Festa major) of the city of barcelona in catalonia, spain. La mercè has been celebrated since 1871, but its roots go back even further From september 23 to 28, barcelona celebrates la mercè across 26 venues spread over eight of the city’s ten districts.
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The great festival of la mercè 2025 will be held from september 23 to 28 in barcelona with concerts, pyromusicals and hundreds of activities
One more year, barcelona is getting ready to celebrate la mercè, its main festival in honor of the verge de la mercè, one of its two patron saints.
There are lots of cultural events happening during la mercé, and some of the most important include the creation of human towers This is a local custom in which groups of people try to form as high towers as possible (almost like in a circus). From september 20 to 24, barcelona celebrates la mercè, the city’s biggest festival honoring its patron saint mare de déu de la mercè First held officially in1902, it now marks the end of summer with free concerts, street parades, fireworks, and cultural activities across the city.
La mercè is barcelona’s festa major, held in honor of the virgin of mercy (mare de déu de la mercè), the city’s patron saint She became patron in 1687, after the city invoked her to save it from a devastating locust plague When the plague ended, the virgin was officially named patron of barcelona. Key spots include parc de la ciutadella, castell de montjuïc, parc de l’aqüeducte, and other public spaces.
La mercè will have something for everyone, music, street performances, drama in thousands of venues across the city
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