film
Suncine 2026
A film festival dedicated to screening environmentally-focused films
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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
Monday, Nov 2
nightlife
Barcelona Fringe Festival 2026
Bringing the spirit of Edinburgh’s famous Fringe Festival to Barcelona
film
International Architecture Film Festival 2026
International Architecture Film Festival 2026
film
In-Edit Festival 2026
Ten days of discovering great musical stories at In-Edit Festival 2026
Tuesday, Nov 3
arts-culture
Charlotte Perriand. Free to Rethink the World
Fundació Joan Miró’s exhibition on the work of French artist Charlotte Perriand
arts-culture
Dana Lixemburg
An exhibition on three decades of work by this Dutch photographer
arts-culture
KBr Flama’26
KBr Flama’26 returns to Fundación MAPFRE with a selection of new talent
film
MOST International Wine Film Festival 2026
A film festival celebrating cinema and wine culture
Wednesday, Nov 4
arts-culture
Festival 42 2026
A literary festival celebrating the worlds of fantasy, science fiction and horror genres
film
A Woman Under the Influence
John Cassavetes’ devastating portrait of marriage and mental distress.
Friday, Nov 6
food-drink
MY Coffee Awards 2026
Bringing together some of the world’s best roasters, baristas and coffee experts
food-drink
Vermut & soul 2026
This year Vermut & Soul festival returns
music
MIRA Digital Arts Festival 2026
A festival of digital arts and contemporary music
Sunday, Nov 8
arts-culture
The Cult of Beauty
The CCCB’s latest exhibition delves into one of the most loaded ideas in culture.
Ongoing
arts-culture
Light Filtered Through the Cracks
MACBA’s exhibition looks back to when video became a tool for political intervention.
arts-culture
Pere Portabella
A program of screenings drawn from this Catalan filmmaker’s repertoire.
arts-culture
Seat: Factory of Transformations
Castell de Montjuïc’s exhibition uses car company SEAT to tell a story about Barcelona
arts-culture
Echoes: Videos from the Han Nefkens Foundation Donation
An exhibition on a donation of 18 video artworks by Han Nefkens Foundation.
film
Transhumant Film Festival 2026
The socially committed film and photojournalism festival returns
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
Elisava
A sun-soaked photography project capturing the Poblenou coastline.
fitness-wellness
Outdoor Fitness Workout
An energizing group-training session at Barcelona’s seafront.
arts-culture
Art & Coffee Oil Painting Workshop
Slow down, get creative and enjoy something a bit off the beaten track
Places
food-drink
Otsu
A creative Japanese-inspired café blending coffee, design and food in Poblenou.
food-drink
Xiringuito Escribà
The Escribà family’s Bogatell-beach paella house, cooking over wood fires since 1992.
food-drink
Bonsai
A matcha-obsessed Eixample café sourcing first-harvest ceremonial powder from Japan, stone-ground to order – with proper coffee alongside.
innovation
MOB Bailèn
A former textile factory near Arc de Triomf houses desks and a neighborhood café.
food-drink
Pikio Taco
This indie taqueria offers up straight-up Mexican fare.
food-drink
Mescladís
Mescladís (“mixed” in Catalan) is a non-profit organization that works towards social cohesion and the betterment of local relations.
food-drink
El Pachuco
Wash down generous portions of Mexican fare with peso-priced micheladas.
nightlife
Kælderkold
One of Barcelona’s most exciting craft beer utopias.
food-drink
Ripa Coffee
A hugely popular Eixample microroastery – it roasts what it pours, from rotating single origins to flat whites and cult cinnamon rolls.
style-design
Déjà Vu Concept
Diana Vite Banda’s Eixample shop for vintage furniture chosen by eye, not period.
style-design
Bornisimo
This concept shop carries handmade objects from Spain and beyond.
nightlife
Gimlet
Founded by Javier de las Muelas, Gimlet was the first of what is now a global empire of cocktail bars.
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.
food-drink
Apluma
A Pluma is what happens when a trained chef takes on the humble concept of rotisserie chicken.
food-drink
Bar But
Market-fresh Mediterranean food is their game, but Asian influences assert themselves too.
fitness-wellness
Pole Dance BCN
An Eixample studio that teaches pole dancing as a sport, not a spectacle.
food-drink
Les Dues Sicílies
Try an arancini, fried rice balls stuffed with beef, mushrooms, Iberian ham or prawns.
food-drink
Savour Academy
Zara’s hands-on Barcelona food-and-wine workshop – paella and cooking classes, wine tastings, and the cava-sabering party trick.
food-drink
Casa Dorita
Market-cuisine tapas named for the great-grandmother whose cooking started it.
food-drink
MariscCo Còrsega
Have your seafood grilled or fried up, Andalucía-style – you pay according to the weight of the product.
fitness-wellness
Centre Cos
The center is devoted to helping balance the body, calm the mind and care for the spirit.
food-drink
Koh-ndal Thai Bistro
Sant Gervasi Thai with a Mediterranean twist, from its French-Catalan owners.
fitness-wellness
Mayan Luxury Spa
Well-ranked in “best-of-Barcelona” spa lists, the Mayan Luxury Spa at Hotel El Palace is a splurge for a special occasion.
arts-culture
CaixaForum
Is it a museum, a gallery or an event space? The answer is all three, and much more besides.
food-drink
Funky Eatery
Funky Bakers adds to its growing baking empire with a restaurant.
food-drink
Lateral
This glitzy tapas joint is the result of a €1.3 million investment.
nightlife
Razzmatazz
Five rooms, one club ticket and a labyrinth of former factories in Poblenou.
arts-culture
Palau Macaya
Modernista architecture and free public debates in a Puig i Cadafalch palace.
fitness-wellness
Under Pressure
This massage studio is an example of how to live sustainably.
nightlife
Homo Sibaris
Sants’ pioneering craft-beer bar – house brews on a hidden village square.