Poblenou Festa Major 2026: complete guide, September 10-20.

The Poblenou Festa Major 2026 is here from September 10-20 for its 154th edition, and this time the neighborhood is serious: nearly 70 organizations and collectives are organizing over 360 activities spread between carrer Fluvià and carrer Marina, from passeig Marítim to plaça de les Glòries. Ten days of street life, popular dinners, music, and traditional culture, led by the Coordinadora d'Entitats del Poblenou, with the timeless motto echoing in every event: celebrating Festa Major is building community.

The Pregó: The Historical Archive Kicks Off the Festivities

The inaugural event is on Saturday, September 12, at 7 PM, at the roundabout on Rambla and carrer Joncar. This year, the Arxiu Històric del Poblenou delivers the opening speech, celebrating its 50th anniversary — the entity that has safeguarded photographs, oral testimonies, and the neighborhood's documentary memory since 1976. Half an hour earlier, at 6:30 PM, the Pregó Parade winds down the Rambla from carrer Pere IV, and the following morning, Sunday, September 13, at 8 AM, the Matinades — gralles, tabals, and firecrackers — wake up the neighborhood along the same route to announce that the Festa has arrived.

Giants, Big-Heads, and the 45th Gathering

The closing weekend brings together the festive imagery. On Sunday, September 20, at 10 AM, the 45th Giants Gathering plants the neighborhood's giants — Bernat, Maria, and Lloro del 36 — at carrer Joncar 35 (Can Saladrigas), alongside figures from all over Catalonia, many of them this year sharing a common theme: they are birds. At 11:30 AM, the Giants Parade begins, and after a joint dance at the Casino roundabout, it escorts the figures back to their respective municipalities. At the same time, at the Rambla roundabout, the Human Towers Day brings together the Jove de Barcelona with the Castellers de Sabadell as guest team. Earlier, on Saturday, September 19, at 11 AM, the Schools' Parade gets the neighborhood's kids moving with their own batucadas.

The Correfoc (Fire Run), Saturday, September 19, at 9 PM

Led by the Colla del Drac del Poble Nou and the Colla de Diables del Poblenou, the correfoc starts from Plaça Prim at 9 PM and covers a good part of the Rambla up to the Casino roundabout. Along with the fireworks display, it's the most crowded event of the Festa. The organization recommends cotton clothing (never synthetic fibers, which melt with heat), long pants and sleeves, closed footwear —never sandals— and ear and eye protection if possible. And a rule that is repeated every year: never obstruct the passage of the groups nor touch their fire tools.

Concerts and Performances You Can't Miss

Between dinners, the Festa Major's music program is packed, with tributes, cover bands, havaneres, and sardanes spread throughout the neighborhood's streets. On Friday, September 18, as part of the Nit Jove de Bac de Roda-Diagonal, DJ Beverly Hits, Ni Brot, and Les Que Faltaband close out the night, one of the most anticipated cover band performances of the Festa. Here's a selection of the highlights:

Full Day-by-Day Program

Beyond the main events, each festival committee maintains its own program of dinners, vermouths, bingos, and concerts. Here is the complete detail, street by street:

Thursday, September 10

• 5:30 PM, 6:15 PM, and 7 PM: micro-theater inspired by the Mystery Game. Pl. Rosa Peraulet.
• 7 PM: inauguration of the central exhibition of the Festa, "Llum i formes. Una mirada personal" ("Light and Forms. A Personal Look"). Can Felipa.
• 9-11 PM: street dinner. Rambla Jove.
• 9:30-11:30 PM: bikini and frankfurter night. Carrers Pallars-Espronceda.
• 10 PM-1 AM: "boletes" game. Carrers Pallars-Espronceda.
• 10 PM-3 AM: inaugural bingo. Carrers Marià Aguiló-Llull-Joncar.
• 11 PM-1 AM: Piratas Rumbaversions. Rambla Jove.
• 11 PM-3 AM: Rumbero de Barna and disco mobile. Carrers Galceran Marquet-Taulat.
• 11 PM-3 AM: disco mobile dance Cantí 20CUP26. Passatge Cantí.
• 1-3 AM: DJ with Spanish music from all eras. Rambla Jove.

