This weekend, Barcelona’s Clot neighborhood will celebrate the 12th edition of La Porkada, an event that brings neighbors together around the figure of the pig and popular culture.
This Saturday, January 24, 2026, the Plaça del Mercat will once again smell of charcoal and gunpowder in a festival that began in 2015, promoted by Xarcuteries Bosch and the neighborhood’s community organizations.
More than 10 years later, it has established itself as a mass event following the feast of Saint Anthony the Abbot (January 17).
According to tradition, the saint fell in love with a piglet that he cured and that never left his side; today, Clot reinterprets that bond with a celebration that fills the streets with music, tapas, and sparks.
The main event, the Porkada, will be held at 2 pm on Saturday. It includes escudella with meatballs, 1/2 slow-cooked pork knuckle with warm potatoes, pork rind coca, wine, and water (€12 in advance and €14 on the day if they have not sold out in advance).
Tickets for the popular lunch are usually sold in advance (at the Orfeó Martinenc and local shops), and it is recommended to buy them in advance as they may sell out.
Program for the 2026 Porkada del Clot
Photo via Facebook courtesy of the Porkada
Organized by the Diables del Clot of the Orfeó Martinenc, with the collaboration of other neighborhood organizations.
- 11:00 a.m. – Children’s workshops (Plaça del Mercat).
- 11:00 a.m. – Popular Culture Parade (Start: Rogent / Freser).
- 12:00 p.m. – Popular Culture Exhibition (Plaça del Mercat).
- 12:30 p.m. – Musical Vermouth (Plaça del Mercat).
- 2:00 p.m. – Popular lunch “Pork al Plat” (Plaça del Mercat), Advance sales starting Monday, January 19, at Orfeó Martinenc from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and at Bosch delicatessen stores.
- 5:00 p.m. – Afternoon of music, tapas, and fire (Plaça del Mercat).
- 6:00 p.m. – Porkatapes (Start: Rogent / Mallorca). Featuring D’Clot, Frankfurt Rogent, La Margui, els Titons, and la Clotenca.
- 8:00 p.m. – Correfoc (Plaça del Mercat).
- 12:00 a.m. – After Porkada (Auditori de l’Orfeó Martinenc).
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