Corpus Christi Festival
The Corpus Christi of Sitges, declared a National Heritage Festival in 2023, is an emblematic celebration that combines religiosity, tradition, and folk art. It stands out for the flower carpets created by local residents and associations, which are walked on during the Corpus procession featuring children, giants, and traditional figures. The festival also includes carnation displays and competitions for decorating streets, balconies, and shops, turning Sitges into a blossoming and attractive setting for visitors.
PROGRAMME 2026
Friday 29 May
OPENING OF THE PHOTOGRAPHY AND AUDIOVISUAL EXHIBITION: FLOWER CARPETS. 75 YEARS OF BUILDING COMMUNITY
With a minimalist mise-en-scène, visitors will be immersed in Corpus Christi since the early 1950s, tracing the long history of the procession via images of the flower carpets. They will discover how the carpets went from being made with individual designs for each façade to local residents joining together to create a unique collective design that brings together the residents on each stretch of the road.
When: 7.30 pm
Where: Mercat Vell, Plaça de l’Ajuntament, s/n.
Visiting hours: 30 and 31 May and 6, 13 and 14 June from 10.30 am to 1.30 pm and from 5.30 to 8.30 pm. Sunday 7 June, Corpus Christi from 10 am to 3 pm and 5 to 9 pm.
Organiser: Corpus Christi Committee. Partners: Grup d’Estudis Sitgetans and Escola de Grallers de Sitges.
Friday 5 June
OPENING EVENT FOR THE 86TH NATIONAL CARNATION EXHIBITION
The gardens of Hospital Sant Joan Baptista de Sitges will host the opening of the National Carnation Exhibition. The event will be topped off with a glass of Malvasia wine and an opportunity to admire the carnations featured in the exhibition.
When: 7 pm
Where: Gardens of the Hospital Sant Joan Baptista de Sitges. Carrer Cardenal Vidal i Barraquer, 2.
OPENING SPEECH (PREGÓ) FOR THE CARNATION EXHIBITION
Opening Speech for the Carnation Exhibition. When it finishes, we’ll toast the start of the festival.
Time: 10 pm
Where: Racó de la Calma
Saturday 6 June
START OF THE 86TH NATIONAL CARNATION EXHIBITION
From 6 to 14 June - From 10 am to 1 pm and from 5 to 8 pm.
7 and 14 June (Sundays) - From 10 am to 8 pm.
Where: Gardens of the Hospital Sant Joan Baptista de Sitges
CORPUS CHRISTI WORKSHOP FOR FAMILIES. LET'S MAKE VERTICAL CARPETS.
With the help of their families, children will design a carpet on long pieces of paper using flower stencils. Once the composition is created, they will add colour with paint to bring their design to life and make it more expressive.
To conclude, we’ll spread out the paper strips as if they were vertical carpets, which we will decorate with ivy and natural flowers to create a collective installation filled with colour and nature.
Free activity, no prior reservation needed.
When: From 11 am to 1 pm
Where: Racó de la Calma.
Organiser: Museus de Sitges
11TH CORPUS CHRISTI GRALLA AND TIMBAL CONCERT OF SITGES
Each of the groups in the Escola de Grallers de Sitges will individually play a couple of pieces from their repertoire. To conclude, together they will play ‘Toc de Processó’, a piece usually played in the Corpus Christi Procession of Sitges.
Time: 12 noon
Where: Societat Recreativa El Retiro Gardens
SPECIAL FESTIVE BELL-RINGING FOR THE CORPUS CHRISTI VIGIL
Time: 14 noon
GEGANT FLOWER SHOW
Do you want to see how the geganta’s bouquet is made? For children of all ages.
When: 4.30 pm
Where: Floristeria Mirabent. Carrer de Sant Francesc, 27
PROCESSION OF SITGES’S THREE PAIRS OF GEGANTS
Gegants de la Vila, Gegants Americanos and Gegants Moros.
When: 6 pm
Route: Plaça de l’Ajuntament, Baluard, Fonollar, Baluard Vidal i Quadras, Barcelona, Santiago Rusiñol, Jesús, Cap de la Vila, Parellades, Sant Josep, Sant Gaudenci, Sant Francesc, Cap de la Vila, Major and Plaça de l’Ajuntament.
EVENING VIGIL MASS
Following the celebrations, the Blessed Sacrament will be taken to its chapel for a solemn display. Eucharistic prayer vigil.
When: 7.30 pm
Where: Sant Bartomeu i Santa Tecla church
FLOWERS, TRADITION AND CELEBRATION: GUIDED TOUR OF THE CARPETS AND OTHER CORPUS CHRISTI SPACES
Led by AGIS Guies de Sitges. Following the tour, participants will have the opportunity to help make a flower carpet.
