Carnival, Santa Eulàlia, Women and Girls in Science Festival: 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.

Carnival 2026 | February 12-18 | Folk festival | Various locations

With flamboyant food fights, parading parties, excessive eating, and sombre sardine burials, Carnival is back this month. Sadly, due to the wind warnings, Thursday's 'Arribo' parade in Barcelona has been called off, but the rest of the week will provide plenty more opportunities for fun and debauchery. 

Santa Eulàlia festivities | February 12-15 | Cultural festival | Across Barcelona

Barcelona has not one, but two patron saints. As well as September's La Mercè festivities, there is also February's Santa Eulàlia, with plenty of cultural celebrations such as correfocs, castellers human towers, and open doors sessions in iconic sites. 

Festival Emergents | February 13-15 | Live Music | L'Auditori

For three days, L'Auditori will bring together the best young talents destined to become leading artists in symphonic music, chamber music, pop, jazz, and more. On Saturday, February 14, a Chamber Music Marathon featuring emerging artists will take place, with free admission and no prior reservation required.

Women and Girls in Science Festival | February 15 | Family-friendly | Tibidabo Panoramic Area

A day of talks, workshops, sports activities, and science games, led by research and medical professionals from Sant Pau, with free admission. The Women and Girls in Science Festival takes place on February 15 at Tibidabo, as part of the "L'aventura de la Mariona" project, an educational and outreach initiative developed by the Sant Pau Research Institute.

Tour de France exhibition | February 3-March 10 | Exhibition | Sports and Olympic Museum

An exhibition on the occasion of the Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2026 in Barcelona. 'Barcelona and the Tour, a Good Tandem' reviews the close and lasting relationship between the city and cycling, from its popular origins to its consolidation as a leading cycling capital. A journey through the history, spaces and people that have made Barcelona a key setting for the world's largest cycling event.

Barcelona Half Marathon | February 15 | Race | Barcelona 

According to the runners, the Barcelona Half Marathon course is one of the most comprehensive on the international scene. A completely urban circuit that runs through the heart and along the coast of a cosmopolitan, open, Mediterranean, and vibrant city.

Live music

Jeff Tweedy | February 12 | Sala Parallel 62

Raye | February 13 | Palau Sant Jordi

Nathy Peluso | February 14 | Palau Sant Jordi

Ben UFO | Febuary 14 | Nitsa, Sala Apolo

All Time Low | February 15 | Razzmatazz

Miles Kane | February 18 | Razzmatazz

Earl Sweatshirt | February 19 | Sala Apolo

Live sports

Note: Football and basketball matches shown are not the teams' full schedules, but only games taking place in Catalonia.

Winter Olympics - February 6-22

Espanyol v Celta Vigo | February 14 | Football

CE Europa v Tarazona | February 14 | Football 

Gimnastic Tarragona v Real Betis B | February 14 | Football

Badalona Femení v Tenerife | February 14 | Football

Barça Femení v Eibar | February 14 | Football

Girona v FC Barcelona | February 16 | Football

Força Lleida v Girona | February 15 | Basketball 

FC Barcelona v Manresa | February 15 | Basketball 

Igualada FineArt | February 27-March 22 | Photography festival | Igualada

Located about 60 km from Barcelona, Igualada will host the 14th edition of the 'FineArt Igualada' photography festival, which will run for 24 days. The event features 35 exhibitions across 14 different venues throughout the city and will be complemented by 36 parallel activities, including guided tours, poetry readings, dance performances, and more. 

'The Perpetual Movement of the Wall' | February 13-September 6 | Art | Tàpies Museum

The Tàpies Museum has opened a new exhibition, 'The Perpetual Movement of the Wall', exploring what Antoni Tàpies' exhibitions were like in the 1950s. Not only are the artworks recreated, but also how they were displayed and how critics and the public responded.

Beginner ukulele workshop | January 24, March 21, April 11 | Music workshop | Music mueseum, Barcelona

Although it is known as an instrument originating from the Hawaiian Islands, the ukulele is the result of the influence of the guitarrons of the Iberian Peninsula in America and Polynesia. It is a small instrument, easy to play and playful: without a doubt, the favorite musical companion of children and adults. In this workshop you can learn to play it and make some songs.

Guitar BCN Hivern | Until March 18 | Music festival | Several venues

Guitar BCN presents a winter programme that brings live music to the heart of the city, staying true to the festival's spirit: a combination of established talent, emerging voices and projects that explore the guitar in all its facets. The season offers concerts in both intimate formats and large venues, showcasing stylistic diversity and the festival's ability to reflect the creative vitality of the current music scene. Its artistic direction is committed to quality and closeness, consolidating Guitar BCN as a key date for music lovers and as a space where artists and audiences share experiences that resonate with contemporary musical sensibilities.

Tradicionàrius International Folk Festival | Until March 27 | Music festival | Several venues

The 39th edition of this famous traditional music promotes folk music in all its forms and fosters artistic and musical alliances among traditional folk artists. This year is covers the sound of the Pyrenees from the Basque Country to Aragon, Occitania and the Catalan-speaking lands. Throughout the festival, there are several events scheduled in many venues including the Palau de la Música Catalana, the Sant Jaume Square, and the Fabra i Coats - Creativity Factory.

