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115,000 Celebrate Barcelona’s New Year Spectacle of Music, Drones and Fire

A city-commissioned Groupe F production led by Marc Parrot blended Catalan traditions with cutting-edge staging.

Overview

  • City officials reported about 115,000 people gathered on Avenida de la Reina María Cristina to welcome 2026.
  • The show unfolded in four parts inspired by air, water, earth and fire, combining pyrotechnics with a coordinated drone display.
  • Marc Parrot’s score mixed traditional instruments such as grallas, flabiol and guitars with electronic textures, spanning styles from rumba to habanera.
  • Festivities began at 22:00 with a special Font Màgica program, the main spectacle ran from minutes before midnight into 2026, and the event was televised.
  • Access was controlled by Guardia Urbana and Mossos, while Catalonia’s 112 logged 5,899 calls overnight as firefighters handled more than 100 incidents.