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January
- 5th of January: La Cabalgata de Los Reyes Magos (Festival/Event); the Cabalgata los Reyes Magos, or Twelfth Night procession, is a popular cultural tradition in Spain and Latin America. Barcelona chooses to celebrate the event at sea and crowds gather at the harbour steps of the Moll de Fusta to witness the glorious arrival of the three Wise Men.
- 16th - 18th of January: Bread & Butter Barcelona (Fair); Bread & Butter Barcelona responds to the diversity of both cultures and markets and thereby respects the differentiation of these market.
- 17th of January: St. Anthony procession (Festival); the Cabalgata dels Tres Tombs is Barcelona's celebration of St Anthony's Day (17th of January). Processions and blessings of animals take place throughout the city. The largest is in Sant Andreu and the second-largest in the Eixample.
- 31st of January - 16th of February: Carnival in Barcelona (Festival); Carnival in Barcelona epitomises some of the more gluttonous aspects of traditional celebration. The time before the Lenten fast is spent indulging in the very best of soon-to-be-forbidden pleasures, and for Barcelonans this means a gargantuan feast dedicated to anything particularly fatty.
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February
- 1st of February: Expohogar (Fair); in 2007 Expohogar celebrates 27 years of leading-edge design. 27 years of innovation and quality. Expohogar will surprise you with trends in interior decoration and the latest in gifts and housewares. All this plus range of parallel activities grouped together under the brand name Expohogar Tendencias.
- 11st - 14th of February: the 2008 3GSM World Congress Barcelona (Fair): welcome to the The 3GSM World Congress is the world’s leading mobile communications conference, forum and exhibition.
- 23rd - 25th of February: Cosmobelleza (Fair); Cosmobelleza & Wellness will be hosting the top brands of the beauty, cosmetics and wellness sectors worldwide and will be once more the most avant-garde meeting within the Continent and an essential exchange point.
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March
- 4th - 5th of March: 7th Annual Global Generics Strategy Summit (Fair); IIR/ Informa Life Sciences is proud to announce the return of the Annual Global Generics Strategy Summit in Barcelona. Now in its 7th year, the summit represents the largest gathering of Generics leaders from across the globe and will explore new and emerging strategies and regulations that must be followed to remain competitive in this cut-throat industry.)
- 10th - 14th of March: Alimentaria Barcelona (Fair); this edition of the International Food and Drink Show will be the 4th by Alimentaria Exhibitions -a company arising from the joint venture between Fira Barcelona and Reed Exhibitions Iberia, ensuring the consolidation of the fair as the largest in Spain and one of the largest in the world in relation to the food industry.
- 10th - 14th of March: Barcelona Degusta (Fair); Barcelona Degusta-Fine food fair, Food and drink show where the Public get to taste quality products and have the opportunity to buy directly from the manufacturers. It showcases all kinds of food processing and packaging machines, materials, systems and products under one roof. This is the unique opportunity to meet senior buyers & decision makers from all facets of the user industry.
- 12th - 19th of March: Las Fallas (Festival); valencian families make paper mache dolls - sometimes in the shape of traditional figures, sometimes in the shape of famous people like Shrek or George W. Bush. The creations are paraded before being burnt in one of the many bonfires. This takes place amid much partying! You haven’t seen bonfires until you’ve seen the ones the Valencians light on the last night of Las Fallas.
- 23rd - 30th of March: Mostra de Cinema Llatinoamericà de Lleida (Festival); Latin American film festival in Lleida in Catalonia.
- 29th of March - 6th of April: Antiquaris Barcelona (Fair); Antiquaris Barcelona is one of the premier art showcases around the world for up-and-coming artists, priding itself on enabling younger, smaller galleries to take part.
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April
- 2nd - 6th of April: Estudia Expo (Fair); Estudia Expo has been designed to connect proactive domestic, regional and international educational institutions and training and awarding bodies with undergraduate and postgraduate students.
- 3rd - 5th of April: Barcelona Negocios & Franquicias (Fair); Barcelona Negocios & Franquicias is the Franchise Exhibition that will provide an excellent platform for leading companies to showcase and market their franchise opportunity. The show is a flagship event, a platform where international and domestic franchisors come face to face with over 8,000 investors from all over the country and overseas looking for a franchise.
- 3rd - 5th of April: Expo Didactica (Fair); Expo Didactica has been designed to connect proactive domestic, regional and international educational institutions and training and awarding bodies with undergraduate and postgraduate students.
- 3rd - 5th of April: Venue Monjuïc (Fair); BNF is one of the three most important fairs in the franchise system in Spain. The show brings together 180 national and international franchisors that are interested in making contact with potential franchisees.
- 4th - 5th of April: Futura Barcelona (Fair); Futura Barcelona has been designed to connect proactive domestic, regional and international educational institutions and training and awarding bodies with undergraduate and postgraduate students.
