Escudella de Sant Antoni d'Encamp - 2026
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Usually held around mid-January.
Based on 1 past edition
Event Details
- Date & Time
- Sunday, January 18, 2026
- Price
- 2 EUR per portion
Programme
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11am mass; noon Encants
Free shuttle from Centre Vila at 10:30am; 11am mass at Sant Antoni de la Grella chapel with Coral Sant Antoni; noon Encants (charity auction) led for the first time by local youth Marc Martos; performances by Esbart Valls del Nord (this year's commemorative plate honoree), Grossband and Pyrenean folk music; escudella serving by the Confraria de Sant Antoni.
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3am
Cooking of the escudella begins in five 150-litre tin cauldrons
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Charity auction (encants) of 18 lots, led by Trini Casadevall and Pere Marsenyach, raising 1,910 euros for Càritas
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Sale of about 2,500 portions of escudella at 2 euros each in special containers
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1pm
Encants: a charitable food auction
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1:30pm
Celiac-safe escudella served, with Torre dels Moros plates
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Also on the programme
fired up cauldrons at 5am
Plaça Guillemó
Escudella prepared from 5am by the Confraria d'Escudellaires and served to the public; new member Eduard Tarrés received his smock and beret; veterans received gold pins; tortells distributed.
About This Event
Encamp's Sant Antoni escudella event on 18 January 2026 at Plaça de Sant Miquel, part of Andorra's Sant Antoni escudella festivals across the parishes. It starts with a charitable food auction (Encants) at 1pm, followed by a celiac-safe escudella from 1:30pm, served with Torre dels Moros commemorative plates.
The cause
The auction proceeds of 1,910 euros go to Càritas.
History
The five 150-litre tin cauldrons were bought in 1998. The container system was said to have improved logistics.
On the menu
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About 2,500 portions cooked from 3am in five 150-litre tin cauldrons bought in 1998
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coca, cava and liquor bundle
Top auction lot, 250 euros
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escudella (celiac-safe)
Escudella of the Sant Antoni tradition, served in a celiac-safe version
Who's who
Organised by
- Encamp Parish hosting the January 18 escudella event
- Confraria de Sant Antoni
- Confraria d'Escudellaires
Taking part
- Trini Casadevall Led the auction
- Pere Marsenyach Led the auction
- Joan Sans Culture Councillor; said the container system improved logistics
- Carles Ensenyat Síndic General, high-profile bidder
- Jordi Torres Tourism Minister, high-profile bidder
Also involved
- Càritas Beneficiary of the auction proceeds
Good to know
- Around 4,000 portions prepared from 1,500 litres of escudella.
- Tortells were also distributed.
- Escudella served in special containers.
- Part of a weekend of Sant Antoni feasts across Andorra's parishes, with nearly 10,000 portions served despite rain.
- Target of 2,800 portions.
- Gluten-, lactose- and celery-free and vegan options are available.
- Free shuttle from Centre Vila at 10:30am to the mass at Sant Antoni de la Grella chapel.
- Plates commemorating the Torre dels Moros (Torre dels Moros plates) are used.
- The Encants is a charitable food auction (the wider article describes these as charity Encants).
- Wider context: Andorra's Sant Antoni escudella festivals are a cultural-interest tradition; events across parishes include communal servings, markets and themed plates, with traditions dating from the 1970s (article's summary). Source article is dated 13 January 2026.
Everything the announcement says
Every detail, as the festival announced it.
Encamp followed on Sunday (18 January 2026) at Plaça Sant Miquel, auctioning 18 lots for 1,910 euros to Càritas, topped by a 250-euro coca, cava and liquor bundle, led by Trini Casadevall and Pere Marsenyach. Some 2,500 escudella portions, cooked from 3am in five 150-litre tin cauldrons bought in 1998, cost 2 euros each in special containers, a system Culture Councillor Joan Sans said improved logistics. High-profile bidders included Síndic General Carles Ensenyat and Tourism Minister Jordi Torres.
Context (Alto.ad, 19 January 2026, "Andorra Parishes Celebrate Sant Antoni Feast with 10,000 Stew Portions Despite Rain"): nearly 10,000 escudella and vianda portions were served across parishes despite rain, with animal blessings, dances and officials serving in aprons. Related headlines name "Escudella a dos euros, els lots d'embotits i coca a més de 200" and "Els encants d'Encamp recapten 1.910 euros que seran destinats a Càritas".
Encamp's January 18 event at Plaça de Sant Miquel starts with the 1pm Encants, a charitable food auction, followed by celiac-safe escudella from 1:30pm, with Torre dels Moros plates.
Context from the same article (Alto.ad, 13 January 2026, "Andorra's Sant Antoni Escudella Festivals Kick Off with Record Turnout"): the Sant Antoni escudella festivals kicked off on 13 January in Pas de la Casa with nearly 800 portions and continue across parishes with communal servings, markets, masses and themed plates; the events are a cultural-interest tradition. Commemorative plates feature the Torre dels Moros. Other parishes: La Massana (17 January, 2,800 portions), Andorra la Vella 57th edition (17 January, Plaça Guillemó, €8 plate), Canillo (Sunday, Plaça del Telecabina).
Encants 13:00, escudella 13:30; about 2,500 portions; auction raised 1,910 EUR for Caritas.
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Location
Plaça de Sant Miquel, Plaça de Sant Miquel, AD200 Encamp, Andorra
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Prices and tickets
- Portion of escudella, in special containers
- 2 euros