Everything was ready for the show that saw the city bid farewell to 2025 and ring in 2026 – a performance to share in both the final moments of the year ending and the first of the one beginning. Fireworks, drones and music once again took centre stage but this year’s celebration came with a fresh twist thanks to the participation of Marc Parrot, who was tasked with drawing on the rhythms and sounds of the past and blending them with the electronic tones and sonic innovations of tomorrow. 

As with previous years, the production was by Groupe F. This time, the performance was split into four parts, each inspired by one of the four elements: air, water, earth and fire. Each element symbolised a facet of Catalan identity and was paired with traditional instruments, reinterpreted through a contemporary lens. Tenores, tibles, flabiols, fiscorns, gralles and guitars took audiences on a journey through Catalonia’s musical heritage – from ancient melodies to rumba and havaneres – bringing them into the present with new sonic textures.

The result was a New Year’s Eve celebration that blended emotion and tradition with today’s rhythms – a contemporary, festive and moving creation that spoke to the spirit of Barcelona and Catalonia.

The show began ten minutes before midnight and continued into the first ten minutes of 2026. 

In Barcelona, we celebrated the turn of the year in Av. Reina Maria Cristina. Were you there?
 

Artistic team:
Groupe F
Marc Parrot

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