When: 10 pm
At 10 pm, leaving from the Societat Recreativa el Retiro garden gate.
PAINTING OF CARPET DESIGNS ON CITY STREETS AND CUTTING OF CARNATIONS
The creators of each carpet will paint their drawings on the ground. At the same time, the flowers for the carpet will be cut and prepared. Everyone is welcome to join in!
When: Starting at 10 pm
Sunday 7 June
FLOWER CARPET CREATION ON SEVERAL CITY STREETS
Open to all.
When: From early morning until midday.
CORPUS CHRISTI VERMOUTH
Once the flower carpets are finished, we can enjoy the end of Corpus Christi morning with a vermut snack at Hort de Can Falç featuring background music by DJ Dani Empa, and children can enjoy the free Super Bubbles activity, which will consist of creating soap bubbles, as well as giant games of ‘Quatre en línia’ and dominoes.
When: 12 noon
Where: Hort de Can Falç
SOLEMNITY OF THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST (CORPUS CHRISTI)
Corpus Christi Eucharist:
At 11.15 am (in Spanish) and 12.30 pm at Sant Bartomeu i Santa Tecla church. At 10 am at Sant Joan Baptista church.
At the Sant Bartomeu i Santa Tecla church, solemn display of the monstrance in the Capella del Santíssim Sagrament all morning long until the 12.30 pm Eucharist is over for prayer and adoration.
EXHIBITION OF THE DANCING EGG AT THE PALAU DE MARICEL
Free admission to the Palau de Maricel to see the egg dancing on a jet of water
When: 11 am to 5 pm
Where: Palau de Maricel
CONCELEBRATED SOLEMN MASS
Time: 7 pm
Where: Parròquia de Sant Bartomeu i Santa Tecla
After Mass,
CORPUS CHRISTI PROCESSION WITH THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
Route: Plaça del Baluard, Mirador Miquel Utrillo, Racó de la Calma, Fonollar, Sant Joan, Davallada, Barcelona, Santiago Rusiñol, Jesús, Cap de la Vila, Parellades, Bonaire, Passeig de la Ribera, Sant Pau, Parellades, Cap de la Vila, Major, Plaça de l’Ajuntament and Plaça del Baluard.
When the procession reaches the church: Concluding prayer and blessing with the monstrance.
FINAL DANCE AND REFRESHMENT OF CORPUS CHRISTI
After the procession, the three pairs of gegants will accompany the authorities to City Hall for the traditional final gegant dance in the square.
Afterwards, Sitges City Council will offer the traditional ‘Refresc de Corpus’ refreshments, open to all.
Tuesday 9 and Thursday 11 June
GUIDED TOUR OF THE NATIONAL CARNATION EXHIBITION AND THE HOSPITAL SANT JOAN BAPTISTA
Guided tour to learn the history of the Carnation Exhibition by visiting the gardens of the Hospital, while also discovering the origins of the Malvasia winery at the Hospital and the parallels between the cultivation of Malvasia and carnations.
Time: 7 to 8 pm
Where: Hospital Sant Joan Baptista de Sitges. Carrer Cardenal Vidal i Barraquer, 2.
Free activity. Reservations needed by contacting cim@malvasiadesitges.cat or phoning 672 68 24 81. 35 people max.
Friday 12 June
EXHIBITION OF THE 10TH CORPUS CHRISTI INSTAGRAM PHOTO CONTEST
Opening: 7 pm at Janio’s Bar. Plaça del Cap de la Vila, 3
Exhibition dates: From 12 June to 12 July. Prizes will be awarded during the Corpus Christi 2026 closing event.
Saturday 13 June
VISIT FROM THE PANEL OF THE 66TH FAÇADE, BALCONY AND WINDOW CONTEST
The panel members, with musical accompaniment by Apocadixie, will assess the participating façades, balconies and windows in the streets of central Sitges. Their decision will be announced during the Corpus Christi 2026 closing event.
When: starting at 11 am
Sunday 14 June
OFFICIAL PRIZE CEREMONY AND CLOSING EVENT FOR CORPUS CHRISTI 2025
Following the closing event, there will be a gathering at Santuari de Nostra Senyora del Vinyet for the traditional collective offering of carnations to the Virgin. The mini-train will take participants to Vinyet as they enjoy music by Apocadixie.
When: 7.30 pm
Where: Gardens of the Hospital Sant Joan Baptista de Sitges.
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