Events
Barcelona Summer Festival
The Barcelona Summer Festival, popularly known as the Grec
Festival, is the cultural highlight on the summer calendar, and one
of the most important arts festivals in the world. Every summer the
city is filled with some of the finest national and international
theatre,...
see full detailsSt John’s Eve (Sant Joan)
Midsummer in Barcelona is celebrated with a big bang as
fireworks colour the sky in a festive prelude to the national
holiday of the Feast of John the Baptist. Ancient traditions
observed the summer solstice as the most important event of the
solar year...
see full detailsSpanish F1 Grand Prix
The fifth race of the Formula One season, the crowds gather to
watch the thrills, spills and speed that accompany a spectacle of
this nature. Formula One is the king of motor sports and attracts
the best drivers from around the world.
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see full detailsPrimavera Sound Festival
Primavera is one of Spain's biggest music festivals and sees
some of the world's principal pop and rock stars grace the summer
stages for a fiesta of fun and music in the glorious sunshine.
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see full detailsCarnival
Lent is traditionally a time of fasting and denial, and Carnival
is the period before Lent to celebrate pleasures, extravagance and
indulgence with an abundance of feasting and dancing. Street
parades, float processions, and parties fill every street and plaza
in the city and...
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Thousands of spectators gather to watch as the sky is filled
with a wonderfully colourful display of hot air balloons from
around the world. Market stalls are set up to complete the festive
atmosphere of one of the biggest ballooning events in Europe....
see full detailsFestival of La Mercè
The Festival of La Mercè is dedicated to the patron saint
of Barcelona, the Virgin of Mercy, and involves a fabulous
assortment of popular Catalan traditions and mythology. The city
celebrates by hosting one of the biggest parties of the year with
street music...
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