Barcelona & Catalunya Events This Week (Jul 30 – Aug 9, 2026) | Catalunyaar

Saturday, 8 August 2026 · 23:00 – 06:00

Fira Barcelona Gran Via, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat

Europe's biggest international LGBTQ+ summer festival hits its flagship night — full production, headline DJs, and 70,000+ revellers across the city for nine days of parties.

Friday 7 – Sunday 9 August 2026

Parc del Fòrum, Barcelona

Three days of open-air electronic music with Kaytranada, Jeff Mills, Paul Kalkbrenner, CamelPhat and more — Barcelona's biggest summer dance festival returns to the Fòrum.

Saturday, 1 August 2026 · doors 20:15, live music 20:45, film 22:00

Fossat de Santa Eulàlia, Montjuïc Castle

Original-version cinema under the stars, preceded by a live set — this week it's the Cannes Grand Prix winner "Sentimental Value," with music from Mr. Shingles.

Wed–Sat nights, through 30 August (this week: 30, 31 Jul · 1, 5, 6, 7, 8 Aug)

Poble Espanyol, Av. Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia 13

Salsa and bachata nights, rock tributes, pop sing-alongs and rumba — Poble Espanyol turns into an open-air summer club, with food and cocktails in "the Village" before and after every set.

Daily, on view through 6 September 2026

Palau Martorell, Carrer Ample 11

150+ photographs spanning four decades — McCurry's most extensive retrospective yet, from his most iconic portraits to intimate everyday scenes across Asia and beyond.

Thursday 30 July – Monday 3 August 2026

La Garriga, Vallès Oriental

Correfocs, giant parades, water runs, sardanas, havaneres and free nightly concerts — a full-blown small-town Festa Major an hour from Barcelona, with a new 75-metre urban water slide this year.

Tuesday, 4 August 2026 · 22:00

Parc del Pinaret, Cambrils (Tarragona)

The legendary British rockers bring their "Curiosity Tour 1968–2026" to Catalonia for one exclusive date — new material from Curious Ruminant alongside classics like Aqualung and Locomotive Breath.

Friday, 7 August 2026 · Naina 22:00, La Fúmiga 23:00

Fòrum Romà, MAC Empúries, L'Escala (Girona)

Valencian favourites La Fúmiga play their only Alt Empordà date on their farewell tour "L'últim abraç," with rising singer-songwriter Naina opening — a standing concert inside the Roman ruins of Empúries.

Daily, on view through 15 August 2026

Club Nàutic, L'Escala (Girona)

Finalist images from the 6th Mediterranean Photography Competition — a free open-air exhibition on the Costa Brava exploring people's relationship with the sea, part of Festival Portalblau.