The Fly — Gandules 2026 Open-Air Cinema
€5Cronenberg's body-horror classic screens under the stars at CCCB's courtyard cinema series. Doors and bar open at 21:00; not recommended for under-13s.
More info / Tickets →6 – 16 August 2026
What's On This Week
Barcelona & Catalunya's best free and paid events, hand-picked for the Indian expat community.
Around Barcelona & Catalunya
Sant Magí Festival — Dance of the Giants
FreeTarragona's own patron-saint festival gets going as the giants and bigheads meet and dance through the city centre — part of Sant Magí celebrations running to 19 August.
More info →Blood and Black Lace — Gandules 2026
€5Mario Bava's stylish 1964 giallo thriller screens open-air as part of CCCB's summer season. 18+ only.
More info / Tickets →Festa de l'Eclipsi — Total Solar Eclipse Watch Party
FreeSpain's first total solar eclipse since 1905 passes over Tarragona — one of the best spots on the Iberian Peninsula to see day turn to night for 61 seconds. Free public viewing, eclipse glasses recommended.
More info →Summer Cinema for the Whole Family
FreeFree animated and experimental shorts about the city, programmed for all ages, every Wednesday and Saturday afternoon this summer.
More info →Nit Jove — Compota de Manana, La Sra Tomasa & DJ Wu Shido
FreeA free open-air concert night closing out Tarragona's youth festival Sota la Palmera, with rumba, ska and DJ sets.
More info →Festa Major de Gràcia — Pregó (Opening Night)
FreeBarcelona's biggest neighbourhood festival opens with the traditional pregó speech and Ball de l'Àliga. The decorated streets and nightly free concerts run through 21 August — get there early for a spot.
More info →Festa Major Weekend — One Per Zone
August is festa major season across every corner of Catalunya. Here's one pick per province happening this exact weekend (8–9 August) — all free, traditional village festivals with giants, sardanes and street parades.
Festa Major de Riells del Fai (Bigues i Riells)
FreeSardanes in the village square followed by a live concert and open-air ball de nit — a small-town festa major, Vallès-style.
More info →Festa Major de Vilamacolum
FreeA tiny Empordà village goes all-out for its three-day festa major — the full programme runs Friday to Sunday.
More info →Festa Major de La Riba — Ballada de Gegants
FreeGiants and grallers parade through La Riba's main square, with the Cos de Bastoners of the Orfeó Reusenc joining the dance — part of a three-day village festa major.
More info →Festa Major de Sant Llorenç de Morunys
FreeA week-long Pyrenean foothills festa major runs straight through this weekend — expect street activities, music and traditional dances in the village centre.
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