The Llum Bcn festival, which relocated to Poblenou in 2018 to utilize the open spaces of the former industrial and now technological district, has once again achieved overwhelming success. The event, running from Friday to Sunday, featured around forty installations, attracting 300,000 visitors in the previous year under the theme “Nocturnal Passages.”

Filmmaker Albert Serra, a self-proclaimed lover of the night, presented one of the most daring installations, dedicated to his favorite band, Molforts. He projected a concert onto the immense side wall of the Dhub, featuring the faces of singer Xavi Gratacós and drummer Enric Juncà, accompanied by the band's unclassifiable music.

Among the professional projects, Lola Solanilla's installation, Bulla, specialized in public space interventions, generated long queues at the Àgora Berta Cáceres in Parc de les Glòries. Nearly four thousand green spheres at different heights created a delicate, dreamlike cloud that invited poetic interpretation.

Other highlights included the green rays of Laser Faces by designer Antoni Arola, which established a dialogue with the architecture along the Diagonal and the Torre Glòries, and The Whispering Mountains by the Eness studio in Parc del Poblenou, inflatable sculptures that interact with visitors.

Organized by the Barcelona Institute of Culture, this year's Llum Bcn collaborated with the 2026 World Capital of Architecture initiative, incorporating ten installations that combine light and dance across ten districts of Barcelona, such as the aerial dance performance by Sacude Danza in Fort Pienc square.