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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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  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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  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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  Comic Barcelona

  From May 3 to 5, Fira Barcelona Montjuïc will once again host the Cómic Barcelona, three days focused on cartoons, with the usual shopping area, exhibitions, round tables, meetings, screenings, concerts and many parallel activities.

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  Sitges Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya

  Inaugurated years ago as the world's first film festival dedicated to the fantastic genre, today it's become the region's biggest celebration of the moving image. The picturesque seaside town of Sitges, 30 minutes down the coast from Barcelona, hosts hundreds of films from around the globe, including animation, rom-com and gangster as well as its core themes of gore, horror and fantasy.
  
  Running in parallel to the screenings are exhibitions, master classes and Q&A sessions, special events focused on television series, the chance to see films using virtual reality technology, plus a crowded Zombie Walk through the streets of Sitges.

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  International Musem Day The Night of Museums

  May sees two excellent events for those who love visiting museums. On May 18, International Museum Day is celebrated, a European initiative that sees numerous institutions open their doors for free and put on a special programme of activities. The aim is to raise awareness in visitors about the key role museums and other cultural centres can play in the development of society.
  
  At the same time, Barcelona holds its Night of Museums, when participating venues stay open for free until night, offering a different way to experience the permanent and temporary exhibitions currently on show, as well as the chance to enjoy different activities, such as family workshops, live performances and guided tours. This is also a global event, one that started in Berlin in 1997 and is now celebrated in around 120 European cities each year. Signed up to the two events in Barcelona are a wide variety of centres whose specialisations include art, archeology, history, author, ethnology, paleontology, ceramics, zoology, movies, design and much more.
  
  Night of the Museums: 18th May, from 7pm to 1am.*
  International Museum Day: 18th May.
  

  * Some activities require prior booking.