This week · 2026-10-08 → 11

This week

Four days of culture, music and good plans in Barcelona.

This week’s picks

art · culture · festival

SWAB Barcelona 2026

Palau Victòria Eugènia · Sants-Montjuïc · Day Pass 15 €; Full Pass 25 €; reduced 10 €; Thursday VIP opening by invitation
FIT 8.7/10

Contemporary art fair bringing together more than 60 galleries plus public performances, workshops, radio, tours and encounters. Public hours run Friday 16:00–21:00 and Saturday–Sunday 12:00–21:00; Thursday is an invitation-only VIP opening.

Especially worth it becauseGo for a visually rich art outing where gallery-hopping comes with a public programme, workshops and easy opportunities to linger with other visitors.
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music · festival

XXXV Festival Internacional Blues de Cerdanyola

Diversos espacios de Cerdanyola del Vallès · Conciertos gratuitos; algunas sesiones del Teatre Ateneu requieren reserva
FIT 8.5/10

International festival running from 2 to 11 October with concerts spanning blues, soul, R&B, rock'n'roll, Americana, funk and roots.

Especially worth it becauseThe trip is worthwhile for a broad roots-focused programme that moves through blues, soul, funk and related sounds across free concerts in Cerdanyola.
View official event ↗
festival · traditional_culture · music · social

Festa Major de Sarrià 2026 (Festes del Roser)

Diversos carrers i places de Sarrià · Sarrià · Programación de calle; precios no indicados
FIT 7.4/10

Sarrià's neighbourhood festival runs from 2 to 12 October with popular culture, concerts and local activities.

Especially worth it becauseIt is worth heading to Sarrià for a lively neighbourhood programme that lets you mix popular culture, concerts and an unhurried street wander.
View official event ↗
music

Ven’nus — La Nau

21:00 · La Nau · Poblenou
FIT 7.0/10

Ven’nus presents the album Mai vista trista as part of the Directes Estrella Damm 150 series.

Especially worth it becauseThe draw is an intimate-feeling album presentation: a focused live set that gives a new record room to breathe in a club venue.
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art · culture · festival

SWAB Barcelona 2026

Palau Victòria Eugènia · Sants-Montjuïc · Day Pass 15 €; Full Pass 25 €; reduced 10 €; Thursday VIP opening by invitation
FIT 8.7/10

Contemporary art fair bringing together more than 60 galleries plus public performances, workshops, radio, tours and encounters. Public hours run Friday 16:00–21:00 and Saturday–Sunday 12:00–21:00; Thursday is an invitation-only VIP opening.

Especially worth it becauseGo for a visually rich art outing where gallery-hopping comes with a public programme, workshops and easy opportunities to linger with other visitors.
View official event ↗
music · festival

XXXV Festival Internacional Blues de Cerdanyola

Diversos espacios de Cerdanyola del Vallès · Conciertos gratuitos; algunas sesiones del Teatre Ateneu requieren reserva
FIT 8.5/10

International festival running from 2 to 11 October with concerts spanning blues, soul, R&B, rock'n'roll, Americana, funk and roots.

Especially worth it becauseThe trip is worthwhile for a broad roots-focused programme that moves through blues, soul, funk and related sounds across free concerts in Cerdanyola.
View official event ↗
festival · traditional_culture · music · social

Festa Major de Sarrià 2026 (Festes del Roser)

Diversos carrers i places de Sarrià · Sarrià · Programación de calle; precios no indicados
FIT 7.4/10

Sarrià's neighbourhood festival runs from 2 to 12 October with popular culture, concerts and local activities.

Especially worth it becauseIt is worth heading to Sarrià for a lively neighbourhood programme that lets you mix popular culture, concerts and an unhurried street wander.
View official event ↗
performance · social

Lucha Libre Cabaret

19:00 · 22:00 · Nau Bostik / NAU KM14 · La Sagrera · Anticipada 19,01 €; con copa 24,29 €; con cerveza/refresco 21,12 €
FIT 7.2/10

A queer wrestling show combined with burlesque and cabaret.

Especially worth it becauseGo for an unpredictable queer night where wrestling, cabaret and burlesque turn a cultural outing into a highly social show.
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art · culture · festival

SWAB Barcelona 2026

Palau Victòria Eugènia · Sants-Montjuïc · Day Pass 15 €; Full Pass 25 €; reduced 10 €; Thursday VIP opening by invitation
FIT 8.7/10

Contemporary art fair bringing together more than 60 galleries plus public performances, workshops, radio, tours and encounters. Public hours run Friday 16:00–21:00 and Saturday–Sunday 12:00–21:00; Thursday is an invitation-only VIP opening.

Especially worth it becauseGo for a visually rich art outing where gallery-hopping comes with a public programme, workshops and easy opportunities to linger with other visitors.
View official event ↗
music · festival

XXXV Festival Internacional Blues de Cerdanyola

Diversos espacios de Cerdanyola del Vallès · Conciertos gratuitos; algunas sesiones del Teatre Ateneu requieren reserva
FIT 8.5/10

International festival running from 2 to 11 October with concerts spanning blues, soul, R&B, rock'n'roll, Americana, funk and roots.

