Firework sales expected to increase by 5% and bring in €20 million
By Sant Joan sales are set to increase with an introduction of noise sensitive kits
Culture
Culture news and stories from Barcelona and Catalonia
UPC reconstruct musical project Gaudí designed for Sagrada Família bells
'84 Bells' free concert held Thursday June 11 is first showcase of Gaudí’s design
F1 Fan Village, archives, records, and giants celebrating Gaudí: what's on this weekend
From concerts, exhibitions, festivals, and family-friendly events, there are always plenty of things to do in Barcelona and the surrounding area
Plaque laid on Gran Via to honor Antoni Gaudí's death
The city of Barcelona commemorates life of Gaudí with a plaque where he was fatally hit with a tram 100 years prior
IN PHOTOS: Primavera Sound draws 287,000 festivalgoers after rain-hit opening day
Around 15,000 Thursday ticket holders will be eligible for refunds after weather forced cancellation of headline acts
IN PHOTOS: Rain and fire as La Patum opens in Berga
Despite heavy downpours, thousands gathered in the central Catalan town for the opening night of the centuries-old festival
Rain cancels all headline acts on Primavera Sound day one
None of Massive Attack, Doja Cat, or Bad Gyal performed, as fans denounce poor communication
Pope Leo XIV: third pope visit to Catalonia in modern times
John Paul II visited in 1982 and Benedict XVI in 2010, Leo XIV will repeat some events, while making his own history
Music festival season 2026 in Barcelona: all you need to know
Primavera Sound, Sónar, Brunch Electronik, and plenty more will make hundreds of thousands of fans bounce this summer
IN PHOTOS: Wet Leg, Guitarricadelafuente, Ouineta, and Yard Act at Opening Day Primavera Sound 2026
Festival line-up includes The Cure, Gorillaz, Massive Attack, Doja Cat, The xx, my bloody valentine, Addison Rae, Skrillex, and Bad Gyal
Pope's Sagrada Família blessing ceremony to gather 8,000 people
Spanish King, PM Pedro Sánchez and Catalan President Illa to attend Tower of Jesus Christ inauguration on Gaudí centenary
After years of works, Barcelona will inaugurate new La Rambla boulevard on February 13-14, 2027
Batlle affirms that the celebration, which will be directed by Lluís Danés, will take place because the works will be finished
Opening medieval tombs at Barcelona's Pedralbes monastery reveals new clues about 14th-century queen
Elisenda de Montcada was Catalan noblewoman who became Queen of Aragon when she married King James II in 1322
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