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Sunday, 20 December 2026 · Europe/Madrid

Concerts on 20 December

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Exhibitions on 20 December

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  1. Amaia concert

    21:00 Sunday, 20 December 2026

    Amaia will close one of the most decisive phases of her career on 20 December 2026 with a concert at Palau Sant Jordi. It will not be just another date: it will be the official farewell to Si abro los ojos no es real, the record with which she consolidated a language of her own and left behind any inherited label.

    • Palau Sant Jordi
    • €48
    • Concerts

  4. Gingerbread-house workshop at Hotel El Palace Barcelona

    5-20 December 2026 Several dates4 dates

    This Christmas, immerse yourself in a sweet tradition at the luxurious Hotel El Palace Barcelona, where you will have the opportunity to bring your sweetest dreams to life at the gingerbread-house workshop. In a festive and exclusive setting, every participant, from the age of six onwards, can let their imagination run free while decorating their own gingerbread house.

    • Hotel El Palace Barcelona
    • €59
    • Courses and workshops
    • Things to do with kids

  5. Family show ‘Conte de Nadal’

    13-20 December 2026 Several dates15 dates

    The family show ‘Conte de Nadal’ comes to Sala Ars to revive one of Charles Dickens’s most emblematic tales, a story which, generation after generation, continues to remind us of the transformative power of empathy and kindness. In this theatrical adaptation, old Ebenezer Scrooge, miserly, grumpy and a declared enemy of any celebration, once again faces his most decisive night.

    • Sala Ars Teatre BCN
    • €12
    • Shows

  6. Ballet “The Nutcracker”

    17:00 18-20 December 2026Several dates8 dates

    The Ballet de Kiev returns to the stage with a renewed version of The Nutcracker, a classic which, despite the passage of time, continues to inspire the same amazement as when it premiered. Its magic arises from the meeting of Tchaikovsky’s unforgettable score and the delicate choreographic architecture of Petipa and Ivanov, on which the Ukrainian company builds a contemporary, luminous and deeply moving interpretation.

    • Teatre Coliseum
    • €40
    • Shows

  8. “Matter Matters. Designing with the World” exhibition

    From 21 March 2025 No end date

    The “Matter Matters. Dissenyar amb el món” exhibition at Disseny Hub Barcelona offers a profound reflection on the challenges of contemporary design and its relationship with ecology and geopolitics.

    • Disseny Hub Barcelona
    • €6.2
    • Exhibitions

  9. Exhibition “Invisible animals: myth, life, extinction, de-extinction”

    From 17 May 2025 No end date

    The Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona presents “Animals Invisibles”. Designed for all kinds of audiences, the exhibition invites visitors to discover real, extinct, legendary and imaginary creatures.

    • Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona
    • from €4.5
    • Exhibitions

  10. «Antarctica Experience» immersive exhibition

    From 31 July 2025 No end date

    The immersive Antarctica Experience exhibition brings audiences closer to one of the planet’s most remote territories through images, sound and audiovisual technology. The project was created by Luc Jacquet, director of March of the Penguins and an Oscar winner, after years of work on the Antarctic continent.

    • Grand Immersive Gallery — GIGA
    • €11.9
    • Exhibitions

  12. Concert «Candlelight: Tribute to Hans Zimmer»

    21:00 Sunday, 20 December 2026Several dates19 dates

    A tribute to Hans Zimmer comes to Barcelona with a musical experience at the Petit Palau of Palau de la Música Catalana. The concert offers a journey through the celebrated composer’s compositions in an instrumental format performed by the «Manfred Quartet» string quartet. A unique opportunity to enjoy the magic of cinema through its music.

    • Palau de la Música Catalana
    • from €19
    • Concerts

  13. Exhibition «The Invention of Time»

    From 13 December 2025 Long run4 dates

    What is time and why do we feel it in such different ways? The exhibition The Invention of Time invites us to pause and look directly at one of the most elusive and decisive concepts of human experience. Through a journey that combines science and culture, the exhibition proposes thinking of time not only as a quantity that is measured, but as a construction that is lived, remembered and imagined.

    • Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona
    • €6.5
    • Exhibitions

  15. Experience «Sunset from the sea with music and a Copa de Bienvenida»

    16:00 From 2 January 2026Long run2 dates

    Barcelona can be discovered in a different way when the sun begins to descend over the horizon. The experience «Sunset from the sea with music and a welcome drink» invites you to experience the city from an exclusive catamaran, sailing along the coast while the warm light of twilight transforms the landscape.

