Plans for an alternative Sant Jordi 2023 in Barcelona

Even in Sant Jordi there is life beyond stops and signatures. we tell you some plans so that you flee from crowds and common places.

For starters, a little fuss. Because you have the nightstand overflowing with books halfway, but it’s been years since you read ‘The Legend of the Holy Drinker’. And legend has it that to enjoy a Sant Jordi enjoy, nothing like approaching your trusted bar. In The Fox (Tapioles, 47) celebrate the Diada with a double schedule, divided between the street where they live and the royal square. musical vermouthfood in Tapioles street, zine workshop and music from 6pm with hello.

Off Sant Jordi

He Antic Theater (Verdaguer i Callís, 12) has also prepared a good sarao: celebrate 20th anniversary with a morning toast and one performance free (by reservation) on its terrace run by Roger Peláez, Agnès Mateus and Verónica Navas, among other. His Off Sant Jordiin collaboration with Calders and On The Road bookstores, will culminate in a lively poetry recital by l’Original.

The Calders troupe (Passaje de Pere Calders, 9) have also prepared a fat one for Saturday, the 22nd. As they have such an endearing passage and a little balcony to their credit, they have organized a alternative proclamation, on Saturday 22 at 12 noon. They will peek over the railing Andrea Gumes and Berta Gómez Santo Tomas with a banner of ‘Late or‘, his program Radio Primavera Sound. The grocery store is already well stocked with cold cans.

If you like live radioin the middle of the river of people you will be able to listen to the special program that Ràdio Rambles has prepared for Sant Jordi. From that old flower kiosk that Xarxa de Ràdios Comunitàries has turned into a street studio, Gin Vall will conduct 2 hours of radio dedicated to comics and fanzine, with guests such as the authors Barbara Alca, Genie Espinosa and Marta Cartuof the exhibition Constel•lació Graphic of the CCCBfurther Flavita Bananaamong many others.

Music You won’t miss it either: on April 22, the pre-Sant Jordi goes hand in hand with Record Store Day, with performances and meetings in many record stores. On Sunday, the Sant Jordi Musical spreads again through all the spaces of the Factory d’Estrella Damm (Rosselló, 515), with countless sweet performances such as those of Triquell and Carla. For his part, Mishima they relaunch on April 21 the stage of Dove (Tiger, 27) celebrating ‘The night of the roses’.

if there is one big party to go to, that is the first anniversary of black fly (Encarnated, 36). Both on Saturday the 22nd and on the day of Sant Jordithis group dedicated to the photography, image and visual arts will celebrate with vermouthsa collective action that will lead to a new exhibitionrecitals of poetrystreet fair and more.

literary routes

If you’re not up for parties, look for the open doors of emblematic buildings like the Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site (St. Antoni Maria Claret, 167), admire the roses on the façade of the Casa Batllo (Paseo de Gràcia, 43) from April 21 to 23 or venture into some literary route like the one created by studio 34with a interactive map more than 900 locations arising from books set in our city.

And for dessert, roses. You can show off giving a different and captivating one if you visit the pop up store that Omotesandō install in Rambla Catalunya with Corsica. Roses inspired by the Japanese tradition, handmade and eternal: are sheltered with moss in a glass bowl. If you get hungry, attack the Sant Jordi gelato white chocolate, turmeric and raspberry ripple. It can be savored in Badiani (Rosselló 232) from 21 to 23. To bite and freak out, the dark chocolate rose with marshmallow and chocolate ganache with rose water from Cocoa House (Plaza Catalunya, 23). yum.

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