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# L’Illa Diagonal marks end of refurbishment with three days of public celebrations
- URL: https://barna.news/lilla-diagonal-marks-end-of-refurbishment-with-three-days-of-public-celebrations/
- Published: 2025-09-12T08:51:12.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-11T20:58:48.000Z
- Description: Barcelona’s first modern shopping centre, L’Illa Diagonal, is celebrating the end of a full refurbishment with a weekend of open-air spectacle, circus, live music and dance, running from 18 to 20 September. The official reopening begins at 18:00 on Thursday 18 September and features civic representa
- Author: Barbara Town
- Tags: Urban Development, Culture

Barcelona’s first modern shopping centre, L’Illa Diagonal, is celebrating the end of a full refurbishment with a weekend of open-air spectacle, circus, live music and dance, running from 18 to 20 September. The official reopening begins at 18:00 on Thursday 18 September and features civic representatives alongside mayor Jaume Collboni, before a headline concert by singer Ramon Mirabet.

![](https://barna.news/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Lilla-Diagional-1024x576.webp)

Exterior of L’Illa Diagonal after the reform

The overhaul, part of a €32 million investment, has refreshed both the interior and the surrounding Jardins de Sant Joan de Déu, where a funambulist will walk a 60-metre line more than 20 metres above the ground. A vertical dance piece by Del Revés adds to a programme of free, capacity-limited performances.

Outside, more than 8,000 m² of gardens have been redesigned by Batlleiroig with new play zones, water features, an amphitheatre and habitat improvements. The 200-metre Umbracle now doubles as a climate-resilient shaded promenade and gastronomic strip with four terraces. Inside, upgraded common areas and lighting sit alongside energy-efficiency measures, including solar panels projected to cut annual emissions by over 75,000 kg of CO₂.

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