Sant Feliu de Guíxols offers an important and diverse range of activities and events, taking place throughout the year.
Highlights include gastronomic, cultural, sports and leisure, and family events.
EVENTS CALENDAR
FESTA MAJOR 2026
FESTA MAJOR 2026 – EVENT PROGRAM
FRIDAY JULY 24TH
8.45pm · La Cuca de Llum – Evening hike for the little ones
Organized by: Centre Excursionista Montclar
📍 Starting point: Passeig Rius i Calvet
📝 Registration: online at www.cemontclar.cat · Limited spots
💶 Price: 3 € (CEM members) / 5 € (everyone else)
Family walk of 3 km designed for children (must be accompanied by an adult).
It is necessary to wear suitable footwear, bring water, and a headlamp or flashlight
10.15 pm · Sardana dance by La Principal del Llobregat band
Organized by: Agrupació d’Amics de la Sardana
📍 Stage in front of the Chamber of Commerce, at Passeig del Mar
11pm · La Nocturna – Popular evening walk
Organized by: Centre Excursionista Montclar
📍 Starting point: Passeig Rius i Calvet
📝 Registration: online at www.cemontclar.cat · Limited spots
💶 Price: €3 (CEM members) / €5 (non-members)
8 km walk for adults through the natural surroundings of the municipality.
It is necessary to wear suitable footwear, bring water, and a headlamp or flashlight
SATURDAY JULY 25TH
7pm · Festa Major Warm Up
Organized by: Solea Power Pilates & BdeBrava
📍 Jardins Juli Garreta
📝 Registration: online at www.soleastudio.es/eventos
💶 Price: 15 € (includes Pilates, Social Run, drink and snacks)
The day will begin with a reception for participants and will continue with a Pilates session. Afterwards, participants will be able to join the Social Run, a non-competitive race open to all levels that invites them to enjoy the physical activity and the environment.
7.30 pm · Festa Major preliminary Golden
Organised by: Vilartagues, Tueda de Dalt and Poble Nou Neighbourhood Association.
📍 Salvador Espriu Square
Activity to start Festa Major in which there will be, first of all, music by Manel Titos Music at 7.30p pm and later, at 10 pm, the rumba group D’Calle. There will be a bar where Coca pastry, cava, drinks and sandwiches.
SUNDAY JULY 26TH
6 pm · XVI Pasteres Race
Organized by: Colla Uuhquexungu!!
📍 Starting point: Rius i Calvet Beach (former Palm Beach)
🎉 Entertainment and participant gathering from 4.30 pm.
📝 Information: uuhquexungu@gmail.com or Instagram @uuhquexungu
7.30 pm. · Prize giving and party of the XVI Pasteres Race
Organized by: Colla Uuhquexungu!!
📍 Juli Garreta Gardens
🎶 Music and festive atmosphere for everyone
Organized by: Colla Uuhquexungu!!
TUESDAY JULY 28TH
18 pm · Special Storytime · “Stories of land, sea and air” by Cia. La Minúscula.
Organized by: Octavi Viader i Margarit Public Library
📍 Music School Courtyard (entrance through Dr. Martí Casals Street)
FRIDAY JULY 31ST
6.30 pm · Parade of giants and big-heads
Organized by: Colla Gegantera Ganxona
📍 Route: Passeig dels Guíxols, Dr. Zamenhoff, Sant Ramón, Rambla Portalet, Algavira, Placeta Maragall, de la Rutlla, la Rambla and Passeig del Mar.
🎭 Before the opening speech: festive parade dances with hobby horses, big-heads, small giants and giants
After the opening speech, the procession will continue until the Monastery Square.
8 pm · Festa Major opening speech
By the Local Music School Guíxols Vall d’Aro.
📍 Stage in front of the Town Hall
9 pm · Foliada Ganxona
Foliada Ganxona is a popular musical meeting and a collective concert. It combines the musician’s actuation and local bands with a festive atmosphere.
Organized by: Atzavara Club
📍 Stage in front of the Chamber of Commerce (Casa Patxot)
11 pm. · Firecrackers to kick off the Festa Major
🎆 Courtesy of the fairground operators
📍 Sant Feliu Beach
11.30p.m. · Party night with Di-Versiones
📍 Stage in front of the Town Hall
1.45a.m. · Local DJ session “Dj Kay”
📍 Stage in front of the Town Hall
SATURDAY AUGUST 1ST
9 am · Festa Major Boules Tournament
Organized by: Club Petanca Vilartagues
📍 Local Boules Court
📝 Registrations on the same day, one hour before the event, at the club.
