What the Catalan themed event is
A whole year of Catalan traditions… in a single night.
The Catalan themed event shows international guests what Catalonia is about, bringing every tradition of the year together in one corporate event.
- Castellers: live human towers.
- Capgrossos and trabucaires, icons of Catalan festivals.
- Real participation: guests don't just watch, they join in.
- Stories and anecdotes about Catalan roots, told by our team.
Ideal for incentives and international groups visiting Barcelona.
Catalan themed event fact sheet for event planners
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What you need to know to include the Catalan themed event in your client proposal:
- Guests: from groups of 50 to several hundred; the programme grows with the number of performances.
- Duration: 2 to 4 hours, depending on the traditions chosen.
- Venue: outdoors for correfocs and trabucaires; castells, giants and big-heads also work indoors with enough headroom.
- Set-up: 1 to 2 hours for the photocall, Catalan donkey and sound.
- Staff: castellers, devils and giant-bearers with their musicians, a donkey technician and an English-speaking host dressed as Dalí.
- Ideal for: incentives and international groups, conferences, company dinners and weddings.
- Area: Barcelona, Madrid and all of Spain.
We send you an itemised quote so you can add it to your proposal.
Castellers: live human towers at the Catalan event
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The castells are the moment nobody forgets at the Catalan themed event. A castellers group builds human towers live, part of Catalonia's cultural heritage, while our team explains to guests how they are built and what each part means.
There are many kinds of castells: from the simple 4-storey pillar, with one person per level, up to 10-storey towers. For events we usually suggest a 7 de 8: 8 storeys high and 7 people per level, crowned by the enxaneta.
- Performance length: about 2 hours, with several castells.
- Participation: guests can join the pinya, the base of the tower.
- Requirement: enough headroom if it is held indoors.
- As team building: a castells workshop where teams build their own tower.
Team Building de Castellers
Team Building Batucada
Olimpiadas de Empresas
Gymkhana Urbana para Empresas (Búsqueda del Tesoro)
Giants, big-heads and traditional Catalan music
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The town festival comes to the event with the ball de gegants: a pair of 4-metre giants parade and dance to traditional music. Our pair traces its origin back to Roman times, when Mataró, one of Catalonia's oldest towns, was founded.
- Live music: 6 gralles (shawms), a timbal de llautó and a bass drum accompany the parade.
- Capgrossos: two big-head figures who dance alongside the giants and interact with guests.
- Dalí host: an actor dressed as Salvador Dalí leads guests from one act to the next and gets them involved; he speaks English.
- Context: our team tells stories and anecdotes about the origin of each tradition.
Charanga para Bodas y Eventos
Zancudos
Música en Directo para Eventos
Estatuas Vivientes para Eventos
Correfocs and trabucaires: the fire of the Catalan themed event
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The correfoc (fire run) is the most intense tradition of the Catalan themed event. Drums announce that the devils are coming and then a group of 15 to 20 devils dances among sparks to the beat of drums, timbales and gralla.
- Format: 2 sets of 10 to 15 minutes, or a longer dance of around an hour and a half.
- Participation: guests can join the correfoc if they are fully covered in spark-resistant clothing.
- Trabucaires: blunderbuss salvos with gunpowder, typical of Catalan street festivals.
- Adaptable: the route is fully adjusted to the venue.
Both shows need outdoor space and permission to use gunpowder; we check this with you before the programme is finalised.
Mechanical Catalan donkey and Catalan culture photocall
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To get everyone involved, the classic mechanical bull becomes a mechanical Catalan donkey, another icon of Catalonia that always brings laughs and photos.
- Catalan donkey: 3 hours of use with a technician who sets the intensity and speed for each guest.
- Catalan photocall: a 3 × 2 metre PVC backdrop on a metal frame, with the senyera flag and other icons, available throughout the event.
- Props for guests and photos with the devils, castellers and big-heads, encouraged by the host.
- Bar games: the Catalan or Córdoba table football completes the leisure area.
What a Catalan themed event looks like
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More products to complete the Catalan event
Charcuterie, wine tasting, fire shows for indoor venues and giant games that suit a Catalan street festival and can be added to the same quote.
Catalan themed event dress code and props
No costume is needed, but a hint in the invitation helps guests get into the festival spirit:
- Colours: red and yellow, the colours of the senyera, or white with a red sash, like the castellers.
- Accessories: barretina cap, neck scarf and espadrilles.
- For the correfoc: anyone who wants to run with the devils needs long sleeves, long trousers, a cap or scarf on the head and closed shoes, all in cotton.
There are themed props at the photocall for anyone who arrives without any.
Catering and bar for the Catalan themed event
Catalan food is part of the story. To eat, cocktail or dinner formats with local produce:
- Gourmet charcuterie cart with cured meats, pa amb tomàquet (bread with tomato) and cheeses.
- A cava toast to close the performances.
- Team wine tasting as an activity before dinner.
If the client already has a caterer, we coordinate with them to fit each tradition between courses.