New works by Banksy | Until December 2026 | Exhibition | Moco Museum

The Moco Museum Barcelona recently unveiled a new exhibition featuring the British pseudonymous artist Banksy. 'New works by Banksy,' showcases 25 artworks, most of them new additions to the museum’s existing collection of the artist’s pieces. It is the largest exhibition of Banksy’s work ever held in Spain and includes two previously unseen pieces in a museum setting. All the pieces share a common theme: power and its disruption, a recurring motif in the artist's oeuvre.

Els Pastorets | Until February 1 | Traditional Christmas folk play | Across Catalonia

Els Pastorets are a traditional Catalan Christmas play performed for centuries. The story mixes the birth of Jesus with popular folklore, following a pair of shepherds (els pastorets, or “the little shepherds”) as they travel to Bethlehem, while good and evil clash in comic scenes with angels and devils led by Saint Michael and Lucifer. Each town often stages its own version, with children and adults performing in highly professional amateur productions. They are usually performed from Christmas through February, and here you can find a list of all the shows taking place.

Figurations In Between Wars | Until February 7 | Exhibition | Sala Parés

A new exhibition at Sala Parés, Spain’s oldest art gallery located in the heart of Barcelona’s old town, takes a look at the turbulent and convulsive interwar period, and the types of art that flourished in Catalonia at the time. Bringing together over 100 works of painting, sculpture, print, and other forms, the exhibition moves from noucentisme, a particularly Catalan style of art that developed in the early 20th century, before moving to more post-Impressionist, Cubist, and Surrealist pieces, and features artworks from major names in the Spanish and international scene, such as Josep de Togores, Olga Sacharoff, Manolo Hugué, Helios Gómez, and plenty more.

A Tale to be Told | Until March 1 | Exhibition | Convent de Sant Francesc, Berga

Slim Safont is an international urban artist whose large-scale works appear on building walls in countries such as Ireland, Scotland, Portugal, the United States, Russia and Sweden. He will now exhibit 45 of his pieces, including photos, paintings, and sketches, in his hometown of Berga, in the north of Catalonia. Born in 1995, Slim Safont, the artistic name of Nil Safont, presents his newest exhibition 'Una història per explicar' (A Tale to be Told), showcasing international works from his career across 18 countries.

Rodoreda, a Forest | Until May 25 | Exhibition | CCCB

This exhibition explores the imaginative universe of Catalan writer Mercè Rodoreda through artworks, manuscripts and immersive installations. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 8pm, tickets are priced at €6 (€4 reduced), with free entry on Sundays from 3pm to 8pm.

Berlin Wall: A Divided World | Until March | Exhibition | Espai Inmersa, Poblenou

An international exhibition on the Berlin Wall was launched on Friday at Espai Inmersa, in Barcelona's Poblenou district. After stops in Paris and Madrid, 'Berlin Wall: A Divided World' has now arrived in the Catalan capital, where it will remain open until March 2026. The exhibition features over 200 original artefacts and six authentic sections of the Berlin Wall, each measuring 3.6 metres high and weighing over three tonnes.

Visit 50,000-year-old Siberian mammoth | Every day | Museum | CosmoCaixa, Barcelona 

Barcelona's CosmoCaixa Science Museum unveiled the latest addition to its exhibition: a large six-meter-long and 3.5-meter-tall Siberian mammoth. The mammoth is between 40,000 and 50,000 years old and will now be part of the permanent exposition. 

Miró and the United States | Until February 22 | Art | Miró Foundation 

The links between Joan Miró and America take center stage in the Joan Miró Foundation's newest exhibition, 'Miró and the United States.' From October 10 to February 22, the museum will showcase 150 artworks by Miró and other influential artists who shaped or were shaped by this artistic dialogue. Icons such as Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Louise Bourgeois, and even Salvador Dalí will appear in conversation with Miró’s works.

Festival Jazz Barcelona | Until March 1 | Music | Various venues

A lineup packed with international artists, including Snarky Puppy, Laurie Anderson, Tigran Hamasyan, Chucho Valdés Royal Quartet, Chris Thile, and Janis Siegel. From October 10, 2025, to March 1, 2026, the Barcelona Jazz Festival celebrates its 57th edition, offering a lineup that combines major international names, emerging voices, and special projects that celebrate the history and diversity of jazz. The program consists of 48 concerts spread across 10 venues, including Palau de la Música Catalana, Jamboree, Conservatori Liceu, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Paral·l 62, L'Auditori, Teatre Auditori Emma Vilarasau de Sant Cugat, and La Paloma. 

Leonardo versus Michelangelo | Until February 15 | IDEAL Digital Arts Centre, Barcelona

The Mona Lisa, or The Sistine Chapel? The Last Supper, or Pietà? Vitruvian Man, or David? Impossible choices? Well, at IDEAL Digital Arts Centre in Barcelona, visitors are going to have to decide which Renaissance Man takes the crown. Leonardo versus Michelangelo takes a look at the lives, legacies, and rivalry between these two historic greats of art. These pair lived at the same time in Florence in the 15th and 16th centuries, and although they initially respected each other, they quickly developed a bitter rivalry.

‘Extraterrestrials. Is there life beyond Earth?’ | Until August 30 | 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.