Banksy exhibition, vintage market, and traditional folk plays: 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.

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.

Vintagerie | January 9-18 | Vintage clothes market | Potassi K19

The market features a curated selection of vintage, Y2K and designer clothing, including leather jackets, bags, jewellery, accessories and sunglasses. Items are handpicked, with new pieces added daily and a rotating selection throughout the event. The pop-up runs from January 9 to 18 at Potassi K19 (Carrer Sant Pere Més Alt, 19). Opening hours are Monday to Friday from 3-8 pm and Saturday and Sunday from 11 am-8 pm. Free entry.

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.

Watch El Clásico | January 11 | Football game

This Sunday at 8 pm, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid will face off in the Supercopa de España final, which brings together the top two La Liga teams and the previous season’s Copa del Rey finalists. Barça reached the final with a 5-0 win over Athletic Club, while Madrid edged out Atlético de Madrid 2-1 in their semifinal. The legendary El Clásico promises high drama as the two giants battle for the first trophy of the season. Catch the match in bars across the city for the best atmosphere, or enjoy it at home with friends.

Tres Tombs in Sant Andreu | January 11 | Traditional horse parade | Barcelona

January is the time for the Tres Tombs, traditional horse parades celebrated around Saint Anthony the Abbot’s Day, on January 17. Although most of the parades are held later in the month, the first one, and one of the most traditional, takes place this Sunday: the Tres Tombs de Sant Andreu de Palomar parade. The festive parade features horses, mules, donkeys, and old carts going through the streets of the old town of the neighborhood. Tres Tombs means "three rounds" in Catalan, because the parade traditionally makes three loops around the main route. During the event, animals, and even people's pets, are blessed in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. The parade will begin at 11.45 am on Segre Street. 

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.

Sant Pau Christmas lights | Until January 11 | Christmas lights | Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau, Barcelona

Starting this week, the art nouveau-style buildings of Barcelona's iconic Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau will be illuminated with Christmas lights nightly until January 11. The former hospital complex, designed by Catalan modernist architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner, is hosting Els Llums de Sant Pau for the fifth year. The festive lights show has drawn more than 800,000 visitors over the last four years. This year, event organizers hope to draw half a million. 

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.

Library of Fantastic Beasts | Until January 11 | Exhibition | Casa Amatller 

The Library of Fantastic Beasts, a new exhibition in the Art Centre of the Casa Amatller modernist building, located beside Casa Batlló on Passeig de Gràcia, is now open. In it, dragons, unicorns, basilisks, and many more fantastic beasts come to life. The exhibit combines interactive fun with historical rigor to create an unbeatable experience for the whole family to learn about the creatures, both real and imagined, that were used in the Middle Ages to explain the physical and spiritual world.

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.

Ink against Hitler | Until January 11 | Exhibition | MNAC, Barcelona

The exhibition Ink against Hitler is the presentation in Barcelona of the discovery of the only Catalan and Spanish artist who worked for British and Allied propaganda during the Second World War. From 1941 to 1945, the Catalan Mario Armengol Torrella drew around 2,000 cartoons and caricatures in the service of the British Ministry of Information against the Third Reich and the Axis to publish them in newspapers and magazines in London's allied and neutral countries, from New Zealand to Haiti.

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.

Phantom of the Opera | Until February 1 | Opera | Tivoli Theatre

The Phantom of the Opera is coming to Barcelona for the very first time. Andrew Lloyd Webber's iconic musical runs at Teatre Tívoli from September 23 to February 1 as part of a Spain-wide tour. Based on the novel by Gaston Leroux, and with lyrics by Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe, this production in Spanish is directed by Federico Bellone, with musical direction by Julio Awad.

‘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.

Antoni Tàpies: The Imagination of the World | Until January 25 | 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.