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  • Circus Night - 16th Edition of the Zirkòlika Awards – 2025

    Circus. The annual gathering of Catalonia's circus community where you have the chance to see and enjoy the best circus acts around.

    • When: 17/12/2025
    • Where:Circ Històric Raluy
  • ‘El Born. 1714 Life in times of war’

    Historical memory. A two-hour tour to understand how wars transform people’s everyday lives.

    • When: 14/12/2025
    • Where:El Born. Museu d'Història de Barcelona
  • ‘En el mar de Sorolla con Manuel Vicent’

    Painting and literature. We can see works as iconic as Bathing Time, Valencia, The Little Sailing Boat, The Arrival of the Boats and Fisherwoman with her son, Valencia.

    • When: Del 05/12/2025 al 06/04/2026
    • Where:Palau Martorell
  • Cycle ‘Àfrica contraataca’

    Cinema. A selection of sub-Saharan African works that demonstrate the impact and fascination that film has had among the continent’s population and its creator, beyond its arrival with colonisers a century ago.

    • When: Del 03/12/2025 al 20/01/2026
    • Where:Filmoteca de Catalunya
  • 'Swan Lake' and 'The Nutcracker', with Vicent & ADDA Simfònica Alicante

    Classical music. Two of Tchaikovsky's greatest hits that delight audiences of all generations.

    • When: 17/12/2025
    • Where:Palau de la Música Catalana
  • La Rambla, Vila del Llibre 2025

    Books. The festival will pay tribute to filmmaker Ventura Pons and chronicler Lluís Permanyer, two illustrious Barcelona residents who recently passed away and who helped explain and project the city to the world.

    • When: Del 12/12/2025 al 14/12/2025
    • Where:Passatge Bacardí i voltants

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