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arts-culture

European Balloon Festival

The European Balloon Festival turns Igualada into a sky full of colour

arts-culture

Light Filtered Through the Cracks

MACBA’s exhibition looks back to when video became a tool for political intervention

lgbt

Pride BCN 2026

Pride is back, and the city is ready to turn the volume, colour and fun all the way up

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

Joaquín Tusquets de Cabirol. Eloquent Form

An exhibition on the work of the Catalan photographer whose images capture postwar life

arts-culture

Minor White

An exhibition on one of the most influential figures in 20th-century American photography

arts-culture

Echoes: Videos from the Han Nefkens Foundatio4n Donation

An exhibition on a donation of 18 video artworks by Han Nefkens Foundation

arts-culture

“Small, Middle and Big” Family Space

A family space for children to play, rest, read, draw and imagine together

arts-culture

Grec Festival de Barcelona 2026

Grec Festival returns as Barcelona’s great summer celebration of performing arts

music

Cruilla Festival 2026

Cruïlla Festival 2026 returns with its usual alternative spirit

music

Les Nits de Barcelona 2026

Turning the gardens of the Palau de Pedralbes into the most elegant summer stage

arts-culture

Shakespeare in the Park

Parking Shakespeare returns to the Parc de l'Estació del Nord

film

The Track

Ryan Sidhoo's coming-of-age doc about Olympic dreams amid the scars of war

music

BARTS Festival

Bringing the spirit of one of Barcelona’s biggest venues into a new festival format

music

BACHcelona Festival 2026

Bringing Johann Sebastian Bach into dialogue with performances across the city

film

Open-Air Cinema at L’illa Diagonal 2026

Open-air cinema at L’Illa Diagonal brings an easy feel to our summer calendar

film

Fury 2026

Fritz Lang's searing first American film

music

Classical Music on the Beach 2026

Classical music heads to the sand with Clàssica a la Platja

food-drink

Poblenou Craft Beer Festival 2026

Barcelona’s big neighbourhood celebration of craft-beer

film

All That Jazz

Creativity, mortality and self-destruction are confronted in Bob Fosse's dazzling musical

film

Something Wild

Jonathan Demme's genre-defying 1986 road movie

film

Sala Montjuic 2026

Open-air cinema, live music and picnics under the starry night sky

fitness-wellness

Outdoor Fitness Workout

An energising group-training session at Barcelona’s seafront

fitness-wellness

Social Hike + Sunset in Montjuïc

A gentle outdoor plan for anyone who wants to move and meet new people

music

The Zawose Queens

The Tanzanian duo bring their take on the Wagogo musical tradition to Barcelona

arts-culture

Joaquim Gomis Transatlantic

An exhibition on the photography of Catalan photographer, Joaquim Gomis

film

When Harry Met Sally

Rob Reiner's timeless romantic comedy

film

Cineclub 113

A film to get you in the mood, then a DJ set to carry the feeling into the night

fitness-wellness

80's Step Dance

A rooftop workout with leg warmers energy and some high-intensity cardio.

arts-culture

Anna Moreno. The Third Twist

MACBA welcomes a new exhibition on the work of Anna Moreno

food-drink

Cacho

Homemade food, great music, local beers and what they bill as “the best terrace of the @22 district.”

food-drink

Deep Pizza

Deep Pizza is proud to make Detroit-style pizza...

food-drink

Jaqueline

Mediterranean restaurant, jazz club, Japanese bar and clandestine cocktail bar in one

food-drink

Albé

This gastrobar offering Catalan dishes with a genuine Lebanese touch.

innovation

La Vaca Coworking

Once a former dairy, La Vaca (“the cow”) is now a creative coworking space in Barcelona’s Poble Sec neighborhood.

food-drink

Rooftops at Yurbban

A pair of stylish open-air spots to choose from each with a laid-back Yurbban feel

food-drink

Cal Trapella

Opened by three friends, Cal Trapella offers a cosy refuge in which to devour the homemade tapas on offer.

food-drink

El Chiringuito de Casa Bonay

A cosy open-air terrace with a laid-back, beach-bar spirit

food-drink

Casa Amàlia

Individual paellas – rare in Barcelona – made from Mercat de la Concepció produce at this Eixample classic since 1950.

food-drink

El Sueno at Serras

El Sueño comes with views that remind us why we fell in love with Barcelona

style-design

Amato Sole

A furniture and design shop specializing in refurbished pieces.

food-drink

Besta

Opened in Barcelona’s Esquerra de l'Eixample district, Besta is a new contender of the city’s gastronomic scene.

food-drink

Can Majó

A Barceloneta paella institution since 1968, founded by a fisherman and his wife; their children run it still, with a terrace on the beach.

food-drink

Desoriente

This vegan restaurant mixes world cuisines to leave diners disorientated

food-drink

Dos Palillos

Raval's exquisite Asian restaurant and sake bar offering a truly unique gastronomic experience.

innovation

Fab Lab BCN

3D printing research and production center.

food-drink

Good Shit, Vegan Kebabs

Gracia’s newest vegan takeaway offering ‘street food with a little conscience’.

food-drink

Jon Cake

Barcelona’s newest dessert shop, Jon Cake, serves up artisan cheesecakes to die for.

romance

La França

Barcelona's premiere love hotel.

food-drink

La Xarxa

On the corner of Plaça Molina you’ll find the traditional Catalan restaurant, La Xarxa.

food-drink

Maná 75

A Barceloneta paella specialist: over a dozen varieties fired off on what the house calls the longest paella line in Europe.

food-drink

Mog

A Goan tapas bar blending Indian recipes with Barcelona’s sharing-plate style

food-drink

Noru Bar

The unassuming Poblenou ramen restaurant taking the city by storm

style-design

Revolution Vintage

One of Gracia’s most popular vintage shops offering clothes and accessories.

fitness-wellness

The Beautery

A chic salon in the Eixample offering a range of relaxing beauty treatments

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The Clubhouse: Laietana & Nikki's

food-drink

Vegetalia Born

The manufacturer of organic vegetarian products also has several restaurants.

food-drink

A Casa Portuguesa

Portuguese cheeses, patés, wines, port and Ginjinha, perfect to accompany a pastel de nata.

food-drink

Bangkok Café

This tiny Thai restaurant is as authentic as it gets.

food-drink

Bistrot Villa Emilia

A restaurant with the spirit of a bistrot sitting in the Hotel Villa Emilia