BAUM Festival
By Charlotte Stace
If tattoos, extreme sports, custom bikes and cars, and street food are your thing, BAUM Fest - Barcelona Art and Urban Movement - might be the most exciting three days of your year. This record-breaking edition brings over 200 tattoo artists from 25 countries to Fira de Barcelona, merging the Barcelona Tattoo Expo with street art, urban culture, sports, and creativity all under one roof.
There are several new and expanded features this year: an “INFLUYE – Lo que no se borra” zone (collaboration with freestyle artist Sefo) offering open mic, rap battles, poetry, beatbox and a live DJ performance; a Barber Contest with both amateur and professional categories; Muay Thai tournament zones including traditional rituals and homage to tattooing’s Thai roots; plus areas for children with graffiti and temporary tattoos; and international Flatland BMX & fingerboard competitions.
There’s also a Made in Barcelona artisan market, live painting by contemporary artists, and other creatives showing and selling their work.