FiraTàrrega was born in 1981 thanks to the initiative of the then Mayor of Tarrega, Eugeni Nadal, and as the result of a confluence of ideas: that of converting the town's local festival into a grand fiesta; encouraging the people to take part and get involved and put the whole town to the service of a concrete project, in this case, for the theatre. To carry out this project, Nadal had, from the outset, the complicity of Xavier Fàbregas, Head of Servei de Cinematografia i Teatre at the Generalitat de Catalunya and Joan Font, director of Comediants.

FiraTàrrega's Suport a la Creació (Support for Creation) programme for accompanying processes of stage creation is designed for the production, display and distribution of shows with special attention to street arts and/or non-conventional proposals.

Each year, FiraTàrrega selects projects through this call. The chosen projects become co-productions of FiraTàrrega and a calendar of residencies is agreed upon. These take place in Tàrrega and/or other residences working on creation with FiraTàrrega.

The projects presented are categorised into one of the following options:

• Anuals: Proposals with a calendar of creation that will enable them to be premiered at FiraTàrrega 2024.
• Guaret. Proposals that do not conform to such a short timetable and include processes of research, reflection and rehearsal. The premiere of these will be at FiraTàrrega 2025.