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What's on in Barcelona: week of 26 October

Your guide to Barcelona's best events: music, film, festivals, and more.

Owen Owen · 26th Oct 2026, 22:00 · 4 min read
Image: 24th In-Edit Barcelona Festival
24th In-Edit Barcelona Festival. Illustrative. Photo: Jose María Ligero Loarte, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Biggest event this week
24th In-Edit Barcelona Festival
Thu 29 Oct to Sun 8 Nov · Mooby Aribau Cinemes · Ticketed
The 24th In-Edit Barcelona Festival opens with a tribute to Marianne Faithfull and closes with a documentary featuring 90s icons like Beastie Boys and Sonic Youth.
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Weather this week
Mon 26
21° 15°
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Rain 0%
Tue 27
23° 16°
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Wed 28
24° 17°
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Sat 31
21° 10°
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Sun 1
18° 12°
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Exhibition ‘Barcelona 1936, international musical capital: The SIM Congress and the SIMC Festival’
 
Exhibition ‘Barcelona 1936, international musical capital: The SIM Congress and the SIMC Festival’
Biblioteca Nacional de Catalunya
Until Sun 22 Nov · Free
The exhibition 'Barcelona 1936, international musical capital: The SIM Congress and the SIMC Festival' opens at the Biblioteca Nacional de Catalunya.
Concert "Els Pets"
 
Concert "Els Pets"
Palau de la Música Catalana
Wed 28 Oct, 21:00 · 45 €
Catalan music icons Els Pets, known for their timeless hits like 'Bon dia' and 'Bona nit', will perform at the Palau de la Música Catalana.
Concert "No Te Va Gustar"
 
Concert "No Te Va Gustar"
Razzmatazz
Thu 29 to Fri 30 Oct · 30 €
Uruguayan rock band No Te Va Gustar brings their energetic live show to Razzmatazz for two nights.
I Latin American LGTBIAQ+ Film Festival diversivas
 
I Latin American LGTBIAQ+ Film Festival diversivas
Centres cívics i culturals de l'Eixample
Thu 29 to Sat 31 Oct · Gratuït
The I Latin American LGTBIAQ+ Film Festival diversivas showcases an international selection of fiction and documentary shorts exploring dissident, transfeminist, and…
Youth Thought Festival "Bivac 2026"
 
Youth Thought Festival "Bivac 2026"
Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona
Thu 29 Oct, 19:00 · 10 €; 7 €; 3 €
Bivac 2026, the CCCB's youth thought festival, returns to explore the concept of 'residue' and what remains, persists, and is often left on the margins.
Book Launch "Del correfoc als correfocs", by Heribert Masana
 
Book Launch "Del correfoc als correfocs", by Heribert Masana
Centre de Cultura Popular La Violeta de Gràcia
Fri 30 Oct, 19:00 · Free
Heribert Masana's book 'Del correfoc als correfocs' traces the origins and evolution of the correfoc, the fire run, from its birth in Barcelona's La Mercè festivities to…
Castaween Fair in Esquerra de l’Eixample
 
Castaween Fair in Esquerra de l’Eixample
Jardins de Montserrat i c. Rosselló
Fri 30 Oct to Sun 1 Nov · Free
Esquerra de l'Eixample celebrates 'Castaween', a fair that blends the traditional Catalan Castanyada with Halloween festivities, promoting local commerce.
Concert "30 aniversario Omega"
 
Concert "30 aniversario Omega"
Palau de la Música Catalana
Fri 30 Oct, 21:30 · 78 €
The Palau de la Música Catalana hosts a concert celebrating the 30th anniversary of 'Omega', an album that profoundly changed music.
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Festa Major del Camp de l'Arpa del Clot · Fri 30 Oct to Sun 15 Nov · Barri del Clot i Camp Arpa
Castanyada Festival 'Fot-li castanya' · Sat 31 Oct, 21:00 · Recorreguts dels correfocs pels carrers del Casc Antic · Free
Festa Major Morning · Sun 1 Nov, 11:00 · pl. Valentí Almirall · Free
Tunnel of Terror and correfoc · Sat 31 Oct, 17:30 · Centre Cívic del Bon Pastor · Free
Performance «Fiction fiction», with Alix Eynaudi · Sun 1 Nov · Mercat de les Flors Centre de les Arts de Moviment · Free
Concert "Jorge Drexler" · Sat 31 Oct, 21:00 · Palau Sant Jordi · 78 €
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Sources: es.in-edit.org; ajuntament.barcelona.cat; cccb.org; concerts.cruillabarcelona.com; ccsagradafamilia.net; bnc.cat; lavioleta.cat; jazz.barcelona; dice.fm; barcelona.cat
Forecast for central Barcelona, courtesy of Open-Meteo.
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What's onThis week in Barcelona
  • Gran Gala Flamenco Tue 27th October · 20:00 · Teatre Poliorama
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  • Concert: A Jazz Journey from Louis Armstrong to Rosalía Wed 28th October · 19:00 · Jamboree 3
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