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La Mercè Weekend Peaks With Correfoc and Estopa‑Curated Piromusical

City imposes Montjuïc restrictions with reinforced metro service to manage the fireworks overlapping a Barça match.

Overview

  • Barcelona enters the festival’s busiest stretch with concerts, street arts and traditional fire culture, including Saturday’s Correfoc along Passeig de Gràcia from 20:30 to 23:30.
  • Sunday’s closing Piromusical is scheduled for 22:00 at the Font Màgica–MNAC area with pyrotechnics by Pirotecnia Igual and a musical selection by Estopa.
  • Authorities will close pedestrian access across the Montjuïc monumental zone from 15:00 on Sunday, restrict vehicle entry to the Foc street route and advise using public transport.
  • Shuttle buses begin at 16:30 on Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia by CaixaForum, metro service is reinforced across all lines—especially L1 and L3—and post‑match routes direct fans on foot toward L10 stations via Zona Franca and la Marina.
  • Food and hospitality activations continue citywide, with Terra i Gust in Parc de la Ciutadella, Chop Stick Fest at Estació del Nord, Barcelona Hotel Bar Week through 28 September and a free ELS40PopLaMercè concert at Bogatell beach on Saturday.