Esperanzah Festival 2023: San Cosme is filled with music!

In the heart of El Prat de Llobregat, in Sant Cosme, a neighborhood known for its diversity and community spirit, an event is gestated that year after year captivates lovers of music and culture. It’s the Esperanzah! Festival, a vibrant encounter that transforms the streets of the neighborhood into a stage with global rhythms, solidarity and celebration on October 6, 7 and 8, 2023!

In a few weeks, Sant Cosme is preparing to receive visitors from all over, who will arrive wanting to immerse themselves in a unique experience where music becomes a bridge that unites cultures and creates knots.

In this blog article, we invite you to discover everything that makes the Esperanzah! Festival a jewel in the cultural calendar of the neighborhood of the Hostel Center Esplai! Why… Did you know that it takes place in Parc Nou, right next to Centre Esplai? From its exciting musical program and its positive impact on society, you will immerse yourself in a journey full of emotions and good vibrations. Get ready to let yourself be carried away by the sounds of the world and the magic of San Cosme at the 2023 edition of the Esperanzah Festival!

Below you can watch the after-movie of the 2022 edition of the festival!

The Festival

Esperanzah is a cooperative festival made up of a good network of people, groups and entities. We are talking about a horizontal and democratic model, and non-profit. In 2008 this festival premiered with a performance by Manu Chao. Here are some interesting points about the Esperanzah Festival that will help you get to know it better:

All tickets purchased for this festival are a donation. The way you read it: the money from these tickets goes 100% to projects that help build a fairer, more caring, sustainable and regenerative world.

This festival has managed to create a local ecosystem of social and solidarity economy with more than 75 projects and initiatives that have generated more than 240 jobs. Amazing, right?

Esperanzah tries to transform the world of culture: they promote the social economy and accompany the cooperativization of music groups, as has been the case of Balkan Paradise Orchestra, Maruja Limón, Txarango, etc.

Did you know that in 2018 the Esperanzah Festival made history within the sector? It was the first festival to program a 100% female line-up (including technical and security teams) with more than 40 artists in it.

During these years of different editions of the Esperanzah Festival, it has raised and donated more than € 400,000 to organizations such as Open Arms, Caminando Fronteras, Mujeres Savías de San Cosme, Nzuri Daima, Stop Mare Mortum and many more.