The fire run for La Mercè is the city’s traditional big fire event. Dozens of devils groups and infernal beasts get together beforehand in the heart of the old city to the sound of drums. A spectacular occasion when drums and flying sparks fill the Via Laietana from Pl. Antoni Maura to Pl. Antonio López,…

This year is the 25th anniversary of the ‘Toc d’Inici’, the opening dance for the city’s local festival, as well as the centenary of the Gegants Nous de la Casa de la Caritat, also known as the Gegants de Corpus. As ever, spectators will be able to see these giant figures dance as they come…

Four days of festivities and tradition, with Lisbon as the guest city and an extensive programme to enjoy for Barcelona’s local festival. Festivities for La Mercè start on Friday 21 September, with the opening speech by the actress Letícia Dolera, and end on Monday 24 September with the music and fireworks spectacular. As ever, tradition…

The city’s human towers groups take centre stage for this gathering on Monday 24 September. The Barcelona, Sants, Vila de Gràcia, Sagrada Família, Poble-sec and Colla Jove human towers groups, as well as the Sarrià group (re-formed this year for the festival), will once again be demonstrating that although the tradition originates from the south…

The Mediterràniament stage, located at Bogatell beach, will be offering evening concerts on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 September, with some of the finest voices from the rich and diverse indy music scene covering pop-rock, rumba fusion, funk and many other styles. The first night sees performances from Love of Lesbian, back at the Mercè…

Lisbon’s traditions are on display on the stairs at the Palau de la Virreina, with an exhibition of the Tron de Sant Antoni tradition and the International Folklore Meeting, featuring the Grupo Etnográfico Danças e Cantares do Minho. Fados will also play a part in the Mercè Música festival in Av. Catedral, with the voice of…

The main change for this year’s Fitness Festival is the location, as it is moving from Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina to Moll de la Fusta. There, starting at 10 am on 23 September, thousands of people will once again be able to enjoy the biggest fitness class in the world during the La…

Barcelona Gallery Weekend is one of the events which gets the art season under way and which has become an unmissable date for professionals, art lovers and the general public. The programme includes exhibitions in outstanding galleries, artistic interventions in unique locations, guided tours and innovative initiatives aimed at getting art to reach new audiences….

The Magic Fountain in Montjuïc offers traditional sequences of light, colour, water and music. The installation is able to produce 7 billion different combinations of water and light thanks to its capacity to conjugate all of its hydraulic and lighting elements. The Magic Fountain in Montjuïc and the other ornamental fountains in Av. Reina Maria…

As part of the 25th anniversary of the Fundació Arqueològica Clos, this exhibition on 200 years of collecting at the city’s Egyptian museum offers a close-up look at nearly fifty private collectors, various museums and some of the most prestigious and traditional antiques dealers and auctioneers in the city. People unknown to the general public, and…