Through Oct 18

Sitges Film Festival with Kids: Family Screenings and the Zombie Walk

€5 fantasy films for kids on giant beanbags, plus a free Zombie Walk through the old town after dark

~45 min drive

Sat-Mon Oct 10-12

Vivaldi's Four Seasons with Puppets and Live Music

Handmade puppets and live musicians act out Vivaldi's Four Seasons with animal stories and traditional songs for babies and toddlers.

Mon Oct 12

No School Monday: 10 Free Plans in Sarrià and Les Corts

A homemade cart race in the morning, Zootopia 2 on a big screen in the square at dusk, and the order we'd do it in so you catch the fireworks too.

Sat-Sun Oct 17-18

Barcelona Dibuixa 2026: Free Drawing Workshops Across the City

Over 40 museums and civic centers become free drop-in drawing rooms led by artists. The hard part is choosing: collage at the Miró, pets at EINA or a vampire portrait game at MACBA?

Sat Oct 17

Little Peacemakers with Rebecca June

An hour with the author of Peace is Possible!, turning playground standoffs into something kids know what to do about.

Multiple dates in October

International Clown Festival in Cornellà

Watch clown acts, circus performers, and street shows from around the world fill Cornellà's plazas, theaters, and streets for eight days.

~15m drive

Daily Oct 22-31

Free Castanyada and Halloween Parties at Barcelona Civic Centers

Chestnuts and Castanyera stories, plus a few spooky tunnels: a gentle, lit-up one for little kids and a big neighborhood-built one that may scare them

Fri-Sat Oct 23-24

1,200 Drones Light Up a Harry Potter Night Sky

Over 1,200 drones redraw Hogwarts above Parc del Fòrum, for two nights only.

Multiple Dates Oct-Nov

Castaween Chocolate Workshops at the Museu de la Xocolata

Spooky chocolate lollipops, ghost cookies and a Gaudí-style mosaic made of chocolate, with a parent working next to each kid

Daily Oct 23 - Nov 1

Chestnut, Pumpkin and Witch Fairs Near Barcelona

Five Catalan towns, from the Montseny to near Cambrils, with a kids' fire run, puppets and paint-your-own pumpkins. One of them is a short train ride away.

~1h 15m drive

Fri-Sun Oct 23-25

Pumpkin Fest at Masia Vilanoveta near Sitges

Kids pick a pumpkin from the field, decorate it and take it home

~40m drive

Sat-Sun Oct 24-25

200+ Buildings Open Free for One Weekend

Most of the buildings need no booking. The guided routes do, and sign-ups open Monday Oct 19.

Sat Oct 24 & Sat Oct 31

Halloween Parties for Babies and Little Kids at Kids&Kafé

Three small Halloween sessions at a Les Corts play cafe, including one just for babies

Sat Oct 24

Ptitécouti: Sensory Concert for Babies and Toddlers

A musician pulls sounds out of water, light and handmade objects while the smallest audience members watch and listen, in a wordless show built with an early-childhood psychologist.

Fri Oct 30

Solve the Garden Monster Mystery

Monet and Cirera hunt a mysterious creature in their garden, and the kids watching help crack the case, with music and free chestnuts on the side.

Fri Oct 30

Trick or Treat at Barceloneta Shops

Kids in costume collect candy from the neighborhood's own storekeepers, and there's one stop to make before the first door.

Fri-Sat Oct 30-31

Trick-or-Treat Shop Routes Across Barcelona

Free shop-to-shop candy routes in about 15 neighborhoods, all on one map, so you can find the one near you.

Sat Oct 31

Castanyoween Street Party in Congrés i els Indians

The local shops mix chestnut season and Halloween into one street party, with one stop worth sizing up before you bring a small kid.

Multiple Dates Oct-Nov

En Joan sense por: Haunted House Family Musical in Sant Andreu

A comic Catalan musical about a boy who has never been scared, until his parents book a weekend in a haunted house

Sat Oct 31

Monumental Kids Halloween Party at Plaça Monumental

A Halloween party inside the old bullring, with face painting, clowns and a kids' DJ show

Sat Oct 31 - Sun Nov 1

Where to Find Roasted Chestnut Stands in Barcelona

The 65 chestnut stands the city licensed last year, all on one map. Most return to the same corner, so you can find the one on your walk home.

Sat-Sun Nov 7-8

The Nutcracker Goes Jazz at the Liceu

Tchaikovsky's Christmas ballet swings to a live jazz band, with bright contemporary dance in Barcelona's grand opera house.

Thu-Sun Nov 12-15

Hundreds of Board Games, Four Free Days

Nine themed zones, from giant oversized games to calm play areas, with volunteers teaching the rules at every table.

Daily Nov 29 - Dec 8

Festa Major de Sant Andreu 2026

Watch fire runs light up the streets, sing traditional Catalan songs, and march alongside giant parade floats across ten festival days.

Sat Dec 5

Fira del Tió de Solsona 2026: Christmas Log Fair and Crafts Market

A Christmas crafts market spreads through Solsona's old town, with kids' shows in the squares and an exhibition of hollow tió logs lent by local families.

~1h30 drive