The countdown to the end of the year, marked by clocks striking midnight, will turn into an impressive show along Av. Reina Maria Cristina, combining light, water, fireworks and music. Av. Reina Maria Cristina, with the Palau Nacional in the background, once again provides the perfect setting for Barcelona’s New Year’s Eve party. The combination…

Avinguda Maria Cristina, Barcelona will be welcoming in 2018 this coming at 9.30 pm on Sunday, 31 December, with a fireworks, son-et-lumière and water show. This year’s icon for the New Year’s Eve celebrations will be the traditional twelve grapes which we eat, one for each of the chimes of the midnight bells. Created and directed by…

2017 is about to end. Notable offerings among the many recreational, cultural and sports activities being held over the Christmas festivities in the city, include two for children and another for everyone: The City of Dreams is a space where kids aged 4 to 12 can discover the world of professions and trades. The Kings…

Plaça de Catalunya this year becomes the city of 800,000 ‘ingravidolles’, representing each of the households Barcelona currently has. This is a place where everyone’s imagination can soar as they share Christmas and cast out bad dreams. The ‘ingravidolles’ are a common thread in the various Christmas activities Barcelona is offering. They refer to the sensation of…

Strauss’s The Blue Danube combines with Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake in this concert by the Barcelona Municipal Band. The band’s director, Salvador Brotons, has prepared a programme which also includes the most upbeat music from the operas of Rossini and Offenbach. A great chance to see out 2017 in the best way possible. For more information click here. http://agenda500.barcelona.cat/en/detall/new-yearrsquos-eve-concert-by-the-municipal-band_99400498194.html

The New Year concert is one of the most eagerly-awaited musical events of the season. The Strauss Festival Orchestra will be offering a programme inspired by the famous yearly concert by the Vienna Philharmonic at the Musikverein in the Austrian capital. The programme includes some of the most famous waltzes by Johann Strauss II, such…

In 2013 a team of Dutch palaeontologists found the skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex in Montana which was very complete and in excellent condition. Over half of the bones have been conserved and the skeleton is one of the largest ever found. Although the study of the skeleton shows that Trix led a life fraught with infections,…

Up until 31 December, the CaixaForum is offering an exhibition on the creative development of Warhol, from his initial work in graphic design through to his becoming a universal pop art icon. Warhol used all sorts of gadgets and industrial techniques to create, such as video recordings and screen printing. The artist himself defined his…

Even though it’s a very long weekend, Barcelona doesn’t stop and offers a broad array of cultural, leisure and traditional options. Theatre: Christmas is drawing near, with its traditional family meals. Every Christmas season the Maldà offers Thornton Wilder’s classic El llarg dinar de Nadal (The Long Christmas Dinner). The play is on until 14 January. Exhibitions:…

Ever wonder what is going on with the local festivities and their origins? Check out this website by the Barcelona City Council and learn about this wonderful city! : http://lameva.barcelona.cat/culturapopular/en