- Festa Major del Santíssim Misteri, major winter festival of Cervera. It is celebrated on February 6 and its eve on February 5 with the traditional singing of Les Completes. In the past it was the most important festival in the city, after Corpus Christi, with a large popular participation: thunderbolts, parades of the festive entourage (giants, pole dance, eagle...), processions, cattle fair, concerts and dances at the Casal Catalan and the Workers' Centr3.
- Procession of the Puro. It is celebrated on January 16, and is a secular procession from the Paeria to the cemetery to commemorate the defeat of the Carlists against the liberals in the carlinades. Some men went there with lit cigars unlike religious processions.
- Passion of Cervera. It has been celebrated in the city since 1447, a date that appears in the first historical documents that refer to it. In March and April, there are various performances in the Gran Teatre de la Passió de Cervera, built especially to house it. It has 1700 seats and moves the entire theatre cycle of the city with a stable theatre program during the whole year.
- Corpus Christi, celebrated in the city since 1337. On Saturday the Cervera - Carranquers Devil's Festival is celebrated with a show of popular culture and the representation of the spoken dance by the Ball de Diables. The next day, Corpus Christi, the traditional flower carpets are made, at noon the religious procession is held in honor of the Blessed Sacrament and in the afternoon a parade with the imagery and dances of the festive entourage.
- Feast of Saint Magi. It is celebrated on August 19, with the distribution of the miraculous water from the Sant Magí de Brufaganya Sanctuary transported by mules and horses loaded with argadells garnished with boxwood.
- Aquelarre. It is celebrated on the weekend of the last Saturday in August since 1978. Festival of fire, witches, devils, bonfires, shows, music, magic and esotericism.
- Isagoge, cultural week, which is celebrated the days before the Festa Major del Sant Crist.
- Festa Major del Sant Crist, major summer festival. It is celebrated on the weekend of the fourth Sunday in September, from Friday to Monday. A wide variety of cultural and traditional events are held, among which stand out the proclamation and thunder on Friday evening, the meeting of giants on Saturday afternoon, Sunday with ceremony, passing of the festive entourage and castella performance; and on Monday, the little big party, children's festive entourage and activities for the little ones.
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