Mostra de gegants—La Mercè 2024

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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?

This special edition celebrates 600 years of the gegants, featuring a hundred gegants, gegantons and gegantets from the city's neighborhoods joined by various figures that are not normally on display for La Mercè, including the Tricentenari gegants, the Marina, the Carnaval, the Laia and the Xemeneies of Poble-sec, alongside the city's giants and those from El Pi and Santa Maria del Mar.

What to Do for La Mercè

Celebrated in the days surrounding September 24th, the La Mercè festival program is packed with things to do and see. From parades and exhibits filled with gegants (giants), capgrossos (bigheads) and fire-breathing beasts to giant castells (human towers), traditional dances, correfocs (fire runs), drone light shows, fireworks displays and free concerts, you're sure to find something to delight and amaze you.

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). To make the most of your time, take a look at 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.

See our Guide to La Mercè for a list of the festival's events and discover the story behind one of the biggest celebrations on Barcelona's calendar and the many traditions that make this beloved Catalan holiday so special.

For more events during the Festes de la Mercè check our online events calendar.