FESTA MAJOR

Enjoy three days of celebrations in Saint-Cyprien in a friendly, festive and musical atmosphere: concerts, coblas, gegants, ballets, sardanes, castellers, local and international cuisine and folklore await you: FRIDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 6.00 pm: Opening ceremony and start of the event Throughout the evening: an exhibition of vintage photographs in the fishermen’s hut, organised by the Els Mariners Cebrianencs association A procession in Catalan traditional dress with Le Temps du Costume Roussillonnais 6.00 pm to 9.00 pm: Giant wooden games 6.00 pm to 10.00 pm: Banda music and processions 8.00 pm: Catalan rumba concert with Peret Reynes 9.00 pm: Dinner at the heart of the event: village restaurants, bodegas… 10.30 pm: Concert by “Les Vrillés” Midnight: End SATURDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 10.00 am: Opening of the Festa Major Throughout the day: the Sol de Banyuls banda and an exhibition of vintage photographs in the fishermen’s hut, organised by the Els Mariners Cebrianencs association 10.00 am – 12.00 pm: Musical interlude with the Banda du Sud 10.00 am: Talk by Lluis Dagues: “Understanding the linguistic situation in Northern Catalonia from 1945 to the present day” at the Collections de Saint-Cyprien 10.00 am to 9.00 pm: Giant wooden games 11.00 am: Demonstration of Camargue headdresses by the Arlesian dancers 11.30 am: “Les Vespilles de la Xarxa” choir accompanied by Ramon Gual 12 noon: The “vrillés” parade through the streets 12.30 pm: Arlesian dancers parading through the streets 3.00 pm – 5.00 pm: Musical entertainment with the Banda du Sud 3.30 pm: Parade of the ‘cap grossos’ and ‘gegantets’ by local children and the MDJ 4.00 pm: Arlesian dancers parading through the streets 4.15 pm: Initiation of the ‘gegantets’ on stage 5.00 pm: Castells with Aire Nou de Bao 5.00 pm: The ‘vrillés’ parade through the streets 5.00 pm: Basque polyphonic concert in the church 6.30 pm: Arlesian dancers parading through the streets 7.00 pm: Equestrian show “La Passassioun” with the Manade Bilhau 7.00 pm: The “vrillés” parading through the streets 9.30 pm: The “vrillés” parading through the streets 9.00 pm: Dinner at the heart of the event: village restaurants, bodegas… 10.00 pm: Concert 10.00 pm: Crémat Midnight: End SUNDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 10.00 am: Opening Throughout the day, an exhibition of vintage photographs in the fishermen’s hut, organised by the Els Mariners Cebrianencs association Parade in Catalan costume with Le Temps du Costume Roussillonnais 10.00–18.00: Banda and parades 10.00: The ‘vrillés’ procession 10.00 am to 6.00 pm: Giant wooden games 11.00 am: Mass accompanied by the Cobla Les Casenoves 11.00 am: Procession featuring Sevillian dances and rumba 11.45 am: The ‘Vrillés’ procession 12.45 pm: Procession of the ‘Gegants’ 1 pm: Lunch at the heart of the event: village restaurants, bodegas, grilled prawns with the Terra I Mar association. 1.30 pm: Procession of the ‘vrillés’ 3.00 pm: Basque concert – Place de la République 4.30 pm: Sardanes with the Cobla Les Casenoves – Town Hall Square 6.00 pm End Subject to change