    • Catamaran TurTur BIGSPACE
    • from €5
    • Exhibitions

  17. Exhibition “Joan Miró: ‘Circles’”

    From 13 March 2026 Long run

    The exhibition Joan Miró: Circles proposes discovering the Catalan artist's work through a simple but recurring form in his creative universe: the circle. Rather than following a chronological route, the exhibition uses this element as a starting point to connect works from different moments in his career.

    • Fundació Joan Miró
    • €18
    • Exhibitions

  23. Visit «La Pedrera & Palau de la Música Catalana»

    09:00 From 29 May 2026Long run

    La Pedrera & Palau de la Música Catalana brings together two buildings that forever changed the way architecture is understood in Barcelona. The experience combines a visit to La Pedrera, Antoni Gaudí’s freest and most monumental work, with a tour of the Palau de la Música Catalana, the great modernist fantasy created by Lluís Domènech i Montaner.

    • Casa Milà — La Pedrera
    • from €42
    • Day trips

  24. Visit «La Pedrera & Teatre-Museu Dalí»

    09:00 From 29 May 2026Long run

    La Pedrera & Teatre-Museu Dalí proposes a journey between two creative universes that transformed art into far more than an aesthetic matter. The experience joins La Pedrera, Antoni Gaudí's most visionary work, with Teatre-Museu Dalí, the great surrealist laboratory conceived by Salvador Dalí in the heart of Figueres.

    • Casa Milà — La Pedrera
    • from €44.5
    • Day trips

  25. «Mystical cocktails at Alquimia: astral cocktails and mystical experience» experience

    From 31 May 2026 Long run2 dates

    Mystical cocktails at Alquimia: astral cocktails and mystical experience proposes a night in which cocktails and the esoteric universe blend at the same bar. In the heart of Eixample, Alquimia transforms the ritual of having a cocktail into a sensory experience shaped by cards, symbols and small intuitions that are impossible to explain completely.

    • Bar «Química»
    • from €13

  26. Fluorescent painting and wine workshop «Art & Wine»

    From 5 June 2026 Long run2 dates

    «Art & Wine» proposes more than a creative afternoon: it offers a luminous pause in which time seems to stretch between brushes, neon and glasses of wine. In this workshop, designed for everyone—from those who have never held a brush to those looking for a place to switch off—the experience begins in a room bathed in fluorescent colours that awaken the imagination almost immediately.

    • Academia Talantón
    • €29

  27. Exhibition “La Seat: Fàbrica de Transformacions”

    From 5 June 2026 Long run

    “La Seat: Fàbrica de Transformacions” offers a broad look at one of the companies that most influenced the evolution of contemporary Barcelona. Beyond car production, the exhibition explores how the arrival of SEAT profoundly altered the economic, urban and social landscape of Catalonia and Spain as a whole during the 20th century.

    • Castell de Montjuïc
    • €12
    • Exhibitions

  28. Exhibition «Living, living together and surviving: International Brigades and multilingualism»

    From 5 June 2026 Long run

    The history of the Brigadas Internacionales can also be told through the words its members had to learn in order to understand one another. The exhibition «Living, living together and surviving: International Brigades and multilingualism» addresses a lesser-known facet of those volunteers who came from different countries to take part in the Guerra Civil Española.

    • Castell de Montjuïc
    • €12
    • Exhibitions

  29. La Sombra del Viento: Tour Literario in Barcelona

    From 6 June 2026 Long run3 dates

    Enter the literary heart of Barcelona on a tour designed for lovers of «La Sombra del Viento», the captivating novel by Carlos Ruiz Zafón. This walk will transport you through time and fiction, following the streets that came to life through Zafón’s pen and that today are offered as a treasure map for followers of his mysteries and legends.

    • Arts Santa Mònica
    • €12
    • Day trips

  31. «Guia’m» at the Pedralbes Monastery

    From 1 September 2026 Long run2 dates

    Every Saturday, the Real Monasterio de Santa Maria de Pedralbes offers a visit that goes beyond heritage. Under the name «Guia’m», this initiative invites visitors to discover one of Barcelona's most fascinating historic spaces through an experience in which inclusion takes centre stage.

