Overview
- Barcelona confirms the main parade for Monday with the Kings reaching Portal de la Pau around 16:30 by Golondrinas, a 18:00 start, a finish near the Magic Fountain about 21:10, around 1,300 participants, and reserved accessibility areas.
- New Barcelona staging features a double‑platform float for King Baltasar with live percussion, giant animal marionettes, a revamped toys float, and a bicycle‑themed block linked to the city’s Tour de France start.
- AEMET cautions that storm Francis could bring precipitation and cold between Jan. 4–5, placing the chance of rain in Barcelona on parade day at about 85% with exceptional forecast uncertainty and urging close monitoring of updates.
- Madrid presents a parade from 18:00 with roughly 2,000 participants, twelve floats and about 1,200 kilos of mostly sugar‑free sweets under the theme “El saber compartido,” ending at Cibeles with speeches and a pyromusical.
- Leganés plans 45 participating groups with more than ten tonnes of gluten‑free candy, a Jan. 5 helicopter arrival at Plaza del Milenio at 16:30, reinforced barriers with drone monitoring, and a designated area for people with disabilities.