Mobility and transport

Via Laietana will be completely closed to traffic this Sunday to make way for the festivities there, which are set to take up the whole avenue from Pl. Urquinaona to Pl. Issidra Diallo. Activities will be organised in the road, as well as the large new spaces which have been created with the revamp, facilitating connections between neighbourhoods and making the street more people friendly. The celebration will also have two main stages, in Pl. Antoni Maura and Pl. Issidra Diallo.

The thirty activities include a chance to enjoy a concert by Xiula or a workshop and concert by The A Swing Band. Besides learning how to dance swing, there are also workshops and breakdance displays with Breaking Barrio Activo, circus with Encirclant, magic with El Rei de la màgia, and a chance to be a festive devil with the Ball de Diables Barcelona – Revenenedors.

Street games are also in store, TMB will be joining in by displaying one of its oldest buses, and there’s a photography exhibition to see what Via Laietana was like in the past. There’s even a picnic space where people can relax in the shade in Pl. Ramon Berenguer el Gran. Throughout the day, there will be parades along the avenue, such as those by traditional culture organisations from the Federació d’Entitats de Cultura Popular de la Barcelona Vella, or the rhythm and percussion of Nexart Percussion and Sambe Kings.

Check out the full programme for the celebration (download the PDF of the programme):

ZONE 1: from Pl. Urquinaona to C/ Comtal.

• 10.30 am to 6 pm. Visit the historical TMB bus.
• 10.30 am to 6 pm. Viewpoint for the new Via Laietana.
• 10.30 am to 6 pm. “Memory and action”, by the Office for Climate Change and Sustainability.
• 10.30 am to 6 pm. “Reading corner”, by the Office for Climate Change and Sustainability.
• 1 pm to 2 pm. Procession with festive figures: the Gegants del Raval, the Gegants de la Barceloneta, the Mulassa de Barcelona, the Dofí del Casc Antic and live musicians (Federació d’Entitats de Cultura Popular de la Barcelona Vella).
• 3.30 pm to 6 pm. Devils workshop, by the Ball de Diables de Barcelona – Revenedors.

ZONE 2: from C/ Sant Pere Més Baix to Pl. Antoni Maura. STAGE in Av. Francesc Cambó.

• 10.30 am to 6 pm. Street games: Form Jocs.
• 11 am to 11.30 am. Display by the Falcons de Barcelona (Federació d’Entitats de Cultura Popular de la Barcelona Vella). 
• 11.30 am to 12.50 pm. ON STAGE: concert by Xiula.
• 4.30 pm to 5 pm. Itinerant percussion ending up ON STAGE: Nexart Percussion.
• 5 pm to 6 pm. ON STAGE: display and breakdance workshop by Breaking Barrio Activo.

ZONE 3: from Pl. Antoni Maura to C/ Jaume I

• 10.30 am to 6 pm. Street games: Guixot de 8.
• 10.30 am to 6 pm. Picnic and relaxation area in Pl. Ramon Berenguer el Gran.
• 11 am to 2 pm. Circus workshop, by Encircant.
• 11 am to 6 pm. Play the piano from the Maria Canals Competition.

ZONE 4: from C/ Jaume I to Pl. Idrissa Diallo / Correus. STAGE in Pl. Idrissa Diallo.

• 10.30 am to 10.50 am. Fitness with Bàrbara Martínez.
• 10.30 am to 2.30 pm. Paper stars workshop, by La Roda Fundació.
• 10.30 am to 6 pm. Street games: Tata Inti.
• 11 am to 11.30 am and 11.45 am to 12.15 pm. Magic workshops, by El Rei de la màgia.
• 11 am to 3 pm. “Cal Titella”, Galiot Teatre puppet creation space, by La Roda Fundació.
• 11 am to 12 noon. ON STAGE: swing workshop by The A Swing Band.
• 11.30 am to 1 pm. Aerial workshop, by RAI: Recursos d’Animació Intercultural.
• 12 noon to 1.30 pm. ON STAGE: concert by The A Swing Band.
• 13.15 om to 2.15 pm. Itinerant music and percussion, by Sambe Kings.
• 4.15 pm to 5 pm. ON STAGE: Dance display and workshop by Esbart Català de Dansaires (Federació d’Entitats de Cultura Popular de la Barcelona Vella). 
• 4.30 pm to 5.30 pm. Procession with festive figures: the Gegants de Sant Jaume, the Gegants de Sant Pere de les Puel·les, the Víbria de Barcelona and live musicians (Federació d’Entitats de Cultura Popular de la Barcelona Vella). 
• 5.10 pm to 6 pm. ON STAGE: Magic show by Pere Rafart / El Rei de la màgia.
• 5.30 pm to 6 pm. Aerial show, by RAI: Recursos d’Animació Intercultural.

Closed to traffic from 7.30 am to 9 pm

To make this celebration possible, Via Laietana will be closed to traffic for the duration of the event. The restriction will be in place from 7.30 am to 9 pm to allow for the assembly and dismantling process for activities. During this time, and in an effort to ensure safety, vehicles will not be able to use Via Laietana, except for emergency vehicles if needed.