The Photogenic Festival is suitable for both professionals and novices and provides the opportunity to learn more about the techniques and styles adopted by some of Spain’s most popular photographers. Many of these events and workshops also include a chance to see photographer’s respective collections and find out more about the person behind the photo. http://www.barcelona-metropolitan.com/events/gracia-barcelona-art-photogenic-festival/  

A diverse range of artists will perform in venues all over the city in the Red Bull Music Academy Weekender festival, from the 11th to the 16th October. The lineup opens with a set by American soprano Diamanda Galás at the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya and also features performances by Jamie Lidell & the Royal…

Barcelona will hold its own version of Oktoberfest, the famous German beer festival founded in Munich more than 200 years ago. The festival is set to kick off on the 12th October with the opening of the first barrel of beer and will include live music, traditional Bavarian food and, of course, plenty of ice…

El Liceu joins in with the Year of Shakespeare with a spectacular and surrealist set. The story of Macbeth returns to the Gran Teatre del Liceu with performances by top voices such as those of Ludovic Tézier, Martina Serafin and Teodor Ilincăi. This version of the play, directed by Christof Loy, sees the action set…

A host of activities and open days are in store for the rose festival. La Rambla marks its local festival coinciding with the Mare de Déu del Roser (Our Lady of the Rosary). During the festival, various locations and buildings around La Rambla are decorated with flowers, inviting city residents to stroll around and enjoy…

The International Walk of Barcelona is on 15 and 15 October. The International Walk of Barcelona is a non-competitive sporting event which is open to everyone. Held annually, the walk started in 2001 and since then has attracted more and more interest. On both the days the weekend event is being held, a 20 km…

The Brodas Bros company brings the children’s show ‘BR2’ to the Parc-Sanderu civic centre. As part of the Petit Sandaru series, this weekend the Parc-Sandaru civic centre is offering ‘BR2’, a travelling light show. It’s the year 2222: sunlight no longer reaches Earth because of climate change. We’re in complete darkness! The BR2 robots are…

The ninth edition of the black music festival Say It Loud spreads to new city venues. The ninth edition of Say It Loud, the festival for black music and culture in Barcelona, has a broader programme this year and spreads to different city venues. Cinemes Girona, the Pebre Negre bookshop, the Ateneu Popular 9 Barris and…

Barcelona is the scene for a new edition of the Responsible Tourism Festival. For two weekends, the Barcelona Responsible Tourism Festival offers free awareness, recreational, artistic and participatory activities. The fair presents tourism and recreational options which are environmentally friendly and which respect human diversity and local cultures and economies. http://guia.barcelona.cat/en/detall/barcelona-responsible-tourism-festival_99400398219.html

Famed Spanish artists such as Picasso, Dalí and Velázquez, among others, run the gamut of the  ‘isms’ – Cubism, Impressionism, Modernism and Post-Modernism (to name but a few). But in Barcelona’s museums you’ll also find plenty of collections that span medieval times to the 1990s. Contemporary works by established and lesser-known artists are omnipresent too;…