arts-culture
Women Will Come 2026
An exhibition retelling the city’s history through women and their fight for change.
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The best things to do in Barcelona, curated by locals. Events, restaurants, nightlife and the spots worth knowing – updated weekly.
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The best things to do in Barcelona, curated by locals. Events, restaurants, nightlife and the spots worth knowing – updated weekly.
Events
Thursday, Sep 3
arts-culture
Festa Major d'Horta 2026
One of Barcelona’s oldest neighbourhoods celebrates its festa major
arts-culture
Light Filtered Through the Cracks
MACBA’s exhibition looks back to when video became a tool for political intervention.
arts-culture
Pere Portabella
A program of screenings drawn from this Catalan filmmaker’s repertoire.
arts-culture
Echoes: Videos from the Han Nefkens Foundation Donation
An exhibition on a donation of 18 video artworks by Han Nefkens Foundation.
arts-culture
Minor White
An exhibition on one of the most influential figures in 20th-century American photography.
arts-culture
Elisava
A sun-soaked photography project capturing the Poblenou coastline.
arts-culture
Patrim’25: Look in Silence. That Blues Look
A snapshot of emerging artistic talent from the Universitat de Barcelona’s Faculty of Fine Art.
arts-culture
Declaration of Love to Lenin, Juana Dolores Romero Casanova
This incredible artist’s first exhibition held at La Virreina.
arts-culture
Joaquín Tusquets de Cabirol. Eloquent Form
An exhibition on the work of the Catalan photographer whose images capture postwar life.
arts-culture
“Small, Middle and Big” Family Space
A family space for children to play, rest, read, draw and imagine together.
arts-culture
Summer Nights at Casa Amatller 2026
Discover Casa Amatller at night with an audio guide and glass of cava.
style-design
Hidden Boutiques of Barcelona: A Curated Shopping Tour
Discover the city through its independent boutique scene.
film
Korean Film Festival Barcelona
Korean cinema takes over again as the city’s dedicated festival returns
film
Shanghai Blues
Tsui Hark’s bittersweet rom-com, set in 1940s Shanghai
arts-culture
Women in Art
Festival DONA - Art en femení celebrates art made by women
Friday, Sep 4
arts-culture
Extreme Barcelona 2026
A festival that celebrates the energy and creativity of extreme sports
Saturday, Sep 5
fitness-wellness
Outdoor Fitness Workout
An energizing group-training session at Barcelona’s seafront.
Sunday, Sep 6
arts-culture
Opening of the Baluard Garden
Soak up some of the city’s history at the Jardí del Baluard.
food-drink
Tortilla de Patata Workshop
This workshop invites you to learn how to make a proper tortilla de patata
arts-culture
Art & Coffee Oil Painting Workshop
Slow down, get creative and enjoy something a bit off the beaten track
Ongoing
arts-culture
Kapwani Kiwanga
Fundació Joan Miró shows the work of artist Kapwani Kiwanga.
arts-culture
The Cult of Beauty
The CCCB’s latest exhibition delves into one of the most loaded ideas in culture.
arts-culture
Out of Focus, another Vision of Art
CaixaForum’s latest exhibition exploring blur and visual imprecision.
arts-culture
Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme
An exhibition led by two Palestinian artists featuring songs, poetry, installations and more.
arts-culture
Like a Dance of Starlings
Reflecting on MACBA’s 30-year journey through a metaphor of starling murmuration.
film
Open-Air Cinema at the Palace 2026
El Palace’s Rooftop Garden transforms into the city’s best open-air screen.
Places
food-drink
Otsu
A creative Japanese-inspired café blending coffee, design and food in Poblenou.
food-drink
Bonsai
A matcha-obsessed Eixample café sourcing first-harvest ceremonial powder from Japan, stone-ground to order – with proper coffee alongside.
food-drink
Xiringuito Escribà
The Escribà family’s Bogatell-beach paella house, cooking over wood fires since 1992.
arts-culture
Casa de les Punxes
The “House of Spikes” is one of the city’s most impressive Modernist buildings.
food-drink
Hidden Coffee Roasters
A homegrown roaster’s most central outpost, tucked near Santa Maria del Mar – own-roasted espresso, filter and a 91-point Salvadoran single origin.
fitness-wellness
Instituto Pilar Domínguez
The Pilar Domínguez Method – ballet barre and classical piano, posture above all.
fitness-wellness
The Beautery
A chic salon in the Eixample offering a range of relaxing beauty treatments.
food-drink
El Casal
Steps away from Santa Maria del Mar sits this gem of a café.
arts-culture
La Puntual
Unassuming yet enchanting, it has played host to some of the most skilled puppeteers around, captivating local little ones since 2005.
food-drink
Nobu Hotel
Twenty-three floors above Sants – a rooftop pool and terrace open to non-guests, plus Japanese-Peruvian cooking from Nobu Matsuhisa.
food-drink
Ocaña
Four spaces in one, including the new D.F. Mexican restaurant.
food-drink
Suca’l
Panettone in three flavors baked year-round, plus long-fermented sourdough.
arts-culture
Arte Bar
Americans Bruce and Alisa run a paint-and-sip art studio in the Eixample where anyone can pick up a brush.
romance
Forest Days Glamping
Leave your tent at home and book comfortable digs at Forest Days Glamping.
arts-culture
Palau Macaya
In addition to a permanent exhibition on Modernisme, the space hosts many talks.
food-drink
Sésamo
Hofmann-trained chef Alfredo has made this vegetarian restaurant his culinary playground.
food-drink
Bar del Pla
Fantastic, innovative tapas in a casual setting.
arts-culture
Camp Nou Experience
Barça’s museum and trophies, with a viewing platform over the stadium works.
food-drink
Can Majó
A family-run Barceloneta paella house since 1968, with a terrace on the beach.
food-drink
Citizen Café
It’s good news that Citizen Café serves its brunch the whole week through.
food-drink
Hula Poke
Hula Poke serves a range of the Native Hawaiian poke bowls with fresh fish and a selection of toppings.
nightlife
Two Schmucks
This “five-star dive bar” is the result of Moe and AJ’s dedication and love for cocktail shaking.
fitness-wellness
El Ciclo
Rent a bike, take a tour or buy second-hand.
food-drink
Jansana Gluten Free Bakery
These baked works of art are every bit as delicious as they look.
style-design
Mercantic
Sant Cugat’s charming antiques market.
food-drink
Una Mica de Japó
This tiny Japanese eatery does bento boxes, not sushi.
style-design
Be Concept Store
Retro radios, Instax and Marshall, Vans and Birkenstock, plus a little bar and terrace out back.
fitness-wellness
Bikram Yoga España
Yoga in a room heated to 104° F (40° C).
food-drink
Flash-Flash
This supermod tortillería hasn’t changed much in five decades.
lgbt
La Monroe
Delicate combinations of flavor mixed with exquisite presentation and an upbeat, welcoming vibe.