This summer Mecal Air 2016 roars back into Barcelona, for the ninth edition of this brilliant festival. Showcasing some of the best short films on Fridays and Saturdays and set in a fantastic venue, Mecal Air 2016 is an opportunity to savour the city and the great outdoors all at once.
Mecal Air 2016
During July, Mecal Air runs every Saturday and during August/September every Friday. The festivals seasonal programme started on June 11 this year and finishes on September 2. Showings take place in the Plaça del Baluard (Poble Espanyol) and start at 20.00. The weekly projections finish at 24.00. Tickets for this superb showcase are €6.50 and if you bring a copy of the flyer tickets only cost €3.50.
Mecal Air 2016 is an International Festival of Short Films and Animation in Barcelona. Every week there is a different theme and genre covered including all the classics such as comedy, science fiction, romance, horror and animation.
This wonderful series of showings is held in and around Poble Espanyol. Within these grounds in the south of Barcelona, there’s an architectural museum and this area is extremely close to the stunning Magic Fountain of Montjuïc. Poble Espanyol has 117 buildings which represent the fifteen different stand alone communities of Spain. The museum itself is home to various exhibitions and pieces of contemporary art from artists including Pablo Picasso and Josep Guinovart. There’s even a school on these grounds to go alongside the lush gardens and famous theatre.
Mecal Air 2016 is easily accessible via Barcelona’s fantastic transportation network and is just moments from the city centre. There’s tons to do in this area and with bars and restaurants on every corner you won’t be short of options if you decide to make an entire evening of this annual event in Barcelona.
If you need accommodation near Mecal Air 2016 please check out our apartments in Ciutat Vella, Poble Sec and Montjuïc.
How to get to Mecal Air 2016
By Car – Av. de Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia
By Bus – with the lines 13, 23, 250
By Metro – with the line L1 (red line) and with the line L3 (green line) Station – Espanya
