food & drink

Barcelona Beer Festival returns as one of the city’s biggest annual gatherings for craft beer, and by this point it feels less like a niche fair than a full-scale celebration of the brewing scene. It’s a three-day meeting point for top breweries from around the world, with a range of taps, food stands, gastrocultural activities and the industry-facing InnBrew fair.

What makes it stand out is that it is not just about drinking beer, but about the culture around it. The festival has built a reputation as a major event for both beer lovers and professionals. Barcelona Turisme describes it as the largest craft beer festival in southern Europe, bringing together more than 100 taps and hundreds of beers from across the world. So, for anyone even mildly interested in craft beer, this is the weekend when Barcelona really leans into it.