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LOOP Festival 2026
A fair celebrating video art, experimental film and contemporary creativity
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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
Saturday, Nov 14
film
Wallay! African Film Festival
A film festival celebrating the diversity and creativity of African cinema
arts-culture
World Press Photo 2026
One of Barcelona's most important annual photography exhibitions returns to CCCB
arts-culture
Dau Barcelona Games Festival
Transforming Fabra i Coats into a space for four days of games and competitions
arts-culture
Charlotte Perriand. Free to Rethink the World
Fundació Joan Miró’s exhibition on the work of French artist Charlotte Perriand
arts-culture
Dinosaurium
An immersive exhibition taking us back 240 million years to prehistoric times
film
MOST International Wine Film Festival 2026
A film festival celebrating cinema and wine culture
arts-culture
Aurèlia Muñoz, Beings
An exhibition bringing the extraordinary world of Catalan textile artist Aurèlia Muñoz
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
nightlife
Barcelona Fringe Festival 2026
Bringing the spirit of Edinburgh’s famous Fringe Festival to Barcelona
film
FRONT International Film Festival of Conflict and Peace
A film festival exploring war, repression, human rights and historical memory
film
Suncine 2026
A film festival dedicated to screening environmentally-focused films
film
L'Alternativa 2026
Barcelona's Independent Film Festival champions films that challenge the conventional
music
Soundit Plaza: Kittin b2b mad mirankit
A stellar late-season line-up at Soundit
music
Fulminacci
The Italian singer-songwriter brings his indie pop and alternative rock to Apolo
music
SAY IT LOUD Vol.17
This music festival at Parallel 62 brings reggae, jazz, funk, hip-hop, soul and Afro-Latin sounds
Sunday, Nov 15
arts-culture
Poblenou Cemetery Tour
Join a daytime guided tour of one of the city’s most interesting cemetries
Tuesday, Nov 17
food-drink
Introduction to Artisan Sourdough Bread
A workshop for those who want to make their own sourdough bread from scratch
film
Introduction to the End of an Argument | Resistance, Why?
A Palestine-focused double bill
Ongoing
arts-culture
Seat: Factory of Transformations
Castell de Montjuïc’s exhibition uses car company SEAT to tell a story about Barcelona
fitness-wellness
Outdoor Fitness Workout
An energizing group-training session at Barcelona’s seafront.
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
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
film
Transhumant Film Festival 2026
The socially committed film and photojournalism festival returns
arts-culture
Art & Coffee Oil Painting Workshop
Slow down, get creative and enjoy something a bit off the beaten track
Places
food-drink
Bonsai
A matcha-obsessed Eixample café sourcing first-harvest ceremonial powder from Japan, stone-ground to order – with proper coffee alongside.
style-design
Lullaby Vintage
Raval vintage boutique packed with personality and treasures
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.
style-design
Bobo Choses
Bold prints for kids and grown-ups at the Barcelona label’s Rambla flagship.
arts-culture
Camp Nou Experience
Barça’s museum and trophies, with a viewing platform over the stadium works.
style-design
Demano
A pioneering Barcelona brand in recycled fashion.
arts-culture
Gaudí’s Pedrera: The Origins
La Pedrera after dark – projections inside and video mapping on Gaudí’s façade.
food-drink
Mikan
This restaurant-cum-wine bar mixes cuisines from China, Japan and Korea.
food-drink
Mog
A Goan tapas bar where Indian spice meets Barcelona’s sharing-plate habit.
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.
arts-culture
CaixaForum
Is it a museum, a gallery or an event space? The answer is all three, and much more besides.
lgbt
Casa Jaime
There’s no rainbow flag, but this is a hotspot in Gaixample.
food-drink
La Balmesina
Fellow Italophiles rejoice – we can now enjoy authentic sourdough pizzas right here in Barcelona.
food-drink
Arroseria Xàtiva
A Gràcia rice specialist serving 25+ paellas made with bomba rice and seawater.
style-design
Bornisimo
This concept shop carries handmade objects from Spain and beyond.
food-drink
Copasetic
Vintage comfort food in the Eixample – Barcelona’s deepest gluten-free brunch.
food-drink
Departure Coffee Co.
A pared-back coffee bar and art gallery down a tiny Raval street, pouring SlowMov beans across V60, pour-over and cold brew.
food-drink
Annie X La Victoria
A new pop-up dinner event from Barcelona-based private chef Annie Lobster.
style-design
Boo
The brands reflect a commitment to quality, impeccable tailoring and timeless appeal.
food-drink
Can Majó
A family-run Barceloneta paella house since 1968, with a terrace on the beach.
food-drink
Casa Mariol
A vermouth bar reviving l’hora del vermut, the aperitif Barcelona nearly lost.
food-drink
Contracorrent Bar
A local wine bar attracting a Catalan-speaking, natural wine-loving crowd.
style-design
Fusta’m
A cozy Raval furniture and homeware shop for restored vintage finds and replicas.
food-drink
Paradero
A Sant Antoni stopping point doing two things well – La Marzocco specialty coffee and a made-to-order brunch worth the weekend line.
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
Ajoblanco
The upscale bar and restaurant was designed by Lázaro Rosa Violán.
style-design
Be Concept Store
Retro radios, Instax and Marshall, Vans and Birkenstock, plus a little bar and terrace out back.
food-drink
Tacos Tacos
This restaurant pays tribute to fishermens’ favorite tapas.
fitness-wellness
We/On Urquinaona
Premium gym with an indoor pool, spa and a deep mind-body class roster.