FiraTàrrega ready to take to the streets

If you are looking to make the most of the good weather while it lasts, you could do far worse than check out FiraTàrrega, the international festival for performing arts, which is held every year in the city of Tàrrega, in Catalonia’s western region of Lleida.

Held annually during the second weekend of September (this year, September 6 to 9), the festival showcases original and unconventional street performances, while also acting as a meeting place and market for the performing arts sector, both home and abroad.

This year’s edition will feature some 50 distinct shows by artists from eight countries, amounting to 227 performances in 22 different venues in the city, most of them outdoors. The focus of the celebration this year is reinterpreting the contemporary public space.