Festa Major de la Bordeta
FreeTwo streets run their own programme all fortnight, then join forces for a closing day of cultura popular, food tastings and dance at Pl. Celestina Vigneaux.
More info →SEPTEMBER 3–14, 2026
What's On This Week
Festes Majors, festivals, gigs and community gatherings across Barcelona & Catalunya — free and paid, picked and checked by Catalunyaar.
Festes Majors This Week
Ten neighbourhood & town festivals are running right now — all free, all-ages, and the best way to see Catalan cultura popular up close.
Festa Major de la Font del Mont
FreeOne of Barcelona's oldest Festes Majors — three days of traditional activities and a popular hillside walk in this quiet veïnat.
More info →Festa Major de Vallcarca
FreeA week of family-friendly activities through Vallcarca's old town core, all ages welcome.
More info →Festa Major de Mas Guimbau i Can Castellví
FreeTwo packed days: concerts, sports tournaments, a popular meal and the traditional cantada d'havaneres.
More info →Festa Major d'Horta
FreeOne of the city's biggest — over 118 activities, including the pilars de caixes championship and a closing correfoc.
More info →Festa Major de la Salut
FreeMarks the feast of the Mare de Déu de la Salut (Sept 8) with a giants' parade, correfoc, concerts and open-air cinema.
More info →Festa Major del Farró
FreeCorrefoc, cercavila and the 600-strong human-tower gathering, plus family activities and concerts.
More info →Festa Major de Sabadell
Free300+ activities across the city — cercaviles, castells, correfoc and mass concerts at the Espai Concert.
More info →Festa Major del Poblenou
Free150+ years old and bigger than ever — 10 days of concerts, correfoc and castells, closing with fireworks over Bogatell beach.
More info →Festa Major de Vallvidrera
FreeConcerts, a paella contest, sports activities and the XXVIII Pujada a la Torre de Collserola.
More info →Around Barcelona & Catalunya
Concerts, sport, markets and exhibitions — a mix of free and ticketed for the week ahead.
Cosquín Rock Barcelona
€40+The legendary Argentine rock festival's first European edition wraps up tonight with Siloé, Hinds, Estelares and The Ripples.
Tickets →Extreme Barcelona
Free500+ athletes from 40+ countries compete in BMX, skateboarding, scootering, breaking and 3x3 basketball, plus music, workshops and street food.
More info →FC Barcelona vs Feyenoord — Champions League
€ PaidBarça open their 2026/27 Champions League campaign at home — the clubs' first meeting in over 50 years.
Tickets →Diada Nacional de Catalunya — Festa per la Llibertat
FreeCatalonia's national day — the MerCAT country fair, live music from La Gossa Sorda and DJs, and the main march through the city centre.
More info →Mercat Gòtic d'Antiguitats
FreeA 40-year-old weekly antiques and collectables market right by Barcelona Cathedral.
More info →Fira d'Artesania del Palau de Mar
FreeHandmade jewellery, ceramics, leather and textiles by the waterfront — a relaxed weekend browse.
More info →"Out of Focus. Another Vision of Art"
€677 works from Monet and Turner to Rothko and Bill Viola, exploring blur as an artistic language.
More info →For the Indian Community
Two to plan around over the next week and a half — details below are still filling in, so double-check before you go.
Krishna Janmashtami
FreeCelebrates the birth of Lord Krishna with darshan of the deity, bhajans, Krishna katha and prasadam. Catalunyaar has hosted evening celebrations at the ISKCON temple in past years; this year's exact time and programme hadn't been freshly announced on the temple's or Catalunyaar's channels at the time of writing — confirm before you go.
More info →Ganesh Chaturthi
FreeMarks the birth of Lord Ganesha with prayers, sweets and community gatherings. This year's specific venue and programme hadn't been published by any local organiser at the time of writing — confirm details before travelling.
More info →Know an event we missed?
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