Overview

• La Mercè runs September 23–28 with a program of more than 100 concerts, 80 street shows and 55 popular‑culture events.
• The city’s music offering is decentralized across 18 stages, spreading audiences through plazas, beaches and major avenues.
• The lineup spans festive pop, trap, reggaetón, flamenco and experimental acts, with shows at Playa del Bogatell, Moll de la Fusta, GREC and Avenida María Cristina.
• The festival is set to close on September 28 with the piromusical on Avenida María Cristina featuring a new Estopa piece created with The Tyets.
• Parallel attractions include the San Miguel Biergarten at Poble Espanyol through September 28, major immersive exhibitions across the city and Teatre Lliure’s season opener ‘El Mestre i Margarita’ running to October 19.