Badalona Launches Autumn Shopping and Dining Vouchers Offering 40% Savings from 26 October

The Spanish coastal city is allocating €400,000 to a local spending scheme covering shops, restaurants and markets through 22 November 2026.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Badalona’s autumn Badabons voucher campaign runs from 26 October to 22 November 2026.
• The municipality covers 40% of qualifying voucher spending, so €100 in credit costs €60.
• The city is contributing €400,000, with vouchers available while funding lasts.
• Local shops, restaurants, services and market traders may register from 19 October.

Visitors and residents shopping or dining in Badalona, on Spain’s Mediterranean coast near Barcelona, will have a chance to save 40% at participating local businesses under a new autumn voucher programme running from 26 October to 22 November 2026. The initiative, called Badabons de Tardor, is the second discount-voucher campaign organised by Badalona City Council this year and its first autumn edition.

Under the scheme, shoppers pay €60 for €100 in spending credit, with the council covering the remaining €40. Vouchers will be available from 10:00 a.m. local time on Monday, 26 October, through the official Badabons campaign website (in Catalan and Spanish). The municipality has allocated €400,000 to subsidise purchases, with vouchers available until the programme’s funding is exhausted.

How the autumn discount vouchers work

Consumers can purchase vouchers in increments of €10, with a minimum face value of €10 and a maximum of €100 per voucher purchase, according to the city’s announcement. The vouchers are stored on a virtual card used to pay at enrolled businesses. Shoppers must present the virtual card along with the cardholder’s national identity document when making a purchase.

The 40% subsidy applies to eligible spending at participating shops, restaurants, municipal markets, service providers and licensed market traders. A €100 purchase using eligible voucher credit therefore costs the consumer €60, subject to the programme’s rules and remaining availability. The promotion is scheduled to finish on 22 November 2026.

For travellers exploring Badalona beyond neighbouring Barcelona, the programme could reduce costs at participating restaurants and retail outlets. Availability depends on which businesses join, and visitors should check the official programme website for current eligibility requirements and the published list of participants before purchasing vouchers.

Registration opens for local businesses

Applications for businesses opened on 19 October, one week ahead of the consumer launch. Retail premises with less than 400 square metres of floor space, restaurants, service businesses and licensed traders in permanent and non-permanent markets can apply to take part. Businesses must also be up to date with their municipal tax obligations. Enrolment remains open until the campaign closes on 22 November.

The council is running the initiative in collaboration with PIMEC, the Catalan small and medium-sized business organisation. The objective is to direct more spending towards neighbourhood businesses while giving customers an immediate reduction at the checkout.

Details for shoppers and businesses, including the eventual directory of participating establishments, are available through the Badabons website (in Catalan and Spanish). The announcement was published by Badalona City Council (website in Catalan).