Barcelona doesn’t rest even on Sundays. Concerts, exhibitions, festivals and any plan you can (not) think of.
Classical music also has its place among the concerts of Barcelona’s La Mercè festival. This Friday, September 25, the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and National Orchestra of Catalonia (OBC) will once agai...
Barcelona is gearing up for a memorable closing to the La Mercè 2026 festivities. The La Mercè 2026 Fireworks and Music Show is shrouded in mystery and has a touch of a farewell about it, as the music wil...
Munich is a long way away, but we love beer here in Barcelona too, and we seize every opportunity we can to celebrate—and Oktoberfest is no exception. Although we celebrate it “the Catalan way, ” coincidi...
Times change, and with them, so do our tastes, customs, and even the way we celebrate festivals. In 2023, Barcelona included the drone show in its La Mercè festival program for the first time, and since t...
It often seems as though the best weekend plans in Barcelona are reserved for the city center or the usual neighborhoods, but amid the festive celebrations of La Mercè, a fantastic event is taking place i...
Ordinary days ceased to exist a few years ago; there isn’t a single spot left on the calendar that isn’t filled with a “world or international day” that (almost) no one celebrates. Some of these days serv...
Breaking out of the “playground—walk—nap” loop sometimes feels like mission impossible when you have a baby. Routine takes over your days, and sometimes finding a cultural outing that fits the pace of a c...
The Mercè Festival never disappoints, and that’s mainly because the entire city comes together to fill the streets with color, music, food, and, above all, joy. In the Year of Gaudí, following the crownin...
Why are we so drawn to stories about serial killers, even when we know they can be unsettling? Serial Killer Speakeasy in Barcelona turns that curiosity about true crime into a live theater experience set...
An evening with Edgar Allan Poe—the American writer who turned guilt, death, and fear into Gothic literature—doesn’t have to be confined to the pages of a book. Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy in Barcelona brin...