Especially worth it becauseThe trip is worthwhile for a broad roots-focused programme that moves through blues, soul, funk and related sounds across free concerts in Cerdanyola.
View official event ↗
traditional_culture · festival

Sarrià en flames 26 — tabalada i correfoc

19:30 · 22:30 · Ruta de plaça Sant Vicenç a Plaça Consell de la Vila, via Carrer Major de Sarrià · Sarrià
FIT 8.2/10

The tabalada runs from 19:30 to 20:30, followed by a correfoc from 20:30 to 22:30 along Carrer Major between plaça Sant Vicenç and Plaça Consell de la Vila.

Especially worth it becauseHead out for a vivid Catalan street tradition: drums, fire and a neighbourhood route that turns watching into a shared walk.
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music · festival · market

Festibalt 2026

13:00 · 22:00 · Nau Bostik / NAU KM14 · La Sagrera · 32 €
FIT 7.6/10

A day combining live music, cultural workshops, art experiences and a local market.

Especially worth it becauseGo for a flexible Nau Bostik day where live music, making and local stalls create several ways to spend time, together or on your own.
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dance · social

SABADOS TERRAZA de SALSA + BACHATA en TIME OUT MARKET BARCELONA - MAREMAGNUM

19:00 · 22:00 · Time Out Market Barcelona · Ciutat Vella · 10 € (Salsa Time al Market)
FIT 7.6/10

A Saturday salsa and bachata session promoted by Salsa Time Bcn; the Time Out Market calendar confirms Salsa Time al Market on Saturdays from 19:00.

Especially worth it becauseIt makes an easy evening opener: participatory dancing, a terrace setting and food all meet at a straightforward waterfront stop.
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festival · traditional_culture · music · social

Festa Major de Sarrià 2026 (Festes del Roser)

Diversos carrers i places de Sarrià · Sarrià · Programación de calle; precios no indicados
FIT 7.4/10

Sarrià's neighbourhood festival runs from 2 to 12 October with popular culture, concerts and local activities.

Especially worth it becauseIt is worth heading to Sarrià for a lively neighbourhood programme that lets you mix popular culture, concerts and an unhurried street wander.
View official event ↗
art · culture · festival

SWAB Barcelona 2026

Palau Victòria Eugènia · Sants-Montjuïc · Day Pass 15 €; Full Pass 25 €; reduced 10 €; Thursday VIP opening by invitation
FIT 8.7/10

Contemporary art fair bringing together more than 60 galleries plus public performances, workshops, radio, tours and encounters. Public hours run Friday 16:00–21:00 and Saturday–Sunday 12:00–21:00; Thursday is an invitation-only VIP opening.

Especially worth it becauseGo for a visually rich art outing where gallery-hopping comes with a public programme, workshops and easy opportunities to linger with other visitors.
View official event ↗
music · festival

XXXV Festival Internacional Blues de Cerdanyola

Diversos espacios de Cerdanyola del Vallès · Conciertos gratuitos; algunas sesiones del Teatre Ateneu requieren reserva
FIT 8.5/10

International festival running from 2 to 11 October with concerts spanning blues, soul, R&B, rock'n'roll, Americana, funk and roots.

Especially worth it becauseThe trip is worthwhile for a broad roots-focused programme that moves through blues, soul, funk and related sounds across free concerts in Cerdanyola.
View official event ↗
culture · dance · food

El Mamut · Poesia i perreo Copy

18:00 · 22:00 · Nau Bostik / NAU KM14 · La Sagrera · 12 € pré-venda; 14 € pré-venda + consumición
FIT 8.4/10

A programme bringing together poetry, dancing and Argentine food.

Especially worth it becauseIt is worth the outing for an unusual Nau Bostik evening where poetry, dancing and Argentine food share the same social setting.
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music · dance · social

Balkan Party: Barna Sabor Trubača + DJ Groucho

20:30 · Ocaña · El Gòtic · Early Bird 8 €; anticipada 10/12 €
FIT 7.9/10

Doors open at 20:30; Barna Sabor Trubača plays at 21:30, followed by DJ Groucho at 22:45.

Especially worth it becauseGo for a dance-forward night that moves from live Balkan brass into a DJ set, with a clear rhythm for meeting friends and staying late.
traditional_culture · festival

Diada Castellera de Festa Major — 150 anys de castells

11:15 · 14:15 · Plaça Consell de la Vila · Sarrià
FIT 7.5/10

A castells gathering from 11:15 to 14:15 featuring Castellers de Sarrià, Castellers de Barcelona and Matossers de Molins de Rei.

Especially worth it becauseGo for a close-up encounter with a collective Catalan tradition whose drama unfolds right in the square.
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festival · traditional_culture · music · social

Festa Major de Sarrià 2026 (Festes del Roser)

Diversos carrers i places de Sarrià · Sarrià · Programación de calle; precios no indicados
FIT 7.4/10

Sarrià's neighbourhood festival runs from 2 to 12 October with popular culture, concerts and local activities.

Especially worth it becauseIt is worth heading to Sarrià for a lively neighbourhood programme that lets you mix popular culture, concerts and an unhurried street wander.
View official event ↗
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