Barcelona New Years Eve 2024

Guide to new years eve in Barcelona. Fireworks and street parties, top restaurants & hotels for NYE 2023-2024

New Years Eve in Barcelona brings celebration, traditions and some pretty epic fireworks. The city remains a very popular European destination, attracting visitors in their thousands to see in the new year on the lively city streets of the Catalan capital city.

The residents of Barcelona mark all the Spanish new year traditions while adding a few of their own, including the new years eve party on the Plaça Catalunya and live music and fireworks at the Magic Fountain on the Maria Cristina Boulevard.

Montjuic New Years Eve Celebration

This is the official new years eve celebration in Barcelona and attracts the biggest crowds of locals and visitors alike. This free family friendly event takes place at Plaça Espanya and on the Maria Cristina Boulevard and gets underway at around 9.30pm (kids stay up late in Spain!) and continues into early hours of new years day.

The event includes live music and entertainment throughout the evening, culminating in a spectacular light show and fireworks at midnight, centred on the famous Magic Fountain of Montjuic. the biggest crowds gather on Avenue de la Reina Maria Cristina to watch the fireworks.

We recommend heading to the party on foot if you can, but otherwise the metro will be running throughout the night.

Plaça Catalunya Party

The famous Plaça Catalunya is another very popular gathering point on new years eve in Barcelona, with many choosing to head here over the Montjuic party thanks to it's more central and easily reached location.

The party here is more informal, with crowds gathering with their family and friends to see in the new year by eating grapes and drinking bottles of Cava. There is something of a tradition of smashing the empty bottles in the square after midnight, so don't be too alarmed if you hear the the sound of breaking glass!

New Year's Eve at Poble Espanyol

The Poble Espanyol dance party, is a new year tradition in Barcelona centred around Plaza Mayor that has been taking place for over 2 decades now, making it one of the longest running new years eve parties in the country.

The party takes place in three different settings: the Plaza Mayor, a large and comfortable outdoor space equipped with a large transparent glasshouse that will allow attendees to keep warm while they enjoy the last night of the year; the marquee and the VIP area, a comfortable and exclusive zone located in one of the site's legendary nightclubs, which will be reserved for a limited number of people.

This event location is very close to the Magic Fountains of Montjuic and the celebration gets underway at 10.30pm and continues right through until 6am on new years day. More details and tickets are available here.

La Dolce Vitae Majestic New Years Eve

Views on new years eve are always in top demand as people seek out spaces to watch the fireworks while avoiding the crowds, and in Barcelona a great opportunity presents itself at the spectacular 5 star Majestic Hotel, where their rooftop bar offers views not only of the city, but also across to the beach and Mediterranean sea.

The new years eve party here usually includes a spectacular dinner, but as you would expect it doesn't come cheap! Find more details and reserve your table online here.

NYE Nightclubs

Barcelona is well known for it's nightclub scene, and come new years eve the top venues will all be competing to host the top party. Popular venues to check out include:

Pacha
Sala Apolo
Razzmatazz
Opium
Input High Fidelity Dance Club
Sutton Club

New Years Eve Hotels

Barcelona has a great range of hotels and apartments to choose from, but as always with a mjor city on new years eve it is advisable to book well in advance. Many of the top hotels also host their own new year parties if you prefer to keep your celebrations all in the same place.

Top places to consider include:

Hotel Barcelona Princess
W Hotel Barcelona
Ohla Hotel
Hotel Omm
Hotel Casa Fuster
Mandarin Oriental

There are also some great new year packages available at The One Barcelona, a top luxury 5 star hotel.

You can search for deals at all of these venues, plus all of the other top Barcelona NYE hotels here.

NYE Live Stream, Webcams

We haven't been able to track down much in the way of TV coverage, although there will certainly be highlights of the fireworks screened the next day.

If you're looking to watch live then the best option is probably to check out some of the local live streaming webcam views, of which there are several in the city:

Barcelona webcams

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