- 9th - 10th of April: Smart Systems Integration (Fair); Smart Systems Integration is the international communication platform for research institutes and manufacturer to exchange know-how on smart systems integration and to create the basis for successful research co operations with focus on Europe.
- 14th - 16th of April: Barcelona BioMed Conference (Fair); targeting and tinkering with interaction networks.
- 16th - 18th of April: European energy forum (Fair); European Energy Forum is an International exhibition on energy generation and conservation, to showcase the progress made, deliberate the potential opportunities and challenges facing the industry and to create a roadmap for sustainable growth and development.
- 17th - 20th of April: Salon International del Tourisme (Fair); the International Tourism Show is an outstanding promotional tool and the best possible business platform between the tourist sector and all other sectors involved, while at the same time providing a highly attractive showcase from which the Catalan general public can organise their holidays and weekend breaks.
- 17th - 20th of April: Salón Internacional del Comic de Barcelona (Fair).
- 21st - 23rd of April: Global refining summit 2008 (Fair); join us in Barcelona for Global Refining 2008 – the annual ‘must attend’ conference and networking event that brings together refinery operators from the leading oil and gas companies
- 23rd of April: La diada de Sant Jordi (Festival); in Barcelona, a type of combined Valentines Day and celebration of the deaths of Cervantes and Shakespeare (who both died on the same day).
- 25th - 27th of April: Spain Grand Prix F1 2008 Formula (Event): circuit near Barcelona, with transport to and from the city centre. The event will take place in the Circuit de Catalunya.
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May
- 7th of May: Motoh BCN (Fair); Motoh BCN will be a forum where global auto brands compete with each other to offer the latest and best in every category, from an entire new generation of vehicles to state-of-the-art components. Besides personal cars, the outdoor exhibit area will also display commercial, heavy utilities, construction and earthmoving vehicles.
- 18th - 21st of May: Barcelona BioMed Conference (Fair); metastasis genes and functions.
- 21st - 23rd of May: Pasareña Gaudí Novias (Fair); the coming Pasareal Gaudí Novias will once again witness the collections of the most important national and international designers, as well as a select cast of internationally renowned models.
- 23rd of May - 1st of June: Salón Del Automóvil (Fair); the Salón del Automóvil is the world's leading motor spectacle. An impacting event with an immense appeal that has grown consistently year after year to become a landmark event, drawing motor enthusiasts from near and far.
- 27th - 30th of May: Pasarela Gaudí Novias (Fair); Pasarela Gaudí Novias: the best selection of international designers of bridal dresses.
- 28th of May - 1st of June: Screamin´ 2008 (Festival): 50's Rock & Rhythm Festival.
- 30th of May - 1st of June: Salón Internacional Noviaespaña (Fair); the most prestigious national and international firms will be present at Barcelona Bridal Week - Noviaespaña.
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June
- 1st of June - 31st of August: Barcelona Summer Festival (Festival).
- 3rd - 6th of June: International Logistics & Material Handling Exhibition (Festival); International Logistics & Material Handling Exhibition is the exhibition, which arose through the logistic sector's need to have suitable outlet to display their products and a place where the present and future of the sector could be discussed in depth, mantains that dynamic spirit which has steadily drawn together all the segments that form a part of it, and year by year has grown with the sector.
- 5th of June: Avante (Fair); Avante, aimed at professionals and the general public, the Exhibition of Personal Independence and Quality of Life will be bringing together all the sectors that are involved with the disabled, dependent people and ways of improving quality of life.
- 16th - 22th of June: Cinema Jove International Film Festival in Valencia (Festival).
- 21st of June: Fiesta de la Música (Festival).
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July
- 1st - 14th of July: Bous a la Mar (Toros en el Mar) (Festival); bull run to the water's edge in Denia, near Valencia.
- 3rd - 12th of July: Festival of Song (Festival).
- 24th - 27th of July: Barcelona EuroGames 2008 (Event); Barcelona is the host of 2008's gay and lesbian EuroGames. The event is about more than just sporting competition - it is designed to bring the homosexual community together through cultural activities as well.
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August
- 4th of August: Fiesta del Cristo de la Salud (Festival); El Palmar, Valencia (the home of the paella).
- 27th of August: Tomatina Tomato Fight (Festival).
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September
- 1st - 14th of September: Feria in Teruel (Festival).
- 4th - 8th of September: Festival in Barbastro (Festival).
- 8th - 14th of September: Partying in Albarracin (Festival).
- 11th - 16th of September: Jornadas de Guitarra, guitar concerts in Denia (Festival).
- 12th - 15th of September: Mojiganga satirical procession (Festival).
- 12th - 15th of September: Festa de Santa Tecla in Tarragona (Festival).
- 12th - 15th of September: Fiesta Mayor y Corre del Bou (Festival); bull run in the streets, concerts and dancing with people dressed as giants.
