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arts-culture

European Balloon Festival

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

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Pride BCN 2026

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

arts-culture

Light Filtered Through the Cracks

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

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

Minor White

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

arts-culture

“Small, Middle and Big” Family Space

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

arts-culture

Joaquín Tusquets de Cabirol. Eloquent Form

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

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

food-drink

Poblenou Craft Beer Festival 2026

Barcelona’s big neighbourhood celebration of craft-beer

arts-culture

Grec Festival de Barcelona 2026

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

film

All That Jazz

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

music

Cruilla Festival 2026

Cruïlla Festival 2026 returns with its usual alternative spirit

film

Something Wild

Jonathan Demme's genre-defying 1986 road movie

arts-culture

Shakespeare in the Park

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

music

Les Nits de Barcelona 2026

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

music

BACHcelona Festival 2026

Bringing Johann Sebastian Bach into dialogue with performances across the city

music

BARTS Festival

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

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

Fury 2026

Fritz Lang's searing first American film

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

film

Open-Air Cinema at L’illa Diagonal 2026

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

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

food-drink

Cal Trapella

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

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

Cacho

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

food-drink

Tope at The Hoxton

The kind of rooftop that serves up sunshine, skyline and, interestingly, tacos

food-drink

El Sueno at Serras

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

food-drink

Deep Pizza

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

food-drink

Albé

This gastrobar offering Catalan dishes with a genuine Lebanese touch.

food-drink

Jaqueline

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

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

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

Fishology

A fish restaurant with its very own laboratory for creating the perfect fish dish.

food-drink

Maiaia

Maiaia is a vermuteria with family and tradition at its core.

fitness-wellness

Studio Australia

Their holistic health services address an array of ailments.

food-drink

Cafés El Magnífico

El Magnífico’s new Eixample bar, home to Barcelona’s first La Marzocco Modbar pour-over – sit and watch a filter dialed in front of you.

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.

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Parc de Cervantes

arts-culture

Monastery of Pedralbes

Visit this masterpiece of Catalan Gothic architecture for free on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6pm during the “magic hour.”

food-drink

La Tere Gastrobar

The cozy bar is ideal for vermouth & nibbles, while the dining room is perfect for creative fusion fare.

food-drink

Biocenter

This is one of the city’s first vegetarian restaurants and a pioneer in sustainability.

food-drink

Cloudstreet Bakery

The flame of the old oven adds a distinctive touch to the dough.

food-drink

Good Shit, Vegan Kebabs

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

fitness-wellness

Bicitecla

If you’re looking for a two-wheeler, this is the place to start your journey.

fitness-wellness

Centre Cos

The center is devoted to helping balance the body, calm the mind and care for the spirit

food-drink

Flash-Flash

This supermod tortillería hasn’t changed much in five decades.

food-drink

Sil’s Cakes

Enough to satisfy the most passionate cake lover or seriously homesick American.

style-design

Amato Sole

A furniture and design shop specializing in refurbished pieces.

food-drink

Brew Wild

If craft beer and pizzas are your thing then you’ll most certainly like Brew Wild

food-drink

Cheriff

A Barceloneta seafood house since 1959, newly refreshed – the paella the regulars swear by.