: Mercat de la Vall. Handicrafts, art and farm food products. Old quarter
1:00 pm: Andorra la Vella Contrapàs dance. Big heads and giants’ dance. Plaça del Poble.
3:30 pm to 8:30 pm: Traditional games, Pl. de la Rotonda.
4:00 pm to 9:00 pm: Children’s game and sports fair. Parc Central.
4:30 pm: Coffee, wine and cigar. Evening dance with the Tercet Join musical ensemble. Plaça del Poble.
7:00 pm: Sardana dances. La Principal de la Bisbal traditional musical ensemble. Plaça del Poble.
6:30 pm: Foam party. Parc Central.
8:00 pm: Performance by Andorra la Vella folk dance group, Esbart Dansaire, to close the 40th anniversary events.
9:00 pm Open-air cinema: Aladdin. Spanish school former playground. Carrer Ciutat de Valls.
10:30 pm: Circus. Show by the La Trena company. Plaça del Poble.
11:00 pm: Grand evening dance with La Principal de la Bisbal and DKDAS Show Band. Plaça Guillermó.

Monday 5 August
11:00 am: Sandcastle competition. Beach volleyball area. Parc Central.
Noon: Sardana dances. La Principal de la Bisbal traditional music ensemble. Plaça del Poble.
3:00 pm to 8:00 pm: Children’s water party. Parc Central.
3:30 pm to 8:30 pm: Traditional games, Pl. de la Rotonda.
6:30 pm: Sardana dances. La Principal de la Bisbal traditional music ensemble. Plaça del Poble.
10.30 pm The Crazy Mozarts, circus-theatre show by the  Mundo Costrini company. Plaça del Poble.
11:00 pm: End of festival concerts: Ariel Rot & Kiko Veneno (featured on “Un país para escucharlo” TV show) and Muchachito Bombo Infierno. Plaça Guillermó.

Download the full PDF program here (in Catalan).

More information: Tel. (+376) 873 103 - 750 100; turisme@comuandorra.ad

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