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  Family activities at Museu Picasso

  The Museu Picasso is running a varied program of leisure activities for all the family, aimed at arousing the curiosity and creativity, respect and appreciation for art.

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  Festa de la Filloxera

  The Festa de la Fil·loxera in Sant Sadurní d'Anoia is a popular celebration that recreates the town's victory, in 1887, over the terrible phylloxera epidemic that wiped out all the vineyards in the Penedès region. The celebrations include fireworks, music and all the traditional festival figures you would expect.
  
  There's also a kids' version of the festival consisting of a processionfrom Plaça de l'Església. It is one of the most eagerly awaited events. The children wear small-scale replicas of the figures seen at the main celebrations: the phylloxera beetle, the figures with large heads depicting the local farmers, the small phylloxera larvae, figures representing the vines and a group of larvae. Because the procession is for kids no fireworks are involved.

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  Barcelona Dibuixa

  Barcelona Dibuixa is a day-long event during which both well-known and emerging artists, illustrators, architects and designers hold fun workshops, at no charge, for everyone wishing to experience the world of drawing, in a free and spontaneous way.
  
  

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  L'Alternativa the Independent Film Festival of Barcelona

  The independent film festival, "L'Alternativa" is now celebrating its 31st edition. All these editions have been characterized for defending creative independence of the author, diversity, innovation, freedom, commitment and reflection. The Festival includes projections and also complementary activities, such as debates with authors, round tables, symposiums, creative workshops for all the family and activities by Film Schools.

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  Most International Wine and Cava Film Festival

  The new edition of the Most Festival has come round, an international festival to celebrate the best audio-visual production related to the world of wine and cava. Films will also be shown by leading directors that have not been released commercially. Held in the Penedès, one of Catalonia's major wine-producing regions, the aim of the Most Festival is to spread the word about wine-related art and culture expressed through audiovisual creation, and approach wine production from every conceivable angle.

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  Switchingon of the Christmas lights

  Dates 2024 not yet confirmed

  The streets of Barcelona welcome Christmas with light and colour. From November, the Christmas spirit will light up until January. The motifs of the lighting are different and varied: you will find traditional lights and also highly innovative compositions which invite you to experience and enjoy what the city is planning for these festivities.
  
  

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  Sopars Lírics al 7 Portes

  Over its history, the Restaurant 7 Portes has hosted a range of cultural and artistic activities. It was the regular meeting place for leading people like Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, Rafael Alberti, García Lorca, Salvador Dalí. The walls of this establishment have been and are the testimonial of viewpoints and opinions from many different fields.
  Following this vocation and commitment, 7 Portes is presenting the 10th season of Lyrical Dinners. Dinners based on a lyrical vocal performance, with the participation of young talents. An opera informative activity to present young opera singers, some of whom are already well-known to the public and critics.
  Gastronomy naturally plays an important role. A perfect balance for all senses.

  Sopars Lírics:

  • Yeraldin León. 22nd February, at 8pm
  • Milan Perisic. 21st March, at 8pm
  • Gonzalo Ruíz. 25th April, at 8pm
  • Tribute to Roger Alier. 30th May, at 8pm

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  La Quinzena Metropolitan Dance Festival

  Dates 2025 not yet confirmed

  Quinzena Metropolitana the dance festival which will display all styles and genres to a potential audience of 5 million people. The festival will take place all over the metropolitan area of Barcelona, covering the municipalities of Barcelona, Badalona, Santa Coloma, L'Hospitalet, Cornellà, Espluges and others. Programmed in theaters, but also in streets, squares and subway stations, dance at its finest now has a festival that includes classic and contemporary dance, hip hop, jazz, traditional dance and any other style.

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  Carnival

  Dates 2025 not yet confirmed

  Carnival, a festivity based on the lunar calendar and eagerly anticipated by Catalans, always begins on a Thursday (Fat Thursday) and ends on the following Wednesday (Ash Wednesday). Carnival is synonymous with partying, bustling crowds, costumes, parades and so on. In short, it is a week given over to hedonism and having a good time being the forerunner to the period of fasting and deprivation represented by the Christian tradition of Lent.
  
  These days, beyond the excesses, Carnival is a light-hearted popular festival based around the crazy figure named El Rei Carnestoltes (The Carnival King). While carnival is celebrated in almost every town and village throughout Catalonia, the places that historically stand out for their particular traditions are Barcelona, Sitges, Vilanova i la Geltrú and Torelló. However, wherever you may be during the festivities, you will be able to try some of the delicious traditional Carnival dishes: the coca de llardons (flatbread with pancetta) or botifarra d'ou (pork sausage containing egg).
  
  

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  Mercat de Música Viva de Vic

  Every September, the beautiful central Catalan town of Vic hosts an extensive 'market of live music', which this year celebrates its 36th anniversary, aimed at giving both professionals and the public the chance to hear a wide range of different genres and discover new acts, as they enjoy of concerts and related activities. A lot of the focus is on artists from Catalonia, Spain and the Mediterranean area, but musicians from other places can also be found on the programme.
  
  Performances, some of which are free, are given across the city at venues both indoors and out, including the emblematic Plaça Major, and throughout the event the streets are filled with buskers, adding to the musical extravaganza taking place. While there, it's also worth taking the time to explore Vic, a place rich with history, from the Roman temple to the cathedral, ecclesiastical museum, and medieval and modernista buildings. And don't forget to try the local gastronomic speciality, cured meats.