Merced festivities 2025

Estopa, with six songs in Catalan and the restored Magic Fountain, fill the Piromusical with celebration.

Media | 28/09/2025

The final fireworks of the Piromusical.

Pere Hosta: "I've been doing serious humor for 20 years"

Girona | 24/09/2025

The clown Pere Hosta in front of the Le Bistrot restaurant in Girona, on the Sant Domènec climb.

Route, schedule, and traffic disruptions for the Mercè race

Society | 19/09/2025

Runners in the 2024 Merced race.

Ferran Sáez Mateu

Culture wars (covert)

Opinion | 02/09/2025

Discover all the La Mercè 2025 concerts in Barcelona, including schedules and venues.

Culture | 02/09/2025

The public during the Oques Grasses concert on Bogatell beach.

Controversy over the Merced poster: the archbishopric says it "ridiculs" the Virgin.

Society | 29/07/2025

Presentation of the official poster for La Mercè 2025, by Lluís Danés (on the right of the image).

The controversy!

Opinion | 29/07/2025