    • Reial Monestir de Santa María de Pedralbes
    • €3
    • Day trips

  33. Mamma Mia!, the musical

    1 October - 20 December 2026 Several dates7 dates

    Mamma Mia! The Musical arrives at the Teatre Tívoli de Barcelona after three seasons in Madrid and an extensive tour around Spain. The production has staged more than 1,400 performances and has attracted over a million spectators in the country.

    • Teatre Tívoli
    • €18
    • Shows

  34. ‘Biopic’ Show

    From 2 October 2026 Long run3 dates

    Biopic starts from a simple idea: a person sums up their life and, from those details, a film is created that will never be repeated. Impro Barcelona turns the audience’s experiences into the script for a comedy created live.

    • Espai Texas
    • €13.5
    • Shows

  35. Exhibition «Anselm Kiefer»

    10:00 From 2 October 2026Long run

    For the first time in Barcelona, Fundació Catalunya La Pedrera is dedicating a major exhibition to Anselm Kiefer, one of the essential figures of contemporary art. Under the title The Secret Life of Plants. Anselm Kiefer in the Colección Grothe, the exhibition brings together around forty works offering entry into a creative universe in which painting, sculpture, photography, installations and artists’ books engage in dialogue.

    • Casa Milà — La Pedrera
    • from €12
    • Exhibitions

  36. Screening of “Planetari 3clipsi”

    10 October - 21 December 2026 Several dates3 dates

    “Planetari 3Eclipsi” invites you to discover one of the sky's most impressive phenomena from a completely immersive perspective. The screening brings audiences closer to the experience of a total solar eclipse, an event that lasts only a few minutes but transforms the landscape and the sky in a way that is hard to forget.

    • Museo de la Ciencia CosmoCaixa
    • €6
    • Courses and workshops

  37. Exhibition «Sharks. Guardians of the Ocean»

    From 22 October 2026 Long run

    Sharks have inhabited the oceans for 450 million years. They have survived five mass extinctions and, despite their long history, remain some of the most mysterious animals, surrounded by prejudice. The exhibition Sharks. Guardians of the Ocean invites you to discover what lies behind their fearsome reputation.

    • Museo de la Ciencia CosmoCaixa
    • €8
    • Exhibitions

  39. Concert «A. Vivaldi—The Four Seasons and more»

    17:30 1 November - 30 December 2026Several dates6 dates

    Inside the Baroque basilica of Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Merced, music takes on a different dimension. The concert «A. Vivaldi — The Four Seasons and more» offers an hour-long journey through some of the most recognisable pieces in the classical repertoire, performed by the Barcelona Classic Orchestra.

    • Basílica de la Mercè
    • €20
    • Concerts

  40. Visit «La Pedrera & Sant Pau Modernist Site»

    09:00 2 November - 24 December 2026Several dates5 dates

    La Pedrera & Sant Pau Modernist Site brings together in one experience two of the most extraordinary works of Catalan Modernism. On the one hand, the sculptural power of La Pedrera, where Antoni Gaudí transformed stone, iron and light into almost impossible architecture. On the other, the monumental delicacy of the Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau, Lluís Domènech i Montaner’s great hospital project conceived as a garden city devoted to wellbeing and beauty.

    • Casa Milà — La Pedrera
    • from €42
    • Day trips

  41. Immersive Experience «Dinosaurium»

    6 November 2026 - 5 January 2027 Several days

    What was Earth like when dinosaurs ruled the planet? Dinosaurium invites you to travel back 240 million years to discover a world inhabited by gigantic creatures, prehistoric landscapes, and species that disappeared long before humans arrived.

    • Centre d'Arts Digitals IDEAL
    • from €12
    • Exhibitions

  42. Exhibition «Robert Llimós - Are There Still Not Enough Eyes on the Face?»

    10 November 2026 - 7 February 2027 Long run

    How many ways are there to look at the same reality? The exhibition Robert Llimós. Are There Still Not Enough Eyes on the Face? revisits a fundamental stage in the trajectory of the Barcelona-born artist, marked by experimentation and the search for new forms of expression.

    • Museu Can Framis
    • €10
    • Exhibitions

  43. Casa Batlló Night Visit “Una nit d’hivern”

    18:30 19 November 2026 - 10 January 2027Several dates3 dates

    Immerse yourself in an evocative and unique experience with “Una nit d’hivern”, a nighttime visit that transports you to Casa Batlló’s glorious days. As night falls, this iconic Antoni Gaudí building transforms, revealing its most intimate secrets beneath a veil of projections and lights designed especially to capture the essence of its history.

