The final traditional acts of Festa Major are nearly here!
24th January at 12.45 - Grallers descent from GER to Marcer Square.
GER hosts the traditional breakfast - La cassola. Then the Children's Circle of Vigília will process the streets ending in Marcer Square. The activities will resume in the afternoon with the Ballade of Sticks.
From 4 pm the groups will leave the Vella Rectoria and pass through La Serra, El Montgròs, Can Ramon, Can Climent, El Mur, Can Fontanals, Puigmoltó and Can Roig de les Torres.
17.30h, from the Plaza dels Països Catalans the Vigília Cercavila process the most central streets of Ribes and end in Plaza Marcer for the Stick dances. At the end, you will be able to see the representations of the spoken dances and the joint groups with the Ball de Devils de Ribes, the Ball Diables de Ribes Colla Jove and Demonis de Ribes.
That evening at GER there is an evening dinner and a concert. From midnight, there will be the Vigília Dance at Can Puig's Veil, with the group La Selva and DJ Enka. https://bit.ly/3u3jE6l
The day of Saint Paul, on Thursday 25 January, will start at 7.15 am with the Toc d'Alba from the Church bell tower. The morning continues with the Ring of Call at Vila Square to start the march to Sant Pau.
The most traditional act of the Festival will start at 9 am in the Placa de la Vila until arriving at the Sant Pau hermitage, where there will be breakfast for folk dances and the Festival Office. Mid-morning and it is time to return down to town, with a performance at 13.30 pm in Placa de la Vila.
After the town tour, there will be a Vermouth Festival at the Social Bar of the organization GER. In the afternoon, the party will continue with the Festa Major Concert by the Maravella orchestra at the Can Puig (limited capacity), and at night with the Festa Mayor Ball (also limited capacity).
The Festa Major acts will continue in Ribes on Saturday 27 January, at the Nau with the concert of the local group Nosaltes from 10 pm.
On Sunday 28 at 6:30 pm, the Bell-Lloc Theater and Cinema Room of the Parroquial Centre will host the Lyrical Concert, Lied and Song recital, by the students of the master Victoria de los Angeles (a production of the Superior Music School of Catalonia). Tickets can be purchased on the website and at the box office during Cinema Ribes and half an hour before the performance.