Cultural Activities and Festivals
- New Year’s Eve
Dance from 12.30 a.m. to celebrate the New Year, in the Municipal Sports Pavilion. - Parade of the Magi
On the evening of 5th January the Three Magi arrive in Santa Susanna. The route goes from the Parc del Colomer to Plaça Catalunya. It includes the lantern workshop. - Carnival Ball
This event, which is organised by the Esbart Dansaire Dance Group in Santa Susanna, involves the traditional “Contrapàs de Santa Susanna” dance, and there is an omelette fair organised for the day. This is then followed by the typical Carnival Ball in the Can Ratés Country House. - Cultural Spring
A Cultural Period from Saint George’s day to mid-June. In this time, the Municipal Library, the Department of Culture and different entities of the town organise events at the weekend. There is a wide variety of events aimed at all kinds of people: talks, excursions, concerts, exhibitions, plays, workshops, etc. - Saint George
Throughout the whole of 23rd April, stands and sales of books by Papereria-Estanc Nogueras newsagent’s, and in the morning in plaça Catalunya, sale of roses by CEIP Santa Susanna Junior School. - Eve of Sant Joan
A large party in the car park of the Social Centre on 23rd June with the group Cimarrón. - Magic Fair
This is held on the weekend of Sant Joan in the area of the Can Ratés Country House. A large number of products are displayed as well as theories related to alternative medicine and natural health (talks, round tables, projections, reading areas, etc.), demonstrations are made (craft and trades), activities are organised (music therapy concerts, massage area, tai-chi, yoga, laughter therapy, etc.). This is an event with great tradition in Santa Susanna and the Maresme region. Its family character has contributed to its consolidation and the loyalisation of a more and more numerous public. There are also activities for the little ones (play area, clowns, tales corner, etc.) and for the young (performance, concerts, workshops, etc.). The Magic Fair includes one of the most important magic festivals in the country, the FIM, with the best national and international magicians. www.firamagica.com - Shakespeare Festival
The Santa Susanna Shakespeare Festival was first held in 2003 as the first initiative of this kind in the Spanish state. This is a thematic festival that is intended to bring the figure of William Shakespeare to the public and give a panoramic view of his work. It covers all genres (dance, opera, large and small theatre, music, circus and theatre for the youngest). This event has found an ideal place in Santa Susanna, and more specifically at Can Ratés Country House, an emblematic place from the 16th century where Shakespeare’s words sound with particular intensity. This is an area that offers two possible stages: one in front of the façade of the house (with a capacity for 600 spectators) and another in the gardens (prepared for 250 spectators). The house also has areas for rehearsals, talks and offices and dressing rooms. www.festivalshakespeare.com - Local Festival
The Santa Susanna Local Festival is held on 11th August and the nearest weekend. The organised activities are: ball and concerts with orchestras, groups for the young, ribbon races, cycle day, fireworks, children’s performances, gathering of giants, performance by the Esbart de Santa Susanna dance group, sardana and trade dancing. - Traditional Catalan dances
Periodical performances in the tourist area on the Santa Susanna esplanade, one day a week from May to October. A group of ‘cobla’ musicians accompanied by a dance group from a nearby town perform traditional dances from Catalonia.
The performance lasts approximately one hour during which the audience watching them takes part actively in learning the Catalan traditions, from the sardana to the stick dance. This activity is a cultural and tourist initiative. - August celebration
For several years, the group Apache has offered a concert in the car park of the Social Centre, bringing together a large number of people from the local region. - Adifolk Gatherings
Since 2003, Santa Susanna has adhered to the Catalonia International Folkloric Gatherings organised by the Association for the diffusion of Folklore (ADIFOLK). From 31st August to 11th September, different traditional groups from around the world display their folklore in different towns of Catalonia, including Santa Susanna. - Catalonia National Day
From 8 p.m. on 11th September, a double round of sardanas is offered by the Cobla La Flama group and traditional bread with tomato and ham in plaça Catalunya. - Popular Halloween
From 7 p.m., sardana dancing in the sports pavilion led by the Cobla La Flama group from Farners; this is followed by a popular gathering with chestnuts and moscatel sweet wine. - Gathering of Ràdio Santa Susanna listeners
This meeting has been taking place since 2002. It is held on a Sunday, normally in the month of October, and consists of a dinner for all of the listeners who wish to come, with surprises for those attending. - Living Christmas Scene
Since 1999, for the Christmas Season the Esbart Dansaire de Santa Susanna group has organised a living Christmas Scene with the collaboration of many neighbours and friends of the town, in Can Ratés Country House. With more than 150 performers and collaborators, it is the event that attracts most people of all of those organised in the town.