Friday, September 11

• 12-2:30 PM: human towers day with Esquerdats de l'Eixample and Castellers de Barcelona. Carrers Bac de Roda-Diagonal.
• 12-1 PM: stick dance with the Colla Bastonera de la Verneda. Carrers Pallars-Espronceda.
• 12:30-2 PM: human towers day sketching and drawing exhibition. Carrers Bac de Roda-Diagonal.
• 2-3 PM: botifarra sausage grill with beans and dessert. Carrers Pallars-Espronceda.
• 2-6 PM: 18th Gathering of 'seques' with botifarra and after-dinner bingo. Carrers Marià Aguiló-Llull-Joncar.
• 5:30-7:30 PM: street parcheesi with snack. Rambla Jove.
• 6-9 PM: popular bingo. Carrers Bac de Roda-Diagonal.
• 6-10 PM: 70s, 80s, and 90s evening. Passatge Cantí.
• 6:30-9 PM: "boletes". Carrers Pallars-Espronceda.
• 9-10 PM: popular botifarra grill. Rambla Jove.
• 9-11 PM: popular dinner. Carrers Galceran Marquet-Taulat.
• 9:30-10 PM: dinner with ham sandwich. Carrers Bac de Roda-Diagonal.
• 9:30-11:30 PM: peccata minuta sandwiches. Carrers Pallars-Espronceda.
• 10 PM-1:30 AM: musical bingo. Carrers Bac de Roda-Diagonal.
• 10 PM-3 AM: youth night with Quacs Trinxera and DJ Siestas. Carrers Marià Aguiló-Llull-Joncar.
• 11 PM-3 AM: musical performance with Versió Zenit. Carrers Galceran Marquet-Taulat.
• 11 PM-3 AM: disco mobile dance Cantí 20CUP26. Passatge Cantí.
• 11-11:30 PM: Marc Casté DJ. Carrers Pallars-Espronceda.
• 11 PM-1 AM: Los 80 Pasajeros, cover band orchestra. Rambla Jove.
• 11:30 PM-1 AM: ABBA Golden Dream, ABBA tribute. Carrers Pallars-Espronceda.
• 1-1:30 AM: express "boletes". Carrers Pallars-Espronceda.
• 1-3 AM: DJ Rafisco. Rambla Jove.
• 1:30-3 AM: Marc Casté DJ. Carrers Pallars-Espronceda.

Saturday, September 12

• 10 AM-2 PM: popular sardine grill and solidarity market. Carrers Galceran Marquet-Taulat.
• 11 AM: Parade of the Parrot of '36. Can Saladrigas.
• 11 AM-12:30 PM: children's activity "The World Cup". Passatge Cantí.
• 11 AM-2 PM: dog photocall with Gossos Poblenou. Carrers Bac de Roda-Diagonal.
• 11:30 AM-12 PM: children's hot chocolate. Carrers Bac de Roda-Diagonal.
• 12-1:15 PM: family concert Arcàdia, with La Belluga. Carrers Bac de Roda-Diagonal.
• 12:30-2:30 PM: hip-hop vermouth with Kahli Clematis R&B. Carrers Pallars-Espronceda.
• 1-2 PM: cooking contest. Carrers Bac de Roda-Diagonal.
• 1-2:30 PM: street meal by the Cantí Committee. Passatge Cantí.
• 5:30-7 PM: La Voz Kids. Rambla Jove.
• 6-7 PM: clowns and puppets with Cia. 3/4 de Quinze. Carrers Pallars-Espronceda.
• 6-9:30 PM: exhibition of the 35th "The Sea" Photography Contest. Carrers Bac de Roda-Diagonal.
• 6:30 PM: Pregó Parade. Start: Rambla del Poblenou / Pere IV.
• 7 PM: Opening Speech, by the Poblenou Historical Archive on its 50th anniversary. Rambla del Poblenou / Joncar.
• 7-9 PM: playback show "The Songs of Our Lives". Carrers Bac de Roda-Diagonal.
• 9-11 PM: popular dinner. Carrers Galceran Marquet-Taulat.
• 9-11 PM: street dinner. Rambla Jove.
• 9:20-10:30 PM: Ketubara Batucada Barcelona. Carrers Galceran Marquet-Taulat.
• 9:30-11:30 PM: peccata minuta sandwiches. Carrers Pallars-Espronceda.
• 9:30-11 PM: fraternity dinner. Carrers Marià Aguiló-Llull-Joncar.
• 10-11 PM: botifarra dinner with potatoes and coca with cava. Carrers Bac de Roda-Diagonal.
• 11 PM-1 AM: bingo. Rambla Jove.
• 11 PM-3 AM: musical performance with Fase 3 Trio. Carrers Galceran Marquet-Taulat.
• 11 PM-3 AM: disco mobile dance Cantí 20CUP26. Passatge Cantí.
• 11:15 PM-12:45 AM: Fitos y el Fitipaldi, Fito & Fitipaldis tribute. Carrers Pallars-Espronceda.
• 11:30 PM-3 AM: disco mobile with Marc Casté. Carrers Bac de Roda-Diagonal.
• 11:30 PM-3 AM: dance with Zenit. Carrers Marià Aguiló-Llull-Joncar.
• 12:45-1:15 AM: express "boletes". Carrers Pallars-Espronceda.
• 1-3 AM: Set de Nit, Catalan covers. Rambla Jove.
• 1:15-3 AM: Milindris Band, Melendi tribute. Carrers Pallars-Espronceda.

