Spend Halloween night with us
Find out how we celebrate the most terrifying night of the year at Hotel Bernat II and the planning of activities in Calella.
Halloween is the most iconic October holiday. Thousands of people all over the world celebrate this festivity and take advantage of the night to dress up in costumes, ask for sweets or tell scary stories. In Catalonia, however, despite celebrating Halloween, we also have a celebration of our own: the castanyada.
The castanyada is, in its essence, the chestnut festival. You can find people selling boiled chestnuts, sweet potatoes and panellets (catalan pastry) in the streets of every Catalan town and city. So if you are interested in experiencing these two celebrations in Calella, you can do it with us by booking your room here:
Halloween activities at Hotel Bernat II:
At Hotel Bernat II we also want to celebrate Halloween. So we have prepared a series of themed activities for you to enjoy this holiday: a magic show, a face-painting workshop so that the little ones can dress up, two private excursions from the hotel during the All Saints’ weekend so that you can take advantage and visit the city… Discover this and everything else our hotel has to offer these days here:
Halloween activities and the Castanyada in Calella:
In Calella, on 31 October, activities will be held to celebrate Halloween and the Chestnut Festival. At 17:30h, in the Plaza de la Iglesia, there will be a popular chestnut festival, with shows for children and where you can buy chestnuts and other typical products or food of the season. At the same time, for the little ones, the organisation of Calella’s shops will prepare a trick or treat activity, where children will be able to dress up and ask for sweets in several local shops.
General activities during the month of October:
If you are interested in knowing everything that will be done in Calella during the month of October you can check here our monthly agenda. At the beginning of each month you will find on our website the entire planning of activities offered by our city. We leave you here the most important ones:
October Monthly Agenda:
FRIDAY 11th of October 2024
35th OKTOBERFEST in Calella, from the 11th to the 20th of October in the beach marquee and at the Pl. de l’Església.
OKTOBERFEST musical performances at the Plaça de l’Església on the 17th and 18th of October from 17.30 to 18.30 h. Marquee opening times: Friday and Saturday from 18.00 to 02.00 hores and from Sunday to Thursday from 18.00 to 24.00 hours. Music begins in the marquee at 19.00 h.
19.30 h from the Plaça del Bunyol and at 19.45 h from the Plaça de Catalunya, OKTOBERFEST Parade with the fire devils “Udols de Foc”. Itinerary: C. Església & C. Amadeu and on arrival at the marquee there will be an activity by the fire devils.
19.00 to 02.00 h, in the marquee: Performance by the groups participating in the OKTOBERFEST.
SATURDAY 12th of October 2024
10.00 to 14.00 h, carrer Puig de Popa: Meeting of the Giants and “Capgrossos” (Big Heads) of Calella.
10.00 to 21.00 h, open air shopping on the main shopping streets.
17.30 to 20.00 h, different points of the shopping streets: Live concerts.
19.00 h, Plaça del Bunyol: OKTOBERFEST parade by the La Valenciana Band. Street itinerary: c. Església, Sant Pere, Anselm Clavé arrival to the beach marquee.
21.00 h, beach marquee: Inauguration of the 35th OKTOBERFEST of Calella.
THURSDAY 24th of October 2024
24th to 27th, 2nd edition of the Sing For Gold Choral Singing Festival, a World Competition with the best international choirs. Consult programme.
18.30 h, Plaça de l’Església: Sing for Gold, Catalan poem concert. In case of rain it will be suspended.
21.00 h, Parish Church: Inauguration of the 2nd Sing For Gold Choral Singing Festival, a World Competition with the best international choirs.
THURSDAY 31st of October 2024
17.30 h, Plaça de l’Església: Chestnuts.
19.00 to 22.00 h, Carrer Puig de Popa: Chestnuts. Cost: 6€.
