Events calendar Barcelona

Every first weekend of each month, creative fish pond of Palo Alto is transformed into a street market with a lot of young designers, food trucks, DJ, vintage furniture, etc. It is THE meeting point of hipsters of Barcelona.

A major music festival celebrated in the Parc del Fòrum, each year welcoming big names from the international scene. The program is eclectic, with a wide variety of artists and musical styles, including pop, world music, electro, reggae and rock. Cruïlla means "crossroads" in Catalan, a name that perfectly illustrates the spirit of the festival and its desire to be open to all styles and cultures of the world. Some 80,000 people attend its open-air concerts on the Fòrum esplanade, with the sea as a backdrop.

The official launch ceremony for the ^37th edition of the America's Cup, a sailing competition that originated in New York, will take place in Barcelona on August 22, 2024! An event of international stature, during which numerous regattas will be organized around the Port Vell and along the beach to the Port Olímpic. However, the final match of this prestigious naval competition will not take place until October 12, 2024. An event not to be missed!

Parallel to La Mercè, free concerts of national and international artists in the different areas of the city centre.

A music festival in several rooms of the city: Palau de la musica, L'Auditori and Gran Teatre del Liceu. Peaks of the bill jazz, flamenco and song author. Read more

International festival of musical documentary. Excellent programming in several rooms of Barcelona. 

International demonstration exclusively dedicated to video art. Many bars, shops and galleries take part in the festival exposing works by artists.

A few days after the Sainte-Eulalie celebrations, the Llum BCN festival takes over with a program dedicated to light. For three days, the lighting installations, mapping (video projection on facades) and other artistic creations transform the city into a laboratory for experimentation in the open air. Since 2018, the festival has been celebrated in the Poblenou district, where the old factories, wastelands and chimneys of the industrial era are a wonderful playground for artists!