    • Casa Batlló
    • from €12
    • Exhibitions
    • Day trips

  44. Musical «The Chorus Boys»

    26 November 2026 - 31 January 2027 Several dates2 dates

    The story follows Clément Mathieu, a passionate music teacher in search of purpose, who becomes immersed in the challenge of educating a group of rebellious young people through the unifying power of music.

    • Teatre Apolo
    • €34
    • Shows

  45. Barcelona Christmas Tour

    18:00 27 November - 23 December 2026Several dates6 dates

    The Barcelona Christmas Tour turns the city into a luminous stage discovered from the upper deck of the official bus, with a guaranteed seat and a route designed so that none of the corners transformed in December are missed. For 90 minutes, the route passes along Paseo de Gracia, the Sagrada Familia, the Arco del Triunfo, Torre Glòries and other emblematic points that take on an entirely new character under the festive lights.

    • Ruta Azul del Barcelona Bus Turístic
    • from €15
    • Day trips

  46. ‘Inexplicable’ performance, with Manu Llari

    6-27 December 2026 Several dates7 dates

    In ‘Inexplicable’, illusionist Manu Llari offers a show that plays with the limits of what is taken for granted. Far from traditional magic, his staging combines technique, rhythm and closeness to create an experience in which every detail matters.

    • Teatreneu
    • €17
    • Shows

  47. Puppet show “El monstre de colors”

    11:00 Sunday, 20 December 2026Several dates6 dates

    The puppet show “El monstre de colors” comes to Barcelona to captivate young and old with its charming story. Based on the popular book by Anna Llenas, this production is an educational exploration of emotions.

    • Teatre Condal
    • from €13
    • Shows
    • Things to do with kids

  48. Artesanía del Palau de Mar Fair

    From 1 September 2026 Long run4 dates

    Every weekend —and every day throughout the summer— Muelle del Depósito is transformed into a living showcase of creativity thanks to Feria de Artesanía del Palau de Mar. There, artisans from different disciplines come together to offer unique pieces that go far beyond the merely decorative.

    • Fira d'Artesans Moll de Dipòsit
    • Fairs

  49. Exhibition «Catalan mythology»

    10:00 From 15 September 2026Long run7 dates

    The exhibition «Catalan mythology» invites visitors to rediscover an imaginary world of its own that for years has taken a back seat to other European mythic traditions. The display recovers tales and characters born of oral transmission across Catalan territory and places them in dialogue with the great worlds of contemporary fantasy, demonstrating the relevance of these stories in today’s culture.

    • Free
    • Exhibitions

  50. Argumenta Lecture and Talk Series

    From 14 October 2026 Long run3 dates

    Some questions can't be answered in a headline or with a quick reply. Argumenta invites us to take time, listen to different voices, and turn Barcelona's civic centres into spaces for conversation about the present.

    • Free
    • Courses and workshops

  51. Pantalla Barcelona Film Series

    From 27 October 2026 Long run6 dates

    Cinema returns to the neighbourhoods of Barcelona with stories about identity, family, and belonging. From 27 October to 21 March, the Pantalla Barcelona cycle will offer 165 free screenings across 23 civic centres in the city.

    • Free
    • Cinema
    • Festivals and fiestas

  52. Exhibition «Francesc Vidal i Jevellí at Palau Güell. Interiors and furniture»

    From 1 November 2026 Long run

    The exhibition «Francesc Vidal i Jevellí en el Palau Güell. Interiores y muebles» offers a look into the domestic world of Palau Güell, dwelling on the elements that shaped its interior spaces. Beyond architecture, the exhibition focuses on the original furniture and on the conception of the interior as an essential part of the modernist project.

    • Palau Güell
    • Exhibitions

  53. Christmas season in Barcelona

    6 December 2026 - 1 February 2027 Several dates4 dates

    Christmas is a magical time celebrated with a great diversity of traditions all over the world, and Barcelona is no exception. During this season, the Catalan city is transformed, offering a range of events that make this time an unforgettable experience. From its traditional Christmas markets to family gatherings, Barcelona experiences Christmas in a unique way, combining the old with the modern.

    • Free
    • Festivals and fiestas
    • Fairs

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