Everything you need to know about this year's Diada

With the motto "I am here. We are here. Independence", this year the citizen mobilization for September 11th will once again be decentralized. It is being called in three cities: Barcelona, Girona and Amposta, organized by the Catalan National Assembly, Òmnium Cultural, the Council for the Republic, the AMI, the Intersindical and the CIEMEN. We explain everything that is planned for this National Day:

Barcelona

The mobilization in Barcelona will be divided into two columns, one for the present and one for the future. The first is called at 17:14 hours at Gran Via with Casanova street; the second, at the same time at Via Laietana, at the Cathedral square. Both will meet at Catalunya square to "unite the fight for independence" after following this route:

Girona

In this case, a single column will travel through the streets of Girona. The gathering is at 5:14 PM at Plaça de Catalunya, and it will pass through Gran Via de Jaume I, Avinguda de Ramon Folc, the Rellotge roundabout, and will culminate at La Copa.

Amposta

The city will also receive two columns: the one of the present, which is summoned at the street of Sebastià Juan Arbó with Italy street at 16:30, and the one of the future, which is cited at the avenue of Santa Bàrbara with Elisabets street at 16:50. Both will meet at the hanging bridge of Amposta.

The Festival for Freedom

One more year, the day will end with the traditional Festival for Freedom, organized by Òmnium, starting at 7 p.m. on Passeig Lluís Companys. It will feature performances by DJ Trapella, La Gossa Sorda, and DJ K-ZU. The concert will close the Diada's agenda of activities and, between the performances, the cultural organization will hold a brief political act "aimed at the youth of the country".

Institutional acts

The President of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa, will address the citizens on the evening of September 10th, at 9 p.m., with his traditional speech from the Palau. A while earlier, at the Parliament, the giant 'senyera' flag will have been raised in an institutional ceremony that, symbolically, will kick off the celebrations. Citizens will be able to visit both the Parliament and the Palau de la Generalitat on Friday, as they will hold an open house day.

During the Diada itself, the main event will be at eight in the evening at the National Theatre of Catalonia; an event that will revolve around the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the first official celebration of the Eleventh of September after the Franco dictatorship. Before that, however, the Government, political parties, institutions, and social, economic, and sports entities of the country will proceed to make the offering at the monument to Rafael Casanova.