For many, March 19 (Father’s Day) is one of the most important dates on the calendar. Whatever yours is, we are sure that some of these plans to do on Father’s Day will resonate with you to celebrate the day together in the most special way possible.
There are fathers of all types and with very different tastes. Maybe your father prefers to go to the countryside to enjoy the arrival of spring or visit a vineyard … but others are more indoor and a candlelight concert or an opera will be in his top plans to celebrate Father’s Day. However he is, and however you are, celebrating this day with a different plan can create memories to last a lifetime.
Bubble Planet, a gift for the whole family
At the beginning of May, Bubble Planet will open in Barcelona , a fantasy universe that, in ten rooms, will immerse each spectator in impossible scenarios full of bubbles, bubbles, iridescent spheres, clouds and other crazy things. As if straight out of a dream, this peculiar fantasy world is an experience to bring the family together and let the imagination run wild.
A visual immersion in the early days of the origin of the earth: Genesis.
From April 12, Barcelona will have a space for reflection, meditation even, expectation and surprise: Genesis is an experience that, installed in the church of the Escola Les Dominiques, narrates through video mapping, the first three days of the Earth. A spectacle of light, sound, color, music, which will immerse the spectators in the creation of life.
Take him to know the first Official Broadcast Center of the 37th America’s Cup in Barcelona.
If your dad is an America’s Cup fan, it would be unforgivable to give him a ticket for the immersive exhibition of the year. One of the most outstanding plans that we highly recommend is to go to the port of Barcelona to learn all the details about the America’s Cup Experience, which this summer will be held in the city of Barcelona. This experience is a small (or huge) preview before the regatta of the year, a total immersion in the excitement of the oldest competition in the world and known as the “F1 of the seas”.
America’s Cup Barcelona awaits you in a space equipped with the latest technology, multimedia rooms and immersive experiences for the whole family, located in the heart of Barcelona’s Port Vell.
Pay tribute to him by eating at a Michelin Star restaurant (with him, of course).
Family is home wherever you are. So, before taking your parents to a modern and inhospitable place, where they serve you smoke and pearls, perhaps a family and intimate dining house is a more adapted plan for your foodie father. La Casa de Comidas Buenavista serves quality Catalan food in a cozy place that has made local and seasonal flavors its flagship.
Take him to a candlelight tribute to great classics.
We know that many of our parents enjoy something classic and special. By classic, we mean a format where digital is not involved, just string, wood and thousands of candles.
This string quartet reinterprets the great songs of Vivaldi, gives a classical twist to the best of Coldplay, or takes you to Turin through the piano pieces of Ludovico Eunaudi. That’s why inviting your father to a unique location to enjoy a string concert may be just the perfect gift.
If your father is a rocker, you can go to a party together.
If your dad is a rock lover (or a music lover in general), why not plan to go to a festival together? Guitar BCN is a music series that fills Barcelona’s venues during the winter.
March marks its last month, so check out their website to see what artists your dad would like to see. If you don’t find something that appeals to him, you can organize a festival getaway this summer. Season tickets for Bilbao BBK Live haven’t gone up much in price yet, so it’s an ideal opportunity. Arcade Fire or The Prodigy are (and were in your father’s time) true idols of the masses that will unite generations this summer in Bilbao.
At Fever you can also get tickets for Azkena Rock, if your father is more classic, or for Medusa or Summer, if he has adopted a more modern style. Either way, there’s sure to be a perfect festival for your dad out there. It’s up to you to make sure you don’t get it wrong.
Enjoy Father’s Day by disconnecting in nature.
Getting away from the hustle and bustle of the city is often an ideal plan for weekends and holidays. Not only that, but it also means reconnecting with ourselves and surely with whoever accompanies us.
If your father is a sportsman, or simply a lover of nature and landscapes, you should know that in Catalonia are 3 of the 30 most beautiful landscapes in the country according to National Geographic, and that going to visit them is a plan to enjoy a different plan with your father.
Organize a gastro route with Michelin stars
Passeig dels Gourmets’ is an initiative that wants to turn Paseo de Gracia into a high-level gastronomic route, ideal for foodie parents.
The gastronomic festival returns this year to its original dates celebrating its sixth edition from March 7 to 17, specifically in the middle of Father’s Day.
If your father is a foodie, this is your plan. A total of 22 restaurants will join the initiative and create unique tapas for the occasion, dishes and gourmet menus harmonized with cava. Everything you need to know about this plan is here.
Invite him to a dinner with a medieval show and a visit to the Requesens Palace.
The Requesens Palace is one of the most impressive residential palaces that existed in Medieval Barcelona. Although the building we can visit now is a reform of the 15th century, it is still a Gothic construction that deserves to be visited.
Having dinner here with your father and learning about the fascinating life of its former inhabitants along with a medieval show is one of the most original plans to celebrate this special day.
Visit a cava cellar with cheese pairing.
