style-design
Handmade Festival 2026
A celebration of craft culture, bringing together artisans and makers in one place
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The best things to do in Barcelona, curated by locals. Events, restaurants, nightlife and the spots worth knowing – updated weekly.
Barcelona
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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
Saturday, May 16
arts-culture
RetroBarcelona 2026
A full-scale celebration of classic gaming and vintage tech
food-drink
La Primavera del Cava 2026
A great excuse to get out of the city and into wine country.
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
Barcelona International Comic Fair 2026
A full-scale celebration of comics, illustration, fantasy, cosplay, and more
arts-culture
Chez Matisse
CaixaForum's deep dive into Henri Matisse
arts-culture
We Are 17
More than 300 young people explore what it means to be seventeen today
arts-culture
Festival Matsuri 2026
One of the city’s most immersive celebrations of Japanese culture returns
arts-culture
Kapwani Kiwanga
Fundació Joan Miró shows the work of artist Kapwani Kiwanga
fitness-wellness
Saturday Yoga for Queers
An outdoor community yoga meetup, hosted by Dilber Nurdinova
film
The Wild Bunch
Sam Peckinpah's brilliant revisionist western
film
The Wild Bunch
Sam Peckinpah's brilliant revisionist western
arts-culture
Brit Under Fest
A new festival centred around contemporary British creativity
film
Barcelona International Women's Film Festival 2026
A film festival built around feminist cinema and challenging stereotypes
film
DocsBarcelona 2026
DocsBarcelona returns as one of the city’s most interesting film festivals
film
Katanga: The Dance of the Scorpios
A gripping documentary about Congolese independence and its aftermath
arts-culture
La Nit dels Museus 2026
One of the best annual excuses to stay out late for culture
Sunday, May 17
fitness-wellness
Queens of the Pitch
A women’s football meet-up built around community
music
Muchacho
Muchacho brings contemporary Catalan rumba back to Casa Batlló
Tuesday, May 19
innovation
JOBarcelona
JOBarcelona offers the chance to connect with leading companies
fitness-wellness
Silence at Sea Meditation Sailing Experience
Silence at Sea combines meditation with a sailing experience
film
When Nigeria Happens
Ema Edosio's vivid dance drama
Wednesday, May 20
fitness-wellness
Seaside Stretching at the beach
Swap your usual workout for a stretch session by the sea
arts-culture
ILLUSTRATION WORKSHOP, ENCOUNTER WITH ART AND NATURE
This workshop treats illustration as a way of slowing down and reconnecting with nature
music
The Aristocrats
Instrumental trio The Aristocrats come to Sala Apolo
Thursday, May 21
music
Gitkin
A first Barcelona show for New York guitarist and producer Brian J
music
Speaker Cabinets + We Are Mono
A double bill comes to Sala Wolf as part of Barcelona’s independent rock circuit
Friday, May 22
music
Maig
Catalan newcomer MAIG comes to Razzmatazz
Ongoing
arts-culture
Rodoreda, a Forest
The CCCB explores the imaginative world of author Mercè Rodoreda
Places
food-drink
El Chiringuito de Casa Bonay
A cosy open-air terrace with a laid-back, beach-bar spirit
food-drink
Cacho
Homemade food, great music, local beers and what they bill as “the best terrace of the @22 district.”
food-drink
Eat My Trip
Eat My Trip is an exciting brunch spot in the city, tying together the inspiration of travel and food through the fusion of flavors from around the world.
fitness-wellness
Ajo Bike
The small shop provides a variety services including repair, sales and rental…
food-drink
Deep Pizza
Deep Pizza is proud to make Detroit-style pizza...
food-drink
Faire
Eating brunch at Faire, on Carrer Girona, means having a positive impact on the planet.
food-drink
Soho House Barcelona
Soho House mixes old Barcelona bones with the brand’s signature cool aesthetic
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 Sueno at Serras
El Sueño comes with views that remind us why we fell in love with Barcelona
food-drink
Albé
This gastrobar offering Catalan dishes with a genuine Lebanese touch.
food-drink
Rooftops at Yurbban
A pair of stylish open-air spots to choose from each with a laid-back Yurbban feel
food-drink
Tope at The Hoxton
The kind of rooftop that serves up sunshine, skyline and, interestingly, tacos
food-drink
Casa Amàlia
Individual paellas – rare in Barcelona – made from Mercat de la Concepció produce at this Eixample classic since 1950.
style-design
Mercantic
Sant Cugat’s charming antiques market.
food-drink
Taberna Noroeste
A restaurant serving up recipes from the North West of Spain.
style-design
Revolution Vintage
One of Gracia’s most popular vintage shops offering clothes and accessories.
food-drink
Brew Wild
If craft beer and pizzas are your thing then you’ll most certainly like Brew Wild
arts-culture
Nightmare horror museum
Barcelona's latest attraction for those craving looking for a fright
food-drink
Rincón Persa
The prettiness and wholesomeness of Iranian food is an open secret.
arts-culture
Norma Comics
A range covering all genres from manga and superheroes to horror and beyond.
food-drink
Mikan
This restaurant-cum-wine bar mixes cuisines from China, Japan and Korea
food-drink
Desoriente
This vegan restaurant mixes world cuisines to leave diners disorientated
arts-culture
Antifaz Comics
Comics as well as graphic novels, fantasy and horror fiction, DVDs and toys.
food-drink
Sil’s Cakes
Enough to satisfy the most passionate cake lover or seriously homesick American.
food-drink
Pulpería Can Lampazas
They specialize in premium-quality octopus sourced directly from the Galician Rías…
food-drink
Flash-Flash
This supermod tortillería hasn’t changed much in five decades.
arts-culture
Kind of Cyan
Barcelona-based artists Natalia Román and Ryan Rivadeneyra specializes in cyanotype prints.
food-drink
La Donuteria
Every doughnut at La Donutería is handcrafted on a daily basis.
style-design
Alis Taller & Botiga
A furniture restoration studio and boutique in Gràcia.
food-drink
7 Portes
A Passeig Isabel II landmark since 1836: the Arròs Parellada, paella invented for a dandy who couldn't be bothered to peel shrimp.