What to do in Barcelona this weekend

26–27 September · both days planned, with times, prices and tickets

Researched live by an agent that reads what is actually on. Updated 2026-09-21.

Saturday

Saturday 26 September

1 🎵 Concert

The Damned live @ Sala Razzmatazz 2

Post-punk legends; doors 20:30. Ticketed concert.

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2 📍 Spot

Casa Batlló — Gaudí–Miró–Gomis: Deconstructed + Magic Nights

New exhibition with Fundació Joan Miró and Gaudi rooftop evening experience. Book online.

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3 🎵 Concert

La Mercè street celebrations (Gothic Quarter)

Free festival: gegants parade, castells (human towers), correfoc, BAM street music.

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4 🍴 Food

Bar Cañete

Classic tapas in El Raval: croquetas de jamón, la bomba, ibérico. Open Saturday.

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More that day

🌿 Park Güell — Mosaic lizards and a serpentine bench with the city below. Book a timed slot.

🎨 Picasso Museum — Early Picasso, before the noses moved, spread across five medieval palaces.

Sunday

Sunday 27 September

1 🎵 Concert

La Mercè fireworks finale (piromusical)

Grand musical fireworks on the beach, Passeig Marítim de la Nova Icària, 22:00. Free.

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2 🎵 Concert

Okkult Session Chapter V — La Carpa, Poble Espanyol

Atmospheric doom/metal one-day festival. 27 September 2026. Tickets on official site.

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3 🎨 Art

CCCB — The Cult of Beauty

Exhibition on how beauty has been defined; free Sunday afternoon (15:00–20:00).

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4 🍴 Food

Restaurant Barceloneta

High-end seafood at Moll dels Pescadors fishing port; open Sunday, near the fireworks.

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More that day

🧺 La Boqueria market — Walk past the smoothie stalls at the front to the counters at the back for eggs and jamón.

🌿 Bunkers del Carmel — Civil-war anti-aircraft ruins with the best free view in town.

A day out of town this weekend

1 Full day 🚌 Day trip

Girona and Figueres Dalí Museum day trip

Medieval Girona in the morning, Dalí's egg-topped theatre-museum in Figueres after lunch.

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