The shows, festivals, workshops and open-air events running this Saturday and Sunday, refreshed every week so the list is always the coming weekend.
An exhibition exploring time through its origins, measurement systems, and how humans perceive it. The Centre Martorell d'Exposicions presents interactive displays and reflective installations designed for visitors of all ages to engage with concepts of temporal experience and scientific timekeeping.
Environmental Play at the Botanical Garden offers free Sunday mornings combining open exploration with guided workshops and tours led by educators. Activities rotate weekly and include building wish trees, creating mandalas with seeds, discovering insects and birds, making paper flowers, planting seasonal flowers, weaving, and exploring specific plant species like dragon trees and eucalyptus. The program runs January through July and September through December.
Families explore the Barcelona Shipyards' construction techniques by building stone arches using ancient methods, then create personalized stonemason marks from clay to take home. Part of the "Royal Shipyards: stones that tell Barcelona" program developed for Barcelona's UNESCO-UIA World Capital of Architecture 2026 designation.
The Last Days of Pompeii is an immersive exhibition recreating daily life in the ancient Roman city before Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD. The experience combines historical scenographies, immersive projections, and sound design to trace Pompeii's trajectory from prosperity to catastrophe, integrating archaeological finds and visual recreations that reveal how inhabitants lived and what occurred during the eruption's final hours.
Dinner with Stars combines a multi-course meal with astronomical observation at the Fabra Observatory. Diners enjoy an astronomy-themed dinner on the terrace at dusk, followed by a guided visit through the modernist hall and museum, then telescope observation of constellations, stars, and planets using the 1904 telescope, one of Europe's largest still in operation.
A free-roam VR experience aboard the International Space Station, built from real 360° 3D footage filmed by NASA astronauts. You walk alongside the crew, float through the modules, and see Earth from orbit. The headset part runs about 40 minutes, and you arrive 10 to 15 minutes early for check-in and setup, so the whole visit takes under an hour. Sessions run in English, Spanish, Catalan, French and Chinese, and you pick your language when you arrive. Minimum age is 8 and kids stay with their adult the whole time. No babies or strollers, and it is not suitable for anyone with epilepsy, a heart condition, or a pacemaker.
A dance show for families inspired by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's classic tale. Choreographer Núria Serra uses movement, music, and objects to explore themes of friendship, curiosity, and discovery across imagined planets. The performance runs 55 minutes and is performed in Catalan.
Cirque du Soleil's KURIOS presents acrobatics, live music, and visual theater under the Big Top. The production follows an inventor who discovers an invisible world of impossible machines, mechanical objects, and eccentric characters. The show blends contemporary circus with steampunk aesthetics, featuring precision acrobatics, elaborate costumes, and scenes designed to challenge perception.
Festa Major d'Horta is a ten-day September festival honoring Sant Gaudenci, featuring pilars de caixes (human towers built on stacked crates), a closing correfoc fire run, gegants parades, live concerts, and kids' activities. The tradition dates back to 1731 and is organized by local community groups in the Horta neighborhood.
Poblenou's September neighborhood festival features strong kids' programming including gegants (giant figures), castellers (human towers), and a closing correfoc (fire run). Run by the Coordinadora d'Entitats del Poblenou, the event takes a family-friendly approach with a more accessible tone than similar festivals in the city.
Music Bank World Tour brings seven major K-pop acts to the Olympic Stadium: ATEEZ, ENHYPEN, NMIXX, xikers, NCT WISH, CORTIS, and ALPHA DRIVE ONE, with actor Park Bo-gum hosting. Music Bank is Korean broadcaster KBS's long-running K-pop TV show, and this is its stadium-sized world tour edition, an open-air night up on Montjuïc with the whole lineup sharing one stage.
The Pride Barcelona Parade features around 30 floats with music and performances traveling from Plaça Universitat to Plaça Espanya. The daytime event is designed as an all-ages spectacle with colorful floats and live entertainment. Watch from the parade route; arrive early to secure a good viewing spot and avoid the late-night parties that follow.
Travel back to ancient Egypt and discover the surprising scents of daily life and mummification—then smell them yourself in this sensory museum adventure.
Terra Ibèrica Festival transforms the Iberian Citadel into a four-day historical reenactment event featuring workshops in Iberian writing and pottery, theatrical night visits, sling-throwing activities, and participatory reconstruction challenges. The 2026 edition centers on the 2024 DANA meteorological disaster, with performers and archaeologists recreating how ancient inhabitants would have responded to the catastrophe. Morning, afternoon, and evening activities include historical reenactments about trade and daily life, costume photo opportunities, and adult-focused vermut gatherings.
Experience the King of Pop like never before with top Michael Jackson impersonator SacMjj and live vocals by Dabeat, recreating iconic choreographies and greatest hits for the whole family.
