With September the vacations are over for most, it is the back to school and, in general, it is the month par excellence of the return to routine. But it also comes time of a less pronounced heat in which we want to leave home and enjoy what the city offers us. Take a look at the best leisure and culture plans for this month.
Table Of Contents
- Pixar world
- Les Festes de la Mercè
- Bubble Planet
- Dalí Challenge
- BAM - Barcelona Acció Musical
- Sorolla: una nova dimensió
- Gastronomic fair Festí Fest
- Exhibition Agnès Varda: Photographing, filming, recycling
- Candlelight Open Air
- America's Cup Experience
- Film series Bloody Fridays
- Festival-B
- Korean Film Festival
- The musical Mar i Cel
- Up to the CCCB viewpoint
- Express visit: 11 de setembre, memòria d'una desfeta
- Setmana del llibre en català
- Banksy Museum
- Festival L'Hora del Jazz - Memorial Tete Montoliu
- Barcelona Galery Weekend
- Dinner by the light of the stars at Observatori Fabra
- Friday Blues
- Manifesta 15 Bienal Nómada
- Festa Major del Poblenou
- Escape to one of the best campsites in Catalonia
Pixar world
How many joys Pixar has given us in the last decades! With their films we have been amused, thrilled and escaped from reality. Whether we’re more into the Toy Story saga or the adventures of Nemo and company, whether we identify with the emotions of Riley in Inside Out or cry tears with Up, Pixar World is the expo for all of us.
We are facing 3,000m2 of spaces dedicated to the universe of this dream factory, with scenarios that perfectly recreate the colorful and fun worlds of their films. Undoubtedly an ideal activity to enjoy regardless of age, and one of the best plans we can think of to overcome the back to school.
📅 Starting September 26.
📍Westfield La Maquinista Shopping Center. C/ de Potosí, 2.
Les Festes de la Mercè
For many, La Mercè is the most important festival in Barcelona. The city fills up with people, music and all kinds of activities that turn it into an (almost) endless party for a few days. This year there will be many concerts and multiple initiatives for all ages. Artists such as Judit Neddermann, La Ludwig Band, Ginestà, Álvaro de Luna, Stay Homas and Oques Grasses, among many others, will perform; and there will be iconic activities such as the Piromusical and cultural activities such as the Setmana del Llibre en Català.
📅 From September 20 to 24.
📍Various spaces in the city.
Bubble Planet
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Bubble Planet brings us an immersive space where the protagonists are the bubbles and the interaction we can have with them. Different rooms to play, touch, have fun and take selfies with them, as well as enjoy a virtual reality experience and the icing on the cake: a huge pool with thousands of balls where the little ones have a great time and the grown-ups bring out the little one in them.
Another perfect plan to bring a few smiles to those boys and girls who are in a bad mood after school vacations.
📅 All month (from Wednesday to Sunday, also on Tuesday 24, the day of La Mercè).
📍 Espacio Inmersa. Carrer de Llull, 119.
Dalí Challenge
A new way of enjoying Salvador Dalí is installed near the Portal de l’Àngel. It is an artistic, immersive and educational experience that will make us travel chronologically through the work of the genius of Figueres, discover his innovations, put in value the life of Gala and get fully into his paintings with augmented reality and virtual reality. A great plan whether we love the painter as if we hardly know him.
📅 All month.
📍 Reial Cercle Artístic de Barcelona. C/ dels Arcs, 5.
💸 From €9.50.
BAM – Barcelona Acció Musical
BAM -also known as Barcelona Acció Musical- is a musical initiative, or rather a festival in itself within La Mercè. Its purpose is to discover emerging talents of all kinds of music from Catalonia and the world. It is led by the cooperative L’Afluent, and this year brings us artists such as PUTOCHINOMARICÓN, Lucia Fumero, Nicole Torrealba, OKDW, among many others.
📅 From September 20 to 24.
📍Various spaces in the city.
💸 Free!
Sorolla: una nova dimensió
The immersive exhibition dedicated to the genius Joaquín Sorolla faces its final stretch in Barcelona to go to Bilbao. In total, 1,000 m2 of exhibition space with reproductions of his works, interactive spaces, scenarios, original paintings by the artist (some exhibited for the first time) and a huge immersive room to let yourself be carried away by the painter’s Mediterranean colors. An original, didactic and, above all, highly entertaining way to enjoy the abundant work of the master of light.
📅 Only until September 15. Last weeks!.
📍 Centre d’Art Amatller. Pg. de Gràcia, 41.
