Esplai
Category
Esplai
Ages
5-17
Schedule
Most sessions Saturday morning or afternoon; exact times set by each esplai
Term
Sep-Jun
Price notes
Fees are set by each esplai, not centrally, so ask the one nearest you. Sessions are run by volunteer monitors rather than paid staff.
Language
Catalan
Location
Local esplais across Barcelona
Updated
Jul 27, 2026
What you need to know
Not a class you sign up for so much as a club you belong to. The same group of kids meets most Saturdays with the same volunteer monitors, year after year from age 5 into their teens, and the year builds toward camps and hiking routes the leaders plan themselves rather than a package you buy.
About
Esplais are volunteer-run weekend clubs where kids play, make things and go on excursions with the same group all year, a long-standing Catalan tradition. Esplac is the secular federation behind around a hundred of them, 24 of those in Barcelona, organized into three city sectors that between them cover most districts. Kids take part from age 5 to 17, and Esplac's online finder maps every club so you can contact the one nearest you.
around 100 esplais across Catalonia, 24 of them in Barcelonaonline finder and map to locate your nearest esplaione continuous group from age 5 to 17camps, colònies and hiking routes during school holidaysrun by volunteer monitors aged 18 and overfamily FAQs published in Catalan, Spanish and Arabic
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Local esplais across Barcelona