The 2026 Castells Contest already has the performance order for the three days

The 2026 Tarragona Castells Competition already has the order of performance for the three days, with the Castellers de Vilafranca in the last slot of the final. The draw took place on September 11, 2026, at the Pau Casals Auditorium, in El Vendrell, and also established the locations of the teams in the square.

The afternoon began with a very symbolic scene: the children of the Nens del Vendrell took part in the event held on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the musician from El Vendrell. The gesture aims to recall Pau Casals’ role in the origin of the competition, which is now in its 30th edition. And yes, the draw already hints that each turn could carry a lot of weight.

A draw at El Vendrell that orders the three days

From the Pau Casals Auditorium to the Competition squares

The Tarragona City Council announced the order through a publication identified with the term CASTELLS. The message explained that the 30th Tarragona Castells Competition already knew the order of performance. The publication from the Tarragona City Council, from the @TGNAjuntament account, had 7 likes and 3 shares.

The information published by regio7.cat is signed by Jan Magarolas and places the news in Tarragona 11 SEP 2026 20:29, with the note Updated 11 SEP 2026 20:40. The first communication is dated as 2026-09-11T19:41:09.000Z.

The draw decided the position in the square and the turn of each team participating in the three days. The program will be divided between Sunday, September 27, Saturday, October 3, and Sunday, October 4.

Torredembarra and Tarragona, venues of the performances

The September 27 session will take place at the Castell de Torredembarra square. The sessions on October 3 and 4 will be held at the Tarraco Arena Plaça in Tarragona.

Thus the calendar is configured: September 27; October 3 and 4. These are the dates of September 27 and October 3 and 4, the three days of the 2026 Tarragona Castells Competition. The draw also fixed the five maximum rounds allowed by the Competition.

The final day concentrates the top contenders

Vilafranca closes the Sunday turn

Sunday, October 4 will gather twelve teams. The order will start with Castellers de Barcelona and Castellers de Sants, and continue with Colla Joves Xiquets de Valls, Castellers de la Vila de Gràcia, and Xiquets de Tarragona.

• Colla Vella dels Xiquets de Valls
• Colla Castellera de Sant Pere i Sant Pau
• Moixiganguers d’Igualada
• Colla Jove Xiquets de Tarragona
• Xiquets de Reus
• Capgrossos de Mataró
• Castellers de Vilafranca

Castellers de Vilafranca will be the last team to perform. Among the four headline teams of the final day, the order will be Joves de Valls, Vella de Valls, Jove de Tarragona, and Castellers de Vilafranca. These are the four title contenders according to the draw information.

The position in the square and the order of performance will be strategic factors for the teams aiming to win any of the three days. In this session, the teams attempting a tower equal to or higher than a 4 of 9 with folre will perform solo; those attempting a lower tower will do so in a joint round.

The rounds’ criteria on the main day

The 4 of 9 with folre rule separates individual from joint performances. This is not a minor detail: the order conditions the moment each team presents their towers and how they share rounds with other participants.

The final day, therefore, combines twelve turns and a last performance under special watch. The name of Castellers de Vilafranca is at the end of the list, while Joves de Valls, Vella de Valls, and Jove de Tarragona appear earlier in the order of the main contenders.

The other two days already have complete lists

Saturday, October 3: eighteen teams

On Saturday, October 3, eighteen teams will perform. The day will open with Colla Jove de Castellers de Sitges, followed by Castellers de Terrassa, Tirallongues de Manresa, Xics de Granollers, Colla Castellera Jove de Barcelona, and Castellers de Lleida.

• Bordegassos de Vilanova
• Xicots de Vilafranca
• Marrecs de Salt
• Castellers d'Esplugues
• Castellers de la Sagrada Família
• Nois de la Torre
• Sagals d'Osona
• Xiquets del Serrallo
• Castellers de Sant Cugat
• Nens del Vendrell
• Castellers de Castelldefels
• Castellers de Sabadell

On this day, teams attempting a tower equal to or higher than a 3 of 8 will perform solo. Those attempting a lower tower will do so in a joint round. The threshold is different from that of the final day, giving each session its own competitive logic.

Sunday, September 27: twelve teams

The first day, Sunday, September 27, will have twelve teams. The order will start with Castellers de Badalona, Castellers de Mollet, Castellers de Berga, and Esperxats de l'Estany.

• Colla Castellera de l'Esquerra de l'Eixample
• Castellers de Cerdanyola
• Castellers de Sarrià
• Castellers d'Esparreguera
• Colla Castellera de Figueres
• Castellers del Poble Sec
• Castellers de Caldes de Montbui
• Xiquets de Cambrils

Teams attempting a tower equal to or higher than a 5 of 7 will perform solo. Those attempting a lower tower will participate in a joint round. Thus, the draw sets three different criteria: 5 of 7 on September 27, 3 of 8 on October 3, and 4 of 9 with folre on October 4.

The published list includes the 42 teams that will participate in the 30th Tarragona Castells Competition 2026. Between dates, venues, turns, and round criteria, the program is already mapped out: Castell de Torredembarra square will open the calendar, and Tarraco Arena Plaça in Tarragona will host the next two days.

The draw held at the Pau Casals Auditorium has turned a general expectation into a concrete order. The 42 teams now know when they will perform, the four title contenders have a defined sequence, and Castellers de Vilafranca will close the final day. The dates, the location, and the turn will be part of the strategy, but the real response will come when the towers are set up in the square.