Sunday, September 13

• 8 AM: Matinades. Rambla del Poblenou / Pere IV.
• 10 AM: traditional games. Can Saladrigas.
• 10 AM-2 PM: popular botifarra grill. Carrers Galceran Marquet-Taulat.
• 11 AM-12 PM: festival of colors. Carrers Pallars-Espronceda.
• 11:30 AM-9 PM: "A Poblenou of All Colors", 23rd Intercultural Festival. Parc del Centre del Poblenou.
• 11:30 AM-12:30 PM: family show "Pilandok, the jungle guardian" (Intercultural Festival). Carrers Bac de Roda-Diagonal.
• 12:30-6 PM: musical tapas with Bar La Unió. Carrers Marià Aguiló-Llull-Joncar.
• 12:30-2:30 PM: rumba vermouth with Rafaelito Salazar and Joan Herrero, from Los Manolos (Intercultural Festival). Carrers Pallars-Espronceda.
• 1-2 PM: performance by Convivim Sant Martí (Intercultural Festival). Carrers Bac de Roda-Diagonal.
• 1-2:30 PM: children's fun show. Rambla Jove.
• 1:30 PM: "vernissage", art exhibition by l'Aliança with a concert by cellist Joanna D'Arc and guided tour. Casino l'Aliança del Poblenou.
• 2:30-4 PM: lunch in the park (Intercultural Festival). Carrers Bac de Roda-Diagonal.
• 6-7:15 PM: Oyofe, African urban dances (Intercultural Festival). Carrers Bac de Roda-Diagonal.
• 6-7:30 PM: snack for seniors with Cristian. Carrers Galceran Marquet-Taulat.
• 6:30-7:30 PM: children's afternoon with Tururut. Carrers Marià Aguiló-Llull-Joncar.
• 6:30-9 PM: "boletes". Carrers Pallars-Espronceda.
• 7:30-8:45 PM: La Porteña and Los Piratas (Intercultural Festival). Carrers Bac de Roda-Diagonal.
• 8 PM-12 AM: Cuban dance with La Casa del Son. Carrers Galceran Marquet-Taulat.

Monday, September 14

• 5-7 PM: children's games and zig-zag fabrics. Carrers Galceran Marquet-Taulat.
• 5:30-6:30 PM: family theater "Hansel and Gretel, and who else?". Carrers Bac de Roda-Diagonal.
• 6 PM: SomSardana workshop (Sardana Day of l'Aliança). Casino l'Aliança del Poblenou.
• 6-7 PM: drawing contest (bring colors). Carrers Marià Aguiló-Llull-Joncar.
• 6:30-8:30 PM: dog scavenger hunt. Carrers Bac de Roda-Diagonal.
• 7 PM: live music by Cobla Mediterrània (Sardana Day). Casino l'Aliança del Poblenou.
• 9:30 PM-12 AM: bingo. Carrers Marià Aguiló-Llull-Joncar.

Tuesday, September 15

• 5-7 PM: children's activities. Carrers Galceran Marquet-Taulat.
• 5:30-7:30 PM: afternoon of family workshops. Carrers Bac de Roda-Diagonal.
• 6-9 PM: chess championship, organized by Escac i Mat. Carrers Marià Aguiló-Llull-Joncar.
• 9:30 PM-12 AM: cinema. Carrers Marià Aguiló-Llull-Joncar.

Wednesday, September 16

• 5-7 PM: children's activities. Carrers Galceran Marquet-Taulat.
• 6-8 PM: clay and modeling contest. Carrers Marià Aguiló-Llull-Joncar.
• 8-9:15 PM: musical theater show "Ibiza", by Las Marías. Carrers Bac de Roda-Diagonal.