Who said that gastronomic plans can only be done as a couple? If your father is a foodie, this is the ideal plan. With this visit you will learn how cava is made and what are the best pairings with cheeses and seafood.
The cellars of Castellví de la Marca work in an artisanal way and they will teach you all the secrets about the art of cava and its best accompaniments.
You will taste a selection of local cheeses, smoked salmon, anchovies, anchovies and cod brandade. If you prefer, you can also opt for a Gran Reserva pack with premium cavas.
All this in the Penedès region, an environment completely surrounded by vineyards that has become one of the most beautiful corners of inland Catalonia.
Take him sailing on a private boat
Who wouldn’t love to captain a private boat? This is an infallible recommendation as a Father’s Day gift that never fails year after year. It is 4 hours of sailing on a private sailboat. The price includes boat rental, a professional skipper, fuel, a snack and a drink (either champagne, beer or soft drink) for a group of up to 11 people.
During the tour, you will enjoy the views of Barceloneta Beach, Barceloneta Promenade, Club Carpe Diem, Parc de Montjuic and its castle and Port Vell. You will also sail close to the statue of Columbus and Las Ramblas. A gift to succeed with your father and all your family and friends.
Visit Casa Amatller and immerse yourself in the work of Sorolla.
To celebrate Father’s Day, we recommend you take him to “Sorolla, a new dimension”, an immersive experience that commemorates the centenary of the death of the renowned painter Sorolla. This exhibition offers you the unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the life and work of this artist in a completely different way.
On a tour of Barcelona’s best tapas with your father
If your father fits perfectly into the category of ‘disfrutón’, this plan with food is also made for him. On this occasion, we bring you our selection of favorite tapas in the city; a tour of lifetime bars that offer real delicacies that are capital sins of gastronomy.
Without going any further, the torreznos (well fried and greasy) of Bar Gol, the ensaladilla rusa of Sant Antoni Gloriós, the pescaíto frito of Bar La Plata or the preserves of Quimet & Quimet. You can take him to make a vermouth (of those strong ones that soon finish at 16h) or directly to put the boots on at lunchtime.
Dinner with opera and guided visit at the Balmesiana Palace
This old palace located in the Gothic Quarter offers a plan that is hard to resist. It is a dinner with opera and guided tour to know the interior of the building, which has works by sculptor Josep Llimona and a wonderful interior chapel by Joan Rubió Bellver, a disciple of Gaudí.
In addition to the beauty of the building, you will enjoy a gastronomic journey inspired by several operas. It consists of dishes such as the glass of cava, the prawn voul au vent, the brie cheese fondée with tomato compote, the magret cubes with citrus or the Phantom of the Opera cake with a glass of Melba peach.
A gift to match the father
If you’ve given up, Fever has a powerful secret: a handy gift card. And as is often the case, there are different categories, depending on the pocket of each child from 10€. Browse around for a while and you’ll see that there’s something for everyone.
💸Gift cards starting at €10
Visit to flowered fields
If you are two nature lovers, a very good plan is to visit some of the fields in bloom. They are a spectacle to behold and going to one of them is an excuse to get out of the city and get in touch with nature. The most beautiful are located in Begues, Ribera d’Ebre, Les Garrigues, Santa Eulàlia de Ronçana, Aitona, Pla de l’Estany and L’Empordà. Almost all of them are concentrated in the province of Girona; an ideal trip to make by car and get into this spectacle.
Put the finishing touch to the season of calçots
If you love them, calçots are always a good excuse to enjoy a feast, make a bit of a fool of yourself with the ‘pitet’ and give the Romesco Sauce a kick. Only in the province of Barcelona there are more than 500 rural tourism houses grouped in farmhouses and masoverías. All of them are located in outlying rural areas or in towns of less than 1,000 inhabitants, so that, in addition to eating well, you will leave the city and visit inland Catalonia and its traditions.
Relaxation plan in Aire Ancient Baths
Give the gift of a sensory journey in an emblematic building from 100€. The tour begins in the Caldarium, the hot water bath (40 degrees), Frigidarium, cold water bath (15 degrees) and continues with a bath with warm water, the bath of a thousand jets and steam bath. It ends with a salt bath. The experience includes a 30-minute relaxing massage.
💸 From 100€.
Night visit to the Fabra Observatory
This is a guided tour of the museum with lecture, projection and observation with the telescope with spectacular views outside the dome. The experience can be complemented with a welcome glass of cava or juice and fruit. A must for the whole family if you want to learn the curiosities of space and contemplate Mars, the moon, Saturn, Jupiter, M44 and 24 Comae Berenices.
💸 From 18€.
Celebrate Father’s Day with your children
Maybe you are not reading this article looking for plans to celebrate with your father, but you are the father who wants to celebrate this day with your child!
That’s why we leave you here plans (many of them free) to enjoy the city and the good weather with your family.