Guide
What to see and do in Barcelona in August? Holiday plans
August keeps the rhythm of summer in Barcelona with a programme combining major concerts, festivals, cinema, theatre and outdoor experiences. The month brings together everything from rock and metal performances to candlelit evenings, markets, exhibitions, guided visits and unique events such as observing the solar eclipse. It also includes traditional festivals, offerings for the whole family and cultural activities that make every week a new opportunity to discover the city from another perspective.
In this guide
53 listed · 38 currently running
- Festival «CosmoNoches: Noches Infinitas»
- Black Label Society concert
- Exposición inmersiva «Insania»
- Concert ‘Candlelight: Disney Love Songs’
- ¿Qué hacer con niños en Barcelona? Propuestas de Casa Batlló
- Godsmack concert
- Film series «Tu i jo, què? Comèdies romàtiques»
- Bresh Open Air
- «Balloon Story Barcelona» Exhibition
- Programación de verano del MUHBA en el Park Güell
- Concert «Candlelight Open Air: Lo Mejor de Hans Zimmer»
- Port Flea Market
- Music performance «The Jazz Room: A Journey to the Heart of New Orleans»
- Show “En tu mente”
- 40th Torneo de Históricos del Fútbol Catalán
- Guided Visit to Cardona Salt Mountain
- “Classics against the heat” film season
- Festes de Sant Roc
- Concierto de The Fall of Troy
- Mercado Todo a 5€
- Musical ‘Després de nosaltres’
- Immersive Murder Mystery game ‘Crime on Date Night’
- Ciclo de cine «They Are Back!»
- The eclipse in Barcelona
- Espectáculo «Elvis Vive»
- Guided tour of Casa Macaya
- Flyboard in Sitges: The ultimate experience of flying over water
- Mercado Todo a 1€
- Guided visit “Sunset at the modernist factory – CaixaForum”
- «CineClub 113» series
- Ciclo de exploración especial «Cosmonits»
- «Palaus Singulars» Series
- Exhibition «ICONS», Steve McCurry
- «Queens' Nights» festival
- Mecal Pro Barcelona 2026
- Carnaval de Brasil
- Summer screenings «Sinfonías de ciudad»
- Festival Noches de verano en CaixaForum
- Art Nou Festival
- Espectáculo «El bufón del rey Lear»
- «CosmoNits Biodiversitat» series
- Film series «Gandules»
- Fritanga Festival
- Festival «Rock & Grill»
- free guided admission to the Picasso Museum: PICASSO CONVIDA
- «Fiesta Caribe» Caribbean music day
- «Born de Nit» Night Visits
- Mas i Mas Festival
- Open-air film screenings you must not miss this summer in Barcelona
- Numismatics and Philately Market
- Summer cinema for the whole family at CCCB
- Circuit Festival
- Ópera «Carmen»
Entries with their own DondeGo page show its English title. The rest appear as the guide lists them, in Spanish.