Thursday, September 17

• 5-7 PM: children's activities. Carrers Galceran Marquet-Taulat.
• 5-8 PM: solidarity craft stall. Carrers Bac de Roda-Diagonal.
• 5:30-7 PM: party for seniors with snack. Carrers Bac de Roda-Diagonal.
• 6-7 PM: children's entertainment with Pep Callau i els Pepsicolen, and hot chocolate. Carrers Pallars-Espronceda.
• 6-8 PM: games for kids. Carrers Marià Aguiló-Llull-Joncar.
• 7:15-8:15 PM: choral performance "La Mediterrània". Carrers Bac de Roda-Diagonal.
• 8 PM: concert by the Barcelona Municipal Band, organized by the Coordinadora d'Entitats del Poblenou. Casino l'Aliança del Poblenou.
• 9:30-11:30 PM: open-air cinema, "The Dinner". Carrers Bac de Roda-Diagonal.
• 9:30 PM-12 AM: havaneres with Petita Havana. Carrers Marià Aguiló-Llull-Joncar.

Friday, September 18

• 5-7 PM: children's activities and plant workshop. Carrers Galceran Marquet-Taulat.
• 5:30-7 PM: children's activity "The World Cup". Passatge Cantí.
• 5:30-7:30 PM: afternoon dance for seniors with Orquestra Sabor Sabor. Rambla Jove.
• 6 PM: The Dragon's Mile race. Passeig Marítim del Bogatell.
• 6-9:30 PM: K-pop Random Dance with Hana Studio. Carrers Marià Aguiló-Llull-Joncar.
• 6-10 PM: 70s, 80s, and 90s evening. Passatge Cantí.
• 9-11 PM: popular dinner. Carrers Galceran Marquet-Taulat.
• 9-11 PM: street dinner. Rambla Jove.
• 9:30-10:45 PM: DJ Beverly Hits. Carrers Bac de Roda-Diagonal.
• 9:30-11 PM: fraternity dinner and shows. Carrers Pallars-Espronceda.
• 10 PM-3 AM: disco mobile with Mingo & Rutty. Carrers Marià Aguiló-Llull-Joncar.
• 11 PM-12:30 AM: Ni Brot. Carrers Bac de Roda-Diagonal.
• 11 PM-12:30 AM: bingo. Rambla Jove.
• 11-11:30 PM: Festa Major dinner raffle. Carrers Pallars-Espronceda.
• 11 PM-3 AM: musical performance with Versió Zenit. Carrers Galceran Marquet-Taulat.
• 11:30 PM-3 AM: night of shows with Professor Kobrac, Joaquín Matas and remember disco show. Carrers Pallars-Espronceda.
• 12:30-3 AM: Orquestra Urban. Rambla Jove.
• 1-3 AM: Les Que Faltaband. Carrers Bac de Roda-Diagonal.

Saturday, September 19

• 10 AM-2 PM: table tennis tournament. Carrers Bac de Roda-Diagonal.
• 10 AM-2 PM: popular botifarra grill. Carrers Galceran Marquet-Taulat.
• 11 AM-1 PM: Scrabble and escape room in Catalan. Carrers Bac de Roda-Diagonal.
• 11 AM: Schools' Parade. Start: Maria Gràcia Pont toy library.
• 11 AM-1 PM: lace makers' gathering. Carrers Marià Aguiló-Llull-Joncar.
• 11:30 AM-1:30 PM: board games with La Jungla. Carrers Bac de Roda-Diagonal.
• 12:30-2:30 PM: vermouth with Albert Casté DJ. Carrers Pallars-Espronceda.
• 5:30-6:30 PM: street chess. Rambla Jove.
• 6 PM: The Pulse of Taulat (second edition). Route: Rambla del Poblenou / Joncar, Parròquia de Santa Maria del Taulat and Sant Bernat Calbó, Casino de l'Aliança (big-heads parade and popular culture exhibition).
• 6 PM: Havaneres Singing and burnt rum, with Grup Ultramar. Pl. Prim.
• 6:30-9 PM: martial arts exhibition and hot chocolate. Carrers Marià Aguiló-Llull-Joncar.
• 7-9:30 PM: evening with Show Experience DJ. Carrers Pallars-Espronceda.
• 7-10 PM: evening with 80s, 90s, and 2000s music. Rambla Jove.
• 9 PM: The Fire Run. Start: Pl. Prim.
• 9-10:30 PM: fraternity dinner in the street. Passatge Cantí.
• 9-11 PM: popular dinner. Carrers Galceran Marquet-Taulat.
• 9:30-11:30 PM: peccata minuta sandwiches. Carrers Pallars-Espronceda.
• 9:30 PM-2:30 AM: dance with Non Stop Band. Carrers Marià Aguiló-Llull-Joncar.
• 10-11:30 PM: neighbors' dinner. Carrers Bac de Roda-Diagonal.
• 11 PM-3 AM: DJ Marc Casté. Carrers Galceran Marquet-Taulat.
• 11 PM-3 AM: DJ Cruz de Lucas. Rambla Jove.
• 11:30 PM-3 AM: Orquestra Aquarium. Carrers Bac de Roda-Diagonal.
• 11:30 PM-3 AM: El Show del Dream Team, with Toni Peret and Quique Tejada. Carrers Pallars-Espronceda.
• 11 PM-3 AM: disco mobile dance Cantí 20CUP26. Passatge Cantí.
• 1-1:30 AM: express "boletes". Carrers Pallars-Espronceda.

