La Diada Demonstration 2026
Barcelona City Centre 08001 Barcelona
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La Diada, Catalunya's National Day, on September 11th is a public holiday featuring events and celebrations throughout the day, beginning with the traditional laying of wreaths by dignitaries, including the Mayor of Barcelona, at the monument to Rafael Casanova at 9:00.
But the central event of la Diada is the demonstration for Catalan independence organized by l’Assemblea Nacional Catalana (ANC), Òmnium Cultural, the AMI, the Consell de la República, the Intersindical and CIEMEN. This year's theme is “Hi soc. Hi som.” Demonstrations will highlight two main axes: present and future.
The demonstration takes place in the afternoon, beginning at the legendary time of 17:14. The march will form in two columns. The "Present" column starts on Gran Via at Casanova heading toward Universitat and down along Ronda de la Universitat to Plaça de Catalunya where it meets up with the "Future" column. The "Future" column begins at Plaça de la Catedral goes up along Via Laietana and turns at Ronda de Sant Pere, meeting up with the "Present" column at Plaça de Catalunya.
Open House (Portes Obertes)
If crowds aren't your thing, you can visit some of Barcelona’s museums for free and take advantage of the opportunity to enter the Palau de la Generalitat in the Plaça Sant Jaume and the Catalan Parliament, located in the Parc de la Ciutadella. Museums commemorating the day with an open house include the Museu d’Història de Catalunya, Museu d’Arqueologia, Born Centre de Cultura i Memòria, Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC), El Palau Güell and Palau Robert, to name a few. For a full list of participating organizations and open hours, check out our article Open Doors for La Diada 2026.
For more events check our online events calendar.