Mostra de gegants—La Mercè 2023

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The famous gegants come out in all their splendor for the days of La Mercè. In this very special edition, there will once again be around a hundred gegants, gegantons and gegantets from the city's neighborhoods. Do you want to meet them?

The giants on display will include the giants of El Guinardó, Joan el Portuguès and Marieta de la Font from the Cuento fountain in that neighborhood; the giants of Sarrià, Gervasi and Laieta; the giants of Trinitat Nova, Daniel and Teresa; the new giants of Plaça Nova, Roc and Laia; the giants of the Vila de Gràcia, Pau and Llibertat; the giants of Sagrada Família, Pere and Pepa; the half-human, half-pigeon giants of Sant Andreu de Palomar; the old giants of the Casa de la Caritat, Rodanxona and Rodanxó; and the giants of the District of Horta-Guinardó, Perot Rocaguinarda and the Bugadera d’Horta, among others.

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 go to What to Do for La Mercè.