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Barcelona Design Week 2026
A week dedicated to all things design with talks, exhibitions, workshops and more
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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, Oct 20
film
Filmets 2026
FILMETS returns for its 52nd edition of celebrating the short film
arts-culture
October Hot
Port Gallery welcomes an exhibition bringing together five contemporary artists
arts-culture
Seat: Factory of Transformations
Castell de Montjuïc’s exhibition uses car company SEAT to tell a story about Barcelona
arts-culture
Serielizados Fest 2026
Celebrating the wonderful world of television series
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
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
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
Elisava
A sun-soaked photography project capturing the Poblenou coastline.
film
CLAM International Social Film Festival 2026
Cinema with something to say takes centre stage at CLAM Film Festival 2026
arts-culture
After The Kiss
Taiwanese artist Attilio Chien comes with a solo exhibition devoted to the kiss
film
Eyes Wide Shut
Stanley Kubrick's nocturnal odyssey through sex, jealousy and secrets
food-drink
Introduction to Artisan Sourdough Bread
A workshop for those who want to make their own sourdough bread from scratch
film
Barcelona Jewish Film Festival 2026
Festival Cinema Jueu returns for its 28th edition with a fresh lineup of films
film
Asian Film Festival 2026
A tour through contemporary Asian cinema
film
Transhumant Film Festival 2026
The socially committed film and photojournalism festival returns
Wednesday, Oct 21
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.
music
Band of Horses
Band of Horses comes to Razzmatazz to celebrate 20 years of their debut album
Thursday, Oct 22
nightlife
Fuckup Nights Barcelona
Business success stories are everywhere but this event focuses what went wrong
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
Places
nightlife
Garage Beer Co.
This UK-style brewery is one of Barcelona’s most central stops for quality brews.
food-drink
Isabella’s
If you’re a lover of Italian cuisine, you’re in for a treat at Isabella’s.
nightlife
Big Bang Bar
Big Bang Bar has long been a mecca for local musicians and traveling tunesmiths looking to share music on an intimate stage.
food-drink
Bocanariz
The newest wine bar in town, head to Bocanariz and indulge in some of the best wines of the region and abroad.
food-drink
La Confitería
This historic bar is now one of the neighborhood’s choicest spots to eat and drink.
food-drink
Buenos Aires
An Argentinean steakhouse importing Black Angus, Nebraska beef and New Zealand lamb.
lgbt
Sauna Casanova
This is a labyrinth of gay sexiness.
film
Zumzeig Cinema
The arthouse cinema reopens as Catalunya’s first “cinema co-op.”
food-drink
Bivio
At steakhouse in Bivio, Argentine Black Angus arrives on a hot stone for you to finish at the table.
food-drink
El Casal
Steps away from Santa Maria del Mar sits this gem of a café.
nightlife
La Vinya del Senyor
This diminutive wine bar is revered as one of the city’s very best.
food-drink
Ocaña
Four spaces in one, including the new D.F. Mexican restaurant.
food-drink
Contraban
The Wittmore’s Michelin-listed restaurant, with a rooftop terrace above it.
food-drink
Bar Cañete
Step inside it feels like traveling through time to Spain’s glory days.
lgbt
La Chapelle
One of the skinniest gay bars you’ll ever visit, but also one with the most charm.
romance
Training Pedralbes
Training Pedralbes hosts couples and single women in a private club house.
food-drink
La Gilda
A small tapas & wine bar with honest cooking.
food-drink
Pizza Circus
This unassuming little pizza takeout is one of those places you get dragged to by “that foodie friend” after tipping back one too many cold ones.
food-drink
Kome
This Sant Gervasi café pairs wagyu burgers and Japanese sandos with wine.
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
Casa Dorita
Market-cuisine tapas named for the great-grandmother whose cooking started it.
food-drink
Costa Pacífico
Costa Pacífico brings Mexican varieties of ceviche to Barcelona, plus other national favorites that aren’t so well-known here.
food-drink
Nobu Hotel
Twenty-three floors above Sants – a rooftop pool and terrace open to non-guests, plus Japanese-Peruvian cooking from Nobu Matsuhisa.
food-drink
Santamasa
Enjoy good food with a local feel at Santamasa in Sarrià.
food-drink
Dr. Beer & Mr. Fried
A champion of craft beer and fried food, the new arrival draws inspiration from US-style cajun and creole cuisine.
nightlife
Libertine
Casa Bonay’s lobby bar – gothic flowers, Eric Stephenson cocktails, vinyl DJs.
food-drink
NAP Mar
“Neapolitan Authentic Pizza”: thin-crust, doughy delights cooked in proper wood-fired ovens.
romance
Forest Days Glamping
Leave your tent at home and book comfortable digs at Forest Days Glamping.
lgbt
Skybar
The Axel Hotel’s rooftop – city views, strong cocktails, a crowd that dresses up.
food-drink
Bar Treze
This tapas bar sits among Sarrià’s burgeoning scene along its main street, Major de Sarrià.