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Summer in Barcelona
The summer arrives brimming with activities and spaces to enjoy in Barcelona. Make the most of discounts and open-air swimming pools, and don’t miss the open-air film sessions, summer culture cycles, traditions, music and local festivals.
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.
BACK TO THE GREC THIS SUMMER!
Barcelona Grec Festival is back to offer a hundred shows, with theatre, music, dance, circus and much more. Don’t miss it!
Architecture Weeks
From May 12 to June 28, you'll find over 180 activities including exhibitions, awards, talks, tours and festivities to experience and celebrate architecture.
Main events for 2025
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!
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!
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!
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.
Municipal sports centres
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.
Barcelona Districte Cultural
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.
Commerce in Barcelona
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!
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.
School Playgrounds open
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!
Cultural calendar
You can find full information on the main events planned for Barcelona’s cultural calendar.
Visit La Model
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!
Choose your course
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!
Camina Montjuïc
Join in the discovery of Parc de Montjuïc’s environment, on the weekend culture and nature routes being organised.