- 15th of September: Fiesta de la Vendimia (Festival); the Campo de Borja wine region has its grape harvest festival, with plenty of grape stomping, starting around midday.
- 22th - 25th of September: Fiesta de la Mercè (Festival); one of the Barcelona's biggest celebrations. Includes fireworks, people on stilts and, of course, copious amounts of alcohol.
- 23rd - 25th of September: European i-Gaming Congress & Expo (Fair); European i-Gaming Congress & Expo is firmly established as the must-attend event for the remote gaming industry in Europe. EIG continues to draw new faces and new exhibitors with a fresh conference programme and impressive networking opportunities.
- 25th - 27th of September: Tecniexpo (Fair); Tecniexpo is a comprehensive display of technology for the instrumentation, control and automation professional. It plays an important role in constantly updating manufacturers' needs to adopt the latest production methods and have better understanding of evolving global market trends.
- 25th of September: Salón International Caravaning (Fair); International Caravaning Fair, A specialist show for private companies and public organisations whose activities are related to caravaning, camping and associated services and activities.Caravaning will be a meeting point for all professionals in the sector.To attract the maximum number of distributors,campsites, users and general visitors,a major press advertising campaign has been organized.There will be a super-concentration of caravans throughout the event.
- 30th of September - 2nd of Octobert.: Post Expo (Fair); Post - Expo is universally recognised as the world's leading event for the postal, parcel and logistics industry. The event is a 'must attend' international forum, providing an unrivalled collection of the latest generation technology solutions and services that are driving the industry forward.
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October
- 4th - 8th of October: Barcelona International Erotic Film Festival (Festival).
- 5th - 14th of October: International Film Festival of Catalonia (Festival).
- 6th - 8th of October: Barcelona BioMed Conference (Fair); morphonegesis and cell behaviour.
- 6th - 8th of October: Barcelona International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (Festival).
- 8th - 10th of October: Liber Barcelona (Fair); Liber Barcelona is the pre-eminent event for the business of books in all formats, and the products, services and education that supports the buyers and sellers of books.
- 17th - 21st of October: Hostelco Expo (Fair); Hostelco Expo is a must for all restaurant, hotel and community professionals. It is a leading exhibition in technological innovation with an international scope in the fields of manufacturing, exporting and distributing.
- 20th - 24 th of October: EuroSurfas (Fair); Eurosurfas, the exhibition with differentiated products for the world of paints and surface treatments, provides you with the setting for the greatest sector concentration of the market. A point of union between supply and demand where you can increase and contrast know-how. An exhibition with a double personality which brings together and sets market trends. A young show with a clear focus: the essence is in the surfaces.
- 20th - 24th of October: Expoquimia (Fair); International Chemistry Exhibition, a scenary of the largest Applied Chemistry Event in the Mediterranean. This exhibition, which will actually allow you to experience all the innovations meet technological advances and get the latest information on market trends. Expoquimia has become the best opportunity for comparing and gaining knowledge, discovering the latest in the sector and doing the best business with clients from around the world.
- 20th - 24th of October: Equiplast (Fair); Equiplast, the major plastics and rubber sector event. An authentic platform from which to do business with Europe, Mediterranean countries and Latin America, where entrepreneurs and clients from all over the world will meet up. The place where you will be able to up-date and contrast know-how and find the most innovative solutions for a growing sector.
- 25th - 26th of October: Festa de Sant Martirià (Festival).
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November
- 8th - 16th of November: Salón Náutico (Festival); Salón Náutico expresses great satisfaction with the level reached by the Show, which constantly aims at generating new business - the turnover is one billion Euros - and increasing its appeal, through a wide range of products on display and a calendar of side events capable of attracting a higher and higher number of people to the world of pleasure boating.
- 10th - 18th of November: L'Alternativa Barcelona Independent Film Festival (Festival).
- 16th - 18th of November: Nivalia (Event); Ski Show Barcelona.
- 23rd - 25th of November: Salón del Hobby (Fair).
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December
- 24th of December: Nochebuena.
- 25th of December: Navidad (Festival); on Christmas Eve, as night falls oil lamps are lit in every house. Soon enough, the streets are filled with dancers and people all enjoying the festive celebration. All the little children fill their shoes with barley and straw, hoping that camel that carry riders will come and eat it, replacing the barley with presents. Spaniards honor the cow around Christmas because it is said that after Mary gave birth to Jesus, the cow in the stable breathed on Jesus to keep him warm. Most homes have a manger and about a week before Christmas, the family which withholds the manger gathers around it and sings while children dance and play the tambourine. On Christmas, Spaniards go to church and exchange gifts. They also swing on swing sets because they believe that the higher they swing, the higher they encourage the sun to go. Christmas is the day Jesus was born on, according to the Catholic Church. We must honor Jesus and his holy family.
- 31st of December - 1st of January: Nochevieja (Festival); a family affair until midnight, when everyone gathers in front of the TV and eats 12 grapes at the stroke of midnight.
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