> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://barna.news/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Sant Cugat Autumn Festival to focus on housing - URL: https://barna.news/sant-cugat-autumn-festival-to-focus-on/ - Published: 2026-10-11T09:06:31.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-11T09:30:07.000Z - Description: The Festa de Tardor will put access to affordable housing at the centre of its programme in Sant Cugat del Vallès from 23 to 24 October. - Author: Barna.News - Tags: Housing Sant Cugat del Vallès' Festa de Tardor will focus on the demand for dignified, affordable housing when it returns to Parc Ramon Barnils on Friday 23 and Saturday 24 October. For residents facing high rents or difficulty finding an affordable home, the event will bring local housing demands into a public programme involving around 60 local organisations, according to [Sant Cugat's municipal news service](https://www.cugat.cat/noticies/la-lluita-per-un-habitatge-digne-protagonista-de-la-51a-festa-de-tardor/?ref=barna.news). The festival manifesto calls for action including rent-price regulation, more publicly owned housing, tighter limits on property speculation and tourist flats, and stronger tenants' rights. It also supports alternatives such as co-operative housing. > "Housing can no longer be a business or an object of speculation." --- ## Parade and organisations' fair Friday's programme is due to begin at 18:00 with a parade from Plaça de Lluís Millet to Plaça d'en Coll through the town centre. Sant Cugat's municipal news service said the procession will include Esbart Sant Cugat, Esbart Mediterrània, Gegants de Sant Cugat, Caporales de San Simón Sucre and Rarabassà. A toast and the reading of the manifesto are scheduled for 20:00. - **Friday 23 October, 18:00:** parade from Plaça de Lluís Millet to Plaça d'en Coll. - **Saturday 24 October:** the organisations' fair at Parc Ramon Barnils is listed by the organisers from 10:00 to 14:00 and from 17:00 to 20:00. - **Saturday 24 October:** the organisers' programme also lists family activities, including a storytelling session for children aged three to six at 11:00 and another for children aged six and over at 13:00. The [Festa de Tardor programme](https://festadetardor.cat/programacio/?ref=barna.news), published by the festival organisers, says some activities remain pending confirmation. Residents should check that page before travelling to a specific event. --- ## How to connect with local housing groups The festival's organisers describe local associations as the basis of the event, which has been held for more than 40 years, according to the [Sant Cugat visitor service](https://visit.santcugat.cat/castellers-de-sant-cugat-del-valles-i-festes-populars/?ref=barna.news). People seeking to engage with the housing-rights campaign can use the organisers' [participants directory](https://festadetardor.cat/entitats-participants-festa-de-tardor/?ref=barna.news), which includes 4Pins, Associació Habitatge Sant Cugat, alongside other local groups. --- *Primary sources:* [*cugat.cat*](https://www.cugat.cat/noticies/la-lluita-per-un-habitatge-digne-protagonista-de-la-51a-festa-de-tardor/?ref=barna.news)*,* [*visit.santcugat.cat*](https://visit.santcugat.cat/castellers-de-sant-cugat-del-valles-i-festes-populars/?ref=barna.news)*. Reported by elcugatenc.cat, festadetardor.cat.* --- ### Related on Barna.News - [Housing Concern Hits Record High in Barcelona](https://barna.news/housing-concern-hits-record-high-in/) - [Autumn Festival at La Font](https://barna.news/whats-on-autumn-festival-at-la-font-2026-10-18/) - [Eixample Union Calls Protest Against Moritz Eviction](https://barna.news/eixample-union-calls-protest-against/) - [Over 3,000 Await Affordable Homes in Sant Cugat](https://barna.news/over-3-000-await-affordable-homes-in/)