Escenari platja Bogatell Mediterràniament - La Mercè

12/09/2023 - 15:55h

Programme details for La Mercè 2023

La Mercè. Hundreds of free activities are being organised all around the city, with something for everybody in a programme of live music, street arts and popular culture.

20/09/2023 - 19:15h

New climate control plan for publicly operated schools in Barcelona

Environment and sustainability. The climate control plan will see 170 schools transformed between 2024 and 2029 to be able to generate solar energy.

20/09/2023 - 14:55h

Workforce bolstered by 30% in the new contract for cleaning graffiti

Cleaning and waste. The Commission for Ecology, Urban Planning, Mobility and Housing has approved the awarding of the new contract, which comes into effect in January 2024.

19/09/2023 - 17:08h

Blue Saturday to celebrate the transformation of the Olympic Port

Urban planning. The new entrance at the Moll de Mestral wharf is being inaugurated on 30 September.

19/09/2023 - 17:58h

Green light for the new Barcelona Pet Shelter

Animal welfare. The goal is to improve the welfare of animals at the shelter and the conditions for people working there.

Extracurricular grants

Check out all the available grants giving access to extracurricular cultural, sports, technology and science activities for children and young people aged 6 to 17.

Enjoy Montjuïc Park

Montjuïc mountain is a big green space in Barcelona offering everyone sports, leisure and cultural facilities. Discover the park and enjoy it!

Castellers de Barcelona perfoming at plaça Sant Jaume

Traditions and memory

Discover Barcelona’s traditions, popular culture and enchanting spots, as well as initiatives and programmes to preserve the memory of our past. 

Barcelona LGBTI Centre’s façade

Barcelona LGBTI Centre

This is a pioneering municipal service run by the Catalan LGBTI Organisations Platform, offering an extensive range of information, guidance, direct-assistance and awareness-raising services. Check out the on-site and virtual agenda!

A woman working in front of a computer

Working in Barcelona

Discover the tools being offered by the city for promoting employment, business care and entrepreneurship.Working in Barcelona.

Pocket Barcelona

The "Barcelona a la butxaca" app offers a personal space for users to access the main municipal services and procedures, as well as the range of activities in the city, from a single access point. Download it!

Beaches and bathing

See full information on Barcelona’s beaches: location, state of the sea, flags, occupancy control and plenty more. Meanwhile, the ban on smoking this season applies to all beaches.

Two girls talk sitting down

Imatges Barcelona

The City Council offers citizens its current photographic archive, with thousands of images of Barcelona. The Barcelona Images site includes various galleries by subject: popular culture, the effects of Covid-19, public spaces and much more.

 

A cyclist riding along a bike lane

Mobility and transport

Find out what services are available to help you get around the city and discover how mobility is changing in Barcelona and becoming healthier, safer, more sustainable and better-connected. 

Group of people in a meeting room

Caring City

Barcelona is committed to democratising care work and has a Barcelona Cuida space available for promoting exchanges and networking among the city’s main carers. Find out all about it!

Two people run in a park

Enjoy the parks

The city’s parks and gardens transform it into a living, breathing space. You’ll find them all here. Explore and enjoy them!

A group of people in an industrial building assembling cardboard boxes.

Social and solidarity economy

The City Council is fostering and promoting the Social and Solidarity Economy with resources that include training, support, economic aid, responsible public procurement and the allocation of venues and materials. Find out all about it!

Child-minding service

Municipal child-minding service

Concilia’s free municipal child-minding service offers car for young children aged 1 to 12 to help with balancing the work, family and personal lives of families.

Panoramic view of Barcelona

Neighbourhood Plan

Programme aimed at reducing inequalities between Barcelona neighbourhoods, backing access to income, services, urban quality and welfare.

Barcelona Llibres

Thanks to an initiative called Barcelona Llibres, the City Council is putting an extensive catalogue of publications on a range of subjects and in various formats at your disposal. These include publications on culture, art, sports, history, the city, politics, urban planning and economics.

Panoramic view of the city

Gaudir més

Join the “Gaudir més” programme and make the most of its discounts, free admission and advantages for enjoying your city’s various spaces.

Tibidabo views

Domini .barcelona

Get involved in your city with the .barcelona domain. Associate your digital identity with Barcelona’s values.

Two female experts in gender violence giving a young woman information at a BCN Antimasclista Stand

Assistance against gender violence

Find out about all the free and confidential prevention and assistance services available to women in a gender-violence situation. 

A man and a kid playing basketball

Discover the BCN Guide

All the city’s activities you can imagine are at your fingertips in the BCN Guide: music, shows, festive holidays, courses, workshops, and much more. 

A family in a park lying on the grass under flowering trees

Commitment to the Agenda 2030

Find out about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in the environmental, social, economic and institutional fields and get involved.

A girl and a boy strolling in the park Open video Konsulta'm

Konsulta'm

Psychological support service for teenagers and young people between the ages of 12 and 22, also offering advice for professionals on mental health matters. Konsulta’m is extending its service to the adult population in six of the city’s districts.

Sustainable Food

Get involved in promoting healthy and sustainable diets and boosting local economies!