Free museums, Aquarium celebrations, and MotoGP: what's on this weekend

From concerts to cultural festivals, events and nightlife, there are countless things to do in Barcelona and around Catalonia this weekend. 

Here's a selection of some of the best plans and what's on this weekend.

Free museums | September 7 | Museums | Barcelona and beyond

Every first Sunday of the month, many of Barcelona and Catalonia's museums open their doors free of charge. Check out our full list of museums that open for free in Barcelona, including the National Art Museum of Catalonia (MNAC), Picasso Museum Barcelona, Maritime Museum of Barcelona, and the Design Museum of Barcelona (DHUB).

Aquarium Barcelona turns 30 | September 5 - 7 | Aquarium | Port Vell, Barcelona

Aquarium Barcelona celebrates 30 years with a weekend full of activities. Highlights include blowing out birthday candles on a cake by reknowned pastry chef Christian Escribà, a marine-themed parade with the mascot Tibu, exclusive guided tours, and many more surprises. To mark the occasion, a special promotion offers 20% off tickets, available until September 7 and valid for visits until September 30.

MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix | September 5 - 7 | Motorcycle racing | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya

The MotoGP World Championship returns to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya this weekend for the Catalan Grand Prix. The event runs from Friday to Sunday, with practice sessions, qualifying rounds, and the main races for MotoGP, Moto2, Moto3, and MotoE. Located in Montmeló, just 30 minutes from central Barcelona, the venue offers grandstand seating, general admission, and fan zones.

Fira d'Indians | September 5 - 7 | Cultural festival | Begur, Costa Brava

Picturesque Begur on the Costa Brava celebrates its historic ties to the Americas during the Fira d’Indians. Streets and squares fill with heritage markets, craft demonstrations, street theatre, and Caribbean rhythms from renowned Cuban bands like Son de la Rambla and La Maquina del Sabor. Expect live music, dancing, guided tours, food and drink tastings, and family-friendly workshops in basket weaving, percussion, and chocolate. Historical reenactments evoke the return of the so-called "Indians" – Catalans who emigrated to the Americas and returned with fortunes.

Korean Film Festival Barcelona | September 3 - 7 | Film festival | Cinemes Girona, Barcelona

Screening around 20 films showcasing the best of South Korean cinema, from indie gems to commercial hits. Korean Film Festival Barcelona also includes activities celebrating Korean culture and cuisine.

Extreme Barcelona | September 5 - 7 | Urban sports | Parc del Fòrum, Barcelona

Enjoy a free weekend of urban sports, international BMX and freestyle competitions, music, and urban culture. Highlights include the UCI C1 BMX Park Olympic qualifiers and the World Freestyle Trampoline Championship.

Paripé Festival | September 6 - 7 | Music festival | Brisa Open Air, Gavà

A lively 'tardeo' outdoor party with live rumba, DJs, dancers, and a variety of food trucks. Saturday from 7pm to 2am, Sunday from 6pm to 11pm

‘How to Design a Revolution: The Chilean Road to Design’ | July 2 - November 16 | Exhibition | Disseny Hub building, Barcelona

How to Design a Revolution: The Chilean Road to Design is a comprehensive exhibition on graphic and industrial design during Salvador Allende’s government in Chile (1970-1973). An exceptional case in the history of design, where the unprecedented act of choosing a revolution through the ballot box led to the first instance of a country to collectively designing through socialism and democracy.

The exhibition, which was on display in Santiago de Chile as part of the programme commemorating the 50th anniversary of the civilian-military coup, featured original pieces and design reproductions aimed at the democratisation of reading and music, the reduction of technological dependence and addressing child malnutrition, among other goals.

Miguel Milá. (Pre)industrial Designer | Until September 28 | Exhibition | Barcelona Disseny Hub

The exhibition Miguel Milá. (Pre) industrial designer celebrates the career of one of the pioneers of design in Spain, Miguel Milá Sagnier. Through more than 200 pieces, prototypes, maps and recent works, the exhibition offers a unique look at the life and work of this icon of Barcelona’s design and its modernisation. With a career spanning more than 70 years, Miguel Milá received some of the biggest awards in design, such as the Premi Nacional de Disseny and the Compasso d’Or Internazionale, consolidating him as a key figure in the history of industrial design. His perspective combines functionality, elegance and simplicity, guided by the conviction that good design must be useful and timeless.

Flemish Baroque works, including Rubens | Until September 21 | Art exposition | CaixaFòrum Barcelona

CaixaForum Barcelona premieres their new exhibition 'Rubens and the Artists of the Flemish Baroque,' exploring Peter Paul Rubens and other 17th century painters. The collaboration between La Caixa Foundation and Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid showcases 62 works. The exhibition also includes works from other Baroque artists like Anthony Van Dyck, Jacob Jordaens, and Pieter Brueghel the Elder. 

Bowie x Sukita | May 23 - September 15 | Exhibition | FotoNostrum, Barcelona

Japanese photographer Masayoshi Sukita pictured his great friend, the international singer David Bowie, over 40 years. Years later, Barcelona's FotoNostrum exhibition hall presents 'Bowie X Sukita,' featuring around 70 iconic photos from the international artist.

Titanic: The Voyage Continues | April 17 - September 28 | Immersive experience | Espai Inmersa, Barcelona

The exhibition will anchor at Poblenou’s Espai Inmersa and promises visitors a "cutting-edge" immersive experience with “breathtaking” virtual reality that allows visitors to travel more than 3,000 km to the bottom of the ocean. Additionally, the exhibition will showcase 200 real artifacts recovered from the Titanic wreck, as well as recreations of the most emblematic spaces of the ship as it takes visitors back to April of 1912, to the moment when the Titanic embarked on its ill-fated maiden voyage.

'Chris Ware. Drawing is Thinking' | April 3-November 9 | Exhibition | CCCB, Barcelona

Chris Ware will be present at the Comic Barcelona as he was in the city this week for the launch of the new exhibition on his work at the CCCB. The retrospective reviews the work and reflections of an author whose work has the power to move so many people as they touch on themes of human existence in great depth.

‘Extraterrestrials. Is there life beyond Earth?’ | February 26 - August 30, 2026 | Science exhibition | CosmoCaixa science museum

'Extraterrestrials - Is There Life Outside Earth?' delves into topics such as our place in the cosmos, the meaning of the concept of life, and how literature and cinema have shaped the collective imagination about what form alien life could take. Visitors begin by discovering Earth's place in the cosmos. The exhibition then explores, from a historical perspective, the great philosophical debate between those who argue that life is unique to our planet, and those who believe in the existence of other inhabited worlds.

Antoni Tàpies: The Imagination of the World | February 13 – January 25, 2026 | Art exhibition | Tàpies Museum

The solo exhibition The Imagination of the World proposes a revision of the work of Antoni Tàpies based on ideas found in his earliest period of production. With Tàpies as the centre of the project, the exhibition seeks to map out a network of relationships between active agents, discourses and practices, as related to two key areas: on the one hand, the complex assimilation of artistic tendencies—such as dada and surrealism—and currents of thought—psychoanalysis, Marxism—in Barcelona in that period; on the other hand, the dialogue of these movements with various forms of the vernacular tradition of popular culture.