Vintage markets, rollercoaster physics, and jazz: 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.

El Grito de México | September 13 - 14 | Mexican fair | Poble Espanyol, Barcelona

The biggest Mexican festival in Europe returns to Barcelona. Organized by MEXCAT and the Mexican community in Catalonia, this two-day celebration transforms Poble Espanyol into a vibrant slice of Mexico. Enjoy traditional food, mariachi music, lucha libre wrestling, folk music and dance, crafts, family activities, exhibitions, and live performances. Day tickets start at €10, under 4s go free. The festival runs from 10am to midnight each day.

Physics Week at Tibidabo | September 12 - 13 | Kid-friendly |  Tibidabo amusement park, Barcelona

Tibidabo teams up with the UPC university for two days of science demonstrations, shows, and hands-on fun exploring the world of physics. Interactive science shows are open to all, while workshops on slime, robotics, and neuroscience require prior registration and are open only to TibiClub members. Activities run throughout the day from 11am to 6pm.

Grand China Acrobatic Circus | September 10 - 21 | Circus | Teatre Apolo, Barcelona

An acrobatic spectacle direct from China, featuring over 30 performers – many Olympic medalists and former Cirque du Soleil artists. This family-friendly show blends fantasy, dance, and gravity-defying stunts in a magical story of a boy and a flying phoenix. Performances run Wednesday to Friday at 8pm, Saturdays at 5pm & 8pm, and Sundays at 5pm. Tickets €38. 

La Puça del Clot | September 13 | Flea market | El Clot, Barcelona

La Puça del Clot has more than 100 stalls selling second-hand, vintage, craft, design and upcycled items. Held at the junction between C/ Aragó and C/ Clot from 10am to 8pm.

Lost & Found Market | September 14 | Vintage market | Barceloneta, Barcelona

A popular vintage and second-hand market by the sea at Plaça del Mar, with clothes, records, furniture, and other pre-loved finds. There'll also be music, food, and a relaxed atmosphere just by the beach. Only second-hand or vintage items are allowed. No crafts, shop stock, or commercial brands.

L'Hora del Jazz | September 13 - October 5 | Jazz | Barcelona and beyond

The 35th edition of the L’Hora del Jazz – Memorial Tete Montoliu festival brings free open-air jazz to Plaça de la Vila de Gràcia in Barcelona. This Sunday, enjoy two live performances: the Laura Milazzo Sextet at 6pm and the Aura i Biel Quartet at 7pm. Part of a wider festival taking place across Catalonia from September 13 to October 5, celebrating the diversity of the local jazz scene, with concerts in Reus, Rubí, Lleida, Tarragona, Granollers, Vilafranca, Sitges, Sant Vicenç dels Horts, Bigues i Riells del Fai, and Olot.

‘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.