Asian Cultural Day
Asian Cultural Day
On March 25th, between 12 pm and 4 pm, Plaça Cívica will be filled with Asian culture. Six organizations, including student groups and cultural entities, will offer a program designed to showcase the richness of Asian culture.
This year, the Asian Cultural Day will also mark the closing of activities related to the Week of Culture and Human Rights, organized by Culture and Social Responsibility Unit, and will coincide with the local market held every Wednesday in Plaça Cívica between 11 am and 4 pm.
Below you can find the complete program for the 2026 Asian Cultural Day:
FAIR AREA (12 pm to 4 pm)
Display and fitting of traditional Chinese clothing (Han Dynasty)
Gastronomic experience: making dumplings and selling milk tea
Craft workshop: decorating fans, bookmarks and translating names into Chinese.
Ping pong
1:30 PM Kitsuke Workshop: how to put on a kimono, led by Minna no Kimono
Quiz in Japanese and Catalan
Merchandise for sale
Takoyaki for sale
Merchandise for sale
Bubble tea and Korean snacks for sale
1:00 PM Lion dance workshop
Chinese calligraphy workshop
Games and gifts
Write your name in Japanese
Traditional Japanese games
Write your name in Hangeul
MZ expressions
Trivia activities (Vocabulary and K-pop)
Traditional Korean games
MARKET AREA
1:00 PM Showcooking: fusion of Asian cuisine and Catalan products. Mushroom and Vegetable Dim Sum
STAGE SPACE
12:00 PM Institutional Welcome by the Vice-Rector for Culture and Language Policy, Laura Santa Maria, and Opening of the event by the organizing student groups
12:15 PM Tea Ceremony, by the Japanese Circle and Minna no Kimono
1:00 PM Random Play Dance by the Korean Club
2:00 PM Lion Dance, by the Confucius Institute
2:15 PM Spicy Ramen Contest, by the Korean Club
2:45 PM Karaoke by the Japanese Circle