Description

A ‘Correfoc Festival’ (see description below) in the neighborhood of Les Cases Noves on Friday night.

Over 10 groups of fire walkers/batucada groups (Brazilian style bands)with a great deal of  fireworks and noise.

Route: Pont dels Ocells, Sant Honorat, Illes Balears, Aragó, Pl. dels Castellers.

Parade starts at 22:30h

Immediately afterwards there is a Mobile Disco with J. Music & Sound
at Pl. dels Castellers (we estimate 01.30 as a finish)

Correfocs

(Catalan pronunciation: [ˌkorəˈfɔks], Western Catalan: [ˌkoreˈfɔks])

Translates in English to “fire-runs”) are an exiting and visual event in Catalan festivals.

Participants dress up as devils and light fireworks. Often held up above their heads. And dance to the drums of a traditional gralla.

Whilst the fireworks are set off among the crowd of spectators, spectators can stand well out of the line of fire!, or get involved. Being bathed in the sparks.

Normally a good wide hat and clothing is sufficient to let the embers fall off of you safely, with a good fitting around the neck or a scarf.

The brave in the  crowd line a street, close to the action and the wild run through a tunnel of fireworks. s they are set off, overhead.

There is often a more sedate kids version, but as is typical in Sitges and Catalunya, older ones often get involved and know how far to take it. We have never seen an injury.