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LOOP Festival 2026
A fair celebrating video art, experimental film and contemporary creativity
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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
Thursday, Nov 12
film
Wallay! African Film Festival
A film festival celebrating the diversity and creativity of African cinema
arts-culture
Charlotte Perriand. Free to Rethink the World
Fundació Joan Miró’s exhibition on the work of French artist Charlotte Perriand
arts-culture
Dinosaurium
An immersive exhibition taking us back 240 million years to prehistoric times
arts-culture
KBr Flama’26
KBr Flama’26 returns to Fundación MAPFRE with a selection of new talent
arts-culture
Aurèlia Muñoz, Beings
An exhibition bringing the extraordinary world of Catalan textile artist Aurèlia Muñoz
arts-culture
World Press Photo 2026
One of Barcelona's most important annual photography exhibitions returns to CCCB
arts-culture
Dana Lixemburg
An exhibition on three decades of work by this Dutch photographer
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
arts-culture
Dau Barcelona Games Festival
Transforming Fabra i Coats into a space for four days of games and competitions
film
MOST International Wine Film Festival 2026
A film festival celebrating cinema and wine culture
film
Suncine 2026
A film festival dedicated to screening environmentally-focused films
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
Fickle Eulogy
The award-winning show by Nikol Kollars returns for a final performance
music
Sports
Sports bring their dreamy blend of indie pop and psychedelia to Razzmatazz
music
Perila (live A/V)
Densely layered live soundscapes from Berlin's Aleksandra Zakharenko
film
George Michael: The Faith Tour
A rediscovered snapshot of George Michael at the height of his pop superstardom
Saturday, Nov 14
music
Soundit Plaza: Kittin b2b mad mirankit
A stellar late-season line-up at Soundit
music
Fulminacci
The Italian singer-songwriter brings his indie pop and alternative rock to Apolo
music
SAY IT LOUD Vol.17
This music festival at Parallel 62 brings reggae, jazz, funk, hip-hop, soul and Afro-Latin sounds
Sunday, Nov 15
arts-culture
Poblenou Cemetery Tour
Join a daytime guided tour of one of the city’s most interesting cemetries
Tuesday, Nov 17
film
Introduction to the End of an Argument | Resistance, Why?
A Palestine-focused double bill
Ongoing
arts-culture
Seat: Factory of Transformations
Castell de Montjuïc’s exhibition uses car company SEAT to tell a story about Barcelona
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
Josep Maria de Sucre, Activist and Visionary Artist
A new exhibition on the work of Catalan visionary artist Josep Maria de Sucre
arts-culture
Elisava
A sun-soaked photography project capturing the Poblenou coastline.
Places
style-design
Lullaby Vintage
Raval vintage boutique packed with personality and treasures
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
Bistrot Levante
A neo-bistro on one of the Gòtic’s quieter plazas – meze and a good wine list.
style-design
Lamarck Vintage
A friendly vintage store in the Raval kicking back against fast fashion.
food-drink
NAP Antic
“Neapolitan Authentic Pizza”: thin-crust, doughy delights cooked in proper wood-fired ovens.
arts-culture
Antifaz Comics
Comics as well as graphic novels, fantasy and horror fiction, DVDs and toys.
food-drink
Paral·lelo
Named “street gelato” for their cute-as-a-button ice cream trolley.
food-drink
Contraban
The Wittmore’s Michelin-listed restaurant, with a rooftop terrace above it.
food-drink
Hula Poke
Hula Poke serves a range of the Native Hawaiian poke bowls with fresh fish and a selection of toppings.
food-drink
Kibuka
Two Gràcia sushi restaurants trading tradition for inventive fusion rolls.
food-drink
Raffaelli
The Raffaelli family’s Tuscan trattoria in Gràcia – handmade pasta, Lucca recipes.
film
Phenomena
This is one of the biggest, most beautiful-looking and sounding cinemas in Europe.
food-drink
Santa Gula
Catalan bistró serving up innovative, exquisite small dishes.
food-drink
Mikan
This restaurant-cum-wine bar mixes cuisines from China, Japan and Korea.
nightlife
La Llibreria
This self-dubbed “cocktail bar and book collection” is the latest gem to appear in Les Corts.
food-drink
Kafenion
A Greek-rooted coffee house from the island of Salamina, by way of Amsterdam – specialty coffee and proper hospitality on a busy Eixample corner.
romance
Kitsch
Spain’s first sex shop – opened 1978, designed so women would feel at home.
style-design
Opera Lounge
More than just a salon, this art-beauty-culture-event space in upper Eixample makes use of innovative techniques to perfect your existing style.
arts-culture
Arte Bar
Americans Bruce and Alisa run a paint-and-sip art studio in the Eixample where anyone can pick up a brush.
music
Curtis Audiophile Cafe
Whether you want to get down there and dance, geek out over the audio setup – or both – satisfaction is guaranteed.
nightlife
Moog
The order of the night is techno.
food-drink
Batea
A modern seafood bistro that reimagines the traditional marisquería concept.
food-drink
Taberna Noroeste
A restaurant serving up recipes from the North West of Spain.
food-drink
Gallo Santo
Spain’s first fully plant-based Mexican eatery.
food-drink
Betlem
A gastrobar based out of a locale with a history going to back to 1892.
food-drink
Chivuo’s
They have gained a following for their “slow” street food and craft beer.
food-drink
Arroseria Xàtiva
A Gràcia rice specialist serving 25+ paellas made with bomba rice and seawater.