film
Wallay! African Film Festival
A film festival celebrating the diversity and creativity of African cinema
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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
Wednesday, Nov 11
film
LOOP Festival 2026
A fair celebrating video art, experimental film and contemporary creativity
arts-culture
Dinosaurium
An immersive exhibition taking us back 240 million years to prehistoric times
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
World Press Photo 2026
One of Barcelona's most important annual photography exhibitions returns to CCCB
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
film
FRONT International Film Festival of Conflict and Peace
A film festival exploring war, repression, human rights and historical memory
film
L'Alternativa 2026
Barcelona's Independent Film Festival champions films that challenge the conventional
nightlife
Barcelona Fringe Festival 2026
Bringing the spirit of Edinburgh’s famous Fringe Festival to Barcelona
film
Suncine 2026
A film festival dedicated to screening environmentally-focused films
music
Discovery Zone
JJ Weihl brings her experimental electro-pop project
film
MOST International Wine Film Festival 2026
A film festival celebrating cinema and wine culture
Thursday, Nov 12
arts-culture
Dau Barcelona Games Festival
Transforming Fabra i Coats into a space for four days of games and competitions
music
Robert Finley
The American singer brings his blend of blues, soul and gospel to Sala Apolo
music
Merely & Niko Demus
Swedish-Finnish duo bring their spellbinding mix of ambient and club music
Friday, Nov 13
music
Perila (live A/V)
Densely layered live soundscapes from Berlin's Aleksandra Zakharenko
music
Sports
Sports bring their dreamy blend of indie pop and psychedelia to Razzmatazz
film
George Michael: The Faith Tour
A rediscovered snapshot of George Michael at the height of his pop superstardom
Saturday, Nov 14
film
My First Film Festival
A film festival designed for children aged 3 to 12
Ongoing
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
Seat: Factory of Transformations
Castell de Montjuïc’s exhibition uses car company SEAT to tell a story about Barcelona
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
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.
film
Transhumant Film Festival 2026
The socially committed film and photojournalism festival returns
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.
style-design
Lullaby Vintage
Raval vintage boutique packed with personality and treasures
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
Xiringuito Escribà
The Escribà family’s Bogatell-beach paella house, cooking over wood fires since 1992.
innovation
MOB Bailèn
A former textile factory near Arc de Triomf houses desks and a neighborhood café.
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.
style-design
Costuretas Social Club
This space is dedicated to the art of sewing.
food-drink
Lateral
This glitzy tapas joint is the result of a €1.3 million investment.
food-drink
Batea
A modern seafood bistro that reimagines the traditional marisquería concept.
food-drink
Caravelle
Pair one of their house brews with tacos, fried chicken or a cheeseburger.
nightlife
La Llibreria
This self-dubbed “cocktail bar and book collection” is the latest gem to appear in Les Corts.
nightlife
Diobar
You’ll find one of Barcelona’s best music venues in the basement of a Greek restaurant.
food-drink
Ajoblanco
The upscale bar and restaurant was designed by Lázaro Rosa Violán.
food-drink
Les Dues Sicílies
Try an arancini, fried rice balls stuffed with beef, mushrooms, Iberian ham or prawns.
nightlife
Barna Brew
A brewery and a beautiful bar where you can quaff your way through the Belgian-Catalan inspired brews.
food-drink
Koku Kitchen
A purposefully unflashy little ramen place hidden down a tatty side street.
nightlife
Macarena
This tiny nightclub packs a mighty electronic punch.
style-design
Amato Sole
A furniture and design shop specializing in refurbished pieces.
style-design
The Outlet
Designer showroom stock from past seasons, at 30% to 40% off, since 2006.
food-drink
Font de les Planes
Bring lunch and rent a grill at this century-old picnic ground in Collserola.
food-drink
Acai&Me El Born
Açaí&Me does the three B’s: breakfast, brunch and bowls, piled high in a sunny corner worth lingering in.
food-drink
La Tere Gastrobar
A Venezuelan-run gastrobar on Carrer Riego, one of the reasons Sants is rising.
arts-culture
Antifaz Comics
Comics as well as graphic novels, fantasy and horror fiction, DVDs and toys.
fitness-wellness
Rituels d'Orient
You don’t have to travel to Turkey or Morocco to enjoy an authentic hammam experience.
style-design
Les Topettes
A small, stylish Raval shop for perfume, soap and candles, run by a couple.
romance
Oops!
The city’s best-known swingers club – discreet, stylish and not remotely seedy.
nightlife
Coco Vail Beer Hall
The space is an embodiment of the founders’ passion for American craft beer and food.
food-drink
Parking Pizza
Neapolitan pizza meets Mediterranean cuisine.
innovation
Betahaus
Coworking space in an amazing six-floor building in Gràcia.
food-drink
Tacos Tacos
This restaurant pays tribute to fishermens’ favorite tapas.