Virolat Urban Cultures Festival Returns with Snowskate and Graffiti in Andorra

The second edition of the Virolat urban cultures festival takes place on December 19 and 20 at Sunset Park in Peretol, expanding its programme with snowskate, live radio and additional graffiti activities alongside rap and photography.

Organised by Andrea Camp, the event moves to this natural mountain setting after last year's debut in Canillo—the most rural Andorran parish—due in part to limited support from the local commune following murals on the Aranyeta wall and Sam Bosque structures. Under the motto "Fora pista," it brings together disciplines that often share practitioners but rarely converge locally.

Nine graffiti artists will work continuously over the two days on two stretches of snow park tunnel containers and custom-built walls. Local participants include Marcel Llovera (Malov), Toec, Atom and Miski, with internationals from Paris (Pia, Kabrit), Barcelona (Tropidelia), Berga (Renoz) and Les Franqueses del Vallès (Yawe). Six winners from the Lycée Comte de Foix graffiti contest will create a collective piece.

Friday opens with the collective graffiti at midday, followed by the inauguration of *Paisatges subtitulats*, an exhibition by French photographer Jean-Guy Ubiergo on rural graffiti. The day ends at 7pm with an open rap battle, sign-ups 30 minutes prior.

Saturday starts at midday with a live radio broadcast by the Fvck i lloc project, featuring music, humour and interviews with participants and attendees. At 3pm comes a sketching workshop, followed by an open snowskate contest at 5pm led by DJs Nil Graells and Ciretek. The festival closes with an evening rap concert by rising Andorran artist Cire.

Camp highlighted the focus on emerging local talent and cross-disciplinary encounters in this off-grid environment, aiming to establish Virolat as Andorra's annual urban cultures showcase.