arts-culture
Women Will Come 2026
An exhibition retelling the city’s history through women and their fight for change.
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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
Tuesday, Aug 25
arts-culture
Festa Major de Sants 2026
If Gràcia’s festa major leaves you wanting more, Sants is just around the corner.
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
Joaquín Tusquets de Cabirol. Eloquent Form
An exhibition on the work of the Catalan photographer whose images capture postwar life.
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
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.
film
Barbarella
Roger Vadim’s psychedelic sci-fi romp.
film
But I'm a Cheerleader
A queer cult classic that turns conversion therapy into camp
arts-culture
Summer Nights at Casa Amatller 2026
Discover Casa Amatller at night with an audio guide and glass of cava.
music
Blue Moon
Richard Linklater’s melancholy portrait of a brilliant songwriter.
music
Daphné Chenel & Marta Lima
French singer-songwriter Chenel and Portuguese artist Lima perform live
Wednesday, Aug 26
arts-culture
La Tomatina 2026
Join thousands of people as they come together to hurl tomatoes at one another
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
Echoes: Videos from the Han Nefkens Foundation Donation
An exhibition on a donation of 18 video artworks by Han Nefkens Foundation.
fitness-wellness
The Beautery Rooftop
Beauty, music and socializing form this glamorous midweek rooftop escape.
music
Fiesta Caribe at Poble Espanyol
Fiesta Caribe is back to bring a little tropical heat into our summer.
Thursday, Aug 27
film
Tout va bien
Godard and Gorin’s caustic portrait of love, labor and revolution after May 1968
style-design
Hidden Boutiques of Barcelona: A Curated Shopping Tour
Discover the city through its independent boutique scene.
music
Rock & Grill
Rock&Grill returns to Poble Espanyol with the perfect summer formula.
nightlife
STORIES WITH SPINE: Chapters and Adventures by Amelia Jane Hunter
Catch the Australian comedian, performer and writer at Mint Bar
Friday, Aug 28
arts-culture
Ancient Literature: The Odyssey
A discussion of Homer’s epic
music
90s Queens Nights
DJs and tribute acts to our favorite pop divas at Poble Espanyol.
film
Mecal Air Barcelona 2026
Mecal Air turns summer nights into relaxed open-air short-film cinema sessions.
Saturday, Aug 29
fitness-wellness
Outdoor Fitness Workout
An energizing group-training session at Barcelona’s seafront.
music
Fritanga! Rumba & Tapeo
Fritanga! turns the tardeo into a weekly celebration with music, food and cocktails
Sunday, Aug 30
arts-culture
Opening of the Baluard Garden
Soak up some of the city’s history at the Jardí del Baluard.
arts-culture
Art & Coffee Oil Painting Workshop
Slow down, get creative and enjoy something a bit off the beaten track
Places
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.
food-drink
Otsu
A creative Japanese-inspired café blending coffee, design and food in Poblenou.
food-drink
Casa Dorita
Market-cuisine tapas named for the great-grandmother whose cooking started it.
fitness-wellness
Mar Cochs Cosmética
A beauty store offering a range of natural cosmetics, beauty treatments and consultations.
nightlife
B Lounge
The Barceló Raval’s 360° rooftop – pool, loungers and a full turn of the city, over a lounge doing Mediterranean tapas below.
food-drink
Cera 23
Galician-accented Spanish cooking in the Raval, built around a black rice volcano.
food-drink
Martínez
Perched on one of Montjuïc’s cactus-clad cliffs, this is one of the finest tapas bars in town.
style-design
Be Concept Store
Retro radios, Instax and Marshall, Vans and Birkenstock, plus a little bar and terrace out back.
fitness-wellness
Centre Cos
The center is devoted to helping balance the body, calm the mind and care for the spirit.
arts-culture
Camp Nou Experience
Barça’s museum and trophies, with a viewing platform over the stadium works.
food-drink
Fishology
A fish restaurant with its very own laboratory for creating the perfect fish dish.
lgbt
Casa Jaime
There’s no rainbow flag, but this is a hotspot in Gaixample.
innovation
Apocapoc
A coworking space in a converted grain factory – cork floors, reclaimed-wood furniture and an ethos of doing things “little by little.”
food-drink
Luzuria
Luzuria is about simple food made with passion.
food-drink
Caj Chai
Peruse a menu of 125 varieties of rare imported teas.
food-drink
Tiberi Bar
Natural wine and Mediterranean sharing plates from the Tiberi Club collective.
food-drink
Bar Bodega Quimet
This old-school wine shop and tapas bar was founded in 1954.
food-drink
Fismuler
After opening their first location in Madrid, elBulli alumni Nino Redruello and Patxi Zumárraga decided to open their second location in Barcelona.
food-drink
Citizen Café
It’s good news that Citizen Café serves its brunch the whole week through.
food-drink
Koku Kitchen
A purposefully unflashy little ramen place hidden down a tatty side street.
food-drink
La Marzocco
You can book a visit to sip a cuppa and get an eyeful of all that sparkling Italian hardware without leaving town at their showroom in Gràcia.
food-drink
Rabbit's
A recent addition to the city’s vibrant tapas scene in Sarrià-Sant Gervasi.
style-design
Adonia
Spain’s first certified-organic cosmetics shop – cruelty-free beauty, eco home goods and staff who’ll make you samples to take home.
food-drink
La Balabusta
On the corner of Rosselló and Enric Granados you’ll find the Israeli restaurant La Balabusta.
food-drink
The Egg Lab
Barcelona’s first completely egg-based brunch spot – inventive eggs from benedicts to scrambles to bowls, with serious specialty coffee to match.
food-drink
Barcelona Cooking
Learn more about local dishes likes tapas and paella and how to prepare them with a cooking class, chef demonstration or culinary tour.
food-drink
Brew Wild
If craft beer and pizzas are your thing then you’ll most certainly like Brew Wild.
food-drink
La Europea
This bodega doubles as a café with familiar favorites with a twist, or from further afield.
nightlife
Ølgod
Revered Danish craft beer bar Kælderkold now has a younger sister.