Valls Saint John's Town Festival (Castells Season Opening)Festa Major de Sant Joan de Valls
Valls, Catalonia, Spain
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Flagship June festival in Valls known as the start of the casteller (human tower) season. The plaça del Blat becomes the center of festivities on Saint John’s Day, when the two local colles and guests build castells of up to nine levels 1. Castells were declared UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2010, and this festival underscores their importance in Catalan culture 2.
Each year Valls celebrates its patron saint with a mix of traditional dances (such as the Ball de l’Ós) and the first major casteller performance of summer 1. The festival solidifies Valls’ reputation as the birthplace of castells and is deeply tied to local identity and history.
Venues and routes
Plaça del Blat · Valls
The dates that shape the visit.
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Costumed performers, including giant puppet animals, parade through the streets to lively music, enthralling crowds as the festival’s ceremonial prologue.
Spectators see multiple castells erected in succession as the traditional casteller day unfolds. The ground in Plaça del Blat is marked as “kilometer zero” of all castells.
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