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.

Sant Jordi book | April 23 | Cultural day | Everywhere

April 23 is one of the most special days of the year in Catalonia. Sant Jordi is the patron saint of Catalonia, and Catalan celebrate by gifting books and roses to the special people in their lives. Every year, April 23 is one of the most magical days to take to the streets of whatever town or city you're in and enjoy the festive atmosphere, with hundreds of bookstalls filling the streets of Barcelona. 

All Those Food Market | April 25-26 | Food and music | Moll de la Fusta, Barcelona

Barcelona's most vibrant food festival welcomes in the spring this weekend with a new edition that brings together more than 100 gastronomic projects and local artisans by the sea on a weekend full of flavor, talent, and great vibes. The artisans’ and producers’ market will once again be the heart of the festival, a space to discover projects that craft high-quality artisanal products. This edition features benchmarks such as the urban creamery Pinullet, natural vegetable spreads by The Nut Club, wild mushrooms from Boletruff, cured meats by Farrés Boqueria, raw honey from La Nostra Mel, or contemporary ratafia by The Rat,

Olot Craft Beer Fair | April 25 | Beer festival | Pavelló Firal, Olot

With some of the best beers from the region, food, music, giants, and children's activities, the Olot Craft Beer Fair makes for a great day out for the whole family in northern Catalonia. 

SOUNDIT Plaza | April 25 | Electronic music | Plaça Monumental

Plaça Monumental once again welcomes some of the world's hottest names in electronic music for another action-packed day this weekend. Job Jobse and Alex Kassian headline the day, after ONA and Mila Morr get things kicked off. 

Montblanc Sant Jordi & Medieval Fair | April 22-26 | Folk culture | Montblanc

Montblanc has made the legend of Sant Jordi its own, and for more than 35 years has been representing it in a great open-air show of music, fire and projections. The representation of the Legend of Sant Jordi is the most emblematic event of the Medieval Week, which is celebrated every year around April 23. It is an open-air show with capacity for 1,500 people. The medieval market, open all weekend, will feature around a hundred stalls filled with local wines, cheeses, cold cut meats, bread, pastries, liquors, honey, and herbs.

 

Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week | April 22-26 | Trade show | Fira de Montjuïc, Barcelona

Catalan brands Immaclé, Mariano Moreno, and Andrea Lalanza set the tones for the opening of Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week on Wednesday, April 22. Organisers position the 2026 edition for what they hope will be another record year. More than 1,000 looks are being presented, including collections from Catalan and Spanish names such as Yolancris and Isabel Sanchís, alongside international houses like Peter Langner and Demetrios.

Strawberry season in Maresme | April 26-June 1 | Food fairs | Maresme county

Spring is the perfect time to celebrate Strawberry season, one of the year's most prominent gastronomic events, dedicated to the beautiful red fruit. This event, organized by the Costa del Maresme Tourism Promotion Consortium, begins on Saturday, April 26, and will take place in 17 municipalities across the region until June 1.

Festa Major de la Sagrada Família | April 17-26 | Popular traditions | Sagrada Família area, Barcelona

From April 17 to 26, the Sagrada Família Festival fills the streets of the city's emblematic neighborhood with popular culture, joy and a festive atmosphere. Over the course of ten days, you can enjoy family and sports activities, street fairs and markets, workshops, talks and popular meals, as well as concerts, classical music and dance exhibitions. Once again, popular culture plays a prominent role with the correfoc, the giants, the matinades, the sardana dance and the castellera day.

Barcelona Film Fest | April 16-24 | Cinema | Various venues

The Barcelona Sant Jordi International Film Festival offers a selection of international films, which are widely related to literature and/or history. In line with this criteria, preferred films for the Official Section are adaptations of literary works, productions based on or related to historical events and film biopics about well-known figures. Among the big names in cinema visiting the Catalan capital for the festival are Willem Dafoe, Ralph Fiennes, and Lucy Liu.

Chez Matisse | March 27-August 16 | Exhibition | CaixaForum, Barcelona

An exploration of Henri Matisse's trajectory, evolution, scope, and influence on international artists and avant-garde movements. The exhibition highlights part of the immense dialogue surrounding his name in 20th- and 21st-century art, from his first self-portrait to the artistic freedom of his later paintings and gouaches.

Experience 'The Last Days of Pompeii' | From March 20 | Exhibition | IDEAL Montjuïc

Towering flames of lava taking over the skies, ash and soot flooding homes and buildings; utter devastation and total destruction inevitable. ‘The Last Days of Pompeii’ is the newest exhibition from IDEAL Digital Arts Centre, taking visitors back to 79 AD and one of the most compelling episodes of ancient history. The experience seeks to bring visitors closer to the lives and culture of the people who lived in the shadow of Vesuvius. 

New Phenomena Experience cinema | Open from April 2 | Phenomena Cinemas

Barcelona's famed Phenomena Cinema is entering a new phase, offering audiences a more "sensory" cinematic experience, aiming to let viewers perceive films with the technical precision intended by their creators. Phenomena Experience first opened in December 2014. Last September, the theater closed for renovations and was simultaneously announced as the recipient of the Carlo Lizzani 2025 European Best Theater Award at the Venice Film Festival.

'Recovered from the Enemy' | February 20-June 28 | Exhibition | MNAC

During the turbulent Civil War and early dictatorship years, Catalonia's National Art Museum of Catalonia was one of many sites used as a depository for artworks that the Franco regime tagged with a label, 'Recovered from the enemy'. A new exhibition, open until June 28, explores the dual role of the museum during these years, first as a site for the Catalan government to collect precious artworks and heritage documents. The backs of many of the 146 pieces are on display, showing the various labels on frames, including some that read 'Recovered from the Enemy,’ symbolizing the forceful implementation of a new political order.

Live music

Juana Molina | April 26 | Sala Upload

Yves | May 1 | Sala Apolo

Mad Professor | May 4 | Sala Apolo

Kiefer Sutherland | May 5 | Sala Apolo

Edwyn Collins | May 5 | La Nau

Marcos Valle | May 12 | Sala Apolo

Clara Aguilar | May 13 | Sala Upload

Ben Howard | May 28 | Sala Apolo

Joan Miró: Cirlces | March 13, 2026 - March 12, 2028 | Art | Joan Miró Foundation

A new exhibition reorganizes the Miró collection and invites visitors to reinterpret the artist's work through Joan Miró's creative process rather than a traditional chronological or thematic narrative. The show presents 102 works from across the artist's career and will run for two years, with some pieces rotating every six months.

We Are Seventeen | March 6-May 17 | Exhibition | CCCB

What does it mean today to be seventeen? In this exhibition, over 300 young people explore who they are, what they feel and how they see the world, by means of photography, cinema and the word. “We are seventeen. A collective portrait” takes a look at the places, experiences and concerns of seventeen-year-olds who have produced portraits of themselves and photographed their immediate surroundings. The show includes photographs, films and texts in the first person, genuine perspectives that shake off adult prejudices and the codes habitually used to represent adolescence.

'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.

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.

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.

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. 

‘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.