What’s On: Events, Exhibitions and Things to Do

Our guide lists the best things to do including cultural events, concerts, exhibitions and more…

Festivals

Art Nou Summer festival spotlighting emerging artists under 35 through exhibitions, performances, and talks across Barcelona and L’Hospitalet. June 25-September 4.

Festa Major de Sants Featuring decorated streets, cultural and musical performances, and traditional Catalan festivities. August 23–31.

Mas i Mas Festival a six-month music celebration in Barcelona, running from April to September, featuring diverse live performances across iconic venues such as Jamboree, Sala Apolo, and the Palau de la Música Catalana. April 5-September 27.

Exhibitions

The exhibition Pleas of Resistance traverses more than twenty-five years of practice by the artist Carlos Motta, who consistently engages with the body and sexual dissidence as a terrain of experimentation and political contestation. Until 26 October at MACBA.

Titanic: An Immersive Voyage Discover the extraordinary story of the Titanic in a new light. Until September 28.

Sergi Aguilar. Counterpoint at La Virreina Centre de la Imatge Sergi Aguilar’s photographic and audiovisual work, exploring themes like emptiness, landscape, and presence. From May 31.

Bowie X Sukita at FotoNostrum presents over 70 iconic photographs capturing the artistic evolution and intimate friendship between David Bowie and Japanese photographer Masayoshi Sukita. May 23–September 15.