Free events in Barcelona

Marks the launch of Catalonia's wild mushroom season, featuring market stalls of fresh forest fungi, family walks, cooking demonstrations, and mushroom tasting menus.

Line-up: Local mushroom foragers, market vendors, Catalan folk musicians, Foragers +3

An autumn harvest fair set in a medieval historic center dedicated entirely to wild mushrooms, featuring artisanal market stalls, cooking contests, and autumn-themed activities.

Line-up: Artisan mushroom pickers, Local food trucks, Craft vendors, Show cooks

The grandest celebration of Barcelona's public markets, transforming Plaça de les Glòries into a massive open-air dining space featuring fresh produce stalls, freshly grilled tapas, barbecue zones, and culinary workshops.

Barcelona's grand food market festival brings together vendors from across Catalonia to showcase fresh produce, gourmet tapas, live show-cooking demonstrations, and outdoor grilling areas.

Barcelona’s grand open-air celebration of gastronomy features dozens of municipal market stalls offering freshly prepared tapas, local wines, show cooking, and an open barbecue area.

Barcelona's quintessential market celebration brings together dozens of market vendors, local farmers, and chefs to serve artisan dishes, regional tapas, and wines outdoors.

Line-up: Local market vendors, Catalan producers, local chefs

Barcelona's premier market celebration brings fresh produce, artisan tapas, and live cooking demonstrations from top municipal food markets into an open-air public square.

Line-up: Local food market vendors, Professional Catalan chefs, Live show cooking, Wine producers

Barcelona's annual celebration of its municipal food markets, where visitors can sample market-fresh tapas, local meats and cheeses, and watch live cooking demonstrations.

Line-up: Municipal market vendors, Catalan guest chefs

A major urban triathlon course taking athletes along Barcelona’s Mediterranean shoreline, city avenues, and iconic coastal boulevards, offering prime outdoor viewing spots for spectators.

Line-up: Elite international and amateur triathletes

Thousands of athletes swim off Mar Bella Beach, cycle through urban coastal boulevards, and run along Barcelona's waterfront in an international city triathlon.

An annual architecture festival opening the doors to over 200 emblematic buildings, private gardens, and historical hidden gems across the city for free guided family walking tours.

Line-up: Volunteer architects, historians

An annual architectural open-house weekend granting free entry and guided walking tours of over 200 usually restricted or iconic buildings across Barcelona.

Line-up: Volunteer architects, Historians, Venue docents

An iconic urban multi-sport event taking place right on Barcelona's beachfront, featuring high-energy swimming, cycling, and running along the Mediterranean coast.

Barcelona’s premier architecture festival offers the general public rare open access and free guided visits inside iconic historic buildings, modernista homes, and private urban projects.

Catalonia's traditional autumn holiday where street stalls across the city sell hot freshly roasted chestnuts, sweet potatoes, and traditional almond panellets pastries.

Line-up: Street vendors (castanyeres)

Catalonia's warm autumn tradition where families gather outdoors to eat freshly roasted chestnuts, sweet potatoes, and traditional pine-nut panellets cakes in neighborhood plazas.

A five-day festival dedicated to fantasy, science fiction, and horror literature featuring author discussions, book stalls, creative workshops, and youth activities.

Line-up: Sci-fi, fantasy, and horror authors, Illustrators, Workshop leaders

A five-day literary festival dedicated to fantasy, science fiction, and horror fiction, featuring book launches, workshops, debates, and activities for young readers.

A five-day fair celebrating sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and comic books with author panel discussions, book signings, youth workshops, and fan literary gatherings.

Line-up: Sci-fi and fantasy authors, Illustrators, Panel hosts

A major literary and cultural festival exploring science fiction, fantasy, and horror through author panels, workshops, book presentations, and theatrical activities.