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<\/p>\n La\u00a0Merc\u00e8\u00a0transforms Barcelona into a grand stage bursting with fantasy and imagination. Creativity is the driving force behind it, traditions its roots, and music an outstanding voice. Over 600 activities and shows go on during the week with more than 2000 artists and professionals taking part.<\/p>\n The wide artistic endeavor embodies the city\u2019s values. A key element is the involvement of a large number of local groups and associations, with sponsorship and\u00a0 collaboration from private companies. All events are free.<\/p>\n La\u00a0Merc\u00e8\u00a0aims to be a reflection of the city itself – enterprising, creative and inventive. Barcelona is a city moving forward with a search for innovation and evolution. The Festival manages to maintain its qua<\/span>l<\/span>ity while at the same time it is searching for and presenting new trends.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>http:\/\/www.bcn.cat\/merce\/docs\/en\/LaMerce16_EN.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Amazing cultural activities: dance, circus, street theatre, concerts.<\/p>\n Large scale of events after dark: fire, light, images, technology.<\/p>\n In the programme of traditional culture always included are:<\/p>\n \u00abToc D\u2019inici \u00bb, Cavalcade, Castellers, Sardanes, Dances, Correfoc, Bastoners, Grallers, Trabucaires…600.000 people on the street.<\/p>\n Guest city of 2016: Paris<\/p>\n Barcelona is an open city, a meeting point, a melting pot of cultures, origins and believes, that have left a mark in the history of our land. La\u00a0Merc\u00e8\u00a0encloses the Guest City program aimed to bringing Barcelona\u2019s people closer to the different cultures with which they coexist. Through this parallel program, a city from somewhere else in the world is invited to present its culture and its top artistic proposals.<\/p>\n![\"Barcelona\"](\"http:\/\/bouncearoundbarcelona.com\/wpbab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DSCN8901kicsi.jpg\")
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