arts-culture
Festa Major del Poblenou 2026
The Festa Major del Poblenou returns this September
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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
Monday, Sep 14
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.
arts-culture
Summer Nights at Casa Amatller 2026
Discover Casa Amatller at night with an audio guide and glass of cava.
film
Transhumant Film Festival 2026
The socially committed film and photojournalism festival returns
Tuesday, Sep 15
arts-culture
Picasso Cyprus
An exhibition exploring how ancient Cypriot art influenced Picasso’s art
arts-culture
Declaration of Love to Lenin, Juana Dolores Romero Casanova
This incredible artist’s first exhibition held at La Virreina.
arts-culture
Elisava
A sun-soaked photography project capturing the Poblenou coastline.
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.
innovation
She Connects: Networking Evening
An informal networking evening for women at Cellar 39
arts-culture
The Science of Aging
Benedetta Bolognesi and Begoña Román discuss scientific advances in delaying aging
Wednesday, Sep 16
music
Zeyne
zeyne brings her take on Palestinian-Jordanian R&B to Sala Apolo
music
RUBIO + HOONINE
La Nau brings us a night of moody pop with performances from Rubio + Hoonine
Thursday, Sep 17
film
B-Retina 2026
A cult gathering for B-movies, “trash cinema”, horror and the unclassifiable
music
FSTVL•B
FSTVL•B is ready with three days of the city’s freshest alternative sounds
arts-culture
Barcelona Gallery Weekend 2026
Barcelona Gallery Weekend offers a good reason to swap the beach for four walls
Saturday, Sep 19
fitness-wellness
Outdoor Fitness Workout
An energizing group-training session at Barcelona’s seafront.
film
The Goonies 2026
Richard Donner's classic kids' adventure movie from 1985
Sunday, Sep 20
arts-culture
Opening of the Baluard Garden
Soak up some of the city’s history at the Jardí del Baluard.
arts-culture
Art & Coffee Oil Painting Workshop
Slow down, get creative and enjoy something a bit off the beaten track
Ongoing
arts-culture
Out of Focus, another Vision of Art
CaixaForum’s latest exhibition exploring blur and visual imprecision.
arts-culture
Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme
An exhibition led by two Palestinian artists featuring songs, poetry, installations and more.
arts-culture
Like a Dance of Starlings
Reflecting on MACBA’s 30-year journey through a metaphor of starling murmuration.
film
Open-Air Cinema at the Palace 2026
El Palace’s Rooftop Garden transforms into the city’s best open-air screen.
arts-culture
The Cult of Beauty
The CCCB’s latest exhibition delves into one of the most loaded ideas in culture.
Places
food-drink
Bonsai
A matcha-obsessed Eixample café sourcing first-harvest ceremonial powder from Japan, stone-ground to order – with proper coffee alongside.
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
Vegetalia Born
The manufacturer of organic vegetarian products also has several restaurants.
food-drink
El Puestu
Specializing in “vins i platillos”(wines and small dishes), the menu features bold but simple dishes that rely heavily on the quality of each ingredient.
nightlife
Garage Beer Co.
This UK-style brewery is one of Barcelona’s most central stops for quality brews.
food-drink
Fishology
A fish restaurant with its very own laboratory for creating the perfect fish dish.
style-design
Les Topettes
A small, stylish Raval shop for perfume, soap and candles, run by a couple.
food-drink
Xampanyet
Barcelona’s legendary cava and tapas bar.
food-drink
Bristol Café
An elegant café with proper patisserie and a French-Catalan-Argentine streak, one of the center’s prettiest coffee stops.
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.
fitness-wellness
W Spa
The W Spa at the W Barcelona hotel on Plaça Rosa dels Vents has got you covered when it comes to relaxation and beauty.
fitness-wellness
Flotarium
Jump into a flotation pod for an hour of sensory deprivation.
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
Caj Chai
Peruse a menu of 125 varieties of rare imported teas.
food-drink
Market Cuina Fresca
A Poblenou canteen beside the 021Espai coworking studio, feeding the 22@ crowd.
arts-culture
Gaudí’s Pedrera: The Origins
La Pedrera after dark – projections inside and video mapping on Gaudí’s façade.
food-drink
Kibuka
Two Gràcia sushi restaurants trading tradition for inventive fusion rolls.
food-drink
Savour Academy
Zara’s hands-on Barcelona food-and-wine workshop – paella and cooking classes, wine tastings, and the cava-sabering party trick.
style-design
Adonia
Spain’s first certified-organic cosmetics shop – cruelty-free beauty, eco home goods and staff who’ll make you samples to take home.
food-drink
El Chiringuito de Casa Bonay
A plant-filled terrace on the roof of Casa Bonay, trading panoramic drama for a beach-bar mood and Istanbul-inspired sharing plates.
food-drink
L'Òstia
This restaurant pays tribute to fishermens’ favorite tapas.
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.
innovation
CosmoCaixa
A world of science and discovery that fascinates adults and children alike.
style-design
Déjà Vu Concept
Diana Vite Banda’s Eixample shop for vintage furniture chosen by eye, not period.
food-drink
Maná 75
A Barceloneta paella specialist – a dozen varieties, 19 open cooking stations.
style-design
Olmos
After nearly twenty years in Gràcia, Pep’s salon has moved into a third-floor Diagonal flat, coffee and interiors included.
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.
fitness-wellness
Alqvimia
Behind the natural-cosmetics storefront on Rambla de Catalunya hide treatment rooms for massages, scrubs and facials – herbal tea included.
food-drink
Bodega Armando
The pungent smells of olives and old wood fill your senses as you step through the door.