La Patum de Berga Festival 2023

Event date:
3 to 11th June 2023

Event location: 
Berga near Barcelona

Information:
La Patum de Berga Festival. Berga's famous traditional festival of "La Patum" is during Corpus Christi every year. UNESCO has declared the Fiesta of La Patum de Berga as a  Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.

The Patum festival features a series of parades, street shows, characters and figures that fill the streets of Berga every spring. The Patum festival dates back to the Middle Ages and features Turcs i Caballets (Turks and Horses), Maces (devils holding maces), Guites (dragons), Àliga (Eagle), Nans Vells (Old Dwarves), Gegants (Giants) and Nans Nous (New Dwarves). Fire and dance plays a central role in the festival. 

The Patum festival highlight is the 'full Patum'called Patum Completa in Catalan language which is usually at 9.30pm on the Thursday and Sunday of Corpus Christi period. It features the 'salto de plens' which are the fire devils jumping to the rhythm of music.

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