La Mercè
La Mercè: Popular fiesta, Barcelona, September
- MonthSeptember
- Event typePopular fiesta
- How the date is setFixed calendar date
- TownBarcelona
- RegionCataluña
Context
- Radius of effect50–100 km: the event moves occupancy and rate
- Attendance365,000 · 2023 Confirmed
- What is countedspectators at the concerts
- Published byAjuntament de Barcelona
- Caveat on the figureConcerts only. The 2025 and 2026 balances publish no attendance at all — only digital metrics.
- Origin not publishedOrganisers do not publish nationality at the gate: in the Festival Codex archive the field is empty on all 251 full-schema records across three countries. Of 83 Spanish events, three publish a breakdown.
- Inbound flow to the community that month2,123,820 foreign trips — 9.5% of the community's annual flow. The community peaks in August. Estimate
- Country mix of the flowThe country mix is published for August only, and for a festival in September it says nothing: putting it here would pass one month off as another.
- What this is NOTThis is the flow into the community, not the audience of the festival. Not one of the 83 Spanish festivals publishes a visitor passport. Basis: trips inferred from phone positioning — NOT a passport — TMOV_R, measurement from mobile-phone positioning.
- Regional seasonalityYear-round, peak May–Sep
- Regional volume, 202560.6m hotel overnight stays (INE)
- Upper-tier houses in town8
- With a MICHELIN Key in town1
- Rooms recorded1,978
- Starred tables in townABaC · Cocina Hermanos Torres · Disfrutar
- Other attractions in townSagrada Família · Park Güell · Casa Batlló
- FestivalsSant Jordi · Primavera Sound · Sónar
Hotels
| Hotels | Distinction | Rooms |
|---|---|---|
| Mandarin Oriental Barcelona | 2 Keys | 120 |
| Hotel Arts Barcelona | 5★ decl. | 483 |
| W Barcelona | 5★ decl. | 473 |
| Hotel Casa Fuster | 5★ decl. | 105 |
| Majestic Hotel & Spa Barcelona | 5★ decl. | 271 |
| El Palace Barcelona | 5★ decl. | 120 |
| Grand Hotel Central | 5★ decl. | 147 |
| Nobu Hotel Barcelona | 5★ decl. | 259 |
Attractions listed
Sagrada Família · Park Güell · Casa Batlló · La Pedrera – Casa Milà
Starred tables
ABaC · Cocina Hermanos Torres · Disfrutar · Lasarte · Aleia · Cinc Sentits · Enigma · Mont Bar
Festivals
Sant Jordi · Primavera Sound · Sónar · Feria del Libro Antiguo · Fira de Santa Llúcia
Related
Cataluña · Barcelona · Festivals
How to read the marks
- 'confirmed' on an attendance figure means: a named body stated it for a named edition.
- 'estimate' means: the body itself presents the figure as an estimate and publishes no method.
The month is given for a typical year: Spanish fiesta dates often follow the church calendar and move. Verified 1 September 2026. Every figure on this page comes from the same register that feeds the tables — there is no second source of truth. What the register does not hold is absent here rather than estimated.