Tast a la Rambla, Hotel Terraces Week, Bike 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.

Tast a la Rambla | May 28–31 | Gastronomy festival | Plaça de Catalunya, Barcelona

Tast a la Rambla takes over Plaça de Catalunya for four days of open-air dining. Restaurants, pastry shops, and leading names from the Barcelona's culinary scene bring their signature dishes in tasting formats, turning the heart of the city into a vibrant meeting point for food lovers. This edition highlights local produce, creative cuisine, accessibility, and sustainability, inviting visitors to discover and share Barcelona's gastronomic culture at a relaxed pace.

Hotel Terraces Week | May 29–June 7 | Leisure & culture | 58 hotels across Barcelona

Barcelona's Hotel Terraces Week returns for its 15th edition, opening the rooftops and terraces of 58 hotels to the public through a programme of free cultural, gastronomic, and wellness activities. Over ten days, more than 120 events will take place, including live cooking demonstrations, yoga sessions, tastings, creative workshops, concerts, and family-friendly shows. Designed primarily for local residents, the initiative aims to bring hotel spaces closer to the public and transform them into open, accessible urban oases, offering a new perspective of the city from above.

Festa de la Bici 2026 | May 31 | Community cycling | Passeig de Lluís Companys, Barcelona

On Sunday, 31 May, Barcelona hosts Festa de la Bici 2026, a city celebration promoting cycling and sustainable urban mobility. The event features a community bike ride through the city and free activities on Passeig de Lluís Companys, including bike demos, children's circuits, games, and workshops. The 12-kilometre ride starts at 10 am at Carrer Aragó. This year's edition also includes activities linked to the Tour de France 2026 Grand Départ and a free second-hand bicycle exchange for children and young people.

Cherry Festival | May 29–31 | Gastronomy festival | Santa Coloma de Cervelló, Baix Llobregat

Santa Coloma de Cervelló celebrates its annual Cherry Festival, with tastings and sales of local cherry varieties, alongside a programme of traditional activities and a local market. The event also marks the start of cherry season with food, crafts, and family-friendly entertainment.

Out of Focus: Another Vision of Art | May 21 - September 27 | Exhibition | CaixaForum Barcelona

Monet's Water Lilies series introduced the concept of blur in art, using the blurred and indistinct as expressive elements. This exhibition explores how this phenomenon provided a new way of understanding the world for subsequent artists, a key to reinterpreting some aspects of modern and contemporary art.

Mecal International Short and Animation Film Festival | May 21-31 | Museu Can Framis, Barcelona

Mecal Factory is the meeting point for lovers of cinema, illustration, music and culture. In the heart of Poblenou, the Mecal Factory invites us to enjoy a program of international short films, animation, and documentaries, with all screenings free.

The Cult of Beauty | May 21 - November 8 | Exhibition | CCCB

Based on the ideals of human beauty that exist in all eras and cultures, the latest exhibition at the CCCB traces the evolution of these ideals throughout history. ‘The Cult of Beauty’ analyzes how aesthetic canons have been constructed, and stands up for bodies and beauties excluded from the norm. Through 400 pieces, the exhibition puts works, objects, and installations into dialogue to address how the idea of ​​beauty is conditioned by morality, status, and gender.

Barcelona International Women’s Film Festival | May 21 - July 1 | Film Festival | Various locations

The Mostra Internacional de Films de Dones de Barcelona (MIFDB) is a dissident, feminist and passionate film proposal that contributes to the recovery, expansion and reorganization of the multiple histories of cinema made by women.

Wine Festivals | Various dates through spring and summer | Wine and music | Neighbourhoods around Barcelona

Wine Festivals is a platform to celebrate wine, food, music and good living. A project for all those people in love with life. Their aim is to spread the culture of wine in a festive and accessible way, in unique outdoor locations, with good music to dance to. Dates: Gràcia, May 9; Poblenou, May 16, 17; Sant Antoni, June 5, 6, 7; Horta, June 13; Jardinets de Gràcia, June 27; Port Olímpic, July 10, 11. 

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.

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

Mogwai | June 3 | Razzmatazz

The Wombats | June 12 | Parallel 62

The Weeknd | September 1 | Olympic Stadium

Ty Segall | September 21 | Parallel 62

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.

'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.

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.