Free events in Barcelona in September: culture, sport and outdoor plans

1. Sant Jordi de Nadal Event

   

2. Exposición «Cuidar, Innovar, Avançar. 625 anys de l’Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau» Event

   

3. Exposición «Un teatre Lliure» Event

   

4. Family Film Series «Everything That Dances» EventCinema el Raval

   

   What happens when a chair refuses to be sat on, a shirt learns ballet, or stones start to move? Everything That Dances starts from a simple idea: if you look at things differently, almost anything can become dance.

5. IV Jornades Modernistes Els Pallaresos 1900 Event

   

   For three days, Els Pallaresos will step back in time. From 6 to 8 November, the IV Jornades Modernistes Els Pallaresos 1900 will recreate the atmosphere of the early 20th century through architecture, historical re-enactments, crafts, and street life.

6. Port Flea Market EventFairs la Vila Olímpica del Poblenou

   

   Port Olímpic is once again filled with fashion, design and atmosphere with a new edition of Port Flea, the market that turns the search for vintage treasures into a true summer plan. This year it premieres a location at Moll de Gregal, where one hundred stalls will be set up entirely in the shade so that the experience can be enjoyed more comfortably even in the height of August.

7. 14th «Dau Barcelona» Games Festival EventThings to do with kids Sant Andreu

   

8. XXI Ciclo Cultural Coll Fantasy Event

   

9. Clot-Camp de l’Arpa Festa Major EventFestivals and fiestas

   

   The Festa Major unfolds as a tapestry of tradition and community joy, inviting residents and visitors to immerse themselves in a celebration spanning three weekends full of colour, music and popular culture.

10. Gran Flea EventFairs el Fort Pienc

    

    Barcelona’s largest second-hand and vintage celebration reopens its doors. This market promises to be a visual and cultural feast with more than 120 stalls of second-hand treasures and 40 local-design stands.

11. Gipsy Balkan Sessions Event

    

    On Wednesdays, Plaça Reial changes its musical coordinates. At Ocaña, the Gipsy Balkan Sessions bring together sounds that travel from the Balkans to Oriente Próximo, passing through Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean.

12. Cicle de Cultura Popular als Ateneus Event

    

13. Argumenta Lecture and Talk Series EventCourses and workshops

    

    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.

14. “Culture in the Digital Age” series EventCourses and workshops la Dreta de l'Eixample

    

    The Culture in the Digital Age series proposes analysing the place occupied by culture at a time marked by accelerated changes and new ways of exerting influence. Far from understanding it only as entertainment, the programme starts from its capacity to generate meaning, question discourses and contest symbolic power.

15. Family-film programme in libraries «Verdi Kids» EventCinema

    

    The Verdi Kids programme brings family cinema to Barcelona’s libraries for the centenary of Verdi cinemas, celebrated in 2026. In collaboration with Biblioteques de Barcelona, the series offers a selection of films for all audiences, bringing the best children’s and youth cinema to neighbourhoods and turning libraries into spaces for cultural encounters.

16. Concert series «Parcs en concert» EventConcerts

    

    Parcs en concert transforms natural and heritage spaces in the province of Barcelona into stages where music dialogues directly with the landscape. This annual series offers a different way to enjoy concerts: outdoors, surrounded by forests, vineyards, castles, monasteries and places of great historical and environmental value..

17. Exposición «Ocho», de Jde Frederic Amat Event

    

18. Exhibition “Barcelona = (Diversidad + Intensidad) x Complejidad” EventExhibitions la Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample

    

    “Barcelona = (Diversidad + Intensidad) x Complejidad” proposes looking at the city as if it were an open equation. The exhibition invites visitors to observe Barcelona not through the familiar postcard image, but through the forces that shape it every day: the people who inhabit it, the energy of collective life and the invisible relationships that connect its spaces.

19. Exhibition ‘Declaration of Love to Lenin’, by Juana Dolores Romero Casanova EventExhibitions el Raval

    

    The exhibition Declaration of Love to Lenin, by Juana Dolores Romero Casanova, arrives at La Virreina Centre de la Imatge with a reflection on love, revolution, and class conflict. Curated by Valentín Roma, the show takes as its starting point a well-known phrase by Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara about the feelings that guide the true revolutionary.

