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   Girona all year round 2008  
5th January Procession of The Three Kings
The Three Kings arrive in the city from the Orient and set up their tents in the Gardens of Les Pedreres, where they are visited by little boys and girls. Straight after this, Their Majesties ride through the streets of the city with their accompanying procession.
6th-10th February Firarebaixa
A fair full of bargain discounts in all sectors.
15th February-16th March Winter Gastronomy Season
The restaurants forming part of the Girona Bons Fogons gastronomy club include typical ingredients of winter cooking in their menus. Numerous restaurants in Girona and the surrounding area take part.
21st-24th March Easter Week
Friday 21st - The procession of the Burial of Our Lord, consisting of the Manaies dressed as legionaries of Ancient Rome.
3rd-13th April 28th Girona Gastronomy Week
Your chance to taste the best dishes of Girona cuisine. With the participation of restaurants from Girona and district, as well as the neighbouring districts of Pla de l’Estany and La Selva.
23rd April Sant Jordi (St.George's Day)
Books and flowers in the streets of Girona.Throughout the week, the Spring Festival in the Rambla with an extensive programme of activities, and the hanging above the street of the Tarlà, the legendary symbolic figure of Girona city.
April-May Spring Gastronomy Season
The restaurants forming part of the Girona Bons Fogons gastronomy club include typical ingredients of spring cooking in their menus. Numerous restaurants in Girona and the surrounding area take part.
10th-18th May The Girona Flower Festival
Floral decorations and artistic arrangements on the monuments, in the courtyards and gardens of the city.
18th May International Museum Day
Museums Night.
21st June International Music Day
Concerts in different venues all over the city.
20th-22nd June ETNIVAL
Ethnic festival in Ribes del Ter park and in the streets of the city centre.
June-July-August Summer Gastronomy Season
The restaurants forming part of the Girona Bons Fogons gastronomy club include typical ingredients of summer cooking in their menus. Numerous restaurants in Girona and the surrounding area take part.

27th June-13th July

Festival of Religious and World Music
Music to bring people together from different origins with diverse ways of thinking

3rd-6th July

World Exhibition of Historical Figures
A conference and exhibition with various different demonstrations and activities related to models and miniatures from the worlds of history and fantasy. Girona Conference and Exhibition Centre.
July Escènit (summer cultural programme)
Concerts and musical performances, dance, open-air cinema, guided tours and other events.
August Music Nights in Girona’s Jewish Quarter
Every Thursday, evenings of traditional Jewish music.
July-August-September Guided tours on the theme of the Napoleonic War
A cycle of guided tours on the theme of the Napoleonic War and the French sieges of the city of Girona. Departures from the Punt de Benvinguda.
7th September The European Day of Jewish Culture
A programme of activities to inform and educate about the Jewish legacy and tradition as an integral part of the European cultural heritage. Takes place in the old Jewish Quarter of Girona.
October VAD
Festival of Video and Digital Arts. Held at La Mercè Cultural Centre and La Casa de Cultura (Girona Cultural Centre).
3rd-5th October Equus Catalonia
International horse show.
13rd-19th October Festival of Cinema
Exhibition of short films. A forum for cinema professionals, students and all those who love the cinema.
October-December High Season Theatre festival
An international festival of theatre, music and dance.
24th October-2nd November The Festival of Sant Narcís
Girona’s traditional annual festival: with a trade fair, a fun fair and attractions, musical performances, street fairs and markets, giant figures in procession, the traditional fire-run, etc.: a non-stop series of activities which allow you to enjoy the city at its liveliest.
14th-16th November Firatast
A fair for the tasting and sale of food products.
November-December Autumn Gastronomy Season
The restaurants forming part of the Girona Bons Fogons gastronomy club include typical ingredients of autumn cooking in their menus. Numerous restaurants in Girona and the surrounding area take part.
December Christmas fair
Illumination of the streets, fairs and markets

Christmas Entertainments Cycle
Concerts given by youth orchestras, Els Pastorets de Girona (the traditional theatrical representation of the Christmas Story), and many activities for the whole family.
Throughout the year

Auditorium and Conference Centre, Municipal Theatre, La Mercè Cultural Centre, La Planeta

Programme of theatre, music, dance and multidisciplinary scenic arts
Street fairs and market every Saturday. Extensive weekly market on Tuesday and Saturday mornings on the banks of the River Ter


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