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
Pere Portabella
A program of screenings drawn from this Catalan filmmaker’s repertoire.
arts-culture
Light Filtered Through the Cracks
MACBA’s exhibition looks back to when video became a tool for political intervention.
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
Patrim’25: Look in Silence. That Blues Look
A snapshot of emerging artistic talent from the Universitat de Barcelona’s Faculty of Fine Art.
arts-culture
Elisava
A sun-soaked photography project capturing the Poblenou coastline.
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
Otsu
A creative Japanese-inspired café blending coffee, design and food in Poblenou.
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
Xiringuito Escribà
The Escribà family’s Bogatell-beach paella house, cooking over wood fires since 1992.
arts-culture
Casa Vicens
Gaudí’s first Modernist jewel in Barcelona, completed in 1883, is among the pioneer buildings in Europe’s Art Nouveau.
food-drink
Cafés El Magnífico
The Sans family’s Born roastery, roasting since 1962 – loose-weight single origins and a takeaway espresso loyalists rank among the city’s best.
food-drink
Cera 23
Galician-accented Spanish cooking in the Raval, built around a black rice volcano.
food-drink
Paradero
A Sant Antoni stopping point doing two things well – La Marzocco specialty coffee and a made-to-order brunch worth the weekend line.
food-drink
Can Codina
Long one of Gràcia’s stalwarts, this “old man” bar has been brought up-to-date by the founders’ grandkids.
food-drink
Jon Cake
Barcelona’s newest dessert shop, Jon Cake, serves up artisan cheesecakes to die for.
style-design
KLAP
Close to the bustling energy of MACBA and the surrounding streets of the Raval sits a well-regarded streetwear and concept store.
nightlife
Nica
Casa Bonay’s space has been designed with the assistance of audiophiles Amit and Aneesh Patel, owners of London bar Brilliant Corners.
innovation
TeamLabs
A platform and campus supporting entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainability.
fitness-wellness
Végere
The first vegan beauty center in Barcelona, Végere is a relaxing sanctuary in the heart of Gràcia.
food-drink
Xuba Tacos
A taqueria in the heart of the city that.
fitness-wellness
43 The Spa
Soaked in sunlight from floor-to-ceiling windows, this spa on the 43rd floor of the Hotel Arts is all about the vistas.
food-drink
Bristol Café
An elegant café with proper patisserie and a French-Catalan-Argentine streak, one of the center’s prettiest coffee stops.
style-design
Olmos
After nearly twenty years in Gràcia, Pep’s salon has moved into a third-floor Diagonal flat, coffee and interiors included.
nightlife
Barna Brew
A brewery and a beautiful bar where you can quaff your way through the Belgian-Catalan inspired brews.
style-design
Demano
A pioneering Barcelona brand in recycled fashion.
food-drink
Faire
Eating brunch at Faire, on Carrer Girona, means having a positive impact on the planet.
food-drink
MariscCo Còrsega
Have your seafood grilled or fried up, Andalucía-style – you pay according to the weight of the product.
food-drink
El Filete Ruso
Thank (or blame) these guys for kicking off Barcelona’s gourmet burger boom.
arts-culture
Hibernian
Quiet, unassuming and tucked away within the bohemian barrio of Gràcia, Barcelona’s only secondhand English bookshop is more than meets the eye.
fitness-wellness
The Studio
A Barri Gòtic training studio – TRX, Pilates and yoga from acroyoga to yin.
style-design
Carrera Peluqueros
There’s nothing conventional about this hair salon.
innovation
CosmoCaixa
A world of science and discovery that fascinates adults and children alike.
food-drink
Fat Veggies
Vegan restaurant Fat Veggies serves up barbecue and smoked vegetables.
food-drink
Koku Kitchen
A purposefully unflashy little ramen place hidden down a tatty side street.
food-drink
Little Fern
A slice of New Zealand brunch culture in Poblenou – flat whites, the charred-corn fritter stack and those kimchi pancakes, all done with real care.
nightlife
Macarena
This tiny nightclub packs a mighty electronic punch.