The shows, festivals, workshops and open-air events running this Saturday and Sunday, refreshed every week so the list is always the coming weekend.
An exhibition exploring time through its origins, measurement systems, and how humans perceive it. The Centre Martorell d'Exposicions presents interactive displays and reflective installations designed for visitors of all ages to engage with concepts of temporal experience and scientific timekeeping.
Environmental Play at the Botanical Garden offers free Sunday mornings combining open exploration with guided workshops and tours led by educators. Activities rotate weekly and include building wish trees, creating mandalas with seeds, discovering insects and birds, making paper flowers, planting seasonal flowers, weaving, and exploring specific plant species like dragon trees and eucalyptus. The program runs January through July and September through December.
Families explore the Barcelona Shipyards' construction techniques by building stone arches using ancient methods, then create personalized stonemason marks from clay to take home. Part of the "Royal Shipyards: stones that tell Barcelona" program developed for Barcelona's UNESCO-UIA World Capital of Architecture 2026 designation.
The Last Days of Pompeii is an immersive exhibition recreating daily life in the ancient Roman city before Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD. The experience combines historical scenographies, immersive projections, and sound design to trace Pompeii's trajectory from prosperity to catastrophe, integrating archaeological finds and visual recreations that reveal how inhabitants lived and what occurred during the eruption's final hours.
Dinner with Stars combines a multi-course meal with astronomical observation at the Fabra Observatory. Diners enjoy an astronomy-themed dinner on the terrace at dusk, followed by a guided visit through the modernist hall and museum, then telescope observation of constellations, stars, and planets using the 1904 telescope, one of Europe's largest still in operation.
A free-roam VR experience aboard the International Space Station, built from real 360° 3D footage filmed by NASA astronauts. You walk alongside the crew, float through the modules, and see Earth from orbit. The headset part runs about 40 minutes, and you arrive 10 to 15 minutes early for check-in and setup, so the whole visit takes under an hour. Sessions run in English, Spanish, Catalan, French and Chinese, and you pick your language when you arrive. Minimum age is 8 and kids stay with their adult the whole time. No babies or strollers, and it is not suitable for anyone with epilepsy, a heart condition, or a pacemaker.
A dance show for families inspired by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's classic tale. Choreographer Núria Serra uses movement, music, and objects to explore themes of friendship, curiosity, and discovery across imagined planets. The performance runs 55 minutes and is performed in Catalan.
Cirque du Soleil's KURIOS presents acrobatics, live music, and visual theater under the Big Top. The production follows an inventor who discovers an invisible world of impossible machines, mechanical objects, and eccentric characters. The show blends contemporary circus with steampunk aesthetics, featuring precision acrobatics, elaborate costumes, and scenes designed to challenge perception.
Festa Major d'Horta is a ten-day September festival honoring Sant Gaudenci, featuring pilars de caixes (human towers built on stacked crates), a closing correfoc fire run, gegants parades, live concerts, and kids' activities. The tradition dates back to 1731 and is organized by local community groups in the Horta neighborhood.
Poblenou's September neighborhood festival features strong kids' programming including gegants (giant figures), castellers (human towers), and a closing correfoc (fire run). Run by the Coordinadora d'Entitats del Poblenou, the event takes a family-friendly approach with a more accessible tone than similar festivals in the city.
Music Bank World Tour brings seven major K-pop acts to the Olympic Stadium: ATEEZ, ENHYPEN, NMIXX, xikers, NCT WISH, CORTIS, and ALPHA DRIVE ONE, with actor Park Bo-gum hosting. Music Bank is Korean broadcaster KBS's long-running K-pop TV show, and this is its stadium-sized world tour edition, an open-air night up on Montjuïc with the whole lineup sharing one stage.
The Pride Barcelona Parade features around 30 floats with music and performances traveling from Plaça Universitat to Plaça Espanya. The daytime event is designed as an all-ages spectacle with colorful floats and live entertainment. Watch from the parade route; arrive early to secure a good viewing spot and avoid the late-night parties that follow.
Travel back to ancient Egypt and discover the surprising scents of daily life and mummification—then smell them yourself in this sensory museum adventure.
Terra Ibèrica Festival transforms the Iberian Citadel into a four-day historical reenactment event featuring workshops in Iberian writing and pottery, theatrical night visits, sling-throwing activities, and participatory reconstruction challenges. The 2026 edition centers on the 2024 DANA meteorological disaster, with performers and archaeologists recreating how ancient inhabitants would have responded to the catastrophe. Morning, afternoon, and evening activities include historical reenactments about trade and daily life, costume photo opportunities, and adult-focused vermut gatherings.
Experience the King of Pop like never before with top Michael Jackson impersonator SacMjj and live vocals by Dabeat, recreating iconic choreographies and greatest hits for the whole family.