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Every year close to the end of September Barcelona holds its largest street party, the Barcelona La Merce Festival.

Barcelona La Merce lasts for around 5 days and is a festival held in honour of Mare de Deu de la Merce, the Patron Saint of Barcelona.

The festival, which officially first took place in 1902, bids goodbye to the summer with a bang and welcomes in the cooler months of autumn.

This year 2010 there will be hundreds of different activities taking place in the city.