arts-culture
October Hot
Port Gallery welcomes an exhibition bringing together five contemporary artists
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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
Thursday, Oct 22
arts-culture
Seat: Factory of Transformations
Castell de Montjuïc’s exhibition uses car company SEAT to tell a story about Barcelona
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.
film
Filmets 2026
FILMETS returns for its 52nd edition of celebrating the short film
arts-culture
Serielizados Fest 2026
Celebrating the wonderful world of television series
arts-culture
After The Kiss
Taiwanese artist Attilio Chien comes with a solo exhibition devoted to the kiss
arts-culture
Echoes: Videos from the Han Nefkens Foundation Donation
An exhibition on a donation of 18 video artworks by Han Nefkens Foundation.
film
CLAM International Social Film Festival 2026
Cinema with something to say takes centre stage at CLAM Film Festival 2026
arts-culture
Elisava
A sun-soaked photography project capturing the Poblenou coastline.
arts-culture
KBr Flama’26
KBr Flama’26 returns to Fundación MAPFRE with a selection of new talent
arts-culture
Dana Lixemburg
An exhibition on three decades of work by this Dutch photographer
arts-culture
Josep Maria de Sucre, Activist and Visionary Artist
A new exhibition on the work of Catalan visionary artist Josep Maria de Sucre
style-design
Barcelona Design Week 2026
A week dedicated to all things design with talks, exhibitions, workshops and more
arts-culture
Declaration of Love to Lenin, Juana Dolores Romero Casanova
This incredible artist’s first exhibition held at La Virreina.
film
Cinema Fest
Giving film lovers an excuse to head to the cinema without it costing the Earth
nightlife
Fuckup Nights Barcelona
Business success stories are everywhere but this event focuses what went wrong
film
Asian Film Festival 2026
A tour through contemporary Asian cinema
film
Barcelona Jewish Film Festival 2026
Festival Cinema Jueu returns for its 28th edition with a fresh lineup of films
film
Transhumant Film Festival 2026
The socially committed film and photojournalism festival returns
music
Ciutat Flamenco Festival 2026
Celebrate centuries of flamenco tradition at Ciutat Flamenco festival
film
Filibus
An audacious and subversive silent-era adventure
Friday, Oct 23
innovation
Blanc! Festival 2026
Catalunya’s number one event for design, innovation and creativity lovers
food-drink
Mash Craft Beer Fest 2026
MASH returns with more than 45 international breweries and around 300 beers
arts-culture
Festival Escena Poblenou 2026
An annual multidisciplinary contemporary performing-arts festival rooted in Poblenou
food-drink
Taco Fest
Taco Fest celebrates the beloved taco with 14 taquerías across three days
arts-culture
La Zona: Halloween House of Horrors
Think you’ve outgrown being scared of the dark? LA ZONA puts it to the test
music
Jive Mother Mary
Jive Mother Mary brings their Southern rock and blues sound to Jamboree
Saturday, Oct 24
arts-culture
Barcelona International Community Day 2026
A day that makes moving to the city and settling in easier and more sociable
fitness-wellness
Outdoor Fitness Workout
An energizing group-training session at Barcelona’s seafront.
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.
romance
Kitsch
Spain’s first sex shop – opened 1978, designed so women would feel at home.
food-drink
Casa Masala
Starting out on the food truck scene, Masala 73 has expanded into a restaurant offering Indian classics with a nod to local food culture.
nightlife
HQ Club
Cannabis clubs are proliferating as readily as the weed itself.
food-drink
Noor
Noor serves specialty coffee, matcha and pastries in a small Sant Pere café.
innovation
PAU
Coworking in a former Sant Antoni school, with a courtyard for lunch under a tree.
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.
arts-culture
Museu de Cultures del Món
The rich collection presents the diversity and art of non-Western cultures.
nightlife
Ølgod
Revered Danish craft beer bar Kælderkold now has a younger sister.
fitness-wellness
We/On Balmes
Premium gym with a pool, spa and its own nutritionist-run restaurant.
food-drink
Nomm
The menu reflects the broad and varied dishes of Asia, all perfected by Hong Kong-born Peter to taste just like his momma made them.
food-drink
La Mar Salada
Down towards Barceloneta’s beach, you’ll come across a place that serves what is arguably the best paella in the city: La Mar Salada.
food-drink
Dos Palillos
Raval’s exquisite Asian restaurant and sake bar offering a truly unique gastronomic experience.
innovation
Geneva Business School
The university is offers private tours of its campus in Plaça Catalunya.
food-drink
Isabella’s
If you’re a lover of Italian cuisine, you’re in for a treat at Isabella’s.
food-drink
Cera 23
Galician-accented Spanish cooking in the Raval, built around a black rice volcano.
food-drink
Bar La Ravala
Tapas at La Ravala are homemade daily and can be found traditionally displayed in a glass case on top of the bar.
food-drink
NAP Mar
“Neapolitan Authentic Pizza”: thin-crust, doughy delights cooked in proper wood-fired ovens.
innovation
TMDC
Tools. Materials. Machines. Innovation. TMDC is a coworking space dedicated to makers, and a space where you can turn your sketches into reality.
fitness-wellness
CrossFit Eixample
Workouts combine weights with natural, functional movements performed at high intensity.
food-drink
A Tu Bola
This casual restaurant’s motto is refreshingly straightforward: “nice food for a small price.”
food-drink
UMA House Trafalgar
UMA House Trafalgar’s seventh-floor pool terrace, with a 360-degree read on the city’s rooftops, spires and the ridge behind them.
food-drink
Bloome by Sasha
A healthy café on Passeig de Sant Joan, with a second branch on Via Laietana.
fitness-wellness
43 The Spa
Soaked in sunlight from floor-to-ceiling windows, this spa on the 43rd floor of the Hotel Arts is all about the vistas.
nightlife
La Isabela
A calm, old-school terrace seven floors above La Rambla, with a small rooftop pool.
food-drink
Rooftop Smokehouse
Smoked butter, pastrami and picnic provisions in the Fábrica Lehmann courtyard.
food-drink
Agreste de Fabio & Roser
The food is a combination of local and Italian, all with a good dose of flair.