Overview
- The 53rd edition is now open at the Parc del Fòrum with no tickets required and a higher crowd limit to ease pressure at peak hours.
- FECAC’s assembly chose to keep entry free because this is the last contracted year at the venue, and the group has begun negotiating a new concession.
- The city’s 2024 agreement raised the authorized capacity by at least 24% to cut late‑night closures and reduce disruption for nearby residents.
- Organizers expect peaks of about 40,000 people at busy times, with extra security, cleaning teams, and access controllers in place, while TMB is adding evening L4 metro trains on both weekends.
- The 2026 layout expands the outdoor cultural Village in a new “Plaza Real” area and hosts 86 casetas, as Valencia and Irun launch their own free Andalusian fairs to round out the regional calendar.