Open-air film screenings you must not miss this summer in Barcelona

When evening falls over Barcelona, El Palace’s rooftop transforms into an open-air cinema with one of the city’s most privileged views. Open-Air Rooftop Cinema combines the charm of the seventh art with the relaxed atmosphere of summer nights, creating an experience that goes far beyond a simple screening.

Barcelona summer would not be the same without the nights of cinema under the stars offered by Sala Montjuïc, the city's most emblematic open-air film festival.

Stories that challenge the margins, screened beneath the Barcelona sky.

It is an invitation to enjoy a unique experience on Barcelona’s summer nights, combining the pleasure of watching a film with the sound of the sea in the background. Since starting in 2011 on Sant Sebastià beach, the project has grown to offer independent cinema on various beaches along the Catalan and Mallorcan coasts.

Pantalla Pavelló offers a distinctive way to enjoy cinema: films are not projected onto a conventional screen, but directly onto the travertine of the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion. This exceptional setting turns each session into an experience where architecture and cinema engage in dialogue beneath Barcelona’s sky.

Summer nights find a new rhythm in «CineClub 113», a series bringing together documentary cinema and open-air music culture in one of Barcelona’s most distinctive spaces. From 6 July to 31 August, La (3), Sala Apolo’s open-air terrace, becomes a meeting point every Monday for those who enjoy both the stories told on screen and those born on the dance floor.

Friday nights take on a new dimension at Canòdrom. Throughout July, its square turns into a large open-air cinema where the stories screened serve as a starting point for reflecting on some of today's great challenges: the transformation of cities, access to housing, social inequalities and the impact of technology on our lives.

Summer lights up Barcelona's screens again with a proposal that brings cinema to squares, gardens and public spaces throughout the city. The 16th edition of Pantalla BDC turns thirteen open-air venues into screening rooms where stories are shared under the stars and just a few steps from home.

When July arrives, the nights at L’illa Diagonal find in cinema one of their best reasons to gather outdoors. Once again, the amphitheatre in the Sant Joan de Déu gardens is transformed into a cinema under the stars where visitors can enjoy some of the season’s most eagerly awaited films in a relaxed summer setting.

Mecal Pro Barcelona 2026 once again turns Barcelona into a meeting point for those who understand cinema as a territory without limits or fixed formats. From 21 to 31 May, 17 July, 18 June and 7 August, the International Short Film and Animation Festival celebrates its 28th edition with a free programme bringing together works from twenty countries and an open view of very different ways of telling stories.

When night falls in Barcelona, the Pati de les Dones at the CCCB is once again transformed into an open-air cinema for one of the summer’s most eagerly awaited events: the Gandules series.