film
Choreoscope Dance Festival
Barcelona’s Dance Film Festival returns for a new edition
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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
Friday, Oct 2
arts-culture
Pere Portabella
A program of screenings drawn from this Catalan filmmaker’s repertoire.
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 Foundation Donation
An exhibition on a donation of 18 video artworks by Han Nefkens Foundation.
arts-culture
BAUM Festival 2026
BAUM brings Barcelona’s tattoo and urban culture worlds together
arts-culture
Declaration of Love to Lenin, Juana Dolores Romero Casanova
This incredible artist’s first exhibition held at La Virreina.
arts-culture
Elisava
A sun-soaked photography project capturing the Poblenou coastline.
arts-culture
Josep Maria de Sucre, Activist and Visionary Artist
A new exhibition on the work of Catalan visionary artist Josep Maria de Sucre
arts-culture
Festa Major of Esquerra de l'Eixample 2026
One of the city’s biggest neighbourhoods celebrates its festa major
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.
film
What's Up, Doc?
Peter Bogdanovich’s classic screwball comedy
food-drink
Mahou Bravas Fest Barcelona 2026
A whole festival dedicated to Spain's most iconic tapa
film
Festival u22 2026
Festival U22 returns as Barcelona’s young cinema festival
food-drink
Wine Fair Sitges
Sitges’ great autumn toast to wine, harvest and local tradition
film
Transhumant Film Festival 2026
The socially committed film and photojournalism festival returns
music
Lawrence English
Live show from the revered Australian sound artist
film
Amílcar
Miguel Eek’s poetic portrait of an anti-colonial revolutionary
Saturday, Oct 3
innovation
Women In Fabric 2026
A tech event focusing on women in Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, data and AI
arts-culture
Viu Montjuïc 2026
Montjuïc’s museums, gardens, heritage spaces and community projects open their doors
fitness-wellness
Outdoor Fitness Workout
An energizing group-training session at Barcelona’s seafront.
film
12 Angry Men 2026
Sidney Lumet's gripping debut feature
Sunday, Oct 4
arts-culture
Art & Coffee Oil Painting Workshop
Slow down, get creative and enjoy something a bit off the beaten track
film
Hard Eight (Sydney)
Paul Thomas Anderson’s coolly controlled debut feature
Tuesday, Oct 6
style-design
Colorful breads made with natural ingredients by BonsFocs
Bake your own colourful, artisanal bread at this breadmaking workshop
Ongoing
arts-culture
The Cult of Beauty
The CCCB’s latest exhibition delves into one of the most loaded ideas in culture.
Places
food-drink
Pikio Taco
This indie taqueria offers up straight-up Mexican fare.
food-drink
Bar But
Market-fresh Mediterranean food is their game, but Asian influences assert themselves too.
nightlife
Gimlet
Founded by Javier de las Muelas, Gimlet was the first of what is now a global empire of cocktail bars.
food-drink
Les Dues Sicílies
Try an arancini, fried rice balls stuffed with beef, mushrooms, Iberian ham or prawns.
nightlife
Razzmatazz
Arguably Barcelona’s most popular club, with an international reputation to match.
food-drink
The Rooftop at Serras
A chic terrace and plunge pool above the Serras, with serious cocktails and a clean sweep over Port Vell, Barceloneta and the sea.
nightlife
Homo Sibaris
Sants’ pioneering craft-beer bar – house brews on a hidden village square.
nightlife
Kælderkold
One of Barcelona’s most exciting craft beer utopias.
nightlife
Barna Brew
A brewery and a beautiful bar where you can quaff your way through the Belgian-Catalan inspired brews.
food-drink
Casa Dorita
Market-cuisine tapas named for the great-grandmother whose cooking started it.
food-drink
La Dama
Indulge in French delights at this lavish space.
nightlife
Laut
The credible, comfortable electronic club Barcelona had been waiting for.
food-drink
MariscCo Còrsega
Have your seafood grilled or fried up, Andalucía-style – you pay according to the weight of the product.
food-drink
Lateral
This glitzy tapas joint is the result of a €1.3 million investment.
food-drink
Pachuco
Wash down generous portions of Mexican fare with peso-priced micheladas.
nightlife
Guzzo
Urban art, a soul kitchen plus live concerts and DJs.
food-drink
Maná 75
A Barceloneta paella specialist – a dozen varieties, 19 open cooking stations.
nightlife
L’Oncle Jack
L’Oncle Jack is dedicated to the joyous, luxurious life of sipping Jack, socializing and listening to good music.
food-drink
Tiberi Bar
Natural wine and Mediterranean sharing plates from the Tiberi Club collective.
food-drink
Desoriente
This vegan restaurant mixes world cuisines to leave diners disoriented.
lgbt
La Monroe
Delicate combinations of flavor mixed with exquisite presentation and an upbeat, welcoming vibe.
food-drink
Monopol
One of the city’s most exciting places to eat, drink and watch football.
food-drink
Cacho
Homemade food, great music, local beers and what they bill as “the best terrace of the @22 district.”
food-drink
Vegetalia Born
The manufacturer of organic vegetarian products also has several restaurants.
food-drink
Bivio
At steakhouse in Bivio, Argentine Black Angus arrives on a hot stone for you to finish at the table.
food-drink
Els Sortidors del Parlament
A mechanic’s workshop has been transformed into a very modern bodega.
nightlife
Nitsa
Nitsa is one of Barcelona’s most popular and longest-running club nights.
food-drink
Abissínia
Take a journey to Ethiopia without leaving Barcelona.
food-drink
Can Codina
Long one of Gràcia’s stalwarts, this “old man” bar has been brought up-to-date by the founders’ grandkids.
nightlife
La Vinya del Senyor
This diminutive wine bar is revered as one of the city’s very best.