City guideBarcelona · Sat 10 – Sun 11 October
Barcelona this weekend: Charlotte Perriand and Oques Grasses’ last song
Perriand at the Fundació Miró, Kiefer at La Pedrera, Oques Grasses’ last song, Barça, Swab and a festa major’s fireworks.
The weekend at a glance
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Saturday · 10 October
Sunday · 11 October
All weekend · Saturday and Sunday
Saturday
10 October
Sat 20:30Sold out
Concert · Estadi Olímpic
Oques Grasses, the last song
Oques Grasses, the Catalan band whose joyful mix of pop, reggae and brass has filled festivals for years, are saying goodbye. Their farewell at the Estadi Olímpic grew to four nights, and 220,000 tickets went in minutes.
Saturday is the very last of those nights. It is sold out, but the city will feel it: Montjuïc will be full of fans on the way up and on the way down.
Sat 18:30
Football · Camp Nou
Barça v Getafe
After the international break, LaLiga is back. On Saturday at 18:30 FC Barcelona play Getafe on matchday 8 at the Spotify Camp Nou, the club’s home in Les Corts, rebuilt in recent years.
Without a ticket, the bars around Les Corts and Sants show the game, and the noise carries down the street. The stadium tour keeps shorter hours on match days, so check the club’s site before you go.
Sunday
11 October
Sun 19:00 and 21:00Free
Festival · Sant Andreu
Sea songs and fireworks
Every October the Congrés-Indians neighbourhood in Sant Andreu holds its Festa Major over the first two weekends of the month: concerts, community meals, sports, parades and food stalls, organised by its own volunteers.
Sunday is its last day. At 19:00 singers perform havaneres, the Catalan sea songs, and at 21:00 a fireworks display ends the programme. It is free; bring a layer for the evening.
All weekend
Saturday and Sunday
Sat 10:00–20:00, Sun 10:00–19:00
Exhibition · Fundació Miró
Charlotte Perriand, rethinking the world
Charlotte Perriand was one of the great designers of the twentieth century: furniture, interiors, architecture and photography, much of it made to live better with less. The Fundació Miró gives her her first big exhibition in Spain.
It also tells of her friendship with Josep Lluís Sert, the architect of the Fundació’s own white building on Montjuïc. Until 28 February; walk down through the gardens after.
Sat and Sun, 10:00–19:30
Exhibition · La Pedrera
Anselm Kiefer, at Gaudí’s
Anselm Kiefer, the German artist known for vast works of lead, straw, ash and books, has his first solo exhibition in Barcelona, and it is inside Gaudí’s La Pedrera, the Casa Milà on Passeig de Gràcia.
Forty works, among them the glass vitrines of his Opus magnum. His dark, heavy materials against Gaudí’s curving stone are the point of the visit. Until 24 January; then walk up Passeig de Gràcia.
Sat and Sun, 12:00–21:00€15 day pass
Fair · Montjuïc
Swab, young art on Montjuïc
Swab, Barcelona’s art fair for young galleries, has been held since 2006, and its 19th edition ends this weekend at the Palau Victòria Eugènia, at the foot of Montjuïc. Galleries come from Toronto, Tokyo, Tbilisi, Beijing, Glasgow and Warsaw.
In the Vortex section, twelve young galleries from Latin America and Barcelona share six spaces. It’s open from 12:00 to 21:00; a day pass is €15, free for under-16s. Plaça Espanya is the nearest metro.
Saturday
Sat 20:30
Oques Grasses, the last song
Oques Grasses, the Catalan band whose joyful mix of pop, reggae and brass has filled festivals for years, are saying goodbye. Their farewell at the Estadi Olímpic grew to four nights, and 220,000 tickets went in minutes.
Saturday is the very last of those nights. It is sold out, but the city will feel it: Montjuïc will be full of fans on the way up and on the way down.
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Sat 18:30
Barça v Getafe
After the international break, LaLiga is back. On Saturday at 18:30 FC Barcelona play Getafe on matchday 8 at the Spotify Camp Nou, the club’s home in Les Corts, rebuilt in recent years.
Without a ticket, the bars around Les Corts and Sants show the game, and the noise carries down the street. The stadium tour keeps shorter hours on match days, so check the club’s site before you go.
Spotify Camp Nou Sunday
Sun 19:00 and 21:00
Sea songs and fireworks
Every October the Congrés-Indians neighbourhood in Sant Andreu holds its Festa Major over the first two weekends of the month: concerts, community meals, sports, parades and food stalls, organised by its own volunteers.
Sunday is its last day. At 19:00 singers perform havaneres, the Catalan sea songs, and at 21:00 a fireworks display ends the programme. It is free; bring a layer for the evening.
All weekend
Sat 10:00–20:00, Sun 10:00–19:00
Charlotte Perriand, rethinking the world
Charlotte Perriand was one of the great designers of the twentieth century: furniture, interiors, architecture and photography, much of it made to live better with less. The Fundació Miró gives her her first big exhibition in Spain.
It also tells of her friendship with Josep Lluís Sert, the architect of the Fundació’s own white building on Montjuïc. Until 28 February; walk down through the gardens after.
Fundació Joan Miró Sat and Sun, 10:00–19:30
Anselm Kiefer, at Gaudí’s
Anselm Kiefer, the German artist known for vast works of lead, straw, ash and books, has his first solo exhibition in Barcelona, and it is inside Gaudí’s La Pedrera, the Casa Milà on Passeig de Gràcia.
Forty works, among them the glass vitrines of his Opus magnum. His dark, heavy materials against Gaudí’s curving stone are the point of the visit. Until 24 January; then walk up Passeig de Gràcia.
Casa Milà Sat and Sun, 12:00–21:00
Swab, young art on Montjuïc
Swab, Barcelona’s art fair for young galleries, has been held since 2006, and its 19th edition ends this weekend at the Palau Victòria Eugènia, at the foot of Montjuïc. Galleries come from Toronto, Tokyo, Tbilisi, Beijing, Glasgow and Warsaw.
In the Vortex section, twelve young galleries from Latin America and Barcelona share six spaces. It’s open from 12:00 to 21:00; a day pass is €15, free for under-16s. Plaça Espanya is the nearest metro.
Palau de Victòria Eugènia