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Blanc! Festival 2026
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The best things to do in Barcelona, curated by locals. Events, restaurants, nightlife and the spots worth knowing – updated weekly.
Barcelona
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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
Friday, Oct 23
style-design
Barcelona Design Week 2026
A week dedicated to all things design with talks, exhibitions, workshops and more
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
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
Pere Portabella
A program of screenings drawn from this Catalan filmmaker’s repertoire.
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
food-drink
Taco Fest
Taco Fest celebrates the beloved taco with 14 taquerías across three days
music
Ciutat Flamenco Festival 2026
Celebrate centuries of flamenco tradition at Ciutat Flamenco festival
arts-culture
La Zona: Halloween House of Horrors
Think you’ve outgrown being scared of the dark? LA ZONA puts it to the test
film
Transhumant Film Festival 2026
The socially committed film and photojournalism festival returns
music
Jive Mother Mary
Jive Mother Mary brings their Southern rock and blues sound to Jamboree
Saturday, Oct 24
fitness-wellness
Outdoor Fitness Workout
An energizing group-training session at Barcelona’s seafront.
arts-culture
Barcelona International Community Day 2026
A day that makes moving to the city and settling in easier and more sociable
style-design
Bargain Garden
Shop for Xmas gifts at Barcelona’s latest vintage pop-up The Bargain Garden
Sunday, Oct 25
arts-culture
Art & Coffee Oil Painting Workshop
Slow down, get creative and enjoy something a bit off the beaten track
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
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.
food-drink
Alkimia
An upmarket restaurant in Sant Antoni offering Catalan cuisine.
fitness-wellness
We/On Urquinaona
Premium gym with an indoor pool, spa and a deep mind-body class roster.
arts-culture
La Puntual
Unassuming yet enchanting, it has played host to some of the most skilled puppeteers around, captivating local little ones since 2005.
fitness-wellness
Mayan Luxury Spa
Well-ranked in “best-of-Barcelona” spa lists, the Mayan Luxury Spa at Hotel El Palace is a splurge for a special occasion.
style-design
Chandal & Impossible
A duo of stores with retro design articles and instant cameras.
food-drink
Suca’l
Panettone in three flavors baked year-round, plus long-fermented sourdough.
food-drink
Bar Cañete
Step inside it feels like traveling through time to Spain’s glory days.
food-drink
Les Filles
Lovers of interiors will find nirvana here, as well as a breakfast menu of hipster greatest hits and a European lunch menu.
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
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
Rincón Persa
The prettiness and wholesomeness of Iranian food is an open secret.
arts-culture
Reial Acadèmia Catalana de Belles Arts
One of Barcelona’s oldest collections of art, free of charge.
nightlife
33|45
Electro music, great cocktails and a fun vibe combine at this bar-slash-gallery.
food-drink
Cinc Sentits
Chef Jordi Artal, a former Michelin star holder, is back with his Catalan kitchen Cinc Sentits at a new location.
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
Chennai Masala Dosa
Chef Selva hails from the South Indian city of Chennai, aka Madras.
food-drink
Sil’s Cakes
Enough to satisfy the most passionate cake lover or seriously homesick American.
style-design
UniqBrow
This Barcelona brand proposes changing your glasses to suit your mood.
food-drink
Barcelona Cooking
Learn more about local dishes likes tapas and paella and how to prepare them with a cooking class, chef demonstration or culinary tour.
food-drink
Casa Dorita
Market-cuisine tapas named for the great-grandmother whose cooking started it.
arts-culture
CaixaForum
Is it a museum, a gallery or an event space? The answer is all three, and much more besides.
arts-culture
Hemp Museum
Inside Palau Mornau, the story of hemp as the fiber behind sails, rope and paper.
food-drink
Kome
This Sant Gervasi café pairs wagyu burgers and Japanese sandos with wine.
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.
arts-culture
Gaudí’s Pedrera: The Origins
La Pedrera after dark – projections inside and video mapping on Gaudí’s façade.
food-drink
Surf House
Beach café serving juices, cocktails and more to get relaxed in Barceloneta.