Manchester, a Guest City also in Literature

La Mercè 2025 will have Manchester as its Guest City, displaying a program of music and street arts that will highlight the cultural connection between both cities. To strenghten this ties, and as Barcelona and Manchester collaborate within the UNESCO Creative Cities of Literature Network, during 2025 there will also be a joint literary program that will bring novelists, poets and performers from the English city to the literary festivals organised by the Institute of Culture of Barcelona. Therefore, Manchester will be present at BCNegra, Barcelona Poesia, Món Llibre and Festival 42.