La Jove unloads Five Castells and the Contest already has the order of performance
La Jove de Tarragona completed the 4d9f, the 3d9f, the 4d8a, the pd7f and a vano de 5 at Pla de la Seu. The celebration also paved the way for the Castells Competition, with the teams awaiting Sunday’s session.
The morning had begun with a pillar of 4 in front of the Rafael de Casanova monument and an offering. Afterwards, the Colla Jove de Tarragona focused on Santa Tecla, while the Colla Joves Xiquets de Valls and the Castellers de Vilafranca made their places in the order of the Competition public. All, with castells as the common thread.
La Jove signs a full Diada at Pla de la Seu
Five completed structures
The Colla Jove de Tarragona reported at 12/09/2026 10:12 UTC the result of their performance on Catalonia’s National Day. The record is precise: 4d9f, 3d9f, 4d8a, pd7f and vano de 5, all completed at Pla de la Seu.
The sequence combines three castells, one pillar and a final structure in the form of a vano. The 4d9f leads a performance that also includes the 3d9f and the 4d8a, while the pd7f completes the pillar part. The vano de 5 closes the list of the Tarragona team.
- 4d9f
- 3d9f
- 4d8a
- pd7f
- vano de 5
From Rafael de Casanova towards Santa Tecla
Before the performance, the Colla Jove de Tarragona had made an offering and a pillar of 4 in front of the Rafael de Casanova monument. The post, made at 12/09/2026 10:00 UTC, already pointed to the next stop: Santa Tecla.
The institutional gesture and the brief castell served as a prelude to the Pla de la Seu Diada. The group shared it with the hashtags #FemElPas and #castells, and credited the photo to albaestrem. A short scene, but with the usual symbolism of the casteller days: first the remembrance, then the square.
The draw places the teams before the Competition
The Joves de Valls will open group A
The Colla Joves Xiquets de Valls explained at 12/09/2026 10:07 UTC that they had attended the draw of the order of performance for Sunday’s session of the XXXth @concurscastells. This session will be held next October 4.
The result puts the Vall team in the first position among the teams of group A. The same entity describes itself as one of the seeds and accompanies it with the message Som-hi Joves!, along with #VenimPerQuedarNos and #castells.
| Team | Communicated Position | Session |
|---|---|---|
| Colla Joves Xiquets de Valls | First to perform among the teams of group A | October 4 |
| Castellers de Vilafranca | Last to perform in the entire session | October 4 |
The Greens will close the session
The Castellers de Vilafranca announced at 12/09/2026 12:52 UTC that they already had their place assigned at the Tarraco Arena for the Castells Competition on October 4. Their position will be the last of the entire session.
The team’s message asked that no one miss it and included the hashtags #castellers and #castells. The designation fits with the information published by the Castells Competition: the @CdBCN will be in charge of opening the plaza in Sunday’s session at the TAP if they attempt a castell equal to or higher than the 4de9f. The @Verds will close the round.
A session that connects plaza and calendar
The results already look towards the next appointment
The report of this diada has two speeds. On one hand, the Colla Jove de Tarragona completed at Pla de la Seu a performance with 4d9f, 3d9f, 4d8a, pd7f and vano de 5. On the other hand, the Competition draw fixed positions that already allow imagining the rhythm of Sunday’s session.
The connection requires no addition. The sources speak of Santa Tecla, the XXXth @concurscastells and October 4; they also specify who opens and who closes in the communicated scenarios. The plaza already has an order before the big day arrives.
Data published by the teams
The four posts come in a very concentrated time slot in the morning. The first corresponds to the Colla Jove de Tarragona, at 12/09/2026 10:00 UTC; the second, to the Colla Joves Xiquets de Valls, at 12/09/2026 10:07 UTC; the third again from the Colla Jove de Tarragona, at 12/09/2026 10:12 UTC; and the fourth is from the Castellers de Vilafranca, at 12/09/2026 12:52 UTC.
The references of the posts are https://x.com/JoveDeTarragona/status/2098713238103830555, https://x.com/JovesValls/status/2098715064115028086, https://x.com/JoveDeTarragona/status/2098716247852490795, https://x.com/Verds/status/2098756596767560168 and https://x.com/concurscastells/status/2098469744667963729. The photo credit albaestrem also appears.
The diada leaves a clear image: La Jove has completed a performance of five completed structures, while the Castells Competition already has decisive pieces on the table, with the Colla Joves Xiquets de Valls leading group A and the Castellers de Vilafranca closing the session. Between the pillar of 4, the 4d9f and the 4de9f, the casteller calendar begins to take shape.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which castells did the Colla Jove de Tarragona complete?
- They completed the 4d9f, the 3d9f, the 4d8a, the pd7f and a vano de 5 at Pla de la Seu.
- When will the Sunday session of the Castells Competition take place?
- The Sunday session of the XXXth @concurscastells will be held next October 4.
- What position will the teams have?
- The Colla Joves Xiquets de Valls will be the first to perform among the teams of group A. The Castellers de Vilafranca will be the last of the entire session.
- Who could open the plaza at the TAP?
- The @CdBCN will be in charge of opening the plaza in Sunday’s session at the TAP if they attempt a castell equal to or higher than the 4de9f.