10 am · Water Festival: Water parade
Organized by: Associació de Festes Ganxones
📍 Route: Rius i Calvet area, Av. Juli Garreta, Plaça del Monestir, Ctra. de Tossa and Ronda Narcís Massanas to the football field
11 am. · Inflatables · Xtrem Race obstacle course
Organized by: Associació de Festes Ganxones
📍 Josep Sunyer i Arxer Football Field
💶 Price: €2 per circuit
🛒 Advance tickets at Llibreria Nobel or on site on the day
12 pm · Festa Major Mass and floral offering of the Colla Gegantera Ganxona
📍 Mare de Déu dels Àngels Parish
🎭 Afterwards: giants’ dance at Monastery Square
Presided over by the Bishop of Girona, Friar Octavi Vilà
With the Parish Choir and the Colla Gegantera Ganxona
4 pm. · Botifarra card game championship
Organized by: Casino La Constància with the support of the Department of Active Aging
📍 New Casino “La Constància”
📝 Registration will take place at the venue starting at 4 pm, and the championship will begin once the draw is filled.
6 pm · “Escalabirres”
Organized by: Children, Youth and Sports Department
📍 Stage in front of the Chamber of Commerce (Casa Patxot)
📝 Previous registration is required. Activity recommended for people over 12 years old. Registrations begin on July 11th at 12 pm at www.guixols.cat/joves.
💶 Price: 5’00 € · Limited places
A competition to stack the maximum number of crates vertically without them topping over, aiming to ring a bell at the top of the structure while the participant climbs, harnessed to an 8-meter-high framework.
7 pm · Concert with Orquestra Metropol
📍 Stage in front of the Town Hall
11.30 pm · Dance with Orquestra Metropol
📍 Stage in front of the Town Hall
9 pm Urban Music Evening with Arsen
Organized by: Youth Department
📍 Stage in front of the Town Hall (Casa Patxot)
01.45 am · DJ session “DJ Alcalde”
📍 Stage in front of the Town Hall
SUNDAY AUGUST 2ND
9 am · Open water swimming of Sant Feliu
Organized by: Club Aquàtic Xaloc
📍 Beach of Sant Feliu (Rius i Calvet zone)
📝 Previous registration: https://fotoinstant.com .Registrations will be able also the same day.
💶 Price: 24 €, 18 € or 10 € (depending on the modality)
12 pm · Solemn mass in honour of Mare de Déu dels Àngels
📍 Mare de Déu dels Àngels Parish
With the Parish Choir
4.30 pm · Beach Games Golfo’s – Popular beach games
Organized by: Colla Els Golfo’s
📍 Beach of Sant Feliu (Àncora breakwater zone)
📝 Price: 3 € for the team. Previous registration on Instagram: @collagolfos or on the same place.
Ludic, familiar and participative activity based on traditional games, ability activities and refreshing challenges adapted to summer.
6.30 pm · PercuBar Ganxó
Organized by: Percussió Ganxona
📍 Departure: Miquel Murlà Parck / Arrival: Market Square
📝 Previous registration on Sunday 26th July from 11 am to 1 pm on the Stall in La Rambla or 1 hour before at the Departure place.
💶 Price: 12 (it includes 5 consumption, coca pastry, sandwich and a glass)
🎉 Activity for people older than 16 years old
6.30 pm Scape Room on the street “Fénix case: Timed operation”
Organized by: Children, Youth and Sports Department
📍 Stage in front of the Commerce Chamber (Casa Patxot)
📝 Previous Registration is required. Registrations at www.guixols.cat/joves
💶 Price: 8’00 € for group · Limited places
Escape Room is spectacularly fun and participatory, which is playing in groups. The participants will have to decipher enigmas, solve proves and be skillful with the clues to solve the house against the clock.
8 pm · Evening with a Local DJ
Organized by: Club Guíxols Futsal
📍 Barraques Area on the Town Hall Zone.
8 pm · Sardanes dance with Cobla Marinada
Organized by: Agrupació d’Amics de la Sardana
📍 Stage in front of the Chamber of Commerce
🎭 First: dance of giants and hobby horses with the cobla
11.30 pm · Night Party with “Les Que Faltaband”
📍 Stage in front of the Town Hall
01.45 · am Local DJ Session “DJ Luxury”
📍 Stage in front of the Town Hall
MONDAY AUGUST 3RD
7p.m. · XI Watermelon Eating Contest
Organized by: Colla Els Grillats
📍 Stage in front of the Chamber of Commerce (Casa Patxot)
📝 Registration 1 hour before on site (limited places)
8 pm · Holi Party with music and surprises
Organized by: Colla Els Grillats
📍 Beach of Sant Feliu de Guíxols
📝 Holi packet sale at the same place. 1 packet 2€, 3 packets 5€.
