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Events in Sitges 2008
 Sitges Events 2008
 Three Kings Parade
January 5th.
January 6th is when Christmas is traditionally celebrated in Spain, and of course, like everything else, they celebrate it in style in 
Sitges. A parade lead by the arrival of the 3 Kings sets off from Plaza Fragata in front of the church, the night before.
 Carnival
January 31st to February 6th. 
For over 100 years, Sitges has been celebrating between the months of February and March, according to the liturgical calendar - Carnestoltes, or Carnival. The festivities begin with the arrival of King Carnestoltes. From the moment this character appears on the scene until the burial of the sardine, 6 days later, Sitges goes crazy with activity. The two most important moments of Sitges Carnival are the Rua de la Disbauxa, or the Debauchery Parade, on Sunday night and the Rua de l‘Extermini, or Extermination Parade, on Tuesday night. Some forty-odd floats with more than 2,000 participants leave a jam-packed Sitges completely awe stricken.
The Sitges Gay Carnival is on the 4 days before Sitges Carnival begins. It's a series of events including La noche rosa - Pink night, Noche de las mantillas - traditional Spanish head wear worn at weddings & funerals, Noche de las touristas - Tourists night & Noche de las viudas - Widows night. If you've never been, although it can be pretty cold, so bring a cardie, it's actually when Sitges is at it's busiest. All of the bars, restaurants, shops etc., open during carnival.
Photos of Carnival
 50th. Vintage Car Rally.
Ral-li BCN-Sitges Cotxes d'Època March 30th.
Vintage cars travel along the old sea-side road from Barcelona to Sitges.
12:30 - Port d’Aiguadolç, Av.Balmins, Rafael Llopart, Jesús, Cap de la Vila, Parellades, Bonaire, Passeig de la Ribera,13:30
Exhibition: Plaza de la Fragata.15:00 - 18:00
Photos of the vintage car rally
 Sitges Music & Dance Prelude
Sitges Music & Dance Prelude Concerts held at the Melia Sitges Hotel. Tickets from Caixa Catalunya banks & telentrada.com
May 23rd. Joaquín Cortés.
May 24th. Carlos Núñez.
May 30th. Chambao.
May 31st. Rosana.
June 6th. Jarabe de Palo. (In the Terramar Hotel gardens)...........................................................................
 San Juan
San Juan June 23rd.
Midsummer in Catalonia is celebrated with a big bang, as fireworks fill the sky in a prelude to the national holiday of the Feast of John the Baptist. Each neighbourhood stages fireworks and all night bonfires are fueled by collections of old furniture, but the biggest celebration is at Monjuice in Barcelona, with a fabulous firework display and a colossal bonfire. It's well worth a trip to Barcelona for this one, to watch the fireworks, then go on to the biggest gay beach party of the year!
 Sitges Timbalada. (Drum bands)
Tango Sitges 2008 July 12th.
Sitges amazing Markatu drum band and many others take to the streets of Sitges. Definately not for you, if you don't like a LOT of noise!
Photos of Sitges Timbalada.................................................................................................................
 15th Sitges International Tango Festival.
Tango Sitges 2008 July 16th to 20th.
Top tango dancers from all over the world descend on Sitges. Web site
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 Fiesta Mayor.
Fiesta Mayor 2008 August 21st to 27th. (Firework display on the 23rd.)
This carnival is worth seeing! 'Fiesta Mayor' means 'Main Carnival', and it really is! The total disrespect for safety is what makes it so exciting. Fire crackers are being lit left, right and center and aimed in every direction. The dragons which have fire crackers in their mouths even chase you! You'll see most people are wearing straw hats, that's to make sure their eyes don't get burned out!
Photos of Fiesta Mayor
 Santa Tecla.
Santa Tecla 2008 September 22nd to 23rd. 
If you missed Fiesta Mayor, here's your chance to get a taste of it. Santa Tecla is a miniature Fiesta Mayor and there's a firework display as well.
Photos of Santa Tecla
 41st International Film Festival of Catalonia.
41st International Film Festival of Catalonia October 2nd to 12th.
The 41st edition is dedicated to the 40th anniversary of 2001: A Space Odyssey, by Stanley Kubrick, and will be attended by, among others, actors Gary Lockwood and Keir Dullea, special effects supervisor Douglas Trumbull and Jan Harlan, executive producer and Kubrick’s assistant.

French filmmaker Alexandre Aja will be kicking off the 41st edition of the Sitges – International Film Festival of Catalonia with the screening of his latest film, Mirrors, which will premiere in Spain with the title Reflejos. 
Web site

A warning to local businesses. Do not under any circumstances give credit to Inga Hukovic (Bosnian) or her husband Juan Morales (Spanish), of the Independent Film Academy (IFA). They have unpaid debts to three local businesses to the sum of over 20,000€, dating back to the 2007 film festival.
 Sitges Events 2009
 Carnival.
February 19th to 25th. Parades on February 22nd & 24th.
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