The events, camps, and places Barcelona families are looking at right now.
Outdoors
Turn up with nothing, the gear and the playmates are already there.
Movie
The fourth Tom Holland adventure, on a Barcelona screen the same week it opens worldwide.
Festival
The neighbors spent months gluing bottle tops and papier mache into worlds above their streets, and this year one square belongs entirely to the kids.
Sports
Watch Barcelona's new squad debut as they face Egypt's Al Ahly in the first Gamper Trophy match at the renovated Camp Nou stadium.
Collection
The 15 places Barcelona families love most — start here.
A procession, a beach full of music, and a closing show you watch with your feet in the sand
Rooftop day passes, outdoor Olympic pools, and a quarry bathing pool for a family swim with a view.
Beaches, pools, water parks, and air-conditioned escapes for the hottest days.
Small, traffic-free squares that pair a playground with bar terraces, where you wander in, grab a drink, and let the kids run around.
Water Park
22 slides, three pools, wave pool, and a toddler splash zone.
Residential
Olympic-themed international camp with water sports at Barcelona's best beach. - **Water sports focus** including sailing, windsurfing, SUP, and canoeing at Olympic Canal - **80% international students** creating a truly multicultural learning environment - **Located in Castelldefels** on university campus, 10 min from airport, 15 min from Barcelona center - **Flexible programs** including residence camp, day camp, or classes-only options
Water parks, beach towns, and historic stops an easy hop from the city, from Montserrat and Girona to Sitges and PortAventura.
Sports Club
Seafront swim club on Sant Sebastià beach, with day passes for a family swim and learn-to-swim from babies up
Things To Do
Gaudí's stained-glass nave and lift-up tower views.
Open-air Olympic 50m pool with grandstands on Montjuic.
Day Camp
Tech-focused summer camp with weekly robotics and exploration themes. - **Three rotating themes** explore Earth, ocean, and space exploration through robotics and programming - **Weekly CosmoCaixa museum visits** on Friday mornings included in all programs - **Flexible scheduling** with morning (9-13h), half-day (9-14h), or full-day (9-16h) options - **No prior experience needed** for ages 4-14 across Infantil, Kids, and Junior levels
Watch the Minions wreak havoc in their original voices while you cool off in a dark theater before dinner.
Calm, shallow family beaches from Barceloneta to Castelldefels, each with playgrounds, chiringuitos, and summer lifeguards.
Watch a Polynesian navigator sail across the ocean to save her people in Disney's live-action film with the original songs and voice cast intact.
Place
Calm, wave-free saltwater swimming zone on the Fòrum seafront.
Playground
Giant climb-in whale, zip line, lakes, and a summer water fountain.
Park
A 14-hectare contemporary park with a lake, water sculptures, giant slides and play areas, a short walk from the Diagonal Mar beach.
Workshop
Learn how microplastics enter our bodies and oceans, then run experiments to spot them in sand and seawater samples.
Six kids' films playing all summer in their original English, and the one everyone knows is just the start.
Weekly kids' climbing school across 2,000 m² of Montjuïc walls
Hotel Pool
Freshwater pool with slides, loungers, and a food credit.
Watch gegants parade through 11 decorated streets, see castellers build human towers, and catch the closing correfoc fire run with smaller crowds than Gràcia.
Watch a cannon fire candy into crowds, dance sardanes, hear seafaring songs, and spot two giant parade figures celebrating the neighborhood's fishing roots.
Indoor museums that hold kids' attention, from sharks and dinosaurs to fire engines, mummies, chocolate, and Roman ruins.
Beach
Wide shallow sands with playgrounds, chiringuitos and watersports
