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Pride is back, and the city is ready to turn the volume, colour and fun all the way up
The best things to do in Barcelona, curated by locals. Events, restaurants, nightlife and the spots worth knowing – updated weekly.

Pride is back, and the city is ready to turn the volume, colour and fun all the way up

Grec Festival returns as Barcelona’s great summer celebration of performing arts

Blaumarí Music is a new boutique summer concert series at Port Vell

Turning the gardens of the Palau de Pedralbes into the most elegant summer stage

Bringing the spirit of one of Barcelona’s biggest venues into a new festival format

A snapshot of emerging artistic talent from the Universitat de Barcelona’s Faculty of Fine Art

An exhibition on one of the most influential figures in 20th-century American photography

An exhibition on the work of the Catalan photographer whose images capture postwar life

A family space for children to play, rest, read, draw and imagine together

Don West brings his rich, sun-drenched sound back to Barcelona

James Bidgood's experimental homoerotic dreamscape

A night of fire, noise, food and celebration that marks the arrival of summer

American guitarist Cory Wong brings his funk to Razzmatazz

A film festival that turns warm evenings into open-air gatherings for queer cinema

A colourful celebration of music, culture, diversity and female energy

A beach festival bringing together some of the world’s best reggaeton performers

Grammy-nominated American singer Chris Isaak comes to Parallel 62

A spin-off of the highly successful El Flea market, La Puça comes to El Clot.

A women’s football meet-up built around community

CaixaForum's deep dive into Henri Matisse

An immersive exhibition turning ancient history into an incredible spectacle

CaixaForum’s latest exhibition exploring blur and visual imprecision

Reflecting on MACBA’s 30-year journey through a metaphor of starling murmuration

An exhibition led by two Palestinian artists featuring songs, poetry, installations and more

MACBA welcomes a new exhibition on the work of Anna Moreno

El Palace’s Rooftop Garden transforms into the city’s best open-air screen

Fundació Joan Miró shows the work of artist Kapwani Kiwanga

An exhibition on the photography of Catalan photographer, Joaquim Gomis

The CCCB’s latest exhibition delves into one of the most loaded ideas in culture

Swap your usual workout for a stretch session by the sea

Individual paellas – rare in Barcelona – made from Mercat de la Concepció produce at this Eixample classic since 1950.

Mediterranean restaurant, jazz club, Japanese bar and clandestine cocktail bar in one

El Sueño comes with views that remind us why we fell in love with Barcelona

A cosy open-air terrace with a laid-back, beach-bar spirit

A pair of stylish open-air spots to choose from each with a laid-back Yurbban feel

Homemade food, great music, local beers and what they bill as “the best terrace of the @22 district.”

Once a former dairy, La Vaca (“the cow”) is now a creative coworking space in Barcelona’s Poble Sec neighborhood.

Deep Pizza is proud to make Detroit-style pizza...

A plant-filled specialty café on a pretty old-town street – flat whites, a cult blueberry matcha and handmade pastries, built to slow you down.

Hula Poke serves a range of the Native Hawaiian poke bowls with fresh fish and a selection of toppings.

A hugely popular Eixample microroastery – it roasts what it pours, from rotating single origins to flat whites and cult cinnamon rolls.

A matcha-obsessed Eixample café sourcing first-harvest ceremonial powder from Japan, stone-ground to order – with proper coffee alongside.

Barcelona's very first sex shop.

Barcelona's premiere love hotel.

A vintage store, gallery space and pop-up venue in El Raval

The newest wine bar in town, head to Bocanariz and indulge in some of the best wines of the region and abroad.

A reference shop for all things music-production related…

Gracia’s newest vegan takeaway offering ‘street food with a little conscience’.

A coworking space in the 22@ innovation district.

A sustainably conscious fashion label from Barcelona…

A beautiful concept store and restaurant.

This little Galician tapería is causing quite a stir.

The Sans family’s Born roastery, roasting since 1962 – loose-weight single origins and a takeaway espresso loyalists rank among the city’s best.

The legendary tiles of Barcelona's streets now have their own shop

Workouts combine weights with natural, functional movements performed at high intensity…

An ethical and sustainable fashion and accessories boutique in Barri Gòtic

Spain’s first aerial dance school.

Pole dancing has gained popularity as a form of fitness.

This supermod tortillería hasn’t changed much in five decades.

Maiaia is a vermuteria with family and tradition at its core.