La Mercè 10k Run 2023

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On September 17th as part of the Festes de la Mercè, the streets of Barcelona will once again be filled with runners ready to celebrate through sport the city’s main annual festival. Registrations to participate are now open.

The race offers several categories so everyone can participate according to their abilities and age. With the usual 10K route, La Mercè 10K Bimbo Global Race will start at 8:30 am on Avinguda Reina Maria Cristina and will go through the city center passing by such emblematic places as Avinguda Paral·lel, Passeig de Sant Joan and Plaça Catalunya.

With the aim of eliminating barriers in sport and promoting everyone’s participation, the event again includes La Mercè 2K Inclusive Bimbo Global Race. This adapted category is run in conjunction with the 10K and is aimed at people over the age of 14 with intellectual disabilities or reduced mobility who are unable to complete a distance of 10 kilometers for physical reasons.

New this year is La Mercè Bimbo Global Youth Race, targeted at at people born between 2007 and 2011 who want to take part in one of the most emblematic races in the city. This new option offers two distances to run depending on the participant's age: 800 and 1,600 meters.

Museums with Free Entry for La Mercè

Celebrated September 22-25, 2023, the La Mercè festival program is packed with things to do and see. But if all the festivities of La Mercè get to be a bit too much, why not take a culture break?

Many of the city’s museums observe the holiday with a jornada de portes obertes (open doors). Check out our interactive map with all the locations that are throwing open their doors for free: Map of Barcelona Museums with Free Entry for La Mercè.

For other ideas about how to celebrate La Mercè check out our article Celebrating La Mercè.

For more events check our online events calendar.