20. ‘Llano de Barcelona 2026-2035’ Model and ‘making of’ Exhibition EventExhibitions la Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample

    

    The Llano de Barcelona 2026-2035 model turns the city into a territory that can be observed, explored and understood at a glance. Printed entirely in 3D, this large-format piece is not only an urban representation: it is a tool for thinking about Barcelona on the scale of detail and, at the same time, from the metropolitan perspective.

21. Visit the Mirador del CCCB EventDay trips el Raval

    

    Throughout the year, the Mirador del CCCB opens its doors to the public on special dates, offering an unparalleled view of Barcelona. This free space is perfect for enjoying the city from above, stretching from the sea to the mountains.

22. Exhibition «Catalan mythology» EventExhibitions

    

    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.

23. Barcelona Districte Cultural Festival EventCinema

    

    Barcelona Districte Cultural (BDC) is renewing itself this autumn, presenting an expanded cultural offering that now includes, in addition to the already traditional performing arts and concerts, free visual arts, cinema and talks at various civic centres across the city. BDC thus consolidates four cultural strands: Argumenta, Escena, Pantalla and Temporals, enriching its programme with activities ranging from cinema to thought.

24. Mercat de la Terra Event

    

    Mercat de la Terra in Barcelona, active since 2015, promotes sustainability and responsible consumption. It offers local products and educational activities every Saturday, supporting the circular economy and food sovereignty. It is an evolving project aligned with ecological goals.

25. Self-guided visits to La Modelo EventDay trips la Nova Esquerra de l'Eixample

    

    Both guided visits and self-guided routes through the building allow anyone who wishes to investigate the history of this prison.

26. Guided visit to Jardí Botànic EventCourses and workshops el Poble-sec

    

    Jardí Botànic invites visitors to discover the secrets of Mediterranean vegetation on a guided visit that takes attendees through different corners of the planet. Accompanied by experts, visitors will explore species from California, Chile, South Africa, Australia and the Mediterranean basin, learning about their characteristics and ethnobotanical uses.

27. Mercat Dominical de Sant Antoni Event

    

28. Numismatics and Philately Market EventFairs el Barri Gòtic

    

    Have you always been interested in little things? Then the Numismatics and Philately Market is home to all lovers of coins and stamps.

29. «Allada Vermell» Art, Design and Craft Market EventFairs Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera

    

    Located on the picturesque Allada-Vermell street, this market opens its doors every weekend of the year, offering visitors a unique shopping and cultural exploration experience.

30. Professional workshop in puppet manipulation EventCourses and workshops Vallvidrera, el Tibidabo i les Planes

    

    If you are young and passionate about the world of puppets, Marionetarium del Parc d’Atraccions Tibidabo offers a unique opportunity.

31. Children’s activity «Nido de ciencia» EventCourses and workshops el Besòs i el Maresme

    

    Immerse yourself in «Nido (Niu) de ciencia», an adventure of discovery and experimentation for children aged 0 to 6! This unique space is designed to foster young children’s natural curiosity through activities that stimulate the process of investigating the mysteries of nature.

32. Market Reira Baixa Street Event

    

    Carrer Riera Baixa, in the vibrant heart of Barcelona’s Raval, is an emblematic corner that captures the city’s bohemian and artistic spirit. Over its two hundred metres, this street is a gateway to another era, where the charm of the past merges with contemporary aesthetics through its many second-hand clothing shops.

33. Descubre Barcelona sin costo: eventos y actividades gratuitas para este mes
34. Castanyada EventFestivals

    

    When October draws to a close, roasted chestnuts return to the streets of Barcelona, bakery windows fill with panellets, and freshly baked sweet potatoes appear in many homes. This is the Castanyada, one of the most deeply rooted autumn traditions in Catalonia and a celebration closely linked to Todos los Santos.

35. Pantalla Barcelona Film Series EventCinema

    

    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.

Entries with their own DondeGo page show its English title. The rest appear as the guide lists them, in Spanish.