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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
miniguide
The best things to do in Barcelona, curated by locals. Events, restaurants, nightlife and the spots worth knowing – updated weekly.
Events
Friday, Jul 3
arts-culture
Light Filtered Through the Cracks
MACBA’s exhibition looks back to when video became a tool for political intervention
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
La Gran Pantalla 2026
This film festival returns with a bold celebration of ageing and cinema
arts-culture
Joaquín Tusquets de Cabirol. Eloquent Form
An exhibition on the work of the Catalan photographer whose images capture postwar life
arts-culture
“Small, Middle and Big” Family Space
A family space for children to play, rest, read, draw and imagine together
arts-culture
Minor White
An exhibition on one of the most influential figures in 20th-century American photography
music
Barcelona Rock Fest 2026
Barcelona Rock Fest returns with three days of pure hard rock and heavy metal
arts-culture
Grec Festival de Barcelona 2026
Grec Festival returns as Barcelona’s great summer celebration of performing arts
music
VIDA 2026
VIDA has become one of summer’s unmissable music festivals
music
Cruilla Festival 2026
Cruïlla Festival 2026 returns with its usual alternative spirit
music
Les Nits de Barcelona 2026
Turning the gardens of the Palau de Pedralbes into the most elegant summer stage
music
BARTS Festival
Bringing the spirit of one of Barcelona’s biggest venues into a new festival format
Saturday, Jul 4
fitness-wellness
Outdoor Fitness Workout
An energising group-training session at Barcelona’s seafront
style-design
Palo Market Fest 2026
The organisers of Palo Market Fest (formerly Palo Alto Market) are back.
music
Happy Techno
An open-air daytime edition of La Terrrazza’s famous house and techno club night
Tuesday, Jul 7
fitness-wellness
80's Step Dance
A rooftop workout with leg warmers energy and some high-intensity cardio.
Ongoing
arts-culture
Joaquim Gomis Transatlantic
An exhibition on the photography of Catalan photographer, Joaquim Gomis
arts-culture
Chez Matisse
CaixaForum's deep dive into Henri Matisse
arts-culture
Kapwani Kiwanga
Fundació Joan Miró shows the work of artist Kapwani Kiwanga
arts-culture
The Cult of Beauty
The CCCB’s latest exhibition delves into one of the most loaded ideas in culture
arts-culture
The Last Days of Pompeii 2026
An immersive exhibition turning ancient history into an incredible spectacle
arts-culture
Out of Focus, another Vision of Art
CaixaForum’s latest exhibition exploring blur and visual imprecision
arts-culture
Like a Dance of Starlings
Reflecting on MACBA’s 30-year journey through a metaphor of starling murmuration
arts-culture
Anna Moreno. The Third Twist
MACBA welcomes a new exhibition on the work of Anna Moreno
arts-culture
Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme
An exhibition led by two Palestinian artists featuring songs, poetry, installations and more
music
Talents Jazz a La Pedrera
Talents Jazz returns to La Pedrera every Friday with new musicians
film
Open-Air Cinema at the Palace 2026
El Palace’s Rooftop Garden transforms into the city’s best open-air screen
fitness-wellness
Seaside Stretching at the beach
Swap your usual workout for a stretch session by the sea
Places
food-drink
El Sueno at Serras
El Sueño comes with views that remind us why we fell in love with Barcelona
food-drink
El Chiringuito de Casa Bonay
A cosy open-air terrace with a laid-back, beach-bar spirit
food-drink
Casa Amàlia
Individual paellas – rare in Barcelona – made from Mercat de la Concepció produce at this Eixample classic since 1950.
innovation
La Vaca Coworking
Once a former dairy, La Vaca (“the cow”) is now a creative coworking space in Barcelona’s Poble Sec neighborhood.
food-drink
Cal Trapella
Opened by three friends, Cal Trapella offers a cosy refuge in which to devour the homemade tapas on offer.
food-drink
Deep Pizza
Deep Pizza is proud to make Detroit-style pizza...
food-drink
Tope at The Hoxton
The kind of rooftop that serves up sunshine, skyline and, interestingly, tacos
food-drink
Rooftops at Yurbban
A pair of stylish open-air spots to choose from each with a laid-back Yurbban feel
food-drink
Albé
This gastrobar offering Catalan dishes with a genuine Lebanese touch.
food-drink
Jaqueline
Mediterranean restaurant, jazz club, Japanese bar and clandestine cocktail bar in one
food-drink
Cacho
Homemade food, great music, local beers and what they bill as “the best terrace of the @22 district.”
arts-culture
Antifaz Comics
Comics as well as graphic novels, fantasy and horror fiction, DVDs and toys.
fitness-wellness
Bicitecla
If you’re looking for a two-wheeler, this is the place to start your journey.
food-drink
Bistrot Villa Emilia
A restaurant with the spirit of a bistrot sitting in the Hotel Villa Emilia
fitness-wellness
FITT
A center for personal training and small-group Pilates.
food-drink
Arroseria Xàtiva
A Gràcia rice specialist with 25+ paellas, made with Valencian bomba and seawater – and one of the few in town that serves them for one.
food-drink
Besta
Opened in Barcelona’s Esquerra de l'Eixample district, Besta is a new contender of the city’s gastronomic scene.
food-drink
Tacos Tacos
This restaurant pays tribute to fishermens’ favorite tapas.
food-drink
Rabbit's
A recent addition to the city's vibrant tapas scene in Sarrià-Sant Gervasi
style-design
Mercantic
Sant Cugat’s charming antiques market.
food-drink
Caj Chai
Peruse a menu of 125 varieties of rare imported teas…
food-drink
Pulpería Can Lampazas
They specialize in premium-quality octopus sourced directly from the Galician Rías…
food-drink
Cafés El Magnífico
The Sans family’s Born roastery, roasting since 1962 – loose-weight single origins and a takeaway espresso loyalists rank among the city’s best.
food-drink
Cera 23
Traditional Spanish fare with creative touches.
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
13 de Margarit
This little Galician tapería is causing quite a stir.
food-drink
Biocenter
This is one of the city’s first vegetarian restaurants and a pioneer in sustainability.
fitness-wellness
Centre Cos
The center is devoted to helping balance the body, calm the mind and care for the spirit
food-drink
La Balabusta
On the corner of Rosselló and Enric Granados you’ll find the Israeli restaurant La Balabusta.
food-drink
Les Truites
This small bar serves 180 varieties of outstanding tortillas.