Festa Major de la Sagrera
FreeEleven days of parades, correfoc, castells, sardanes, theatre and craft fairs — it kicks off today. Street events are open to all; a few activities may be ticketed, so check the programme.
Programme →12 – 22 November 2026 · Barcelona & Catalunya
What's On This Week
Neighbourhood Festes Majors, a jazz festival in full swing, a free games weekend, fresh photography, new films in English and Ramayana still in Hindi — free and paid, every date and price checked this week.
Festes Majors This Week
November is a quiet month for town festivals, but four are live in the window — three in Barcelona's Sant Martí / Sant Andreu area and one on the Costa Brava.
Festa Major de la Verneda i Sant Martí
FreeLatin party Friday, castells Saturday at 11:30, the big cercavila parade Sunday and a fireworks finale at 20:00. Most events are free; the Sunday paella lunch is €10.
Programme →Festa Major del Clot – Camp de l'Arpa
FreeThe last few days of the Clot's festival, built around Sant Martí's day — expect giants, the Diables del Clot and neighbourhood stages, plus family games at Westfield Glòries on Saturday.
More info →Festa Major de Sant Romà, Lloret de Mar
FreeGegants dance on Sunday 15 at 09:00, bells ring out on Tuesday 17, and Wednesday 18 brings the solemn Sant Romà mass followed by sardanes. A good excuse for an off-season coast day trip.
Programme →Around Barcelona & Catalunya
DAU Barcelona — Games Festival (15th edition)
FreeHundreds of board games, 60+ activities and themed play spaces across the old textile factory. Brilliant with kids, and just as fun for a group of friends.
More info →Samara Joy — Barcelona Jazz Festival
€38 – €72The Grammy-winning young jazz vocalist in one of the most beautiful concert halls in Europe. A proper night out.
Tickets →BCN en las Alturas — Design Market
€7Independent fashion and design stalls, live music and food in the gardens of Gaudí's Bellesguard. Under-12s free; €10 with a drink.
Tickets →Andy Warhol: Pop Icons
€16A big new Warhol show with 180+ works opens this week and runs into spring 2027. Reduced €14, ages 6–12 €9, under-6s free.
More info →Wine Festival on Rambla Catalunya
FreeFree entry street wine fair on one of the Eixample's nicest boulevards. Pay only for what you taste.
More info →Bryan Adams — Roll With The Punches
From €43The Canadian rock veteran brings his new tour to Barcelona's biggest arena — seated and standing tickets.
Tickets →38th Milla de la Sagrada Família
Free to watchA one-mile street race right beside the basilica, with shorter kids' and family runs. Great atmosphere to catch from the pavement.
More info →World Press Photo 2026
€8The year's defining news photographs, back at the CCCB. Powerful, sometimes hard to look at, always worth it. Reduced €6.
More info →Colita: Món Gitano 1962–1963
Free37 black-and-white photographs of Barcelona's Roma community by legendary photographer Colita, part of FotoFest Poblenou.
More info →Els Llums de Sant Pau — The Little Prince
€10 on opening dayAn immersive Christmas light walk through the modernista hospital, themed on The Little Prince, with an ice rink. Opening night and "Prince days" (19, 23–26, 30 Nov) are €10 flat; later dates €14.90–€17.90.
Tickets →Vicente Amigo — 40 Years, Entre cuerdas y tiempo
€42 – €72One of flamenco's greatest living guitarists celebrates four decades on stage, as part of the Barcelona Jazz Festival.
Tickets →Fira de Santa Llúcia — Christmas Market (240 years)
FreeHeads-up for next week: Spain's oldest Christmas market turns 240, with 200+ stalls of nativity figures, plants and crafts. Just outside this week's window, but worth the diary note.
More info →At the Cinema — in English
Hollywood and UK films showing in original version with Spanish subtitles (VOSE). Cinemas publish the weekend's times late in the week, so check the session times before you go. Ticket prices vary by cinema and day, so we don't list one.
How to Rob a Bank
VOSE · USDavid Leitch's heist thriller with Nicholas Hoult and Zoë Kravitz. A gang that livestreams its robberies takes on the FBI. Spanish title: Cómo robar un banco.
Film & sessions →Wild Horse Nine
VOSE · UK / USMartin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin) returns with Sam Rockwell, John Malkovich and Steve Buscemi. Two CIA agents are sent to Easter Island on the eve of Chile's 1973 coup.
Film & sessions →Ebenezer (Scrooge y los fantasmas de la Navidad)
VOSE · USTi West's darker take on A Christmas Carol, with Johnny Depp as Scrooge alongside Rupert Grint, Daisy Ridley and Sam Claflin. Expect more ghost story than family film.
Film & sessions →Rocky — 50th Anniversary Re-release
VOSE · USStallone's 1976 classic back on the big screen for its 50th birthday. Only a handful of evening sessions are listed, so book early.
VOSE listings →The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
English original · USThe young Haymitch prequel, directed by Francis Lawrence, with Joseph Zada, Ralph Fiennes, Elle Fanning and Jesse Plemons. Expect VOSE at the usual Cinesa, Verdi and Yelmo screens once times are out.
Film info →Still showing in English
VOSESense and Sensibility (UK/US) and The Invitation (US) at Verdi and Renoir Floridablanca. Wildwood at Renoir and Cinesa Diagonal Mar. Check whether they stay after Friday's programme change.
Verdi listings →For the Indian Community
Indian cinema · Hindi
Ramayana: Part One (El nacimiento de una leyenda)
VOSE · HindiNitesh Tiwari's epic with Ranbir Kapoor, Yash and Sai Pallavi. Hindi sessions with subtitles are confirmed into the weekend (Diagonal Mar to Sat 14). Indian films often lose screens quickly after week two, so don't leave it late. Our cinema-by-cinema guide covers 16 venues across Catalunya.
Where to watch →
Indian community
Guru Nanak Gurpurab (Prakash Purab)
FreeGuru Nanak Dev Ji's 557th Parkash Purab falls on Tuesday 24 November. Expect kirtan and langar at Barcelona's gurdwaras; the city's Nagar Kirtan has historically been held on a November Sunday. This year's programme isn't published yet — confirm timings with the gurdwara before travelling.
Date & calendar →
Catalunyaar event · save the date
Bollywood Night — Barcelona Utsav ft. DJ Tigerstyle
€10.65 early birdOur own Bollywood and bhangra night with Tigerstyle on the decks. It's three weeks away, but early-bird tickets are on sale now and the next release costs more.
Tickets & details →Know an event we missed?
Tell the community — temple and gurdwara programmes, Bollywood nights, cricket screenings, your restaurant's special. Send it our way and we'll check it for next Thursday's roundup.
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