The Festival of Barceloneta is celebrated around the day of San Miguel (September 29). During the Fiesta Mayor there are sardana concerts, havaneres on the beach, correfocs, concerts, dances, a parade with the giants Pep Barceló and María la Nieta, and the cannon parade: a local dressed as a Napoleonic general carries a cannon and, as he shoots candy, it is very popular with the children. The cannon passes through the streets of the neighborhood and each time it is fired the attendees pretend to fall and collect the candy. In addition to these activities, some streets are decorated by the neighbors who organize their own activities (music and dance mainly). This festival organized by the Association of Neighbors of La Barceloneta seems to have started in the mid-nineteenth century, on the occasion of the centenary of the constitution of the neighborhood.
The most important events and activities of the 2025 edition are as follows
September 26th
The proclamation
Children's proclamation at 7:00 pm and proclamation of the Fiesta Mayor at 7:45 pm. The silver cannon is awarded and tributes are paid by the AAVV of Barceloneta. The giants of Barceloneta participate from the Barceloneta market to the Barceloneta square, and the Raval's Band will perform with pica-pica and other surprises.
Time: from 19:00 to 22:00 h.
Place: Plaça de La Barceloneta.
Guided Tour "La Barceloneta: Historical and social memory of a vindicative neighborhood".
A tour through La Barceloneta to show its collective memory through significant places for the neighbors of the neighborhood. We will visit places of cultural and social interest, both current and already disappeared. Free activity with limited places. Registration here: info@casabarceloneta1761.cat.
Time: 19:00 h.
Place: Casa de la Barceloneta 1761 (carrer de Sant Carles, 6).
September 27th
Festa Major Gymkhana
Gymkhana that starts and ends at Plaça del Poeta Boscà. You can register through the social networks of the Comissió de Festes de la Barceloneta.
Time: from 10:00 to 13:00 h.
Place: Poeta Boscà Square.
Urban Barceloneta
A day of urban culture, art and sport in the street with competitions, exhibitions and workshops open to all audiences. There will be activities of initiation to Dapo in its various forms, meetings of muralists and graffiti artists on the waterfront, and sports events such as DapoGolf, DapoBowling or DapoVoley, which will culminate with finals and battles. The wall of the Parc de la Barceloneta will be filled with color and creative messages, in an atmosphere of free expression and community. The program also includes the 15th edition of the Breaking Red Line championship, where the best dancers will show their talent in 2 vs. 2 confrontations, organized by the HOP Festival and the Centre Cívic Barceloneta.
Time: from 11:00 to 21:30 h.
Place: Plaza Poeta Boscà.
Salsoneta
It's already 20 years of Salsoneta, accompanied on this occasion by the AfroLatin Jam All Stars Orchestra.
Time: from 18:00 to 24:00 h.
Place: Plaza del Mar.
September 28th
Salsoneta
More Salsoneta.
Time: from 11:00 to 22:00 h.
Place: Plaza del Mar.
Festa Major Gymkhana
Gymkhana that starts and ends at the Plaza del Poeta Boscà. You can register through the social networks of the Comissió de Festes de la Barceloneta.
Time: from 10:00 to 13:00 h.
Place: Poeta Boscà Square.
Habanera singing
Enjoy the Mediterranean coast, embodied in this musical style so typical of the neighborhood and Catalonia.
Time: from 19:30 to 21:00 h.
Place: Plaça de La Barceloneta.
September 29th
Circus show with the schools and the cannon.
Circus show by "Los Herrerita", aimed at children from 1st to 6th grade of Mediterrània and Alexandre Galí schools. After the show, there will be a visit to the Barceloneta Canyon.
Time: from 10:00 to 11:30 h.
Place: Parc de la Barceloneta (basketball court).
October 2nd
Fiesta Mayor +60 Gala Dinner
Dinner for the elderly people of Barceloneta with show and music.
Time: from 20:00 to 23:00 h.
Venue: Municipal sports courts of the Maquinista (pg. Salvat Papasseit, 45)
October 3rd
Young party
Party with DJ's and gifts for attendees.
Time: from 10:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Place: Poeta Boscà square.
October 4th
Trabucaires
Parade through the streets of the Barceloneta neighborhood. Lots of noise, gunpowder and energy.
Time: from 9:00 to 10:00 h
Place: departure at Plaza de la Barceloneta.
Ta-ka-tà Championship on the beach
Sport originating in Barceloneta, a mixture of beach volleyball and tennis, as it is played with a tennis ball but with the hand.
Time: from 10:00 to 13:30 h.
Place: Somorrostro beach.
Sardana dance with the Cobla Sant Jordi.
Showing of the sardana groups.
Time: from 12:00 to 14:00 h.
Place: Poeta Boscà square.
Beastly fire
Parade with torches, correfoc and fire display. The festive day will begin at 19:00 h with the concentration and preparation of the participants at the starting point. At 20:30 h will take place the traditional cercavila with torches, which will cross the Centre Cívic Barceloneta, Andrea Dòria street, Atlàntida street, Poeta Boscà square and Miquel de Pedrola street. At 21:00 h will begin the correfoc, which will continue along Pepe Rubianes street, Joan de Borbó promenade and Barceloneta square. The party will continue at 21:30 h with a fire display by the participating colles and the reading of the versots. Finally, at 10:30 p.m., the great final cremada will be held in the Plaza de la Barceloneta with all the participants.
Time: from 19:30 to 22:30 h.
Place fire show: Plaça de La Barceloneta.
Correfoc of the cannon
Another correfoc, accompanied by the Barceloneta cannon, starting at Pizarro street.
Time: from 22:00 to 24:00 h.
Itinerary: Pizarro street, 1-3 - Ginebra street - Passeig Joan Salvat-Papasseit - Andrea Dòria street - Atlàntida street (Plaza Poeta Boscà) - Sant Carles street - Miquel de Pedrola street - Pepe Rubianes street - pg. Marítim - Plaza del Mar.
October 5th
Parade of banners of the choral associations of Barceloneta.
Meeting of all the banners of the choral associations of Barceloneta, parading through different streets with the accompaniment of the Gigantón Miguelet and the Giants of Barceloneta.
Time: from 11:30 to 14:30 h
Itinerary: departure at Plaça Poeta Boscà and arrival at Plaça de la Maquinista.
Gospel Concert
Time: from 19:00 to 21:00 h.
Place: Plaça de La Barceloneta.
Closing of the Festa Major de La Barceloneta.
Dj and confetti session.
Time: from 21:30 to 23:00 h.
Place: Plaça Poeta Boscà.
La Sardineta, a festival within the Barceloneta's Festival of La Barceloneta
La Sardineta is an association of agroecological consumption, founded in 2010 in the neighborhood of La Barceloneta, Barcelona. The organization promotes responsible consumption that respects both the environment and people. It focuses on the purchase of agroecological products that guarantee a fair price for producers, respect natural cycles and encourage local and fair marketing.
In addition, La Sardineta participates in neighborhood movements and organizes since its creation the Fiesta Mayor Sardineta, an event that is part of the Fiesta Mayor de La Barceloneta.