Sunday, September 20

• 10 AM: 45th Giants Gathering. Can Saladrigas.
• 11:30 AM: Human Towers Day. Rambla del Poblenou / Joncar.
• 11:30 AM: Giants Parade. Start: Can Saladrigas.
• 12-1 PM: rock morning with The Airwaves, The Ramones tribute. Carrers Pallars-Espronceda.
• 12-2 PM: 7th Puzzle Contest. Carrers Marià Aguiló-Llull-Joncar.
• 12:30-2 PM: vermouth concert with Goat Milk Shots Band. Carrers Bac de Roda-Diagonal.
• 1-3:30 PM: popular paella. Carrers Galceran Marquet-Taulat.
• 2-4 PM: farewell meal (fideuà, salad, and dessert). Carrers Pallars-Espronceda.
• 2-5 PM: farewell vermouth with neighbors and friends, and street meal. Carrers Marià Aguiló-Llull-Joncar.
• 5-6 PM: cava glass, farewell firecracker display, and cleanup. Carrers Bac de Roda-Diagonal.
• 6-7 PM: clowns with Tres Quarts de Quinze. Carrers Galceran Marquet-Taulat.
• 6-8 PM: singing exhibition with Coral Quatre Cants and end of party. Carrers Marià Aguiló-Llull-Joncar.
• 6-9 PM: "boletes". Carrers Pallars-Espronceda.
• 7-8 PM: popular hot chocolate. Carrers Galceran Marquet-Taulat.
• 8:30 PM: Closing Parade. Start: Rambla del Poblenou / Joncar, to the beach.
• 9:30 PM-12 AM: final party firecracker display and cava glass. Carrers Pallars-Espronceda.
• 10 PM: Fireworks Display. Passeig Marítim del Bogatell.

Accessibility and Purple Points

The Festa Major offers reserved spaces for people with reduced mobility at the four central events with the highest attendance — the opening speech, fire run, giants parade, and fireworks display — marked on the venue map, in addition to adapted WC cabins in key locations. For incidents of aggression, there are two Purple Points (Rambla del Poblenou 49 and plaça Josep Mª Huertas Claveria), active between 10:30 PM and 3:30 AM on the busiest nights. La Milla del Drac (The Dragon's Mile), on September 18 at passeig Marítim del Bogatell, includes a race category designed for participants with diverse abilities.

The Grand Finale: Closing Parade and Fireworks Display

On Sunday, September 20, at 8:30 PM, the Closing Parade leads all the neighborhood's festive imagery from the Rambla roundabout to the beach, where at 10 PM, the Castell de Focs (Fireworks Display) marks the grand finale: the pyrotechnic show that annually closes the Festa Major over the passeig Marítim del Bogatell.

Silvia Maestre's Poster and Paco Monforte's Exhibition

This edition's poster is the work of Poblenou local Silvia Maestre, featuring a style that simulates embroidery on linen, starring l'Estarrufat (in red) and la Víbria (in blue), historical symbols of the neighborhood. As a cultural appetizer, on Thursday, September 10, at 7 PM, the photographic exhibition by Paco Monforte, "Llum i formes. Una mirada personal" ("Light and Forms. A Personal Look"), opens at Centre Cívic Can Felipa, viewable until September 20. At the end of the Rambla, as every year, the funfair completes the festive atmosphere for those who want to end the night with something more than a street dinner.

You can consult the full program of the Poblenou Festa Major 2026 in PDF, with over 360 activities day by day, street by street.