💸 From €9,50Gastronomic fair Festí Fest
10 Barcelona restaurants will feed Festí Fest attendees, an opportunity to learn about their new gastronomic creations, ranging from Mexican food to ice cream or tapas. In addition, to take a little gastronomic pleasure home, the fair will also feature 40 stands of local products, as well as workshops and other activities.
📅 September 14 and 15.
📍 Antiga Fàbrica Estrella Damm. c/ del Rosselló, 515.
💸 From €9 (with dish included).
Exhibition Agnès Varda: Photographing, filming, recycling
Agnès Varda (Brussels, 1928 – Paris, 2019), was one of the few female directors of her generation and one of the forerunners of the acclaimed Nouvelle Vague. Director of more than 40 films, as well as photographer and portraitist, she was an all-rounder throughout her career. This exhibition at the CCCB celebrates her entire career, reviewing her life and work and bringing together for the first time in Catalonia four of Varda’s installations, as well as a selection of essential short films from her filmography.
📅 All month (except Mondays).
📍 CCCB – Centro de Cultura Contemporánea de Barcelona. c/ Montalegre, 5.
💸 From 4€.
Candlelight Open Air
Before summer bids farewell, the outdoor format of the iconic Candleight still has a few surprises to give us. Surrounded by thousands of candles, these are the last two concerts of September, before these concerts return to (equally iconic) indoor spaces:
📍 Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau Barcelona. C/ de St. Antoni Maria Claret, 167.
America’s Cup Experience
The America’s Cup Experience starts on August 22nd and Barcelona will breathe the air of competition for more than two months. If we are curious about this sporting event we can go to the Port Vell to enjoy the didactic and immersive exhibition dedicated to the Cup, where we can discover everything about the 6 teams fighting for the trophy, learn all about the history of the event, enjoy a documentary on IMAX screen and have fun in the virtual reality experience.
📅 Starting September 8, every day.
📍 Pg. de Gràcia, 41.
💸 From 12€
Film series Bloody Fridays
All lovers of terror have an appointment on Fridays at the Phenomena, where throughout the month will screen outstanding films of this genre. The gory party starts already on August 30, with the great classicThe Devil’s Seed (in 4K), which will be followed, respectively, by Let Me Inr (the Swedish original), Dark Red, The Blair Witch Project and The Exorcist III.
📅 Every Friday of the month.
📍Phenomena Experience. C/ de St. Antoni Maria Claret, 168.
💸 General admission 8 or 9€, depending on the session.
Festival-B
Summer is the quintessential time for music festivals, but the luck we have in Barcelona is that after this season the weather is still good to enjoy music outdoors. So the first festival this fall will be the Festival-B (formerly Cara B), which in its two days brings us the highlights of alternative music and new trends in urban airs. This 2024 will feature artists such as Cruz Cafuné, Julieta, Maria Hein, La Zowi, Mushka and Rordigo Cuevas, among many others.
📍 Parc del Fòrum. C/ de la Pau, 12 .
📅 September 27th and 28th.
💸 Day ticket: 63,96€ / Season ticket: 117,25€.
Korean Film Festival
Korean cinema is one of the most interesting filmographies in Asia, and in Barcelona we have a festival entirely dedicated to it. Five days to enjoy recently released South Korean films, such as It’s Okay! or The Childe, and contemporary classics like A Bitter Sweet Life (2005), by Kim Jee-woon, one of this country’s most celebrated directors. In addition, the festival will feature parallel activities such as workshops and exhibitions.
📅 From September 11 to 15.
📍 Cinemes Girona. c/ Girona, 175
The musical Mar i Cel
The great landmark of Catalan musical theater returns 36 years after its first performance as a farewell letter of his company, Dagoll Dagom, which says goodbye after half a century of success. Based on the play by Àngel Guimera, this revival of Mar i Cel will be the last chance to be moved by the impossible love story of Blanca and Saïd and to sing at the top of one’s lungs to songs like Himne dels pirates or Per què he plorat?, which are already part of the sentimental memory of several generations of Catalans.
📅 Starting on September 14.
📍 Teatre Victòria. Av. del Paral-lel, 67.
💸 From 20€
Up to the CCCB viewpoint
The CCCB, known for its exhibitions, is in an emblematic building in the center of Barcelona that consists of 5 floors. During three Sundays of the month we will be able to enjoy the building in a different way: going up to the viewpoint on the top floor, which will give us unique views of Barcelona, from the nearby Raval to the Collserola Tower, through Ciutat Vella, Montjuïc and Tibidabo.
September 8, 22 and 24.
📍CCCB – Center of Contemporary Culture of Barcelona. c/ Montalegre, 5.
