Barcelona will mark the completion of La Rambla’s transformation with a two-day public festival on 13 and 14 February 2027. The event is intended to reconnect residents with the avenue and restore its role as a shared civic space in the city centre.
The festival will be directed artistically by visual creator Lluís Danés and will follow the theme “Rambles amunt, rambles avall” (Up the Ramblas, Down the Ramblas). It is planned as a participatory event that treats La Rambla as a symbol, a stage and a meeting place for the community.
Artistic disciplines including circus, music, dance and poetry will form part of the programme. The event will also recall figures and milestones linked to the avenue, alongside personal and family memories connected to the promenade.
Local social and cultural groups are expected to take part in shaping and delivering activities. Organisations from El Raval, El Gòtic, Ciutat Vella and other parts of Barcelona will work with artists to create a shared public space rather than a purely observational event. For more local coverage, see our news page.
Danés has divided the promenade into five sections, Canaletes, Estudis, Flors, Caputxins and Santa Mònica, with each area set to have its own atmosphere. The concept will reference details such as the chairs at Canaletes, the flowers and florists that define the avenue, and other familiar places and figures associated with La Rambla.
The reopening festival will come after more than four years of renovation work, which began in October 2022 in the section between Colom and Santa Madrona. The project is now in its final phase, with work continuing on the central section up to Plaça de Catalunya. Completion is expected in the first quarter of 2027, after more than 50 months and an investment of more than €55 million.
The reform has included citizen and stakeholder engagement, along with new coordination and information tools such as the La Rambla Coordination Office and Espai Rambla. The Ciutat Vella District has also recently approved further measures linked to the avenue. More background on the city’s public realm projects is available through Barcelona’s official channels, including the Barcelona City Council and the city portal.
