With just 15 days until the celebration, the Guild of Booksellers of Catalonia is finalizing preparations for what promises to be an exceptional day. Its president, Eric del Arco, revealed some of the most notable new features for this edition on the program Bon dia, Barcelona.
Among the main novelties, a significant increase in professional spaces dedicated to books has been confirmed, with a dozen sales points distributed across seven city districts. Furthermore, the number of publishers is also growing, reflecting the opening of new bookstores in Barcelona, a fact that, according to Del Arco, consolidates the city as a "creative hub for books".
“"The bookselling sector is growing in Barcelona, which indicates that the city is a creative hub for books."
One of the peculiarities of this Sant Jordi 2026 will be the absence of stalls on La Rambla, both for books and roses, due to ongoing construction work. The guild has expressed its understanding of this decision, considering that the current state of the works makes it unfeasible to set up the stalls.
“"Anyone who has passed through La Rambla in recent days will have noticed that it is unfeasible to set up the stalls there."
Del Arco emphasized the importance of celebrating the festivity in a "safe environment" and described the relocation as a "small interim" for one year, hoping that the stalls can return to La Rambla once the works are completed.
