Cirque du Soleil returns to Spain
On 18 January, the popular contemporary circus company Cirque du Soleil returns to Spain for a run of its Toruk: The First Flight Show in Barcelona, after...
Barcelona Events
‘Winter in Barcelona’ classical music festival kicks off
Barcelona Obertura, the joint initiative to promote classical music performances in the Catalan capital, launches its latest event, Winter in Barcelona, on 14 January. Organised...
Liceu opera house welcomes back ‘Madama Butterfly’
Madama Butterfly, Giacomo Puccini‘s most popular opera, returns to Barcelona’s Liceu Opera House on Saturday under the musical direction of master conductor, Giampaolo Bisanti. The production...
Catalonia marks feast day of patron saint of animals
This coming 17 January is the feast day of Sant Antoni Abad, who is celebrated in Catalonia as the patron saint of animals. Many towns...
The main Three Kings parades in Madrid, Barcelona and Bilbao
The most magical and exciting night of the year for many in Spain is almost here, with the imminent arrival of the Three Kings on...
Catalan Youth Orchestra celebrates 25th anniversary
The Jove Orquestra Nacional de Catalunya (JONC), or Catalan Youth Orchestra, marks its 25th anniversary with a fundraising concert on 4 January at Barcelona’s L’Auditori...
Traditional toy market returns in Barcelona
Barcelona’s long-running Christmas market dedicated to toys, games and sweet treats, the Fira de Reis, has opened its 2018 edition on Gran Via de les...
City of Smiles comes to Barcelona’s main square
Barcelona’s central square, Plaça de Catalunya, is full of the magic of Christmas from 21 December with the arrival of the Ciutat del Somriures (City of...
Josep Carreras headlines Christmas concert
World-renowned Catalan tenor Josep Carreras is the star attraction of a Christmas concert taking place on 22 December in Barcelona’s historic Santa Maria del Mar...
Tintin touches down at CosmoCaixa for a lunar celebration
On 18 December, Barcelona science museum CosmoCaixa inaugurates a new exhibition entitled ‘Tintin and the moon’, which not only looks at the intrepid reporter’s trip...
