Tomorrow it will start the big party of the Gracia Quarter in Barcelona, the "Festes de Gràcia". Come to best Hostel in Barcelona, the Barcelona Urbany, and enjoy one of the most popular and entertaining events that are held in the city. It's a Barcelona classic summer feast with activities scheduled throughout the day and night. You'll find workshops, exhibitions, food, wines or typical products markets, crafts and lots of live music, with concerts in various stages across de quarter. Most activities and events are free, perfect for Backpackers staying at our Hostel in Barcelona!

And if you were not planning to come, think about it, you'll find an original and different festivity. Stay at our Hostel in Barcelona and enjoy it!. We suggest yoy to take a walk on the Gracia Quarter and feel the tradition of some of the oldest festivals in the city. Balconies are decorated and you'll breath the party everywhere.

But not only attending the events or concerts is the most interesting of the Gracia Quarter feast, but there is another reason that makes them a must: the decoration of the streets. Take a walk through the maze of narrow streets of Gracia and sink into the dream worlds to where some of the decorations will take you: a forest, the sea, an enchanted castle ...

Stay at Barcelona Urbany, the best Hostel in Barcelona, and enjoy the Festes de Gracia: see that the streets are full of people, tourists and locals coming from everywhere in the city. Discover typical Catalan traditions and shows: the correfocs, the parades of giants and big heads or the castellers.

At night, the streets are filled with concerts and live music in several venues all around the quarter. And at the end of concerts, bars and nightclubs remain open exceptionally until later because of the Festes de Gracia.

We strongly recommend you visit the Verdi street, the Providence street, the Joan Blanques street and the Mozart street, they are the most famous for their extraordinary decorations.

For the major events, they will be held at Plaça de Rius i Taulet and Plaza del Sol

If you want to see the full program of events and schedules, click here. (only available in catalan)

How to get there from our Hostel in Barcelona?

Take the line C1-Badalona / L'Hospitalet del Llobregat of RENFE at the El Clot-Arago station, 5 minutes walking distance from our Hostel in Barcelona, and after two stops, get off at Plaça Catalunya. From there take the metro line L3-Zona Universitària / Canyelles and after 3 stops get off at Fontana Station. You will be in the heart of Gracia, enjoy it!