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35th Festival de Música Antigua

Music Festival / Concert

Feb 15–Jul 7 ... more Classical music lovers and history buffs celebrate early music with the annual El Festival de Musica Antigua. Held from April to July, El Festival de Musica Antigua takes place at

Throughout the city

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Pride Barcelona 2013

Festival

Jun 21–30 ... more Pride Barcelona Week is an annual celebration of the LGBT movement and community held in June and July throughout the city of Barcelona. Avenida Maria Christina is the main location

Throughout the city

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Aquasonica

DJ Event / Party

Jun 23 Illa Fantasia Water Park ... more EDM fans enjoy a day of music and waterslides at Aquasonica. Held on a day in June, the 2013 Aquasonica takes place at the Illa Fantasia Water Park in Barcelona. With a packed

Finca Mas Brassó, s/n
08339 Vilassar de Dalt, Barcelona

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Cruïlla Barcelona 2013

Music Festival

Jul 5–6 Parc del Fòrum ... more Music fans of all sorts enjoy an eclectic lineup at the annual Cruïlla Barcelona. Held for two days in July, the 2013 Cruïlla Barcelona takes place at the Parc del Forum

Rambla Prim, 1
08019 Barcelona

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Festival de Blues de Barcelona 2013

Concert / Music Festival

Jul 11–20 Plaça dels Àngels ... more The festival was born from the experience accumulated from seven years of successful public and institutional recognition of the Blues Festival New Neighbourhood. This forerunning

Plaça dels Àngels
08001 Barcelona

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Holi Festival of Colours Barcelona

Ethnic Festival

Gallery

Jul 13 Castell de Montjuïc

Careertera de Montjuïc 66
08038 Barceclona, Spain

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Festival Internacional de Benicàssim 2013

Concert / Music Festival

Jul 18–21 Benicàssim (Benicàssim, SP) ... more Rock, pop, and hip-hop fans flock to the annual Festival Internacional de Benicàssim for a packed and eclectic lineup of music stars. Held for four days in July, the 2013

N-340, Kilometre 986,300

12560 Benicassim

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Mas i Mas Festival 2013

Music Festival

Jul 26–Sep 11

Throughout the city

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Salsa y Latin Jazz Barcelona Festival 2013

Dance Festival

May 25 through Jul 27 Teatre Arteria Paral.lel ... more Latin music fans gear up for great concerts at the annual Salsa y Latin Jazz Barcelona Festival. Held on a day in May, June, and July, the 2013 Salsa y Latin Jazz Barcelona Festival

Avinguda del Paral·lel, 62
08001 Barcelona

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Circuit Gay Festival 6.0

Arts Festival / Party

Aug 8–18 The biggest European Gay Festival.

Throughout the city

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Girlie Circuit Festival 6.0

Arts Festival / Party

Aug 13–18 The largest European Lesbian Festival includes sun, parties, daytime activities, arts, etc.

Throughout the city

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En Vivo 2013

Music Festival

Aug 29–31 Parc del Fòrum

Rambla Prim, 1
08019 Barcelona

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Guitar Festival BCN Concert / Music Festival
Every year from February to June
San Miguel Primavera Sound Festival Music Festival
Every year in May/June
Sónar Music Festival Music Festival
Every year in June
Sonisphere Barcelona Concert / Music Festival
Every year in May/June
Docs Barcelona Film Festival / Screening
Every year from May to June
Pride Barcelona Festival
Every year in June/July | Next: Jun 21–30, 2013Add to Calendar
Salsa y Latin Jazz Barcelona Festival Dance Festival
Every Summer | Next: May 25 through Jul 27, 2013Add to Calendar
El Festival de Música Antigua Music Festival / Concert
Every Spring | Next: Feb 15–Jul 7, 2013Add to Calendar
East Ender Festival Music Festival
Every year in June

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Barcelona Festivals Overview

People in Barcelona don’t really need another excuse for a party, but with the vast number of festivals, parades, and events in the city, there’s always good reason to let loose.

The festivals in Barcelona run the gamut from food, wine, and music, to arts, film, and dance. The city’s biggest festival is the Festa de la Mercè. Every year during the week of September 24th, thousands upon thousands of people celebrate the city’s patron saint of mercy with elaborate parades, costumes, fireworks, and a whole lot of drinking and dancing.

Other big Barcelona festivals include Sant Jordi (St. George) and Sant Joan (St. John). On April 23rd, everyone in the city celebrates the Feast of Sant Jordi by draping buildings in the gold and red Catalan flag and men traditionally give women red roses as this day is considered the Valentine’s Day of Barcelona. The Feast of Sant Joan, meanwhile, takes place on June 23rd and 24th during the summer solstice with epic fireworks displays celebrating the longest day of the year.

For music lovers there’s the Sonar Music Festival, one of the biggest and most well-known festivals in Europe for progressive music fanatics. There’s also the Primavera Sound Festival for electronic music lovers, Barcelona Grec Festival for music, dance, and theater, and of course there’s the Barcelona Jazz Festival that has been going strong since the late 1960s.

And then for those who want to get one last hurrah in before lent, there’s Carnival, which has grown more and more popular since Franco’s ban on the festival was lifted in 1980.