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
Thursday, Oct 1
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
Festa Major of Esquerra de l'Eixample 2026
One of the city’s biggest neighbourhoods celebrates its festa major
arts-culture
Declaration of Love to Lenin, Juana Dolores Romero Casanova
This incredible artist’s first exhibition held at La Virreina.
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
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
film
Hard Eight (Sydney)
Paul Thomas Anderson’s coolly controlled debut feature
film
Festival u22 2026
Festival U22 returns as Barcelona’s young cinema festival
music
maya ongaku
Dreamy, earthy psychedelia from Japan
film
Transhumant Film Festival 2026
The socially committed film and photojournalism festival returns
Friday, Oct 2
arts-culture
BAUM Festival 2026
BAUM brings Barcelona’s tattoo and urban culture worlds together
food-drink
Mahou Bravas Fest Barcelona 2026
A whole festival dedicated to Spain's most iconic tapa
food-drink
Wine Fair Sitges
Sitges’ great autumn toast to wine, harvest and local tradition
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
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
Garage Bar
The creators of the Vella Terra food and wine fair founded this wine bar to celebrate excellent natural wines and natural, artisanal foods.
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
Bar But
Market-fresh Mediterranean food is their game, but Asian influences assert themselves too.
food-drink
Lateral
This glitzy tapas joint is the result of a €1.3 million investment.
nightlife
Negroni
A tiny Raval cocktail bar with no menu – tell Javier and Eduard what you like.
food-drink
Cacho
Homemade food, great music, local beers and what they bill as “the best terrace of the @22 district.”
nightlife
Paradiso
Paradiso serves up unusual and creative cocktails.
nightlife
14 de la Rosa
This hidden cocktail bar in Gràcia offers coffee in the morning, vermouth in the afternoon and a killer cocktail by night.
nightlife
Ølgod
Revered Danish craft beer bar Kælderkold now has a younger sister.
nightlife
Foxy
Good music, strong cocktails and lots of locals at this Raval dive bar.
food-drink
La Dentellière
This French-owned restaurant is perfect for romantic meals, group celebrations and those times when you need somewhere “nice but affordable.”
food-drink
Raó
Locally sourced and seasonal products are favored to create modern delights that are based on a selection of Mediterranean and traditional local dishes.
nightlife
Marula Café
Electronic beats are eschewed in favor of funk, disco, soul and Afrobeat rhythms.
food-drink
Mikan
This restaurant-cum-wine bar mixes cuisines from China, Japan and Korea.
nightlife
La Llibreria
This self-dubbed “cocktail bar and book collection” is the latest gem to appear in Les Corts.
food-drink
Pulpería Can Lampazas
They specialize in premium-quality octopus sourced directly from the Galician Rías.
food-drink
Taberna Noroeste
A restaurant serving up recipes from the North West of Spain.
food-drink
Cyclic Beer Farm
A factory and bar specializing in beer fermentation and natural wine making.
nightlife
Diobar
You’ll find one of Barcelona’s best music venues in the basement of a Greek restaurant.
nightlife
Sub Rosa
Among the flurry of one of La Rambla’s many Gòtic tributaries, Sub Rosa would be everyone’s regular watering hole, if only there was enough space.
nightlife
Gimlet
Founded by Javier de las Muelas, Gimlet was the first of what is now a global empire of cocktail bars.
food-drink
Pachuco
Wash down generous portions of Mexican fare with peso-priced micheladas.
food-drink
7 Portes
The 1836 institution where paella was invented for a dandy who wouldn’t peel shrimp.
food-drink
Monopol
One of the city’s most exciting places to eat, drink and watch football.
nightlife
Hemingway
Naturally, you can sip all of Hemingway’s favorite tipples, from the simple scotch & soda to gimlets and martini.
lgbt
La Monroe
Delicate combinations of flavor mixed with exquisite presentation and an upbeat, welcoming vibe.
food-drink
La Querida
The menu is full of delights like tapas, burgers, pasta dishes and wok-based treats – all sure to put a smile on the face of the fussiest of eaters.
food-drink
Flash-Flash
This supermod tortillería hasn’t changed much in five decades.
food-drink
Ajoblanco
The upscale bar and restaurant was designed by Lázaro Rosa Violán.
lgbt
Madame Jasmine
A Raval gay bar that embodies the neighborhood’s charms, queerness and eccentricities.