Autumn weekend getaway: Why is it a good option?
The month of October, with autumn already in full swing, brings falling leaves, ochre and orange tones, and also the best travel deals at much cheaper prices than during the high season! It’s also the perfect time to take a short break from our busy lives, as it falls between the summer holidays and the Christmas festivities.
If you’re someone who likes to take a weekend getaway in October before the cold winter arrives, these months have a lot to offer you. In Sitges, you’ll find a wide range of events, activities, and festivals throughout the month: music and film festivals, traditional celebrations, art exhibitions, food events, and visits to the cultural and architectural heritage of the town, among many others. There's something for everyone!
October weekend in Sitges: What can you do?
During your stay in this beautiful modernist town, you can enjoy everything from an autumn stroll on the golden sand beaches, to a walk through the Garraf Natural Park, or you can join all the scheduled events for October, which are numerous.
October is full of activities in Sitges. We start with the Harvest Festival (October 19-20), with a traditional program: wine tastings, pressing of the first must, offering at the church, the Harvest proclamation, grape stomping contest, and “habaneras” music, among others.
We also have cultural events like the Art, Collecting, and Museums Market Day (October 18), an activity aimed at deepening the study of art collecting in Catalonia. The event takes place in the town of Sitges, home to one of the most significant buildings in the history of art collecting in our country: the Palau Maricel.
Fans of popular and traditional culture can experience the Castellers de Sitges' Colla Jove Day (October 19), a day where this local group of castellers will offer an exciting demonstration of human towers and “castells.”
You can't miss the Open House 48h, the most important architecture festival in the metropolitan area of Barcelona. The festival is free and takes place one weekend a year, in October. With the aim of showing that architecture has no borders, the program extends throughout Barcelona and the metropolitan region.
The Sitges Museums offer guided tours without prior registration at the following times:
SANTIAGO RUSIÑOL LIBRARY (Casa Miquel Utrillo) - Plaça de l'Ajuntament, 15
Hours: Saturday from 11 am to 2 pm (*SATURDAY ONLY*)
MERCAT VELL - Plaça de l'Ajuntament, 11
Hours: Saturday and Sunday from 11 am to 2 pm
PALAU DEL REI MORO - Carrer d’en Bosc, 12
Hours: Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 1 pm
CAN MILÀ (Visitor Center) - Avinguda Camí dels Capellans, 108
Hours: Saturday and Sunday from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm
HOTEL CASA VILELLA - Passeig Marítim, 21
Hours: Saturday and Sunday from 11 am to 1 pm
ESCORXADOR - Carrer de Joan Margall, 36
Hours: Sunday from 10 am to 2 pm (*SUNDAY ONLY*)
FUNDACIÓ STÄMPFLI - Plaça de l'Ajuntament, 13
Hours: Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 2 pm
TALLER ESCULTOR PERE JOU - Carrer d’Enric Prat de la Riba, 13
Hours: Saturday from 11 am to 2 pm and from 4 pm to 7 pm / Sunday from 11 am to 2 pm
FUNDACIÓ AVE MARIA - Avinguda d’Artur Carbonell, 11
Hours: Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 2 pm
HOTEL ROMÀNTIC - Carrer de Sant Isidre, 33
Hours: Sunday from 4 pm to 7 pm (*SUNDAY ONLY*)
AUTÒDROM DE TERRAMAR (Sant Pere de Ribes)
Hours: Saturday 12 and 1:30 pm / Sunday tours at 10 am, 11:30 am, and 1 pm
From October 24th to 27th, Sitges will once again host the Creative Connexions Ireland Festival: Sitges'24. An event that brings us the creativity of artists, singers, writers, poets, dancers, and eclectic writers from Ireland, Catalonia, and other European countries. This year they celebrate their eleventh anniversary with a weekend full of events such as concerts, workshops, exhibitions, and readings. In short, a festival for all audiences that will make us vibrate with Irish culture in our country.
Finally, the Chesnut Festival and Halloween also bring curious activities like the “Soul Route,” a free guided tour of the Sant Sebastià cemetery on October 27 at 12pm. The rest of the activities will take place from the night of October 31 until Sunday, November 3.
This will be the grand finale that wraps up this month full of events and activities. Now that you know where to go for a weekend getaway in October, don't wait to plan your trip to Sitges, attend the scheduled events, and book your night at the best hotel in Sitges, Hotel Calipolis. What’s your favorite activity?
