Event Details and Participation Deadline
Manresa will hold its institutional act to commemorate the National Day of Catalonia on Friday 11 September at 11:00am in Plaça Onze de Setembre. The city council is inviting local entities and associations to join the floral offering during the ceremony, with a deadline to register by Wednesday 9 September. Organisations wishing to participate must contact the council’s protocol office by phone at 93 878 23 13 or by email at [email protected].
Programme and Speakers
The event will open with a tribute dance performed by a dancer from Esbart Manresà, the dance group of the Bages Cultural Association. This will be followed by speeches from Montserrat Parera Yepes and Maria Gallofré Sarto, directors of MoMa New School and MoMa Espai Cultural. Manresa mayor Marc Aloy Guàrdia will deliver the official institutional address. The ceremony will be hosted by journalist Montserrat Morera Pedreño of manresadiari.cat.
Cultural and Musical Elements
The Catalan national anthem, Els Segadors, will be performed by several local choirs: Capella de Música de la Seu, Cor Parroquial de Sant Josep del Poble Nou, Coral Eswèrtia, Coral Font del Fil and Orfeó Manresà. The public is invited to join in the singing. A collective sardana dance will close the event, with participation from sardana groups Grup Sardanista Dintre del Bosc, Manresa Dansa, Casal Cultural Dansaires Manresans and Foment de la Sardana of the Bages Cultural Association.
"We are a city committed to democracy, national and social rights. From Manresa, in the heart of Catalonia, we continue and will continue."
, Marc Aloy Guàrdia, Mayor of Manresa
Floral tributes will be laid by the city council, public institutions and Manresan associations that have registered to take part.
Context and Recent Precedent
In previous years, the event has drawn around 60 local entities and hundreds of residents. The 2024 ceremony featured speeches highlighting democratic commitment and the defence of the Catalan language, with mayor Aloy referencing political exiles, disqualifications and legal challenges to Catalan as current concerns. While most groups were welcomed with applause during the floral offering, Aliança Catalana was met with whistles according to reports from NacióDigital. The 2024 event saw 58 organisations participate, a record at the time.
Reported by regio7.cat, naciodigital.cat, Parlament de Catalunya, Regió 7.
