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Beaches and bathing

Check out all the information about the beaches of Barcelona: location, flag statuses, bathing season, and much more. Remember that smoking is prohibited on all beaches.

Grec theater

BACK TO THE GREC THIS SUMMER! Open in a new window

Barcelona Grec Festival is back in 2025 to offer a hundred shows, with theatre, music, dance, circus and much more. Don’t miss it!

Architecture Weeks Open in a new window

From May 12 to June 28, you'll find over 180 activities including exhibitions, awards, talks, tours and festivities to experience and celebrate architecture. Don’t miss it!

Main events for 2025 Open in a new window

This year comes packed with music, art, popular culture, dance, theatre, circus, sport, performing arts and much more. Check out the great options the city offers you!

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T'estiu molt

Barcelona is launching a summer-holidays campaign for children and teenagers with over a thousand leisure, sports, educational and cultural activities. Find out all about it!

Beaches and bathing

Check out all the information about the beaches of Barcelona: location, flag statuses, bathing season, and much more. Remember that smoking is prohibited on all beaches.

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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!

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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. 

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Make the most of the city’s municipal sports centres. There are over a hundred of them throughout the city, with a wide range of offers and prices.

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Barcelona Districte Cultural comes with some changes. Now an annual initiative, the programme of performing arts is joined by projects in visual arts, audiovisuals and thought. Don’t miss it!

Festes Majors

Find out about the wide range of festa majors taking place in Barcelona’s districts and neighbourhoods and enjoy them. 

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Find out about the wide range of shopping possibilities Barcelona offers you and discover sustainable local options.

Montjuïc Park

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

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

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Did you know that every district has playgrounds that open outside school hours as safe public spaces for children, young people and their families? Check out their opening times!

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Cultural calendar

You can find full information on the main events planned for Barcelona’s cultural calendar.

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Discover the history of La Model and explore the inside of this former prison with a guided tour or an open visit. Find out more!

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Choose your course Open in a new window

Check out the new range of courses and workshops on offer at civic centres, libraries and other centres in the city. You can pick and mix!

Montjuïc

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Join in the discovery of Parc de Montjuïc’s environment, on the weekend culture and nature routes being organised.

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    Dive in and enjoy the city’s beaches and urban bathing spots

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    Barcelona park to park: suggestions, timetables and services for losing yourself in Barcelona’s green spaces

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    Discover the huge variety offered by Barcelona’s commerce network

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    Savour the city’s most diverse culinary and cultural heritage

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    Discover and enjoy Barcelona’s vast range of cultural activities

  • Go to the zoo

    An enriching experience

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  • Head up to Tibidabo

    Fun makes the world go round

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  • Come over to the Sala Ciutat

    Discover a bookshop specialising in Barcelona

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    The gateway to culture

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    Past, present and future

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    Art and history

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  • Take a ride up Montjuïc mountain

    Enjoy a unique panoramic view of the city

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