Tour de France, music festivals, museums open day: 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.

Tour de France | July 4-6 | Sports | Various locations

The world's biggest cycling race is coming to Catalonia this week, as Barcelona hosts the Grand Départ of the Tour de France. Three stages will be held in Catalonia, all of which can be enjoyed for free, on the sidelines of the course, or in the fan park set up around the Arc de Triomf area. Saturday, July 4, sees a team time trial across the city of Barcelona; Sunday July 5 sees riders race from Tarragona to the Catalan capital, finishing in Montjuïc; while Monday, July 6, sees the Grande Boucle start in Granollers and cross the border in Les Angles. Allez le peloton !

Festa del Tour | June 26-July 5 | Concerts and activities | Various locations, Barcelona

Communal festival with over 60 free activities, including concerts, travelling shows, sports promotion, gastronomy and popular culture. The Festa del Tour is a grand celebration being held in Barcelona from 26 June to 5 July to mark the official start of the Tour de France (Grand Départ). The programme includes performances from Sidonie, Doctor Prats, Suu, Sexenni, Mercabanda and many others.

Museums open day | July 5 | Museums | Various locations

On the first Sunday of every month, many museums across Catalonia open their doors for free. Some allow free entry all day while others are open only at specific times. MNAC, MUHBA, CCCB, the Picasso Museum, the Design Museum, the Music Museum, and the Botanic Gardens are just a few of the cultural centres that open for free each first Sunday of the month in Barcelona. In Girona, the History Museum, Jewish History Museum, and Cinema Museum are some examples that can be visited free; while Tarragona's National Archaeology Museum also has open doors. 

Vida festival | July 2-4 | Live music | Vilanova i la Geltrú

South of Barcelona, one of Catalonia's best boutique music festivals returns this weekend. Fatboy Slim, Guitarradelafuente, and Amaia are some of the headline acts. 

Rock Fest | July 3-5 | Live music | Santa Coloma de Gramanet

Megadeath, Sex Pistols, Napalm Death, The Offspring, and Bad Religion headline a spectacular Rock Fest in Parc de Can Zam this weekend for what's sure to be an epic weekend. 

Palo Alto Market | July 4-5 | Market | Poblenou, Barcelona 

Palo Alto Market is perhaps Barcelona's most artistic and creative market experience. From boutique crafts to vintage clothing, with great music playing all the time in the background, Poblenou's Palo Alto Market is always worth checking out. 

Port Flea | July 5 | Flea and vintage market | Port Olímpic, Moll Mestral 

Barcelona's flea markets can throw up a lot of surprises. From domestic antiques, rare coins, war medals and memorabilia, to even vintage clothes and retro football shirts, there are bargains and treasures to be found across the board. With great DJs soundtracking your Sunday bargain hunt, there's not many better plans.

Barcelona Vegan Fair | July 5 | Fair | Auditori Cotxeres de Sants, Barcelona

The Barcelona Vegan Fair is an event showcasing small, self-managed projects that create and sell their own 100% vegan products. You’ll find savory food from different culinary traditions, pastries, drinks, plant-based cheeses, handmade cosmetics, personal hygiene products, natural remedies, animal protection groups, shelters, activist organizations, various illustrations, clothing and accessories, crafts, and intersectional projects.

Pride Barcelona | June 27-July 19 | Celebration | Various locations, Barcelona

Pride Barcelona is one of the most important LGBTQIA+ events in southern Europe and this year is focusing on intersectionality. From June 27 until July 19, running for almost a month, Pride brings together events that combine advocacy, visibility and celebration throughout Barcelona. Among the programme highlights are the return of the Pride Village and a screening of Cashing Out at the Urgell Civic Centre, organised by BCN Checkpoint, which explores the reality of the early years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Also on the schedule is Hablemos de Chuches at Arena Xperience, an artistic and community-focused event that addresses chemsex through personal testimonies, humour and drag performances.

Art Nou | June 25-September 9 | Emerging art festival | Bracelona and L'Hospitalet de Llobregat

Art Nou is the Emerging Art Festival in Barcelona and L'Hospitalet that offers young national and international artists the opportunity to establish their first professional relationship with the art market, galleries, self-managed spaces and institutions dedicated to emerging art. The 15th edition of Art Nou features an exhibition programme with more than 50 shows and over 110 artists; an extensive programme of activities including guided tours, openings, artist talks, performances, screenings and events in galleries, institutions and independent spaces.

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. 

Live music

Tokischa | July 1 | Razzmatazz

Van Morrison | July 3 | CCIB

Curtis Harding | July 3 | Sala Apolo

Bryan Adams | July 3 | Cap Roig Festival 

Anastacia | July 11 | Cap Roig Festival 

Baiuca + Júlia Colom | July 16 | Parallel 62

Amaia | July 17 | Cap Roig Festival 

The Real McKenzies | July 21 | Sala Upload

Siamés | July 28 | Sala Upload

Las Robertas | July 31 | Sala Upload

Mika | August 8 | Cap Roig Festival

The Weeknd | September 1 | Olympic Stadium

Ty Segall | September 21 | Parallel 62

Portalblau Festival | June 6-August 9 | Cultural festival | L'Escala 

Portalblau is a festival that celebrates the Mediterranean as a space for encounter, light and critical thinking. Between sea and history, music, the performing arts and the spoken word engage in dialogue with the landscape, making each edition an experience that connects creativity, heritage and community. The programme features a diverse range of events in venues of great heritage value. This year marks the nineteenth edition of the Portalblau Festival, consolidating a cultural project that, over time, has forged its own identity within the country’s festival scene.

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.

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.

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.

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.