Barcelona celebrates crime literature
Barcelona’s annual tribute to crime and detective literature, BCNegra, starts its 2019 edition on 24 January. Since it was created in 2006, BCNegra has welcomed
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Avant-garde artist Josep Guinovart under the spotlight
Catalan avant-garde artist Josep Guinovart, who died in 2007, is the focus of a new exhibition opening on 24 January at Barcelona’s Espais Volart venue
Barcelona contemporary dance festival returns
Barcelona’s cutting-edge event dedicated to contemporary dance, Sâlmon< Festival, returns on 22 January for its 7th edition. The festival’s organisers have announced that this year
‘Tàpies Today’ exhibition opens in Barcelona
Barcelona’s Galeria Mayoral art gallery inaugurates a new exhibition dedicated to Catalan artist Antoni Tàpies (1923-2012) on 17 January. It also marks the beginning of
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
‘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
