Teatre Tarragona hosted the drawing designed to decide the location and order of performance for each of the 3 events of the 29th Concurs de Castells. The event was available live on TAC12, La Xarxa+ and local TV channels, and was led by journalists Carles Cortés and Aina Mallol.
The event welcomed the Consellera de Cultura of the Tarragona city council, Sandra Ramos, Primer Tinent d’Alcalde of the Tarragona city council, Raúl García, and representatives of most of the 42 colles that will enter the Concurs de Castells.
The event had photography as the main theme, with the poster of this year’s edition, by visual artist Ricard Martínez Teruel, as a starting point. It also allowed for various short interviews with prominent photographers from different decades, such as Pere Toda, David Oliete and Emilio Morenatti. The other main theme, music, saw the performance by the prestigious Catalan musician and reference jazz music artist, internationally renowned, Llibert Fortuny.
The balls of the raffle were selected by Max and Mia, 'enxaneta' and 'aixecadora' respectively of the 4d9sf successfully performed by Colla Vella dels Xiquets de Valls on the Sant Fèlix event, held in Vilafranca del Penedès, which ended in a severe injury of the aixecadora, Mia, fortunately recovered.
Order of performance for the 3 events of the 29th Concurs de Castells
Xiquets de Reus will open the event due on Sunday, the 6th of October at 10am, in TAP, if they are capable of completing a castell that is as or more difficult than a 4d9f. This event will see a total of 12 colles, which will perform as follows:
C1 - Xiquets de Reus
A1 - Colla Jove Xiquets de Tarragona
B1 - Moixiganguers d’Igualada
C2 - Nens del Vendrell
A2 - Colla Joves Xiquets de Valls
B2 - Castellers de Barcelona
C3 - Marrecs de Salt
A3 - Castellers de Vilafranca
B3 - Capgrossos de Mataró
C4 - Castellers de Sants
A4 - Colla Vella dels Xiquets de Valls
B4 - Xiquets de Tarragona
On the other hand, Castellers de Mollet will start on Saturday, the 5th of October at 4.30pm, if they can complete a castell as or more difficult that a 3d8. The total of colles for the event is 18 and will perform as follows:
F1 - Castellers de Mollet
F2 - Castellers de Berga
F3 - Colla Jove de Castellers de Sitges
D1 - Castellers de la Vila de Gràcia
E1 - Castellers de Sabadell
E2- Colla Castellera Jove de Barcelona
E3 - Tirallongues de Manresa
E4 - Xics de Granollers
D2 - Castellers de Sant Cugat
F4 - Bordegassos de Vilanova
F5 - Xiquets del Serrallo
F6 - Castellers d’Esparreguera
D3 - Castellers de Lleida
E5 - Castellers d’Esplugues
E6 - Castellers de Terrassa
E7 - Xicots de Vilafranca
E8 - Sagals d’Osona
D4 - Colla Castellera de Sant Pere i Sant Pau
Finally, Castellers de la Sagrada Família will be the first to start on the first of the 3 events, due at Plaça del Castell in Torredembarra on Sunday, the 29th of September at 10am, if they manage to complete a castell that is as or more difficult than a 7d7. The Torredembarra event will gather 12 colles that will perform as follows:
G1 - Castellers de la Sagrada Família
G2 - Nois de la Torre
H1 - Castellers d'Altafulla
I1 - Colla Castellera de l’Alt Maresme i la Selva Marítima
G3 - Castellers del Poble Sec
H2 - Castellers de Sarrià
H3 - Castellers de Badalona
I2 - Colla Castellers de l'Esquerra de l'Eixample
G4 - Castellers de Castelldefels
H4 - Colla Castellera de Figueres
I3 - Castellers de Caldes
I4 - Colla Castellera de la Bisbal del Penedès
As for the first of the 3 events, in case of rain, the event will move to Pavelló Sant Jordi and not Plaça del Castell, something already happened on the 28th edition of Concurs de Castells, in 2022.