10.30 pm · Fire run with “Els Diables d’en Pere Botero”
📍 Route: Usual route from Nou Casino La Constància to the Market Square
00.15 am · Concert with “Els Catarres”
📍 Stage in front of the Town Hall
02 am · DJ Session with “Mon DJ”
📍 Stage in front of the Town Hall
TUESDAY AUGUST 4TH
7.45 pm Cocktail with music by the group “Green Cold Sweet Peppers”
Organized by: Children, Youth and Sports Department
📍 Stage in front of the Chamber of Commerce (Casa Patxot)
🍹 Non-alcohol author cocktail service
11p.m. · Fireworks display
📍 Sant Feliu Beach
11.30p.m. · Party night with “Hotel Cochambre”
📍 Stage in front of the Town Hall
01.45 am · Local DJ Session with “Naked Sessions”
📍 Stage in front of the Town Hall
FRIDAY AUGUST 7TH
5.30 pm The Mystery of the Lost Treasure of Sant Feliu de Guíxols
A fun and cultural scavenger hunt where participants become "corsairs" and solve a local historical mystery.
Organized by: Els Trempats
📍 Barraques area, Juli Garreta Gardens
📝 Previous registration is required. Register online via Instagram: @colla.elstrempatssfg. Limited places.
🎉 Recommended for children aged 3 to 10 years.
9 pm · Ganxons’ Night
Party with concerts by local bands Punk’o’Guíxols and Les Paquites.
Organized by: Els Trempats, Vilartagues, Tueda de Dalt & Poblenou Neighbourhood Association, CA Xaloc, and Els Golfo’s
📍 Barraques area, Juli Garreta Gardens
10.15 pm · Sardana Dancing with the Cobla Principal de Banyoles
Organized by: Agrupació d’Amics de la Sardana
📍 Stage in front of the Chamber of Commerce
SATURDAY AUGUST 8TH
7 pm · XXXVII Sant Feliu de Guíxols Popular Mile Race
Organized by: Children, Youth and Sports Department
📍 Passeig del Mar (in front of the Town Hall)
💶 Price: €3
📝 Online registration available until 2 hours before the race at www.guixols.cat/joves.
9 pm · The Grand Open-Air Finale
Performances by: D’Calle (rumba) and DJ Blue Icee
Organized by: Els Trempats, Vilartagues, Tueda de Dalt & Poblenou Neighbourhood Association, CA Xaloc, and Els Golfo’s
📍 Barraques area, Juli Garreta Gardens
FESTA MAJOR FAIR 2026
📍 Juli Garreta Gardens
🗓 30 July – 9 August
📍 Sant Pol Road Car Park (former tennis courts)
🗓 30 July – 5 August
· Wednesday, August 5th until 9 pm
➔ Children's Day, with a 2-for-1 promotion on tickets.
· Thursday, August 6th until 9 pm
➔ Quiet Fair Day, with no lights or sound, to accommodate visitors with sensory sensitivities.
CRAFT & FLEA MARKET STALLS
📍 Passeig del Mar
🗓 30 July – 9 August
MORE INFORMATION
📻 Ràdio Sant Feliu
107.0 FM – www.rsf.cat – @SantFeliuRadio
🏛 Sant Feliu de Guíxols Town Hall
www.guixols.cat/festamajor – @guixols_ajuntament
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Last updated: 15 July 2026
July
AGENDA
JULY
- Exhibition: Illustration exhibition for the book “Capbussar-se a la Costa Brava” Until 17 Jul
- Photography Exhibition: Llums del Nord (Northern Lights) by Tofercu (Aleph). Until 19 Jul
- Exhibition: Topografies marines. An emotional journey through the Ganxó sea by Inés Valls. Until 19 Jul
- Photography Exhibition by Gonzalo Moran Until 14 Aug
- Collective Exhibition of painting, sculpture, and lithographs: “Paisatges en moviment” (Landscapes in Motion). Until 30 Aug
- Photography Exhibition: The Human Landscape of the Vall d’Aro. Until 08 Nov
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HOW TO GET HERE
BY ROAD
AP-7 motorway to exit 9 (Sant Feliu de Guíxols) and C-65 dual carriageway for the last 30 km. The motorway is toll-free.
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