💸 Free!
Express visit: 11 de setembre, memòria d’una desfeta
Every Sunday in September, on the occasion of the National Day, the Born CCM offers a tour of the Born archaeological site, some of the houses of the families who experienced the conflict directly and all the scenarios where the people of Barcelona resisted the last day of the most remembered siege.
📅 Every Sunday of the month.
📍 El Born Centre de Cultura i Memòria. Plaça Comercial, 12
💸 Free!
Setmana del llibre en català
The most awaited event for reading lovers: this year 280 exhibitors are expected to fill the Paseo Lluís Companys so we can enjoy literary novelties, classics and have the opportunity to meet our favorite authors. In addition, the fair will be enlivened with music and other cultural activities.
📅 September 20 to 29.
📍 Passeig Lluís Companys.
Banksy Museum
The Barcelona Banksy Museum gathers all those Banksy’s interventions in the streets along more than 130 works of the artist, with reproductions of his works. In it, the viewer walks through an urban scenography that will take him from city to city and from era to era to discover up close the emblematic works (and also the lesser-known) of this street artist.
📅 All month long.
📍 Espacio Trafalgar. Trafalgar, 34 PB
Festival L’Hora del Jazz – Memorial Tete Montoliu
L’Hora del Jazz, dedicated to our most international pianist, is now in its 36th edition, bringing jazz to all audiences. With a decentralized program (in addition to Barcelona, you can enjoy concerts in other towns like Sitges, Granollers or Rubí), the good thing is that all free activities will be held in Barcelona. Thus, in this edition, in Vila de Gràcia we will be able to delight ourselves with outstanding names of the genre such as Clara Luna, Joan Sanmartí Quintet or Obsidian Trio.
📅 From September 15.
📍 Plaça de la Vil-la de Gràcia (free concerts) / Various venues in Catalonia (paying concerts).
💸 Free!
Barcelona Galery Weekend
This initiative, which is in its tenth edition, wants to bring art to all audiences, offering a varied program in alternative galleries in the city, beyond the museums we all know. Thanks to this we can enjoy a large number of modern and contemporary art works of painting, photography, illustration or sculpture created by more than 30 artists and complementary activities such as lectures, guided tours or performances.
📅 From September 19 to 22.
📍Various spaces (Barcelona city and l’Hospitalet).
💸 Free of charge!
Dinner by the light of the stars at Observatori Fabra
The Observatori Fabra, located in Tibidabo, offers a plan to enjoy the nights of Barcelona: a succulent dinner, accompanied by a scientific lecture of half an hour where you can ask questions. The date ends with the option to contemplate elements of distant constellations, stars and much of the solar system with one of the largest and oldest telescopes in Europe still in operation.
You must book before you go, as places are very limited.
All month, various dates.
📍Camí de l’Observatori, s/n, Sarrià-Sant Gervasi.
💸 Adults from €79,5 / Children from €39,75.
Friday Blues
Art and good music to start the weekend on the right foot. This is the proposal of MEAM for the first 3 Fridays of September, a cycle in which we can enjoy the blues and derivatives of three local bands of proven quality: Atomic Leopards, Alberto Burguez & The Flying Roots and Fun Blues. The concert includes a beer, and before or after, with the same ticket, we can visit the museum, full of works of modern and contemporary art of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
📅 September 6, 13 and 20.
📍 European Museum of Modern Art. C/ de la Barra de Ferro, 5.
💸 General admission: €18.
Manifesta 15 Bienal Nómada
September is the starting signal for this event based on artistic interventions in historical and other unusual places. The 15th edition arrives in our city, where for 12 weeks will aim to promote positive social change through art, urbanism, design, architecture and the participation of local communities. Attendees will be able to enjoy events, projects, talks and other activities in the different venues in Barcelona city and province.
📅 Starting September 8.
📍 Various spaces.
💸 15€ general admission with unlimited uses.
Festa Major del Poblenou
After Gràcia and Sants, it’s time to celebrate its big party to the neighborhood of Barcelona that touches the sea. In the absence of knowing the full program, we can be sure that the party will be full of playful activities, good concerts, exhibitions and the expected activities of popular culture. We will be attentive to offer you the full program as soon as it comes out.
📅 From September 6 to 15.
📍Barrio de Poblenou.
Escape to one of the best campsites in Catalonia
September is also an ideal month to go camping, quieter than the summer months and without that suffocating heat. Disconnecting in nature does not have to be synonymous with spending a lot of money. That’s why we want to tell you about several campsites where you can relax while enjoying the views in various areas of Catalonia.
📍 Various locations.