arts-culture
Festa Major d'Horta 2026
One of Barcelona’s oldest neighbourhoods celebrates its festa major
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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
Sunday, Sep 6
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
Light Filtered Through the Cracks
MACBA’s exhibition looks back to when video became a tool for political intervention.
arts-culture
Picasso Cyprus
An exhibition exploring how ancient Cypriot art influenced Picasso’s art
arts-culture
Extreme Barcelona 2026
A festival that celebrates the energy and creativity of extreme sports
arts-culture
Joaquín Tusquets de Cabirol. Eloquent Form
An exhibition on the work of the Catalan photographer whose images capture postwar life.
arts-culture
Elisava
A sun-soaked photography project capturing the Poblenou coastline.
arts-culture
Declaration of Love to Lenin, Juana Dolores Romero Casanova
This incredible artist’s first exhibition held at La Virreina.
arts-culture
Minor White
An exhibition on one of the most influential figures in 20th-century American photography.
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
“Small, Middle and Big” Family Space
A family space for children to play, rest, read, draw and imagine together.
arts-culture
Opening of the Baluard Garden
Soak up some of the city’s history at the Jardí del Baluard.
arts-culture
Women in Art
Festival DONA - Art en femení celebrates art made by women
food-drink
Brasa y Fuego Festival
Bringing a full Argentine asado atmosphere to Barcelona - smoke, meat and music
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
film
Korean Film Festival Barcelona
Korean cinema takes over again as the city’s dedicated festival returns
film
Transhumant Film Festival 2026
The socially committed film and photojournalism festival returns
film
All the Vermeers in New York
Joan Micklin Silver's enigmatic New York romance
Monday, Sep 7
arts-culture
Women Will Come 2026
An exhibition retelling the city’s history through women and their fight for change.
arts-culture
Summer Nights at Casa Amatller 2026
Discover Casa Amatller at night with an audio guide and glass of cava.
Wednesday, Sep 9
music
Kard
KARD bring their European Tour to Razzmatazz
Friday, Sep 11
fitness-wellness
Skincare Cocktails & Friends
One of those very 2026 plans that taps into beauty, wellness and social plans
Saturday, Sep 12
fitness-wellness
Outdoor Fitness Workout
An energizing group-training session at Barcelona’s seafront.
Ongoing
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.
nightlife
La Casa de la Pradera
A dive bar with cheap drinks and a mixed crowd of locals.
arts-culture
Sagrada Família
Forty years of Gaudí’s life were devoted to working tirelessly on the Sagrada Família.
food-drink
Xuba Tacos
A taqueria in the heart of the city that.
arts-culture
Casa Vicens
Gaudí’s first Modernist jewel in Barcelona, completed in 1883, is among the pioneer buildings in Europe’s Art Nouveau.
food-drink
Baby Jalebi
Punjabi street food on Gran Via, from the team behind The Fish & Chips Shop.
arts-culture
Hibernian
Quiet, unassuming and tucked away within the bohemian barrio of Gràcia, Barcelona’s only secondhand English bookshop is more than meets the eye.
food-drink
El Filete Ruso
Thank (or blame) these guys for kicking off Barcelona’s gourmet burger boom.
food-drink
Apluma
A Pluma is what happens when a trained chef takes on the humble concept of rotisserie chicken.
nightlife
Barna Brew
A brewery and a beautiful bar where you can quaff your way through the Belgian-Catalan inspired brews.
food-drink
Maná 75
A Barceloneta paella specialist – a dozen varieties, 19 open cooking stations.
food-drink
Cera 23
Galician-accented Spanish cooking in the Raval, built around a black rice volcano.
food-drink
Paradero
A Sant Antoni stopping point doing two things well – La Marzocco specialty coffee and a made-to-order brunch worth the weekend line.
fitness-wellness
43 The Spa
Soaked in sunlight from floor-to-ceiling windows, this spa on the 43rd floor of the Hotel Arts is all about the vistas.
food-drink
Jon Cake
Barcelona’s newest dessert shop, Jon Cake, serves up artisan cheesecakes to die for.
nightlife
Nica
Casa Bonay’s space has been designed with the assistance of audiophiles Amit and Aneesh Patel, owners of London bar Brilliant Corners.
food-drink
Faire
Eating brunch at Faire, on Carrer Girona, means having a positive impact on the planet.
food-drink
Koku Kitchen
A purposefully unflashy little ramen place hidden down a tatty side street.
lgbt
La Federica
In addition to drinks, wines and cocktails, the bar offers excellent tapas.
nightlife
Macarena
This tiny nightclub packs a mighty electronic punch.
innovation
CosmoCaixa
A world of science and discovery that fascinates adults and children alike.
food-drink
MariscCo Còrsega
Have your seafood grilled or fried up, Andalucía-style – you pay according to the weight of the product.
food-drink
Fat Veggies
Vegan restaurant Fat Veggies serves up barbecue and smoked vegetables.
fitness-wellness
The Studio
A Barri Gòtic training studio – TRX, Pilates and yoga from acroyoga to yin.
food-drink
Little Fern
A slice of New Zealand brunch culture in Poblenou – flat whites, the charred-corn fritter stack and those kimchi pancakes, all done with real care.
food-drink
La Papa
The newest and most beautiful café-cum-brunch place to hit the Eixample.
food-drink
Can Codina
Long one of Gràcia’s stalwarts, this “old man” bar has been brought up-to-date by the founders’ grandkids.
food-drink
Casa Rafols
Casa Lolea’s sister restaurant, in a converted century-old hardware store.