
The art of winning without fighting
Culture. The exhibition ‘The Art of War: Strategies for Winning without Fighting’, is on at Montjuïc Castle until 9 January.

Weekend: Tangent festival, open-air culture and LGBTI+ pride
Free time. Music, theatre, dance, circus and visual arts, workshops, a children’s gymkhana, a high-heel race, festive activities, opera, films and documentaries.

Public works in the summer: improvements to infrastructures, public space and mobility
Urban planning. A total of 76 projects are to be executed around the city’s ten districts.

The best designs of the year go on public display
Free time. The exhibition is on at the Disseny Hub Barcelona until 1 September.

Activation of preventative warning stage for high levels of PM10
Pollution. Municipal services are taking preventative measures, such as more intensive watering down of streets and avoiding the use of air blowers.

New water games area opens in Parc de Joan Miró
Leisure. The area will be open until 6 September.

Sixty thousand people fill the beaches to celebrate midsummer’s night
Sant Joan. Municipal services started the clean-up operation at 6.30.

First expropriation of an empty flat owned by a bank
Housing. The end to the suspension of the housing laws also means fines can be imposed for not offering social rent options before an eviction.

Special operation and services for the eve of Sant Joan
Safety and prevention. Extra public transport, firefighters, city police and cleaning service for the shortest night of the year.

Eighteen school playgrounds open to the public in the summer holidays
Education. Del 24 de juny al 31 de juliol, aquests espais també oferiran activitats de dinamització educatives.