More resources to complete the expansion of Fira de Barcelona. The Generalitat and the company Fira 2000 have signed a loan of 220 million euros with five financial institutions to complete the works of the Montjuïc and Gran Via venues. BBVA, Banc Sabadell, CaixaBank, Banco Santander, and the Catalan Institute of Finance (ICF) have participated in the operation.
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The capital injection will serve, on the one hand, to finance the first phase of the remodeling works of the Montjuïc spaces with up to 125 million euros. In addition, it will allow for 95 million to complete the construction project of Hall Zero at the Gran Via venue, which should be ready by early 2027.
This syndicated loan also had to be approved by the other institutional partners of the company Fira 2000: the Barcelona City Council, the L’Hospitalet de Llobregat City Council, the Barcelona Provincial Council, and the Barcelona Metropolitan Area (AMB). The repayment period will be 20 years, including four years of grace.
The Fira de Barcelona expansion project has a budget of 615 million euros, as recalled this Thursday by the Department of Economy led by Alicia Romero. Specifically, the construction of Hall Zero in Gran Via will involve an investment of 365 million euros, while the first phase of the Montjuïc remodeling will cost 250 million.
The Fira de Barcelona expansion project has a budget of 615 million euros
Precisely, the works of the new pavilion reached their midpoint at the beginning of 2026, after two years of work to erect the structure of the new fair space that will add 60,000 more square meters to Fira de Barcelona, as well as the accompanying office tower. Until now, the venue had 240,000 square meters.
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These 615 million in investment also include the rehabilitation works of the Alfons XIII pavilion and the construction of a new multifunctional pavilion in Montjuïc, which must be completed by 2029, coinciding with the centenary celebration of the 1929 International Exhibition.
This expansion will place Fira de Barcelona among the list of major European venues along with Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hannover, Munich, and Milan. Major events hosted each year at the venue, such as the Mobile World Congress or ISE, eagerly await the completion of these new facilities, which will allow them to grow even more in the Catalan capital. They will have to wait until 2028 to be able to use the new pavilion.
The public-private institution reached a turnover of 350 million euros in 2025, representing an 8% growth and the highest figure in its history. During the same year, the entity held more than 300 fairs, an 11% increase, and received three million visitors.
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