For eight days Cornellà becomes the city of clowns, with 70 performances of 44 shows in streets, squares, theatres, markets and libraries. 🎭🔴

This is the 21st edition of the «Memorial Charlie Rivel», a biennial event founded in 1984 and regarded as one of the most prestigious clown festivals in Europe.

🎭 FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE PALLASSOS DE CORNELLÀ

📅 Sunday 18 to Sunday 25 October 2026

🕐 Morning, afternoon and evening shows, see programme

📍 Big top in Plaça de Catalunya, Sala Ramon Romagosa, Sala Padró and L'Auditori, Cornellà de Llobregat

🎟️ Tickets from €7.40 (children). Adults €14.65 to €17.60. Many street shows are free

🎪 Highlights

From 22 to 25 October the big top hosts the Gales Alapista!, with Las Couchers, Tiger Kowalsky and Los Despedidos, Claudio Carneiro, Mooky Cornish, Max Weldy and Cia. Seon. The gala on Friday 23 is a charity night for the Red Cross in Cornellà. At L'Auditori, Swiss clown Gardi Hutter gives the Catalan premiere of «gardiZERO» on the 18th, and Sala Ramon Romagosa hosts Fred Blin, Loco Brusca, the «Cabaret de pallasses» and La Bleda.

🏛️ Laughter in danger of extinction

That is this year's motto: a call to protect laughter as a shared heritage. The festival was created as a tribute to the Catalan clown Charlie Rivel and to make Cornellà the city of clowns, combining classic clowning with the most experimental work.

ℹ️ Good to know: much of the clowning is visual, although some shows are in Catalan or Spanish. Advance online tickets have a 10% discount. L'Auditori tickets (€16, single price) are sold separately. Cornellà is 20 minutes from Barcelona by metro L5, Rodalies or FGC.

✨ Eight days to remember that laughing is also a way of resisting.