How to adapt the Catalan event to each client
- Incentive or international group: full programme with castells, giants, correfoc and the Dalí host explaining every tradition in English.
- Conference or fair: short sets of giants and big-heads in the exhibition area plus a Catalan photocall.
- Company dinner: castells before dinner, an outdoor correfoc afterwards and the Catalan donkey during the party.
- Team building: castells or batucada workshop to work as a team.
- Wedding: the couple's entrance with giants and gralles, and a castell during the cocktail hour.
Space, set-up and staff for the Catalan event
Each tradition has its own requirements, so the ideal is to combine an outdoor area with a room or marquee:
- Castells: enough headroom for the chosen tower and firm ground; the number of storeys is adapted to the space.
- Correfoc and trabucaires: outdoors, gunpowder permit and a safety distance from the audience.
- Giants and big-heads: work indoors and outdoors; they only need room to parade.
- Catalan donkey and photocall: a clear area of a few metres and a nearby socket.
- Staff: the groups with their musicians, the donkey technician and the host.
Around 80% of our events take place outside Barcelona: Madrid, Valencia, Seville, Zaragoza or Vigo.
Catalan street festival for companies at Sant Joan or Sant Jordi
Living tradition
A Catalan street festival for companies brings the atmosphere of a town in celebration to the hotel or country house: gegants dancing, capgrossos among the guests and the colla building human towers. If your event falls on dates such as Sant Joan or Sant Jordi, the theme connects with what the city is living those days.
For groups visiting Barcelona, it is the best Catalan cultural experience for foreigners: in one evening they understand what they see around the city during the trip. At a company dinner in a masia, the mix of castells, cava and local produce feels authentic and warm. And as an activity for conferences, it breaks the routine of talks in a way nobody forgets.
- Parties on festive dates such as Sant Joan, Sant Jordi or La Mercè, with gegants, capgrossos and live castells.
- Foreign groups in Barcelona who want to understand the traditions they will see around the city on their trip.
- Dinners in Catalan masias, with cava, local produce and a mechanical Catalan donkey so everyone joins in.
- Activities for conference delegates looking for a local, hands-on plan between working sessions.
Live castellsIndoors and outdoorsInternational groups
How the Catalan themed event is quoted
The event is built from traditions, so the quote depends on what you choose:
- Traditions included: castells, giants, big-heads, correfoc, trabucaires.
- Size of each group and number of sets.
- Catalan donkey, photocall and props.
- Host, catering and bar.
- Event city, permits and schedule.
Tell us the date, city and number of guests and we will send you an itemised quote with no obligation.
Frequently asked questions about the Catalan event
Can it be held indoors?
Yes: castells, giants, big-heads and the Catalan donkey work indoors with enough headroom. The correfoc and trabucaires need an outdoor space.
Will international guests understand it?
Yes. Our team and the Dalí host explain each tradition, in English too.
Can guests take part?
Yes: in the castells' pinya, dancing with the big-heads or in the correfoc with the right clothing.
Do we have to choose every tradition?
No. You can book the full programme or only the ones that suit the venue and schedule.
Can you do it outside Catalonia?
Yes, we set up anywhere in Spain.
Booking the Catalan themed event
Ready to book the Catalan themed event? Two things are needed: an advance payment of 50% with an invoice, and an email from you with the details.
- When it starts: day and time.
- Where it takes place and who will be our contact there.
- The estimated number of guests.
- The traditions and services you'd like.
- Tax details for invoicing.
Cancellation: if you have to call it off for justified reasons, we review the refund in line with what was arranged.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Catalan themed event for companies?
It is an event that brings the Catalan traditions of the whole year together in a single evening: castellers, gegants, capgrossos, correfocs, trabucaires and a mechanical Catalan donkey. The Catalan themed event is designed for incentive trips and international groups, and its Dalí-costumed host speaks English.
Can guests take part in the castellers at the Catalan themed event?
Yes, they can join the pinya, the base of the tower. At the Catalan themed event the colla builds several castells over about 2 hours, and we also offer a team-building workshop so teams can build their own tower. Indoors, enough free ceiling height is needed.
Can the correfoc at the Catalan themed event be held indoors?
No, the correfoc and the trabucaires need outdoor space and a permit for using gunpowder, and we check this with you before finalising the programme. At the Catalan themed event, a colla of 15 to 20 devils dances in 2 sets of 10 to 15 minutes.
What is the mechanical Catalan donkey at the Catalan themed event?
It is the Catalan version of the mechanical bull, another icon of Catalonia that always brings laughter and photos. At the Catalan themed event it runs for 3 hours with a technician who adjusts the intensity and speed for each guest.
How long does the Catalan themed event last and how long does set-up take?
The Catalan themed event lasts 2 to 4 hours, depending on the traditions chosen. Setting up the photocall, the Catalan donkey and the sound takes 1 to 2 hours. It works for groups from 50 people to several hundred, and we set up throughout Spain.
